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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Date & Time: Friday, August 21, 2026, 9:00am–6:00pm Saturday, August 22, 2026, 8:00am–3:00pm Instructor: Dr Robert Pillsbury, Emeritus professor of Biology at UW-Oshkosh. Dr. Pillsbury has taught Biology for 23 years, with a focus on aquatic biology, primarily Freshwater Phycology …
Did you know that Wisconsin is home to eight bat species, with half of them hibernating in caves during the winter? Unfortunately, these bats are at risk due to white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease that has led to some of …
Date & Time: Friday, September 18, 2026, 9:00am–6:00pm Saturday, September 19, 2026, 9:00am–4:00pm Instructors: Alice L. Thompson is a wetland ecologist and an independent wetland consultant since 1989. She is certified by the Society of Wetland Scientists as a Senior Professional …
Date & Time: Friday, October 2, 2026, 9:00am–6:00pm Saturday, October 3, 2026, 9:00am–4:00pm Instructors: Alice L. Thompson is a wetland ecologist and an independent wetland consultant since 1989. She is certified by the Society of Wetland Scientists as a Senior Professional …