Wehr Nature Center is a place where everyone belongs. Open year-round, we offer accessible buildings, trails, and park features designed for visitors of all ages and abilities. Wander our more than five-miles of trails traversing five distinct habitats all within a five-minute walk. Enjoy universally designed exhibits, comfortable restrooms, and hands-on unique programs that bring people together through nature all year round.
Save the Date!
July 26 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Join us for an inclusive Open House celebrating Wehr Nature Center’s commitment to equitable access to the outdoors for people of all ages and abilities. This free community event invites everyone to explore nature through accessible experiences, adaptive recreation, and meaningful connections with local accessibility partners.
August 22 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Discover the plants behind your favorite beverages at this leisurely, fun, and educational evening at Wehr featuring local coffee, tea, craft beer, and other purveyors. Live music, food trucks, and more!
All Ages and Abilities
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
9:00 am – 10:00 am
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
8:00 am – 10:00 am
Featured Program
Unplug, slow down, and de-stress from your daily routine. Inspired by the Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku, a certified forest bathing guide will lead you through a series of sensory-based invitations designed to relax, restore, and deepen your relationship with the natural world.
Wehr Nature Center inspires all generations to explore and value the plants and animals of our natural world through experiential education, accessible trails, native landscapes and natural areas.
July – September Newsletter
Happy Summer! Wehr’s trails are overflowing with an abundance of green, flowers, interesting insects, and wildlife. In nature the delight is in the details – slow down and see for yourself during your next hike at Wehr.
In the summer issue of Wehr Words, we hope you’ll enjoy learning about Wehr’s efforts to support the next generation of environmental leaders, spotlight the amazing Wehr Astronomical Society, highlight the 16,000+ volunteer hours, and more!
One bird’s mess is another bird’s meal! Wehr’s Wild Turkeys will gladly clean up the stray seed thrown to the ground by busy birds at the feeders. It’s quite a sight to find cardinals, doves, and sparrows eating right alongside these giant turkeys.
See why Wehr Nature Center is “a place for all seasons, a place for everyone.” Explore more than five miles of nature trails through woodland, wetland, prairie and oak savanna on 220-acres of protected land in Whitnall Park at Wehr Nature Center.
This is without a doubt, the best place to birdwatch and see wildlife in the Milwaukee metro area. The nature center is fantastic. The staff is welcoming and the trails are extremely well-maintained. Always something exciting to see!
Here is a fantastic explanation of the Life on a Leaf theme for National Pollinator Week. Many people recognize that Monarch Butterfly Caterpillars need Milkweed in order to thrive and grow, however, other butterflies and moths are just as picky. This is a great way to learn about the needs of other butterflies and moths.
We are still celebrating Pollinator Week June 22nd through June 28th! 🎉The 2026 theme this year is ""Life on a Leaf: Celebrating Host Plants." Today's creature feature is the Imperial Moth Caterpillar. They are a species of royal silkworm moths also known as (Saturniidae). While these awesome creatures are not pollinators, we could not resist sharing a post on them. The Imperial Moth all their eating as a caterpillar and do not eat as an adult.The Imperial Moth Caterpillar eat leaves from a wide variety of tree species including oak, hickory, walnut, sycamore, basswood, maple, elm, beech, hornbeam, birch, some conifers and more. In his "Caterpillars of Eastern North America," Wagner says that “caterpillars feed by locking onto vegetation with their powerful anal prolegs (bugguide.net/node/view/1134273/bgimage) and pulling leaves or needles back over the body.” Although females lay lots of eggs, Imperial moths are not super common. Photos of both the caterpillar and the adult Imperial Moth were taken at Mothapalooza in Ohio by one of our staff naturalists. We have seen Imperial Moths and their caterpillars here at Wehr.
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