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Come join us in nurturing a sense of wonder in nature with your little one in this program facilitated by a Nature School Teacher. 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 messy,...
Snow is a perfect blank canvas to create art! Join Family Programs Manager Cassie Rincon as we use snow as inspiration and as a medium. Even if there is no snow on the ground, we will create our own snowflakes and other beautiful works of art to celebrate the beauty...
Families, Free with Membership, Raptors, Wheelchair Accessible
Join 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.
Capture the magic of a winter wonderland using your camera with Naturalist and Center Videographer Cassie Rincon. We’ll start inside with a brief presentation about the do’s and don’ts with nature photography as well as some tips and tricks for getting that perfect shot. Afterwards, we’ll hike outside in search of frosty trees,...
On 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
Join 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.
Art, Families, Free with Membership, Wheelchair Accessible
Bring the whole family to hear Milwaukee musicians live on six Sunday afternoons this winter at our Sound Waves Winter Concert Series! Listen to pleasant music while enjoying beverages available for purchase at the Center. Performances take place in our auditorium from 3:30pm-4:30pm. Rhonda Jean is a singer songwriter playing family-friendly...
Come learn about the upcoming Great American Eclipse 2024. On Monday, April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will sweep across North America from Mazatlán, Mexico, through the United States and eastern Canada. At maximum, 2:08 pm on April 8, the sun will be 90% eclipsed in Wisconsin. The partial...
Friday mornings, February 2 – March 22 We also offer a Forest Fridays: Spring Series starting on April 5. Forest Fridays is an 8-week, Friday morning series hosted by the Nature School. This program makes use of the Center’s outstanding nature trails, as well as the school’s four specially designed...
Come join us in nurturing a sense of wonder in nature with your little one in this program facilitated by a Nature School Teacher. 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 messy,...
Adults, Art, Clubs, Free with Membership, Guided Hikes
Nature offers tremendous opportunities for picture taking at every turn. Schlitz Audubon is a canvas waiting for you. Each month, photographers of all skill levels will take a guided hike, or a suitable indoor alternative, with our Master Naturalist volunteers. They will explore different parts of the property while capturing nature moments through your...
Families, Guided Hikes, Preschool
I spy with my little eye, snowflakes covering the ground and icicles hanging on the rooftops! Join Naturalist Melanie Ziolecki on a guided hike to find different snowflake shapes and the longest icicle. Each adult and child pair will be given a map as our I Spy guide and use...
Families, Free with Membership, Raptors, Wheelchair Accessible
Birds are a remarkable group of animals that exhibit a plethora of distinctive features and adaptations. These attributes, including feathered flight and a unique respiratory system, set them apart from other members of the animal kingdom. With the help of our raptor ambassadors and a special visit from some of...
Saturdays, Feb 3 & 10 Join Naturalists Jacob Kempinksi and Jim Thielke for a two-part deciduous tree winter workshop. Identifying trees in the winter has its challenges, but also its rewards. You’ll learn how to use bark, twigs, buds, the form or overall shape of the tree, and its habitat...
