WEHR’s 50 Year legacy
Rooted and Growing
Welcome to Wehr Nature Center, where nature is accessible to all, year-round. Our commitment is to create a welcoming environment for everyone, regardless of age, ability, or background. Explore our accessible park features, including a 1-mile All Abilities loop trail with a hard surface boardwalk, an accessible pier overlooking Mallard Lake, and an observation blind under expansion. Our Visitor Center exhibits and restrooms are universally designed for comfort and convenience.
At Wehr Nature Center, we believe nature is for everyone, and we’re dedicated to making it a reality. Join us and experience the beauty of nature, accessible to all.
We’re celebrating in style
Save the Dates
Where will Wehr be in 50 years?
Exploring the sights and sounds of the critters and creatures at Wehr through a child’s eyes! In celebration of Wehr Nature Center’s 50th anniversary, we interviewed kids on where they think Wehr (and the world) will be in another 50 years.
Access For Everyone
Every person deserves to have access to nature year round. Wehr Nature Center is committed to sustaining an accessible nature destination; a place for all seasons, a place for everyone.
A Place For All Seasons, A Place For Everyone.
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.
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Engage with Wehr
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Wehr Astronomical Society
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Hike for Health
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Full Moon Walk
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Guided Forest Bathing Walk
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Operation Recon Nature – Families
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Wehr Birders
Featured Program
Operation Recon Nature
Veterans from all service branches – Active Duty, Reserve, and Retired personnel are invited to attend monthly walks at Wehr Nature Center. For approximately one to one and a half hours, we will travel on the trails of Wehr Nature Center to share camaraderie and experience seasonal nature happenings.
Meet the Turkeys
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.
Featured Volunteer
Meet Mary Gease
Mary Gease has been volunteering at Wehr for 44 years. Mary shared these memories and stories in interviews in 2014 and 2023.
“I also got involved with the Bulldozer Alert volunteers who went each Thursday to rescue wildflowers that were going to be destroyed during construction projects. We transplanted them to Wehr and I even got to take some home.”
Don't forget that we have a Full Moon scheduled for this month on November 15th from 7-9pmEver wonder where the terms “lunatic” and “honeymoon” came from? Learn the facts and folklore about our closest celestial neighbor: the Moon! Explore Wehr Nature Center on a 1-hour hike under the “Beaver Moon”. Enjoy campfire treats following the hike.For ages 6 and older.Please see this link to register: www.wehrnaturecenter.com/event/full-moon-walk/
Wehr schedule update: Starting today, November 1st, we will begin locking our entrance gate at 5 pm and opening it by 8 am each morning through the fall and winter seasons. We understand this will inconvenience some visitors, but we are taking this action due to safety concerns. Primarily, we are concerned by the ongoing problems with people baiting and poaching deer in the park. This illegal activity peaks during this time when deer are rutting. Early morning walkers are welcome to park on the park road directly north of our entrance. If you do happen to see anything regarding poaching, please you can report incidents to both the police or the DNR Warden hotline, at 1-800-TIP-WDNR.
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