{"id":160,"date":"2026-01-12T21:47:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-uwsp-multi.pantheonsite.io\/olson-museum-of-natural-history\/?page_id=160"},"modified":"2026-01-12T21:55:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:55:34","slug":"field-trips","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/olson-museum-of-natural-history\/field-trips\/","title":{"rendered":"Field Trips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/cols\/college-of-letters-and-science\/museum\/\">Olson Museum of Natural History<\/a> welcomes field trips of all kinds to visit our spaces. While we wait for future remodeling work for our museum exhibits and dioramas, we are able to offer alternative activities.&nbsp;<br><br>We can work collaboratively with the school field trip leader to create approximately 1 hour of activities that may include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>an engaging tour of our current rebuilding progress\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a peek behind the scenes at our museum storage area<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>hands-on activities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a tour of our Tropical Conservatory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a visit to our live animal vivarium<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"124\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/olson-museum-of-natural-history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/11\/room_id-scaled-e1754518885380-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/olson-museum-of-natural-history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/11\/room_id-scaled-e1754518885380-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/olson-museum-of-natural-history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/11\/room_id-scaled-e1754518885380-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/olson-museum-of-natural-history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/11\/room_id-scaled-e1754518885380-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/olson-museum-of-natural-history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/11\/room_id-scaled-e1754518885380-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/olson-museum-of-natural-history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/11\/room_id-scaled-e1754518885380.jpg 1999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"131\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/olson-museum-of-natural-history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/11\/coll-crawl-scaled-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/olson-museum-of-natural-history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/11\/coll-crawl-scaled-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/olson-museum-of-natural-history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/11\/coll-crawl-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/olson-museum-of-natural-history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/11\/coll-crawl-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/olson-museum-of-natural-history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/11\/coll-crawl-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/olson-museum-of-natural-history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/11\/coll-crawl-scaled-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"129\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/olson-museum-of-natural-history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/11\/Disc-Room-scaled-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/olson-museum-of-natural-history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/11\/Disc-Room-scaled-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/olson-museum-of-natural-history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/11\/Disc-Room-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/olson-museum-of-natural-history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/11\/Disc-Room-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/olson-museum-of-natural-history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/11\/Disc-Room-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/olson-museum-of-natural-history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/11\/Disc-Room-scaled-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our hands-on Discovery Room can fit approximately 15-20 students depending on their ages. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/sbcb\/tropical-conservatory\/\">Tropical Conservatory<\/a> also fits approximately 15-20 students. We also offer self-guided scavenger hunt sheets focused on the display cases in our nearby Chemistry Biology Building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your group is large, you may choose to schedule a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/smcpa\/school-of-mathematics-computing-physics-and-astronomy\/blocher-planetarium\/\">planetarium show<\/a> in conjunction with your visit. This allows for smaller groups.&nbsp; If you are interested in this option, please contact the planetarium first as their schedule can be more limited. Call 715-346-2120 or email physastr@uwsp.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Please complete this <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/pages\/responsepage.aspx?id=rUucIBTfckGH3wYPhPAaEUGo7CUjo6VNuv8M0_9mgnhUODlOQjVIVERZVkxNSENTUllRVUo0R05FOS4u&amp;route=shorturl\">Field Trip Interest Form<\/a> so we can help assist your group.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Have other questions about your group visit? You can contact the museum outreach specialist Brigid Ferkett at <a href=\"mailto:bferkett@uwsp.edu\">bferkett@uwsp.edu<\/a>, or call 715-346-2224.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-uwsp-accordion\"><div class=\"accordion\" id=\"\"><div class=\"panelcontainer openfirst\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-create-block-uwsp-accordion-section\"><summary class=\"accordion-heading\">Location<\/summary><div class=\"accordion-content\">\n<p>The Museum of Natural History is located at 2001 Fourth Ave. on the first floor of the Science Building at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point campus. The museum has moved into the Science Building, Building 6 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/campusmap.pdf\">on the campus map<\/a>. This is the same building as the Planetarium.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-create-block-uwsp-accordion-section\"><summary class=\"accordion-heading\">Chaperone Protocol<\/summary><div class=\"accordion-content\">\n<p>A minimum of two (2) chaperones is required for all field trips, and then one (1) adult for every ten (10) participants. Please have your groups organized before arriving to campus. Because of space limitations, your field trip may be split into smaller groups as they rotate around through our areas. Groups should be no larger than 20. You will be required to have two chaperones per group. At no time should any field trip students be unsupervised by their own chaperones.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-create-block-uwsp-accordion-section\"><summary class=\"accordion-heading\">Bus Parking<\/summary><div class=\"accordion-content\">\n<p>For events that are scheduled during weekdays (Mondays-Fridays), free bus parking is available in the on the east side of Lot Q, a UWSP parking lot north of campus. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/campusmap.pdf\">Link to campus map.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If a driver will be leaving the bus in the street metered parking area, then payment at the city kiosk is recommended to prevent a parking citation. The city street parking is enforced by the City of Stevens Point Police Department (not the UWSP Parking Services).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.uwsp.edu\/parking\/pages\/visitors.aspx\">Visitors \u2013 UWSP Parking Services | UWSP<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-create-block-uwsp-accordion-section\"><summary class=\"accordion-heading\">Accessibility Map<\/summary><div class=\"accordion-content\">\n<p>Please email your field trip contact if you are in need of any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Accessibility-map.pdf\">special accommodations.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When school groups visit our campus, it provides UWSP students an opportunity to engage with visitors about topics they are studying, like K-12 education, science, marketing, group management, interpretive program design, and more. Thank you for considering us!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HOURS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>TBA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Olson Museum of Natural History welcomes field trips of all kinds to visit our spaces. 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