Event Series Owl Prowls

Owl Prowl for Youth Groups FULL

Wehr Nature Center

Have your Youth Group join our naturalists for an evening with the owls. An interactive program will highlight the amazing adaptations of these nighttime fliers and children will dissect an […]

Event Series Little Wonders

Little Wonders for Twos: Tracks and Trails

Wehr Nature Center

A program for toddlers to enjoy with their favorite adult. Tots will become nature detectives as we search for the clues animals leave behind. We will read Forest Tracks by Dee Dee Duffy, use stampers to create footprint art, and explore outdoors looking for animal signs.

Event Series Little Wonders

Little Wonders for Threes: Tracks and Trails

Wehr Nature Center

A program for toddlers to enjoy with their favorite adult. Tots will become nature detectives as we search for the clues animals leave behind. We will read Forest Tracks by Dee Dee Duffy, use stampers to create footprint art, and explore outdoors looking for animal signs.

Event Series Owl Prowls

Owl Prowl for Families @ Grant Park

Grant Park Clubhouse 100 Hawthorne Ave., South Milwaukee

Join a naturalist for an evening with the owls. An interactive program will highlight the amazing adaptations of our nocturnal neighbors. Come prepared to walk in search of great-horned and Eastern screech owls. Each child will dissect an owl pellet to discover what owls eat for dinner! Recommended for ages 6 and older. Fee: $12 […]

Winter Solstice Sunrise Celebration

Wehr Nature Center

Join David and Sarah Stokes for a Celebration of “the day the Sun stood still".  Winter Solstice marks the longest night, the shortest ‘day’ (in the Northern Hemisphere), and a time to reflect, review, and hope. Beginning inside the warmth of the Nature Center we will sing songs, listen to stories, and share. Then just […]

Winter Walk at Wehr

Wehr Nature Center

Join us for a winter wonderland walk. Discover how plants and wildlife thrive in our harsh northern climate. Be prepared to explore the outdoors as we learn to decipher clues left behind by winter wildlife. Recommended for ages 6 and up. Fee: $12 per person; $10 for Milwaukee County residents; $7 for members of Friends […]

Event Series Owl Prowls

Owl Prowl for Families – FULL

Wehr Nature Center

Join a naturalist for an evening with the owls. An interactive program will highlight the amazing adaptations of our nocturnal neighbors. Come prepared to walk in search of great-horned and Eastern screech owls. Each child will dissect an owl pellet to discover what owls eat for dinner! Recommended for ages 6 and older. Fee: $12 […]

Event Series Nature Wizard

Nature Wizard for Families: Surviving Winter

Wehr Nature Center

How do animals survive our frigid Wisconsin winters? Join Ms. Bev to discover the adaptations that help critters live in the snow and cold. Families will work together to design their own winter critter and put it outside to test how well it “survives.”  We’ll take a short walk to look for animals and their […]

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