{"id":12,"date":"2013-10-11T22:29:57","date_gmt":"2013-10-11T16:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/template\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-04-29T09:01:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T14:01:44","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/field-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Saukville Field Station"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-p-banner\"><div class=\"uwm-p-banner--single\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/field-station\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/380\/2023\/05\/field-station-hero-image1.webp\" alt=\"students and instructor in field\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"400\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<header class=\"page-header\"><h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">Saukville Field Station<\/h1><\/header>\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-u-pb-80 uwm-u-pt-0\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading uwm-u-mb-0 default\" id=\"h-unsurpassed-natural-beauty-a-living-science-laboratory\">Unsurpassed natural beauty. A living science laboratory.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead-in\">Research programs, UWM classes, and public programs \u2014 located in Saukville and includes the Cedarburg Bog<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not every university can give its students and the public access to the types of outdoor learning facilities like we can at UWM. We are fortunate to have the Saukville Field Station and other properties to showcase the best that Wisconsin has to offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The main facility is located about 25 miles north of UWM&#8217;s main Milwaukee campus and includes 320 acres of undisturbed, high-quality natural communities for teaching and research related to animal life, plant species, biodiversity, climate, and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Saukville Field Station is adjacent to the 2,200 acre Cedarburg Bog State Natural Area (SNA) &#8211; the largest, least-disturbed bog and the most biologically diverse wetland in southern Wisconsin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the Field Station, <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/field-station\/about\/natural-areas\/\">we manage six outlying properties.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-gridblock uwm-p-gridblock--3\"><div class=\"uwm-p-gridblock--block uwm-p-block--image  uwm-p-gridblock--stretch\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/field-station\/research\/\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><div class=\"uwm-p-block--content-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/field-station\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/380\/2023\/05\/FSBuildings.webp\" alt=\"aerial view of Saukville Field Station\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\"\/><span class=\"uwm-p-block--\">Research<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-gridblock--block uwm-p-block--stat uwm-p-block--gold \"><div class=\"uwm-p-block--content-wrap\"><span><strong>320<\/strong>Undisturbed Acres<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-gridblock--block uwm-p-block--image  \"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/field-station\/bug-of-the-week\/european-woolcarder-bee\/\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><div class=\"uwm-p-block--content-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/field-station\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/380\/2026\/04\/8-European-wool-carder-bee-NZ.webp\" alt=\"European wool carder bee visiting a purple flower to collect pollen and nectar\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"\/><span class=\"uwm-p-block--\">Bug of the Week<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-gray-dark uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UWM Spotlight on Excellence: Wild at UWM\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_HTQFv8dWrU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-get-to-know-us\">Get to know us!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"uwm-c-link--external lead-in\">Take a look at a video that highlights the work of the Saukville Field Station at the Cedarburg Bog.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--4\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading heading-separator-short default\" id=\"h-news\">News<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-c-list--border\"><li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/field-station\/news\/bog-ice-update-for-winter-hike\/\">Bog Ice Update for Winter Hike<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">We will have good, solid, safe ice for our hike to Long and Donut Lakes on February 1 at 1:30pm. There is a light &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/field-station\/news\/space-still-available-to-ns-workshop-wetland-delineation-on-october-03-04\/\">Space still available to NS Workshop: Wetland Delineation on October 03 &amp; 04<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">We still have just a few spots left for this informative workshop, taught by\u00a0Alice Thompson, of Thompson and Associates, Wetland Services. This course is &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/field-station\/news\/space-still-available-to-nh-workshop-bird-song\/\">Space still available to NH Workshop: Bird Song<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">We still have a few spots left for this informative workshop, taught by William Mueller, Director Emeritus of the Western Great Lakes Bird &amp; &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/field-station\/news\/updated-ice-condition-report-for-the-winter-hike-in-the-cedarburg-bog-sunday-february-2-2025-130-pm\/\">UPDATED: Ice Condition Report for the Winter Hike in the Cedarburg Bog, Sunday, February 2, 2025; 1:30 pm<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">&quot;It looks great for our hike on Sunday. I plan to walk our route again on Saturday afternoon as a last safety check before &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/field-station\/news\/condition-report-for-the-winter-hike-in-the-cedarburg-bog-sunday-february-2-2025-130-pm\/\">Condition Report for the Winter Hike in the Cedarburg Bog, Sunday, February 2, 2025; 1:30 pm.<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">We will have good, solid, safe ice for our hike through the Bog to Long and Donut Lakes on February 2. Some warm days, &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"uwm-c-link--arrow size-p-md\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/field-station\/about\/news\/\">More News Stories<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading heading-separator-short default\" id=\"h-events\">Events<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-u-events uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-c-list--border\"><li><div class=\"event-datebox\"><span class=\"event-datebox--month\">May<\/span><span class=\"event-datebox--date\">9<\/span><\/div><div class=\"event-content\"><div class=\"event-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/field-station\/event\/focb-event-spring-migrant-bird-walk\/\">FOCB Event: Spring Migrant Bird Walk<\/a><\/div><div class=\"event-date\">May 9, 2026, 6:30am - 9:30am<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"event-datebox\"><span class=\"event-datebox--month\">May<\/span><span class=\"event-datebox--date\">23<\/span><\/div><div class=\"event-content\"><div class=\"event-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/field-station\/event\/focb-event-turtles-of-wisconsin-2\/\">FOCB Event: Turtles of Wisconsin<\/a><\/div><div class=\"event-date\">May 23, 2026, 4:00pm - 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