Lake Geneva Public Library hosts animal track walk program
Area children recently had an opportunity to become "animal detectives."
Officials from the Lake Geneva Public Library hosted an animal track walk on Feb. 20.
Retired Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources educator Beth Goeppinger shows children a box that includes items that they may find during their animal track walk
Retired Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources educator Beth Goeppinger shows children a box that includes items they may find during their animal track walk.
Beth Goeppinger distributes magnifying glasses to children to help them find animal tracks and other items during their walk around the Lake Geneva Public Library
Beth Goeppinger distributes magnifying glasses to children to help them find animal tracks and other items during their walk around the Lake Geneva Public Library.
Beth Goeppinger and a group of children, along with their parents, follow some animal tracks in front of the Lake Geneva Public Library
Beth Goeppinger and a group of children, along with their parents, follow some animal tracks in front of the Lake Geneva Public Library.
Beth Goeppinger and a group of children examine a walnut that may have been left by a squirrel
Beth Goeppinger and a group of children examine a walnut that may have been left by a squirrel.
Beth Goeppinger shows off a mink's skull during her presentation at the Lake Geneva Public Library
Beth Goeppinger shows off a mink’s skull during her presentation at the Lake Geneva Public Library.
Beth Goeppinger presents a birds' nest to a group of children before they go on their animal track walk
Beth Goeppinger presents a birds’ nest to a group of children before they go on their animal track walk.
Participants of an animal track walk look at a birds' nest located up in a tree near the Lake Geneva Public Library
Participants of an animal track walk near the Lake Geneva Public Library look up at a birds’ nest.
Animal track walk participants examine some morning dove feathers
Animal track walk participants examine some morning dove feathers.
Beth Goeppinger points out some potential animal tracks
Beth Goeppinger points out some potential animal tracks.
Animal track walk participants had an opportunity to view some purple martin houses along the lakefront area
Animal track walk participants had an opportunity to view some purple martin houses located along Lake Geneva’s lakefront area.
Beth Goeppinger shows off some preserved animal tracks during her presentation
Beth Goeppinger shows off some preserved animal tracks during her presentation.
During the end of her presentation, Beth Goeppinger uses a white blanket to show what animal tracks may have looked like if there still was snow on the ground
During the end of her presentation, Beth Goeppeinger uses a white blanket to show what animal tracks may have looked like if there still was snow on the ground.
Dennis Hines
Reporter
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