Pringle Nature Center

05/28/2026

Are you a new, prospective, or experienced volunteer with Pringle Nature Center? You are invited to attend the annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner on June 24th! 🎉 We will celebrate your achievements over the past year, share good food and good company, and announce the Volunteer of the Year. Please visit www.pringlenc.org/events to RSVP!

05/27/2026

The "Adopt a Class" scholarship brought 74 students from North Cape School to Pringle Nature Center for two field trips: 4K-5K students participated in a "Sensory Exploration of the Environment" field trip and 1st-2nd grade students participated in a "Wetlands" field trip. We had a great time using our senses to explore nature with the preK-Kindergartners, and investigating the ephemeral and permanent pond habitats with the 1st-2nd graders. North Cape is a public school in Franksville, WI with many students in these classes considered English Language Learners/English as a Second Language. Students learned about habitats, seasons, and Wisconsin plants and animals prior to the field trips. THANK YOU to the generous donors who made this experience possible!

The "Adopt a Class" scholarship funds nature field trips for schools in the greater Kenosha area. Pringle Nature Center Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) nature center and donations are tax deductible. To contribute to the "Adopt a Class" fund or apply for a field trip, please visit www.pringlenc.org/adopt-a-class.

05/27/2026

Don't forget: "Reptiles & Amphibians with Chris Kubic" is this Saturday! 🐍🐢🐸 Join Chris Kubic on May 30th, 9 AM, at Pringle Nature Center, to learn about PNC's reptile and amphibian ambassadors before heading outside to search for some wild critters. This program is free (donations are appreciated) and open to all ages, though children must be accompanied by an adult. Portions of the program will take place inside the nature center and outdoors on the trails. Please register all participates ages 3 and up, as space is limited: www.pringlenc.org/events.

05/26/2026

Bristol Woodstock returns this summer, Wednesdays (June 10th-August 12th) from 6-8 pm! Check out the Kenosha County Parks for this free summer concert series in Bristol Woods County Park.

🎶 Get ready for Bristol Woodstock! 🌿

Summer nights at Bristol Woods Park are about to get a whole lot better! Join us for free live concerts every Wednesday from 6pm to 8pm, 6/10 through 8/12 (weather permitting).

This year’s lineup features a fun mix of musical styles. There’s something for everyone to enjoy. These free concerts are courtesy of Kenosha County Parks, Pringle Nature Center and Woodman's.

Stay tuned as we highlight each of this year’s bands over the next few weeks!

05/26/2026

How much better could our habitat be if we decided to work together? Join us at this week's (May 28th, 9:30 am) Nature Story Time at Pringle Nature Center to read a fable about trees. We will read The First Forest by John Gile and make our own seasonal 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.

05/21/2026

Another success of the "Adopt a Class" scholarship: 48 2nd grade students from Frank Elementary joined Pringle Nature Center for a "Habitats" field trip exploring the prairie, pond, and forest habitats of Bristol Woods. Students enthusiastically used hand lenses to observe worms up-close, counted macroinvertebrates in the pond, and learned about the things plants and animals need to survive. This class also wanted to help protect the park, so they spent some time pulling invasive garlic mustard. Frank Elementary is a Title 1 public school in Kenosha, and the field trip scholarship enabled them to participate in a nature field trip at Pringle Nature Center when they otherwise would not have had funds to do so. THANK YOU to the generous donors who made this experience possible!

The "Adopt a Class" scholarship funds nature field trips for schools in the greater Kenosha area. Pringle Nature Center Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) nature center and donations are tax deductible. To contribute to the "Adopt a Class" fund or apply for a field trip, please visit www.pringlenc.org/adopt-a-class.

05/21/2026

Get ready to meet the animals that slither, snap, and leap around Pringle Nature Center! 🐍🐢🐸 Join Chris Kubic on May 30th at 9 AM to learn about PNC's reptile and amphibian ambassadors before heading outside to search for some wild critters. This program is free (donations are appreciated) and open to all ages, though children must be accompanied by an adult. Portions of the program will take place inside the nature center and outdoors on the trails. Please register all participates ages 3 and up, as space is limited: www.pringlenc.org/events.

05/20/2026

👏🙌THANK YOU to all the runners, hikers, cheering sections, volunteers, staff, and sponsors who made this year's Wildflower Run fundraiser possible! We enjoyed a beautiful spring day in Bristol Woods running or hiking 5k and 2-mile courses, and participants took home snacks, race t-shirts, and flowers. It takes a lot of help to put on events like this that benefit Pringle Nature Center, and allow us to provide the free and low-cost nature programming that we do year-round.

Thank you to our volunteers, board members, and staff for all of their help setting up courses, getting refreshments and flowers, and putting the event on. Thank you to our generous sponsors for making this event possible: Thrivent, Rust-Oleum, Schutt Family Farm, Kwik Trip, Festival Foods in Kenosha, Edenhofer Law Offices, Keith Gray County Board Supervisor, and Mindy Cooling StateFarm Agent.

We can't wait to see you at the Bristol Woods Trail Run (November 7th), or next year for the 2027 Wildflower Run!

05/20/2026

Have you ever wondered who lives in those small bird houses you see overlooking fields in Bristol Woods? Are you considering starting your own "bluebird trail?" 🐦🏠

Join Rick Fare of the Hoy Audubon Society on June 13th (10 am) at Pringle Nature Center for a presentation and short hike all about Eastern bluebirds. Rick will educate participants about our native bluebirds and how to protect their populations before leading a walk to see which birds are nesting in the boxes in Bristol Woods. Parts of this program will take place indoors and outdoors. Free; no registration required; all ages (children must be accompanied by an adult).

www.pringlenc.org/events

05/19/2026

Turtle wants to see the world, and he might not have to leave his backyard to do it! Use your imagination with us at Pringle Nature Center's Nature Story Time this Thursday (May 19th, 9:30 am)! We will read Emma's Turtle by Eve Bunting and make our own egg carton turtles.🐢

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.