Pringle Nature Center

08/28/2026

🎉🙌THANK YOU for nominating Pringle Nature Center for the Best of Kenosha County!🙌🎉 Want to help PNC? Voting is open until September 9th and takes just a few seconds: please help PNC by voting once each day at go.kenoshanews.com/bestof26. 🗳

PNC is nominated in the "Best Place to Take Kids" and "Best Summer Camp" categories under Best of Sports & Entertainment. Pringle Nature Center is a small, 501(c)(3) nonprofit: inclusion in the Best of Kenosha County brings Pringle more attention, drawing more visitors and support so that PNC can continue offering free and low-cost nature programming to the community in future years. Thank you so much for your help!

08/27/2026

We're counting down the days until Fall Fun Festival, Pringle Nature Center's biggest event of the year! 🎉 This year's event will be September 26th from 11 am-3 pm, and today we are highlighting the amazing community exhibitors and vendors who will attend the event:

🍪 Batters That Matter: gluten-free baked goods
🏛 Bristol Historical Society: local history preservation
💪 Club Pilates Pleasant Prairie: Pilates programs and giveaways
🦉 Foster family falconers: raptor ambassadors and education
🐦 Hoy Audubon Society: birding events and education
🤝 Paddock Lake Area Lions Club: international service organization
🦇 Pringle Nature Center: nature programs and bat houses
🌳 Seno KRLT Conservancy: nature programs and resources
🏡 The Sharing Center: emergency housing, food, & employment assistance
🧶 Three Stitches: handmade crochet plushies
🐞 Xerces Society: invertebrate conservation and pollinator education

Though all of the nature activities at this year's "Fall Fun Fest" are free to visitors, we recommend bringing cash if you would like to support the vendors above, purchase from participating food trucks, or participate in the raffles benefitting Pringle Nature Center. Watch this page for upcoming posts on activities, sponsors, raffles, music and food, and more. We can't wait to see you on September 26th!

Fall Fun Fest is hosted by Pringle Nature Center, the Hoy Audubon Society, the Kenosha County Parks, and Kenosha County. This event is brought to you thanks to the generosity of our event sponsor, A.M. Woodland Contracting Group; activity sponsors Thrivent, Biehn Basements, Barb Meyocks & Dennis Flath, Crawford & Wright Pediatric and Adult Orthodontics, Thompson Farm, and Bill Widen; and donors to the prize raffle. More information about the event can be found at www.pringlenc.org/fff.

08/27/2026

🍎✏️Yes, it's back to school season, but there are still opportunities to get outside and soak up the sun!😎 Enjoy the last of summer with self-guided, family-friendly nature activities during "Summer's Last Fling" this Saturday (August 29th, 9 am-3 pm) at Pringle Nature Center! Activities will be posted at the front door of the nature center: no registration required, children must be accompanied by an adult, come and leave as you like. www.pringlenc.org/events

08/26/2026

TONIGHT in Bristol Woods: Doghouse Roses! Bring your lawn chair or blanket and enjoy a free concert in the park, thanks to the Kenosha County Parks. As always, grab some popcorn (free!) or raffle tickets ($10 ea.) supporting Pringle Nature Center!

Come out to Bristol Woodstock tomorrow night!

Doghouse Roses will be performing from 6-8pm

Don't forget to bring a chair and your friends to enjoy some live music in the park!

08/25/2026

Have you hugged a tree lately?🌳🤗 Come join us at Pringle Nature Center for Nature Story Time (August 27th, 9:30 am) to learn about why you should go hug a tree! We will be reading Be Thankful For Trees by Harriet Ziefert and making tissue paper trees.

Nature Story Time takes place every Thursday and 1st Saturday of the month at 9:30 am inside the nature center building and is for young children accompanied by an adult. Recommended for children ages 2-5; free; no registration required. Check out Nature Story Time and other upcoming Pringle Nature Center programs at www.pringlenc.org/events.

08/22/2026

🚨Last call: score your score free passes to Boundless Adventures WI by signing up for a membership with Pringle Nature Center by August 29th!🚨 Visit www.pringlenc.org/memberships for more info.

As an early membership renewal promotion benefitting Pringle Nature Center, Boundless Adventures aerial adventure park (located in Bristol Woods County Park) is offering FREE climbing passes on designated “Pringle Days” to those who take out a 2027 Friend of Pringle membership now! This year’s “Pringle Days” will be Sunday, August 23rd (3:30-6 pm) and Sunday, August 30th (3:30-6 pm). This promotion is offered on a first-come, first-served basis as space is limited: the promotion will end when all spots are filled. Memberships and associated PNC benefits will extend from the date of purchase through December 31st, 2027. To redeem your free climbing passes and support Pringle Nature Center, follow the instructions at www.pringlenc.org/memberships. Thank you to our friends at Boundless Adventures for their support!

08/21/2026

🎉Registration is now open for Homeschool Science!🍁 New this year: a 6th-8th grade cohort, and discounts for signing up for all programs in a series! Grades 4K/5K, 1st-5th, and 6th-8th will meet over the 2026-27 school year for outdoor exploration. Find registration and more information at www.pringlenc.org/hss. We can't wait to explore with you this year!

"Homeschool Science" is a series of hands-on, outdoor nature programs for homeschooled students in grades 4K through 8th, meeting at Pringle Nature Center. PNC is a great place for students of all ages to study nature up-close in the forest, pond, and prairie ecosystems of the 197-acre Bristol Woods County Park. Each month features a different seasonal topic, ranging from birding to maple sugaring to astronomy. Small groups of students are led by PNC educators and focus on outdoor exploration, experiments, and games.

Pre-registration is required: sessions are $10/student with a discount for registering for all sessions in a series (6 sessions for 1st-5th grade and 5 for 4K/5K and 6th-8th grade). Some sessions are drop-off and some are family (parent/guardian attends with the student) programs. This program is available for registration to individual families; if you have a group that would like to schedule its own field trip program, please contact us! Find more information at www.pringlenc.org/hss.

08/20/2026

We like turtles! 🐢🐢🐢 Join us on Saturday, August 22nd, at 10 am to meet and learn about the turtles that live inside Pringle Nature Center. A PNC environmental educator will grant visitors up-close introductions to these shell-bearing ambassadors. This program is free and suitable for all ages; children must be accompanied by an adult; donations are appreciated.

www.pringlenc.org/events

08/19/2026

TONIGHT in Bristol Woods: The Thompson Duo! Bristol Woodstock lives on: join us for free outdoor concerts on Wednesday evenings (6-8 pm) through September 2nd, right in front of Pringle Nature Center! Don't forget your lawn chair or blanket, and cash for popcorn or raffle tickets supporting Pringle.

08/19/2026

Who’s flying today? Take a look outside and listen to the birds sing! Come to Pringle Nature Center for Nature Story Time this week (August 20th, 9:30 am) to learn about different bird songs. We will read Who is Singing? by Janet Halfmann and make our own TP roll binoculars!🎤🐦🎶

Nature Story Time takes place every Thursday and 1st Saturday of the month at 9:30 am inside the nature center building and is for young children accompanied by an adult. Recommended for children ages 2-5; free; no registration required. Check out Nature Story Time and other upcoming Pringle Nature Center programs at www.pringlenc.org/events.