• FOCB Event: Mammals of the Cedarburg Bog and Ozaukee County with Julia Robson

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

    There is still time to join Julia Robson on this indoor/outdoor exploration of anything you ever wanted to know about the fascinating and mysterious mammals which inhabit our area. The second half of the program entails looking for mammal scat …

  • FOCB Event Creating a Backyard Wildlife Habitat

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

    Make your home landscape a wildlife sanctuary! This program will cover everything from building your native planting inventory to removing and controlling invasive species. We will discuss types and uses of various bird feeders, food and water sources, creating covering …

  • FOCB Annual Winter Hike & Chili Potluck

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

    Winter presents a unique opportunity to explore the interior of the Cedarburg Bog.   Jim Reinartz (Field Station Director Emeritus) will lead the annual hike into the heart of the Bog. This is a 4-mile hike, and weather or snow and …

  • FOCB Event – Winter Tree Identification

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

    Learn to recognize the characteristics of trees and shrubs necessary to identify them in the winter with naturalist Danielle Bell.  Participants will spend time carefully observing plants using hand lenses and then learn how to use an identification key for …

  • FOCB Event – How Trees Grow

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

    How do branches grow in length and girth? How is wood made? How is the plumbing system of trees formed and connected? Can trees fix leaks in their plumbing? How do trees move sugars made in the leaves to other …

  • FOCB Event Owl Prowl!

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

    Join the Cedarburg Bog Owl Prowl team of veteran birders, led by John O’Donnell and Mary Holleback, co-sponsored by the Ozaukee-Washington Birding Coalition, and prowl the Bog for owls. We will be looking for Barred, Great-Horned, Northern Saw-whet, and Eastern …

  • 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 – Annual Fall Picnic and Member Meeting

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

    Join the Friends of Cedarburg Bog as they celebrate another successful year of stewardship, events, and preservation in the Cedarburg Bog! 2:30-4:30,Jim Reinartz and other Directors will lead a hike into the Bog 4:30-6:30 Food and Musical guest Jack Tell Annual Meeting …