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Adults, Birding, Free with Membership, Guided Hikes
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesWe welcome all those interested in birding for a guided bird walk on the third Saturday of the month. We’ll search for spring migrants among the Center’s varied habitats. This is a great opportunity for new birders to learn and practice bird identification. Led by Wisconsin Master Naturalist volunteer and...
Adults, Art, Clubs, Free with Membership, Guided Hikes
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesNature offers extraordinary opportunities for photography at every turn. Each month, photographers of all skill levels will gather for a guided hike or participate in an indoor activity when the weather does not allow. Enhance your artistic skills as you explore distinct settings, capturing beautiful nature moments through your lens....
Families, Free with Membership, Raptors, Wheelchair Accessible
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesJoin us in the Great Hall of our Visitor Center to meet one or two birds from our Raptor Program! We will talk about the specific skills, traits, and adaptations that are unique to that bird. Free with membership or admission.
Mushrooms are mysterious and important organisms, contributing to the survival of humans and the planet's ecology. Join Naturalist Melanie Ziolecki and Registrar John Kavula for a presentation about the life cycle of mushrooms. Discuss their benefits to the ecology, then take a hike to identify our wild mushrooms near the...
Families, Free with Membership, Guided Hikes, Wheelchair Accessible
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesOn Sunday afternoons volunteer Nature Ambassadors provide education by introducing visitors to our reptile and amphibian ambassadors, offering guided hikes, and sharing knowledge of our ecosystems. Stop in the Great Hall of our Visitor Center to find out which activities our Nature Ambassadors are offering on this day. Free with...
Families, Free with Membership, Raptors, Wheelchair Accessible
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesJoin us in the Great Hall of our Visitor Center to meet one or two birds from our Raptor Program! We will talk about the specific skills, traits, and adaptations that are unique to that bird. Free with membership or admission.
It’s finally fall and the world around us is starting to change; the leaves are turning red, the temperatures are getting colder, and the days are getting shorter. Join Naturalist Laine Cotteleer to explore the property during this exciting and busy season. You will learn about how our Earth’s movement...
Children are never too young to learn about and enjoy the wonders of nature. Join Nature School Early Childhood Educator Molly Ticcioni for a sensory-rich morning of nature exploration. We will meet indoors for a story and sensory play time, then head out to take a guided hike on the...
Officially called the Northern Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak unit, this lovely parcel in Delafield is named after famed state naturalist, surveyor and meteorologist Increase A. Lapham. A 45-foot tower sits atop the crown of the park offering a wonderful view of miles of surrounding countryside and is...
Children are never too young to learn about and enjoy the wonders of nature. Join Nature School Early Childhood Educator Molly Ticcioni for a sensory-rich morning of nature exploration. We will meet indoors for a story and sensory play time, then head out to take a guided hike on the...
Come join us in nurturing a sense of wonder in nature with your little one in this program facilitated by a Nature School Early Childhood Educator. We start in one of our specially designed outdoor classrooms to explore, play, and create art. Be prepared for your child to get a...
Art, Families, Guided Hikes, Wheelchair Accessible
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesJoin us for a hoppin’ good tale with Naturalists Cassie Rincon and Joyce Michelstetter. Kids will make their own frog puppets at the beginning of the program to interact with during the story. Afterwards, we’ll hike to one of our ponds to see frogs in the wild! This program is...
Adults, Families, Free with Membership, Wheelchair Accessible
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesOur six miles of trails take visitors through wetlands, restored prairies, forests, ravines, bluffs, and Lake Michigan shoreline. We also offer more than a mile of boardwalk and crushed stone that is wheelchair and stroller friendly. Hike our trails anytime throughout the day at your own pace or on a...
Families, Free with Membership, Guided Hikes, Wheelchair Accessible
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesOn Sunday afternoons volunteer Nature Ambassadors provide education by introducing visitors to our reptile and amphibian ambassadors, offering guided hikes, and sharing knowledge of our ecosystems. Stop in the Great Hall of our Visitor Center to find out which activities our Nature Ambassadors are offering on this day. Free with...
Families, Free with Membership, Raptors, Wheelchair Accessible
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesJoin us in the Great Hall of our Visitor Center to meet one or two birds from our Raptor Program! We will talk about the specific skills, traits, and adaptations that are unique to that bird. Free with membership or admission.
Wisconsin is home to over 70 different mammal species. Discover the many unique adaptations and characteristics that make mammals special. This program focuses on local Wisconsin mammals, the habitats that they live in, and the physical and behavioral adaptations that help them survive in our area. Participants will view mounts...
Children are never too young to learn about and enjoy the wonders of nature. Join Nature School Early Childhood Educator Molly Ticcioni for a sensory-rich morning of nature exploration. We will meet indoors for a story and sensory play time, then head out to take a guided hike on the...
Fall is in the air, witnessed in the frost appearing on our garden plants and on the rooftops of our homes. Wildlife all around us are preparing for the change of seasons, and our gardens need to get ready for the season, too. In this program, we’ll discuss maintenance for...
Children are never too young to learn about and enjoy the wonders of nature. Join Nature School Early Childhood Educator Molly Ticcioni for a sensory-rich morning of nature exploration. We will meet indoors for a story and sensory play time, then head out to take a guided hike on the...
Art, Free with Membership, Wheelchair Accessible
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesPlease join us for a reception with photographer Susan Fink, whose exhibit, Birds of the World, is being shown in our Mezzanine Art Gallery through December 31. Susan is a Milwaukee native and award-winning photographer whose collection of photos titled Birds of the World captures stunning images of birds in the...
Come join us in nurturing a sense of wonder in nature with your little one in this program facilitated by Early Childhood Educator, Allie Furru. We start in one of our specially designed outdoor classrooms to explore, play, and create art. Be prepared for your child to get a little...
I spy with my little eye a world of spooky plants and animals to guide us in our Halloween fun! Join Naturalists Laine Cotteleer and Alison Schrad on a guided hike to collect fallen nature items to decorate our pumpkin cut out. We will head back inside to finish decorating...
The Cedarburg Bog is one of the largest and most diverse wetlands in southern Wisconsin. Its 2,200 acres contain deep and shallow bog lakes, submerged and emergent aquatic communities, a small stream, deep and shallow marshes, sedge communities, shrub carr, swamp hardwoods and large expanses of cedar-tamarack swamp forest. During...
Families, Free with Membership, Raptors, Wheelchair Accessible
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesOwls don’t just hang out in trees and hoot! They squeal, scream, hang out in graveyards, and hunt on the darkest, coldest nights of the year! Join us and our own owl ambassadors to learn all about these raptors' unique behaviors and adaptations that can sometimes seem a little spooky! ...
