Explore the natural world through art! Children can explore, experiment, and take artistic risks to discover their own individual approach to artmaking. Nature gifts us with a wealth of inspiring materials, and we will use these natural materials and pigments to create nature-inspired projects. Try your hand at paper making,...
Adults, Art, Wheelchair Accessible
Saturdays, April 18 & April 25 Learn the basics of painting with acrylics during this two-day workshop created for beginning and intermediate-level painters. Enjoy an afternoon with other bird, wildlife, and nature enthusiasts and get an introduction to exciting acrylic painting techniques while exploring elements of nature and wildlife found...
Adults, Art, Clubs, Free with Membership, Wheelchair Accessible
Nature has always been a great inspiration to creators, from pre-historic cave painters to contemporary artists. We welcome beginning and experienced artists to join our community and start a new project or work on an unfinished project. Each month, we will focus on a different art medium or nature theme....
Join us for our annual Raptors in Focus Photoshoot featuring our feathered ambassadors. This is a unique opportunity to photograph eagles, hawks, falcons, and owls up close and learn about the species. The birds will be on the trails in natural settings, allowing you to take exceptional photographs with beautiful...
Art, Families, Guided Hikes, Wheelchair Accessible
Enjoy an up-close encounter with the terrific turtle ambassadors of Schlitz Audubon! Join Environmental Educators Joyce Michelstetter and Mimi Norman to meet a variety of species and find out their unique characteristics. Learn about these turtles, their wild cousins, and how we care for them at the Center. Along with...
Adults, Art, Families, Free with Membership, Wellness, Wheelchair Accessible
Enjoy a vibrant spring marketplace featuring over a dozen local vendors! Browse high-quality and carefully crafted jewelry, pottery, paintings and prints, leather crafts, fiber arts, scented soaps and candles, delicious fudge, and more. Whether you’re shopping for Mother’s Day, Teacher Appreciation Week, graduation, or simply treating yourself, you’ll find plenty of nature-inspired treasures while supporting the small businesses that help our community thrive. Sip...
Thursdays, May 7 & May 14 Nature has stories to tell—are you ready to listen? In this two-week, dynamic flash fiction workshop, we’ll explore how the natural world shapes the stories we tell. Each session will blend reading, discussion, and writing exercises designed to harness the narrative power of setting...
Art, Birding Academy, Families, Free with Membership, Raptors, Wheelchair Accessible
Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day at Schlitz Audubon Nature Center! Since 1993, the second Saturday of May has been dedicated to migratory birds around the world. This year’s theme is “Every Bird Counts – Your Observations Matter”. Join us in observing and learning about ways we each can make a difference for the migratory birds that live in our communities. We...
Art, Families, Guided Hikes, Wheelchair Accessible
Happy Mother’s Day! Join Environmental Educator Cassie Rincon as you celebrate moms on a short, guided hike in search of nature treasures. During the hike, Cassie will take a family photo for you to use in an art collage that you will customize with the nature treasures found that day....
Art, Early Childhood, Families
Search our trails using fun clues to find hidden treasures and pieces to your very own take home Schlitz Audubon puzzle. There will be six treasure chests to find throughout the trails. Each chest comes with a puzzle piece, an animal artifact, and an educational riddle that will help you...
Adults, Art, Clubs, Free with Membership, Wheelchair Accessible
Nature has always been a great inspiration to creators, from pre-historic cave painters to contemporary artists. We welcome beginning and experienced artists to join our community and start a new project or work on an unfinished project. Each month, we will focus on a different art medium or nature theme....
Adults, Art, Wheelchair Accessible
Saturdays, May 23 & May 30 Explore basic watercolor painting during this two-day workshop designed for beginner and intermediate level painters looking to spend time with other nature enthusiasts. You will learn simple techniques while exploring elements of nature and wildlife found at the Center. This workshop is self-paced with...
Explore the natural world through art! Children can explore, experiment, and take artistic risks to discover their own individual approach to artmaking. We will take inspiration from our favorite fairytale stories and magical characters to craft creatures and worlds straight from our imaginations. Think gnome homes, princess castles, dragons caves,...
Art, Early Childhood, Families
Summer is here, the fairies are back, and they need a place to stay! Join Environmental Educator Melanie Ziolecki as we build our own fairy gardens. We will hike the trails to gather decorative materials and visit our resident fairy house before creating our gardens with trinkets, garden stones, and...
Expand your crafting horizons by combining the ancient art of block printing with the practice of monoprinting to create a one-of-a-kind painting! For thousands of years, block printing has been used on textiles to create patterns or images through carving a drawing into the negative space of different mediums, like...
Adults, Art, Wheelchair Accessible
Cocktails on Veranda | Live Artists | Dinner in the Great Hall | Auctions & Fund the Cause At the Gala, nature and art will come together in a joyful setting complete with live painting, signature cocktails, and exhilarating appearances from the Raptors of Schlitz Audubon. Bid on locally made...
Art, Early Childhood, Families, Guided Hikes
Spring is the best time to see beautiful wildflowers bloom. In this child/adult pair program, join Environmental Educator Alison Schrad in hiking the trails to learn about different wildflower species and what makes them unique! As we hike, we will take time to sketch and paint the stunning wildflowers we...
Adults, Art, Clubs, Free with Membership, Guided Hikes
Nature offers extraordinary opportunities for photography at every turn. Each month, we welcome photographers of all skill levels to gather and enhance your artistic skills as you explore distinct settings, capturing beautiful nature moments through your lens. Learn tips and tricks with other members of this growing community and return...
Explore the natural world through art! Children can explore, experiment, and take artistic risks to discover their own individual approach to artmaking. Water is the common ingredient in all our creative endeavors this month. Water changes pigments and materials in wonderous ways, from creating subtle colors to bubble painting and...
Adults, Art, Birding Academy, Raptors
This immersive seminar invites bird lovers to slow down and experience the natural world through field illustration. Held completely outdoors, we'll begin on the Veranda with a drawing warm-up of one of our live American Kestrel ambassadors, then head out on the trails for more guided exercises and quiet time in nature. While birds are...
Adults, Art, Clubs, Free with Membership, Wheelchair Accessible
Nature has always been a great inspiration to creators, from pre-historic cave painters to contemporary artists. We welcome beginning and experienced artists to join our community and start a new project or work on an unfinished project. Each month, we will focus on a different art medium or nature theme....
In this child/adult pair program, enjoy a rockin’ good time exploring the rocks found in Lake Michigan! Learn about how they form and change through the rock cycle, and study how to identify different types we find along our shoreline, including colorful granite and ancient fossils. In this guided hike...
Adults, Art, Birding Academy, Wheelchair Accessible
Sundays, October 11, 18, & 25 and November 1 & 8 We are excited to offer this new five-session certificate course taught by award-winning wildlife photographer, Susan Fink. You will learn all the finer points of how to take high-quality bird photographs, from understanding camera settings to editing and enhancing...
