Tag: Baird Creek

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    Baird Creek group gets more plugs from Diboll ’78; needs volunteers

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    The Baird Creek Preservation Foundation is inviting the public to assist in planting thousands of plant plugs, donated by Prairie Nursery, Inc., and its founder and president, Neil Diboll, UW-Green Bay class of 1978. The plant-in is scheduled for 9 a.m. this Saturday (Sept. 22) off McKenzie Lane near the parkway.  There’s an additional UW-Green…

  • Faculty note: Fermanich led water-quality hike

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    Prof. Kevin Fermanich guided a March 17 hike sponsored by the Baird Creek Preservation Foundation. His topic was water quality in the parkway.

  • Quick pics: ‘It’s Finally Winter’ hike, featuring Fewless

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    With the possibility of pending snowmageddon (snowpocalypse? Snowstorm Bob?), we thought it’d be fun to share a few photos from the Baird Creek Preservation Foundation’s aptly titled “It’s Finally Winter” hike, hosted Feb. 18 by our own Gary Fewless. Check ‘em out.  

  • Diboll ’78 to speak at Baird Creek banquet

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    The Baird Creek Preservation Foundation invites the public to its 14th Annual Meeting and Banquet Monday evening, March 5, at the Clarion Hotel in downtown Green Bay. Featured speaker is prairie ecologist Neil Diboll, UW-Green Bay Class of ’78 and founder and president of Prairie Nursery, Inc. He’ll speak on Baird Creek as an “Oasis…

  • “It’s Finally Winter!” hike with Fewless to take place Saturday

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    Our own Gary Fewless will (at last) celebrate the season Saturday, hosting a 1 p.m.hike (titled, appropriately, “It’s Finally Winter!”) through Baird Creek. The event begins at 1 p.m. at Christa McAuliffe Park, 3100 Sitka St., and is child-friendly. Our friends with the Baird Creek Preservation Foundation remind you to dress for the elements, and…

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    Draney to lead Winter Wonderland Hike

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    Join UW-Green Bay’s Prof. Mike Draney to discover the beauty of a (possibly) snowy Baird Creek on the Baird Creek Preservation Foundation’s Winter Wonderland Hike in the Parkway. The event kicks off at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at Christa McAuliffe Park, 3100 Sitka Street, Green Bay. Draney, an associate professor of Natural and Applied…

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    Luczaj to lead Baird Creek hike Saturday

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    UW-Green Bay’s John Luczaj will lead this Saturday’s (Nov. 19) Baird Creek Preservation Foundation’s guided hike through Baird Creek. The hike begins at 1 p.m. at Christa McAuliffe Park, 3100 Sitka Street. Luczaj will talk about glacial formations and the landscape of the past during this fun and child-friendly hike. Participants are reminded to dress…

  • Baird Creek hike Saturday

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    Now that spring has finally sprung — or some semblance of the season, anyway — why not take a hike Saturday at Christa McAuliffe Park? Associate Professor of Natural and Applied Sciences Mathew Dornbush will lead the Saturday wilderness walk, set to begin at 1 p.m. This Spring Wildflower Hike, offered by the Baird Creek…

  • Reminder: Baird Creek clean-up is Saturday

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    It’s the 12th annual Baird Creek parkway clean-up, part of Earth Week 2010, scheduled for Saturday (April 17) from 9 a.m. to noon. Details can be found at our previous post.