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Home » Newport News » Beth Bartoli: Dark Sky Interview on ‘Wisconsin Icons’
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Beth Bartoli: Dark Sky Interview on ‘Wisconsin Icons’

Newport Night Sky; © Denny Moutray
by Deb Ford|Published October 30, 2023

Park Naturalist Beth Bartoli recently spoke with Bob Dolan, host of Wisconsin Icons, about our iconic Dark Sky Park.


Top photo of the Newport Dark Sky © Denny Moutray

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Wrapping up another busy season with our final hike. Though we had to search a bit, we found some treasures on our Halloween Fungi Hike. Led by the legendary Charlotte Lukes, we found there is always much to learn. We so appreciate her sharing her expertise and love of the world of fungi. ...

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Our office hours are winding down here at the park. Hours until the end of October are:Mon-Thur: 10-2Fri-Sun: 10-4Watch for winter office hours, coming soon.For those who still want to shop for park stickers or merchandise, we will be open for our Annual holiday Open House a few Saturdays in December. Those dates are:Dec. 5 and 12 from 10-2. ...

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Office hours at the park for October will be:Monday-Thursday: 10-2Friday-Sunday: 10-4 ...

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Thank you to all who participated in our Wilderness Days programs. So many great things went on during our annual event. We had beautiful weather, awesome volunteers and happy visitors! ...

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Come see raptors up close and support Open Door Bird Sanctuary! ...

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Some of today’s visitors to the squirrel-planted sunflower. ...

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Rockstar Elise (literally) released our first monarch last week! ...

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Don't miss this opportunity on Friday, July 3rd! ...

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Newport State Park would not be the wilderness park it is today without the land preservation legacy of Ferdinand Hotz (1868-1946) and his descendants. NWS recently installed interpretive signage at the site of the cottage overlooking Europe Lake built by Hotz in 1920. Hotz's great-grandsons, Ed and Eric Apfelbach, and their families joined us for the unveiling.Location of sign in map graphic below. ...

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Newport Wilderness Society is with Lynn Reuter and 3 others at Newport State Park.

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Last night we did our bat count and here are some of the helpers waiting for the bats to leave their roosts. The bat count went very well, with a total of 91 bats counted at four locations. This bat count is done statewide the first weekend of June, before the pups leave the roost, and mid July after they are flying on their own. The hope is that the count increases from June to July. The past few years we’ve seen an increase in our bat counts, which has been very encouraging. These numbers are reported to the state and is very important to give them a snapshot into the bat population. Thank you to the volunteers that came out and helped. Go bats! ...

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Need some joy? Yellow Lady Slippers are in full bloom at Newport. Find them on any 'woodsy' trail in the park. (But please don't pick them. Leave them for everyone to enjoy.) ...

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