WAEE Events
Past Member Outings
Cave of the Mounds. February 2007
Kimberly
Anderson led a spectacular tour at the Cave of the Mounds
National Landmark in Blue Mounds during WAEE’s South-central
regional outing on February 24, 2007! The event began with a
SpeleoQUEST educational program that visually showed
participants how caves form and how their amazing cave
formations take shape. Participants were treated to meeting
“Glow-in-the-Dark Polly,” a luminescent stalagmite formation in
the shape of a parrot, an enormous fossil of a Giant Cephalopod
in the ceiling of the cave, as well as many other fossils from
the Ordovician Period including gastropods and crinoids.
Participants emerged from the cave to do some “sluicing” –
sifting through sand and gravel for REAL fossils (and we got to
keep them)! Foghorn Leghorn joined participants on this outing,
although Kimberly had to watch him closely in the gift shop
(apparently Foghorn is a fan of pretty rocks.) Thanks to
Kimberly Anderson of Cave of the Mounds and WAEE’s Membership
Committee for making this regional outing possible!
Berlin School Forest, September 2007
A Note from an Outing Host - Susan Ermer
I
want to thank WAEE for helping to make the Vertical Adventures
Ropes Course Regional Outing at the Berlin School Forest a
great success. We had 14 participants come to the event, 10
members and 4 non-members. It was a great chance to interact,
talk environmental education and have a great time swinging in
the trees. The participants were challenged with a wide variety
of high ropes activities and had a great time. I will admit
selfish reasons for organizing the event; I always wanted to fly
down a zip line! Thanks to Pat Arndt, Abbie Enlund, Amy Workman,
and Tanya Zastrow. For other WAEE members, you should consider
hosting an outing at your nature center or in your community. It
provides an excellent chance to network with likeminded folks;
Amy and Tanya make it easy; and it is great fun!! Contact Abbie
in the WAEE office to set up an outing in your area.