The ConfluenceCAM at Nature At The Confluence is a nesting box with video camera and it’s live on our TV in the center. Tree Swallows are raising their brood in the nesting box and have 5 babies. This nest cam is a partnership program with Sand Bluff Bird Observatory and is made possible through a grant from Ecolab. The Tree Swallow mom and dad are now busy catching up to 2000 bugs each per day to feed their hungry brood. Stop by to see the live bird action before they leave the nest!
Upcoming Events
Feb
19
Tue
6:30 pm
Coyote – The Misunderstood Trick...
@ Nature at the Confluence
Coyote – The Misunderstood Trick...
@ Nature at the Confluence
Feb 19 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Cunning, social, resilient, opportunistic, faithful, adaptive, shy, successful, hated, inspirational… Coyotes have to be one of the most misunderstood species in Illinois and the U.S. They conjure up mixed feelings of fear, anger, and for[...]
Mar
10
Sun
1:00 pm
The Search for Ke-Chunk Village ...
@ Nature at the Confluence
The Search for Ke-Chunk Village ...
@ Nature at the Confluence
Mar 10 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

The Search for Ke-Chunk Village At The Confluence At the confluence of Turtle Creek and the Rock River there once was a very large Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) settlement called Ke-Chunk (Kečąk) or Turtle Village. The Ho-Chunk[...]
Mar
19
Tue
3:30 pm
Let’s Find Signs of Spring! Prog...
@ Nature at the Confluence
Let’s Find Signs of Spring! Prog...
@ Nature at the Confluence
Mar 19 @ 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Celebrate the Spring Equinox–the 1st day of Spring is March 20th. Come hike around Nature at the Confluence looking for signs that winter is over. A take home spring craft will also be included. All[...]
Mar
31
Sun
9:00 am
Prescribed Burn Training present...
@ Nature at the Confluence
Prescribed Burn Training present...
@ Nature at the Confluence
Mar 31 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Prescribed Burn Training Sunday, March 31, 2019 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Cost: $60 (Includes the 155 page Midwest Ecological Prescription Burn Manual) Preregistration is required Register with Natural Land Institute at this link Location:[...]
Apr
5
Fri
all-day
Ho-Chunk Flute Making Workshop
@ Nature at the Confluence
Ho-Chunk Flute Making Workshop
@ Nature at the Confluence
Apr 5 – Apr 7 all-day

A Program Of Our 2019 Learning Series – Kečąk: We Once Lived Here | The Ho-Chunk At Ke-Chunk Village Ho-Chunk Flute Making Workshop with Bill Quackenbush, Ho-Chunk Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, 3-day course held April 5-7. During this 3-day[...]
Latest Nature News
- Christopher Robin movie to be shown outdoors on Aug 9 with BIFF
- Kečąk: We Once Lived Here | The Ho-Chunk At Ke-Chunk Village 2019 Learning Series
- Families will find Adventures In The 100 Acre Woods in 2019
- Nature Art Day, a unique Fall art event that emphasized collaborative creativity
- Little Free Library Installed at Nature At The Confluence