Submitted by Karen Furo-Bonnstetter, Woodville Public Library Director
WOODVILLE, WI – Snowshoe by Moonlight is coming up on Saturday, February 15, 2025, from 6:00p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the evening. Snowshoes can be reserved by contacting the library or by going to the Giezendanner School Forest website. If there is no snow the event will become an evening walk in the woods. There will be a bonfire with marshmallows to roast and hot chocolate. The school forest is located at the corner of BB and 30th St. The address to the parking lot is 2424 30th St. This family friendly event is sponsored by the Baldwin and Woodville Public Libraries and Baldwin-Woodville’s Giezendanner School Forest.
Debby Walters, Baldwin-Woodville School Forest Coordinator said, “HOPING FOR SNOW!”
Walters went on to say, “The casual snowshoeing/hiking event at Giezendanner School Forest is suitable for people of all ages, you or your group can follow the lighted trail any time during that time period and gather around the fire and roast marshmallows afterwards.”
If there is enough snow, wear your own snowshoes or request snowshoes provided by B-W Schools. PRE-REGISTRATION NECESSARY if you need snowshoes. Registration is requested by Monday, February 10. The registration form is found on the Giezendanner School Forest Facebook page or call 715-222-0021 or email dwalters@bwsd.12.wi.us. If snow is lacking, a winter evening hike is lovely also.”
The library is beginning a Lego club on the first Friday of each month from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. in the afternoon. Lego lovers of all ages are welcome to participate. Story time for pre-school age kids meet on Tuesdays at 10:45 a.m. There are stories, playtime, crafts, and a chance to meet new friends.
Everyone is invited to a video showing of Doug Tallamy’s short video “What’s the Rush?” at the Glenwood City Library on March 27 at 6:00 p.m. There will be refreshments and a panel discussion to follow. Doug Tallamy is a professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Delaware. He is the author of the best sellers “Nature’s Best Hope,” “Bringing Nature Home,” “The Nature of Oaks” and co-author of “The Living Landscape.” The Baldwin, Hammond, Woodville and Glenwood City Libraries are sponsors for this event.
The video is part of the Homegrown National Park movement. Whose mission is to motivate people to regenerate biodiversity by planting natives, removing invasives, and reshaping our relationship with nature. The goal of the program is for each individual to make one small difference. Whether that is to plant more native plants, reduce the size of their mowed lawn, leave more leaf litter in place so insects can thrive. There will be information available on the keystone plant species for our area that can be planted to help encourage biodiversity.
