• FOCB Event: Fall Color Walk

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

    Come and wander in the Beech-Maple forest with Jim Reinartz while the maples should be near the peak of their fall color. The tops of some of the maples will be their brilliant scarlet red, while the interior of the …

  • FOCB Event: Fall Picnic & Annual Meeting

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

    Join the Friends as we celebrate another successful year of stewardship, events, and preservation in the Cedarburg Bog featuring a hike into the heart of the Bog with President Jim Reinartz followed by a Potluck Dinner and Annual Meeting.

  • Advanced Wetland Delineation

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

    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 …

  • FOCB Event: Mushroom Hunting in the Beechwoods

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

    Spend the morning learning about fungal diversity with Beth and Tavis. This workshop starts indoors with a short presentation on fungal ecology, identification, edibility, and other useful information. The second half of the class takes you outdoors to test your …

  • Wetland Delineation

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

    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 …

  • FOCB Event: Nature’s Treasure

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

    Join Jim Reinartz and the Friends of the Cedarburg Bog for a walk and talk about the formation, hydrology, ecology, and uniqueness of the more than 2,200 acre Cedarburg Bog and State Natural Area.  You will have a great opportunity …

  • FOCB Event: Ferns of the Bog

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

    Join Freda van den Broek for an immersion into the fascinating world of the ferns and their relatives.  A short presentation will introduce the foundations of fern identification and natural history.  Afterward, Freda will lead a hike to explore the …

  • FOCB Event: Bats of SE Wisconsin

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

    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 …

  • Survey of Wisconsin’s Algae

    Survey of Wisconsin’s Algae
    UWM Saukville Field Station 3095 Blue Goose Rd., Saukville, WI, United States

    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 …

  • 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 …