Pringle Nature Center offers nature programs in May

• Pokémon Day @ Pringle, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 4. Visitors to Pringle can meet other local Pokémon trainers (whether you play Pokémon Go or not), learn how Pokémon characters are based on real-life animals, make a craft and hunt for creatures hidden along the trails of Bristol Woods. This program is free (donations are appreciated). No registration is required. All ages are welcome. Come and leave as you like.
• Ephemeral Wildflower Hikes, 10 a.m. Friday and Saturday, May 10-11. Ephemeral wildflowers only bloom for a short time, so catch them while you can. Participants will learn about these diminutive but beautiful plants, including their identification, ecology and uses, on a hike in Bristol Woods, led by Pringle staff members. The group will meet at the Nature Center to start the one-mile hike, with frequent stops. The route includes hilly, dirt trails. This event is for agegs 16 and older. The cost is “pay what you wish.” Registration will close when spaces are filled. Note: Go to pringlenc.org/events for registration and more information, or to reserve an all-terrain wheelchair for your hike.
• “Wildflower Bingo!” programs, starting at 1 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 10-11. Families will search for wildflowers with Pringle staffers on a guided hike in Bristol Woods. The group will meet at the Nature Center to start the one-mile hike, with frequent stops. The route includes hilly, dirt trails. This event is for all ages. The cost is “pay what you wish.” Registration will close when spaces are filled. Note: Go to pringlenc.org/events for registration and more information, or to reserve an all-terrain wheelchair for your hike.
• Wildflower Run, 9 a.m. Saturday, May 18. Registration is open for the Wildflower Run fundraiser. The event features a 4.5 mile trail run or a 2-mile trail run/hike through the trails of Bristol Woods, taking place during peak wildflower viewing time at the Pringle Nature Center. Race entry fee includes a T-shirt (sign up by May 5), refreshments and prizes for top finishers. All of the entry fees go to benefit environmental education programming at Pringle Nature Center. Visit pringlenc.org/wildflower-run for more information and to register.
• Spring StoryWalk Trail with the Kenosha Public Library — through May. Visitors will read a story about spring as they hike through the woods in Bristol Woods County Park. The story is “Spring for Sophie” by Yael Werber. A map indicating the StoryWalk trail will be posted at the front door of the Pringle Nature Center. This program is free and self-guided.

Note: The Pringle Nature Center Building is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.