Lussier Family Heritage Center

Lussier Family Heritage Center The Lussier Family Heritage Center provides outdoor and environmental education experiences for persons of all ages and ability levels.

We strive to connect all people with the outdoors as parks and open-spaces are vital to mental and physical well-being. Discover the Lussier Family Heritage Center as the destination for your next meeting, special event or recreational and educational activity. The center offers a unique natural setting only 10 minutes from downtown Madison in William G. Lunney Lake Farm County Park and the Capita

l Springs Recreation Area. It also is easily accessed via two major shared-use trails: the Lower Yahara River Trail and the Capital City State Trail. The Lussier Family Heritage Center connects the community to natural resources through education, recreation, and experiences. The native prairie, freshwater marsh, and oak savanna habitats on the rolling hills of glacial drumlins, offer a scenic setting for many year-round recreational opportunities and other activities including meetings, events, weddings, and educational opportunities.

Week 8 was one of our busiest! We had a great time exploring local waters, creating our animal ambassadors and so much m...
08/13/2026

Week 8 was one of our busiest! We had a great time exploring local waters, creating our animal ambassadors and so much more!

See more photos of our adventures from Junior Naturalist Summer Camp at the Dane County Parks Flickr page.

🏹New Field Trip Opportunity🏹 Learn the basics of archery. Program introduces safety rules, equipment basics and foundati...
08/12/2026

🏹New Field Trip Opportunity🏹
Learn the basics of archery. Program introduces safety rules, equipment basics and foundational steps of shooting an arrow. This program is for up to 15 participants at a time.

We suggest booking this program with another program back to back if your group is larger than 15.

Field trip registration is open for the 2026 - 2027 school year.

Shout out to  for funding our fee assistance program this summer! We were able to subsidize camp fees for over $5000 thi...
08/11/2026

Shout out to for funding our fee assistance program this summer! We were able to subsidize camp fees for over $5000 this summer and to over 20 campers.

To donate to the parks and support our education programming, check out the Foundation's website.

Coming up in just a few weeks is the great monarch migration from Wisconsin to their overwintering location in Mexico. C...
08/10/2026

Coming up in just a few weeks is the great monarch migration from Wisconsin to their overwintering location in Mexico. Come learn about monarch butterflies and experience tagging monarchs for their journey south.

Program is $10 to support staff time. Dates include September 9th and September 12th.

Register on our website.

Shout out to our amazing Dane County Extension interns Aditya and Imogen! From being a lip sync star to running water ga...
08/09/2026

Shout out to our amazing Dane County Extension interns Aditya and Imogen! From being a lip sync star to running water games, these two learned so much this summer about how a public run summer camp operates! We said goodbye to our interns last week and they will be greatly missed for our final weeks of camp!

✋🏽Join the Heritage Center team as a volunteer educator! Training for this role is September 12 from 10 am - 12 pm. ✋🏽Ro...
08/08/2026

✋🏽Join the Heritage Center team as a volunteer educator! Training for this role is September 12 from 10 am - 12 pm. ✋🏽

Roles include
- Explorer Homeschool Teaching Assistant
- Lil' Explorer Assistant
- Youth Volunteers for Conservation Educator
- Fishing Assistant

And more... Learn more about this training and the roles at our website. Training is required for those who'd like to volunteer with youth as part of Dane County Parks or Heritage Center.

🧭New Field Trip Program - Learn to Orienteer🧭Exploring our world takes skill! This program will go over the basics of re...
08/07/2026

🧭New Field Trip Program - Learn to Orienteer🧭
Exploring our world takes skill! This program will go over the basics of reading a map and using a compass. The group will then be challenged to explore the grounds to find a secret code hidden within the map.

Field trip booking is open for school year 2026 - 2027! Check our website to get started.

What a week! We ended week 7 with a blast! We are so excited to have experienced some great weather and awesome counselo...
08/06/2026

What a week! We ended week 7 with a blast! We are so excited to have experienced some great weather and awesome counselors!

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3101 Lake Farm Road
Madison, WI
53711

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