Wehr Nature Center

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  • Milwaukee County Parks Bumble Bee Monitoring Program Orientation

    Wehr Nature Center

    Are you interested in becoming a volunteer Bumble Bee Monitor for Milwaukee County? Attend this free workshop to become one today! Wisconsin is home to 20 species of native bumblebees, many of which live here in Milwaukee, including the federally endangered rusty-patched bumble bee). Monitors help gather data on bumble bees in natural areas around […]

  • Little Wonders for Twos: Froggy Fun

    Little Wonders
    Wehr Nature Center

    A program for toddlers to enjoy with their favorite adult. Toddlers should hop, leap, and jump over to Wehr for an hour of froggy fun. We will learn frog talk, hop like frogs, and read a froggy story. Children will meet some live amphibians and visit the pond to look and listen for frogs. Fee: […]

  • Little Wonders for Threes: Froggy Fun

    Little Wonders
    Wehr Nature Center

    A program for toddlers to enjoy with their favorite adult. Toddlers should hop, leap, and jump over to Wehr for an hour of froggy fun. We will learn frog talk, hop like frogs, and read a froggy story. Children will meet some live amphibians and visit the pond to look and listen for frogs. Fee: […]

  • Friends of Wehr’s Midsummer Night Market

    Wehr Nature Center

    Relax at our enjoyable outdoor evening event featuring 30 local vendors offering jewelry, clothing, desserts, handmade cards and other items, whimsical yard art, and so much more. A fantastic raffle with vendor-supplied items will support the Friends of Wehr as they help expand accessible, inclusive programming and natural areas restoration. Your ticket includes admission & […]

  • New Volunteer Open House

    Wehr Nature Center

    Join us to make an impact at Wehr Nature Center and throughout Whitnall Park by joining the Great Whitnall Park Clean-up. We will provide gloves, bags, and buckets for the clean-up, but feel free to bring your own. Together, we can make a huge difference in the health of our environment. All volunteers should meet […]

  • Fireside Friday: Firefly Fun

    Wehr Nature Center

    Discover the fascinating secrets of fireflies. We will hike to the prairie to search for fireflies and then return to the campfire to enjoy S’mores. Recommended for families with children 5 years and older. Fee: $12 per person; $10 for Milwaukee County residents; $7 for Friends of Wehr (FOW) members; $5 parking fee applies for […]

  • photography session

    Wehr Camera Club

    Wehr Camera Club
    Wehr Nature Center

    Wehr Camera Club has been sharing their passion for nature and photography with our Wehr community for 40 years. The group is part of Wisconsin Area Camera Clubs Organization and hosts photography competitions as well as education programs open to the public. Public programs are held the 2nd Saturday, year-round, from 9-11 am.