2021 Milwaukee Christmas Bird Count Recap
2021 marked the 122nd Audubon Christmas Bird Count, the longest-running community science project in the…
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2020 Milwaukee Christmas Bird Count Recap
2020 marked the 121st Audubon Christmas Bird Count, the longest running community science project in…
Getting Started with eBird
Whether you are new to birding or have been keeping bird lists for years, you…
An Eastern Screech Owl and Preschool Citizen Science
All children can aspire to be scientists. That’s what they learn in our Nature Preschool,…
Amphibians and Citizen Science
Have you ever wanted to help scientists discover important facts about the environment? Consider becoming…
Snapshot Wisconsin
Snapshot Wisconsin is a statewide network of trail cameras and volunteers that the Wisconsin Department…
Learn About the Milwaukee Christmas Bird Count
Written with contributions from Zoe Finney, Milwaukee CBC Compiler, and Jean Strelka. The National Audubon…
Wisconsin Master Naturalists Trained to Serve Our Community
This past September, we completed our third Wisconsin Master Naturalist volunteer training course, which prepared…
Wisconsin’s Native Mussels: Important, Diverse, and Threatened
Native freshwater mussels play an important role in healthy water ecosystems. Besides being a source…
The Importance of Ephemeral Wetland Monitoring
The value of wetlands is often overlooked or dismissed, but they provide us with vital…
Blue-spotted Salamanders
One of the Center’s intriguing life forms is the blue-spotted salamander, a mole salamander which…
The Fascinating Practice of Phenology
Spring at the Center is a time to witness rebirth. We witness blossoming ephemeral wildflowers…