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SUMMARY:Forests and Windstorms with Lee Frelich
DESCRIPTION:Windstorms are a major factor influencing the structure and composition of forests. We will examine the different types of windstorms that we have in the Great Lakes region\, how trees of different sizes and species respond to wind\, tree mortality during severe storms\, and the landscape patterns created by wind disturbance in forests. We will also discuss the recent wind damage in Newport State Park and potential for forest recovery. \n\n\n\nMeet in the Nature Center\, Lot 1. \n\n\n\nLee Frelich\n\n\n\nLee E. Frelich is Director of the University of Minnesota Center for Forest Ecology. He received a Ph.D. in Forest Ecology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1986. Frelich has authored 239 publications with 370 coauthors from 27 countries\, including major works for Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press. He is listed among the top 1% of all scientists in the world in the Ecology and Environment category by the Web of Science. His research has been featured in the news media over 600 times\, including The New York Times\, Newsweek and Washington Post. Research interests include large-scale fire and wind\, earthworm invasion\, and climate change in temperate and boreal forests. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll programs are free\, but a state park admission sticker is required on all vehicles. Some programs are weather related\, so check with the park if you have any questions. \n\n\n\nNewport State Park\, 475 County Road NP\, Ellison Bay\, WI 54210 Ph. 920-854-2500
URL:https://friendsofnewport.org/event/2025-10-04-forests-and-windstorms-with-lee-frelich/
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SUMMARY:Full Moon Hike
DESCRIPTION:Join the park manager on this night hike. We’ll let our eyes adjust to the moonlight and hike the 1.75-mile Monarch Trail\, watching and listening for the sights and sounds of the night. \n\n\n\nIf needed\, bring a flashlight or head lamp with a red lens.  \n\n\n\nMeet at Lot 1. In case of rain\, program will be cancelled. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll programs are free\, but a state park admission sticker is required on all vehicles. Some programs are weather related\, so check with the park if you have any questions. \n\n\n\nNewport State Park\, 475 County Road NP\, Ellison Bay\, WI 54210 Ph. 920-854-2500
URL:https://friendsofnewport.org/event/2025-10-07-full-moon-hike/
CATEGORIES:Interpretive Program
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SUMMARY:Celebrating National Fossil Day
DESCRIPTION:Newport fossils near park entrance\n\n\n\nWe will be exploring for fossil evidence in the rocks found at Newport. \n\n\n\nNewport is a great place to find Silurian-era fossils\, such as honeycomb coral\, brachiopods\, and crinoids\, which are remnants of a shallow tropical sea that once covered the area over 400 million years ago. (Wisconsin was located then at 20 degrees South latitude\, below the equator.) \n\n\n\nMeet at the office building\, Lot 1. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll programs are free\, but a state park admission sticker is required on all vehicles. Some programs are weather related\, so check with the park if you have any questions. \n\n\n\nNewport State Park\, 475 County Road NP\, Ellison Bay\, WI 54210 Ph. 920-854-2500
URL:https://friendsofnewport.org/event/2025-10-15-celebrating-national-fossil-day/
CATEGORIES:Interpretive Program
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Bat Week
DESCRIPTION:Join Newport State Park to help us celebrate bats during Bat Week! \n\n\n\nParticipate in hands-on activities and learn how bats help us in our own backyards by eating insects\, pollinating plants\, and spreading seeds. \n\n\n\nBat Week is an annual international celebration of the role of bats in nature\, and is designed to raise awareness about the need for bat conservation. \n\n\n\nMeet at the Nature Center; Lot 1. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll programs are free\, but a state park admission sticker is required on all vehicles. Some programs are weather related\, so check with the park if you have any questions. \n\n\n\nNewport State Park\, 475 County Road NP\, Ellison Bay\, WI 54210 Ph. 920-854-2500
URL:https://friendsofnewport.org/event/2025-celebrating-bat-week/
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SUMMARY:Halloween Nature Hike
DESCRIPTION:Dead Man’s Fingers (Xylaria polymorpha); © mycowalt (Wikimedia)\n\n\n\nWhere can you find Witches Caps\, Dead Man’s Fingers\, Earth Tongues and Witches Butter? In the woods\, of course! \n\n\n\nJoin park naturalist Beth Bartoli and fungi expert Charlotte Lukes on a search for nature’s Halloween treats. \n\n\n\nMeet at Lot 2. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll programs are free\, but a state park admission sticker is required on all vehicles. Some programs are weather related\, so check with the park if you have any questions. \n\n\n\nNewport State Park\, 475 County Road NP\, Ellison Bay\, WI 54210 Ph. 920-854-2500
URL:https://friendsofnewport.org/event/2025-10-30-halloween-nature-hike/
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