​Sinsinawa Mound is offering a free summer program aimed at youth between the ages of 7 and 12 designed to connect children with the natural world. No Child Left Inside will be held 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays, June 18, July 16, and Aug. 13. Choose one, two or all three sessions.

Participants should be ready to learn about themselves and nature, get some exercise, and have lots of fun! Youth will be introduced to the geographical history of the Driftless Region, in particular southwest Wisconsin, through exploring maps, taking hikes and observing samples of local geology. We will also hear about the people, cultures, trees and plants native to this place as well as identify native and invasive species.

Leaders include Eric Anglada, coordinator of ecological programming at Sinsinawa Mound, and Emily Limberg, an environmental justice scholar, indigenous rights activist and Edgewood College (Madison, Wis.) student. There is a limit of 15 youth for each session.

Sinsinawa Mound, the Motherhouse for the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters, is located in southwest Wisconsin on County Road Z, off Highway 11, about five miles northeast of Dubuque. Sinsinawa Mound boasts 420 acres of woods, hiking trails, gardens, oak savanna and organic cropland.