William Mueller (Emeritus Director of the Western Great Lakes Bird & Bat Observatory) is hosting a Winter Ecology workshop that will review the winter ecology of several representative vertebrates at the UWM Saukville Field Station. Lodging is available in the …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
There is still time to register and join Freda van den Broek on a walk along the university trail to discover the ferns of the Cedarburg Bog, their life cycle, and some of the adaptations that make this ancient and …
Wet areas such as bogs and lakes provide the most diverse habitats for useful plants and animals. Lee will show the plants off the Cedarburg Bog boardwalk and its wooded islands, and tell us Indian names, stories, and uses. Expect …