BioBlitz 2025

BioBlitz 2024

Join us for a fun Saturday full of nature-themed activities at the Aldo Leopold Foundation as part of MPM's annual BioBlitz!

Date and Time

Saturday, June 28, 2025
10 a.m. - 3 p.m

Location

Aldo Leopold Foundation
E13701 Levee Rd
Baraboo, WI 53913

Cost

FREE

What is a BioBlitz?

It's a 24-hour celebration of biodiversity where scientists work together to see how many species of plants and animals they can find in one area. Learn more about MPM's BioBlitz.

Activities for All Ages

Families are encouraged to join staff and surveyors for a day of outdoor activities, granting them a close view of all the biodiversity we uncover together. Activities include, but are not limited to:

  • Nature journaling workshop with Kathy Devries Designs – Sign up in advance here
  • Butterfly walk with the Dane County Butterfly Monitoring Program
  • Mycology walk with the Mycological Society of Wisconsin
  • Moss walk with UW-Green Bay’s Cofrin Center for Biodiversity
  • Drop-in activity stations

Aldo Leopold Foundation

NATURE WALKS
  • Butterfly Walks - Milwaukee Public Museum – 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
  • Plant Walks - Milwaukee Public Museum - 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m.
  • Birding Walks - Milwaukee County Zoological Society - Times TBD
  • Nature Walk - Havenwoods State Forest – 1:00 p.m.
Little Things Are a Big Deal: Microscopes and Why We Use Them

Come explore the BIG world inside a tiny droplet! We’ll use microscopes to delve deep into the details of aquatic life.

Pressing Matters: Plant Presses and Why We Make Them

Unleash your inner botanist with our hands-on activity! Craft your own plant press and learn how to preserve specimens for future study in your own herbarium. 

Stalking the Wild Neighborhood: Urban Nature and Why We Love It

We tend to imagine wild plants and animals as strictly something found in the forests, mountains, prairies, and ponds of wilderness areas, but the reality is quite a different story. In order to better appreciate our natural neighbors, this station offers a chance to dissect owl pellets.

What is a Scientist? What They Do and How They Do It

We tend to imagine wild plants and animals as strictly something found in the forests, mountains, prairies, and ponds of wilderness areas, but the reality is quite a different story. In order to better appreciate our natural neighbors, this station offers a chance to dissect owl pellets.

EXTERNAL PARTNER STATIONS

We're excited to welcome several partners to help provide activities during BioBlitz:

  • Bumble Bee Brigade
  • Dane County Butterfly Monitoring Program
  • International Crane Foundation
  • Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
  • UW-Madison Arboretum
  • Wisconsin Mycological Society
Onsite Experts

Learn more about the scientists and surveyors participating in this year's BioBlitz.

About Aldo Leopold Foundation

Aldo Leopold FoundationFounded in 1982 by the five children of Aldo and Estella Leopold, the Aldo Leopold Foundation’s mission is to foster a land ethic through the legacy of Aldo Leopold. Inspired by a land ethic, his profound vision, we seek to cultivate an understanding and appreciation of our relationship with the environment on all levels, be it individuals or entire communities.
  
Based in Baraboo, Wisconsin at the site of the National Historic Landmark Leopold Shack and farm, we are a dynamic community, united by a shared passion for conservation and environmental stewardship. Our mission revolves around the fusion of time-honored wisdom and contemporary initiatives as we endeavor to nurture a harmonious coexistence between humanity and the natural world. As champions of a land ethic, we aim to inspire a profound connection to the environment, empowering individuals and communities to actively engage in the flourishing of our precious ecosystems.

If you require an accommodation, please email access@mpm.edu or call 414-278-6943.

BioBlitz 2024

Generous support provided by:

Antonia Foundation

Margarete & David Harvey

PPG Foundation