Unsurpassed natural beauty. A living science laboratory.
Not every university can give its students and the public access to the types of outdoor learning facilities like we can at UWM. We are fortunate to have the Saukville Field Station and other properties to showcase the best that Wisconsin has to offer.
The main facility is located about 25 miles north of UWM’s main Milwaukee campus and includes 320 acres of undisturbed, high-quality natural communities for teaching and research related to animal life, plant species, biodiversity, climate, and more.
The Saukville Field Station is adjacent to the 2,200 acre Cedarburg Bog State Natural Area (SNA) – the largest, least-disturbed bog and the most biologically diverse wetland in southern Wisconsin.
In addition to the Field Station, we manage nine outlying properties.
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Take a look at a video that highlights the work of the Saukville Field Station at the Cedarburg Bog.
News
- Space still available to NH Workshop: Bird SongWe still have a few spots left for this informative workshop, taught by William Mueller, Director Emeritus of the Western Great Lakes Bird & …
- UPDATED: Ice Condition Report for the Winter Hike in the Cedarburg Bog, Sunday, February 2, 2025; 1:30 pm"It looks great for our hike on Sunday. I plan to walk our route again on Saturday afternoon as a last safety check before …
- Condition Report for the Winter Hike in the Cedarburg Bog, Sunday, February 2, 2025; 1:30 pm.We will have good, solid, safe ice for our hike through the Bog to Long and Donut Lakes on February 2. Some warm days, …
- Join the Winter Ecology WorkshopThere are still a few spaces left in our Winter Ecology Natural History Workshop, taught by Bill Mueller, retired Director of the Western Great …
- 2025 NS Workshop Registrations are opening!The UWM Saukville Field Station will be holding 10 Natural Sciences Workshops in 2025. Classes are kept below 20 participants so everyone may enjoy a …
- Take a Natural History Workshop at the Saukville Field Station this SummerOur workshops offer college-level instruction on 9 different natural history topics in a beautiful setting. Enrollment is limited to 20 or less participants to …
- NS Workshops are Back in 2024!The Saukville Field Station will be holding 6 Natural Sciences Workshops in 2024 including perennial favorites such as Sedges: Identification and Ecology, Wetland Delineation, …