• Peatland Bryophyte Ecology and Identification

    Peatland Bryophyte Ecology and Identification
    UWM Saukville Field Station 3095 Blue Goose Rd., Saukville, WI, United States

    Date & Time: Friday, May 29, 9:00am–6:00pm Saturday, May 30, 8:00am–3:00pm Instructor: Dr. Keir Wefferling is Curator of the Fewless Herbarium at the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity (CCB), UW Green Bay, and an Assistant Professor of Biology where he’s been …

  • Nature Journaling

    Nature Journaling
    UWM Saukville Field Station 3095 Blue Goose Rd., Saukville, WI, United States

    Date & Time: Friday, June 5, 2026, 9:00am–6:00pm Saturday, June 6, 2026, 8:00am–3:00pm Instructor: Kathy DeVries Kathy is a Milwaukee artist, natural science illustrator and educator who combines her love of nature journaling and fiber arts. She is a Wisconsin …

  • FOCB Spring Migrant Bird Walk

    UWM Saukville Field Station 3095 Blue Goose Rd., Saukville, WI, United States

    Enjoy a walk through the Cedarburg Bog with Alex Mann and search for the signs of spring and spring migrants.  Please bring binoculars and sturdy shoes for walking.

  • Sedges: Identification and Ecology

    Sedges: Identification and Ecology
    UWM Saukville Field Station 3095 Blue Goose Rd., Saukville, WI, United States

    Date & Time: Friday, June 12, 9:00am–6:00pm Saturday, June 13, 8:00am–3:00pm Instructor: Dr. Anton Reznicek, Curator Emeritus of Vascular Plants, University of Michigan Herbarium, has studied Cyperaceae, especially Carex throughout North America and in the tropics, and has a special …

  • FOCB Butterflies in the Bog w/ Kate Redmond!

    UWM Saukville Field Station 3095 Blue Goose Rd., Saukville, WI, United States

    We’ll search for the butterflies (and wildflowers and birds, and more) of early summer along the trail from the parking lot on Hwy 33 to the pier at Watts Lake. Boots are not needed, but bring binoculars if you have …

  • FOCB: Cedarburg Bog Talk

    Oscar Grady Library 151 S. Main Street,, Saukville, WI, United States

    Join former Field Station director and FOCB President Jim Reinartz, PhD, for this in person talk about the Cedarburg Bog and what makes it such a unique and fascinating place.  ***Registration not Required to Attend***

  • FOCB Dragons of the Bog

    UWM Saukville Field Station 3095 Blue Goose Rd., Saukville, WI, United States

    Join Jamie Schiesel for a short indoor program followed by a field trip through the Cedarburg Bog looking for odonates (dragonflies and damselflies). Wisconsin has 160+ species of odonates to see from April all the way to early November. Learn …

  • FOCB Event: Mothing in the Moonlight

    UWM Saukville Field Station 3095 Blue Goose Rd., Saukville, WI, United States

    When night falls, a hidden world emerges. Join Naturalist Brooke Gilley to explore the bog using specialized mothing equipment and a “secret recipe” to attract moths. We’ll also use blacklight flashlights for a caterpillar hunt.  Come discover the wonders of …

  • Painting the Wild with Watercolor

    Painting the Wild with Watercolor
    UWM Saukville Field Station 3095 Blue Goose Rd., Saukville, WI, United States

    Date & Time: Friday, August 7, 2026, 9:00am–6:00pm Saturday, August 8, 2026, 8:00am–3:00pm Instructor: Sarah Kelly Hansen Sarah is a Milwaukee based artist and an avid wanderer of Wisconsin’s woodlands. Hansen holds a BFA from the Milwaukee Institute of Art …

  • FOCB Event: Wisconsin Indian Ethnobotany

    UWM Saukville Field Station 3095 Blue Goose Rd., Saukville, WI, United States

    Join Lee Olsen, who has been teaching Ethnobotany of the Western Great Lakes for over 30 years and is famous for his work and knowledge in that area, on a walk in the Cedarburg Bog and its wooded islands.  Lee …