Memorial Donation Keeps Frogs Happy
I love Wehr Nature Center. I know. That might sound obvious. After all, I’ve been here for over 26-years, but I really do. Wehr is of course special. It’s an island of green in an increasingly urban metropolitan area. But what I really love are some of the special places within this special place. One…
Read MoreWehr’s Natural Diversity: The Upland Woods
The all-season beauty of the upland forest along our Blue Trail makes it must-see for visitors to Wehr. The 53-acre stand is diverse. Oaks, hickories, and black cherry trees are common in drier areas, while sugar maples dominate in moist north facing locations. Everything in the woodland revolves around these trees. Competition for light creates…
Read MoreWorms Threaten Wehr’s Woodland
Wait, what? Worms are supposed to be good for the environment, right? Unfortunately, it’s not that simple. All worms in Wisconsin are technically invasive. Worms were wiped from the Great Lakes’ landscape by glaciers that receded just 15,000 years ago. European settlers reintroduced worms such as nightcrawlers and red wigglers when they arrived. But while…
Read MoreGhost Pipes
Dried out Ghost Pipes are always something interesting to find in the forest. During seed set and capsule formation, stem dries down to a twig-like stalk with an upturned seed capsule that can persist into the next growing season. What are Ghost Pipes? Ghost Pipes are a plant but they contain no chlorophyll and therefore…
Read MoreVolunteers
We had a volunteer recognition luncheon on November 6th. Thanks to the 397 volunteers who logged in 12,635 hours in the last year to support the Nature center and it’s programs. Jim Wroblewski, Deb McRae and Ted Bosch; all shown in the photo, were the three Friends who logged in the most hours last year…
Read MoreDon’t feed the animals
Thank you to the nice human that thought they were doing something kind for wildlife by leaving a large pile of bread next to the trail in the woods. Unfortunately, it is not a great thing for wildlife to eat. Think about that gluten intolerant friend or family member that can’t eat bread and what…
Read MoreCider Sunday
We thank all the participants, sponsors and, volunteers who made Cider Sunday a success this year. You can check out some of the activities at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrRSNQLPMgE
Read MoreHalloween Haunts Pumpkin Carving
We thank the Hunger Task Force Farm for the pumpkins and thank Kohls, MAID and the Froedtert imaging department for the great effort in pumpkin carving this year. We completed the job in record time.
Read MoreHalloween Haunts 2022
We had great weather and participation at Halloween Haunts this year. We had over 880 visitors and raised over $9400 for Wehr (which is a bunch for us!). Survey feedback included these comments: “Everything was perfect, will return! My kids loved it! The volunteers put in a lot of effort to make this a great…
Read MoreBuckthorn Baggies
There have been some questions about the little black bags along the trails. They are buckthorn baggies. We began using them last year in an effort to reduce our herbicide use. Before the baggies there were two ways to remove a buckthorn, we could pull it out or cut it down and apply a herbicide.…
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