May 24, 2018
Ann Wasser, Dir. of Education and Research
Severson Dells Nature Center

Harry and Fannie Severson loved nature.  In 1975 to preserve their 369-acres family farm they donated the land to the Winnebago County Forest Preserve District, and the Nature Center opened shortly thereafter.  The forest preserve feature 2.5 miles of self-guided nature trails, and a 2/3 mile hard-surface tratil that is accessilbe year-around.  Ann Wasser, Director of Education and Research, will discuss how Severson Dells Nature Center, nutures the love of nature in the young and young at heart, including music and summer day camps.