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About us Schlitz Audubon

About Us

Once a farm for the Schlitz Brewery draft horses, Schlitz Audubon Nature Center is Milwaukee’s comprehensive nature center. We offer six miles of trails that take visitors through 185 acres of forests, wetlands, restored prairies, ravines, bluffs, and Lake Michigan shoreline.

History

Our 185 acres that make up Schlitz Audubon Nature Center has a history much longer than the more than four decades it has been a place for environmental education.

Our Green Building

Ahead of its time when built in 2003, our building was one of the nation’s most environmentally conscious Gold LEED certified green buildings. The structure is called the Dorothy K. Vallier Environmental Learning Center, named after our founder.

Staff

Schlitz Audubon Nature Center has a wide variety of individuals who are enthusiastic, hard-working, and dedicated to supporting our mission.

Board of Directors

We are governed by a talented and dedicated board of directors. This group of community leaders works with us to promote our mission, formulate policy, steward donor and member contributions, and provide oversight.

Strategic Plan

Our 2018-2022 strategic plan, Trails to Innovation, contains 54 strategic goals and centers around three priorities: Accessibility to Nature for All; The Land Through the Lens of a Century; and Creating More Meaningful Visitor Experiences.

990 and Annual Report

Learn about our efforts in 2017 to conserve our land’s diverse habitats on Lake Michigan and provide meaningful experiences and environmental education for all.

Schlitz Audubon Nature Center

Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, our mission is to conserve our land’s diverse habitats on Lake Michigan and provide meaningful experiences and environmental education for all.

Our Location

Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
1111 E. Brown Deer Road
Milwaukee, WI 53217
(414) 352-2880


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9am to 5pm Daily

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$8 Adults
$5 Ages 3-17
$5 Active Duty & Veterans

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Schlitz Audubon is an independent, locally supported partner of the National Audubon Society.

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