Current & Upcoming
Virtual Brews and Botany Series Explores the Plants Behind our Favorite Drink – Session 1: The Zip in Your Sip
Jan 22, 2021 7:00PM—8:00PM
RegisterThe registration button will allow you to register for any or all of the sessions. You must register for all three dates to receive the discount. Have you thanked a plant today? Plants not only create the oxygen we breathe, and all the food we eat (that photosynthesis thing is really important!) they give us…
View MoreVirtual Brews and Botany Series Explores the Plants Behind our Favorite Drink – Session 2: Prost to Plants!
Jan 29, 2021 7:00PM—8:00PM
RegisterThe registration button will allow you to register for any or all of the sessions. You must register for all three dates to receive the discount. Have you thanked a plant today? Plants not only create the oxygen we breathe, and all the food we eat (that photosynthesis thing is really important!) they give us…
View MoreOperation Recon Nature – Adult Veterans
Jan 29, 2021 3:00PM—4:00PM
RegisterFree Guided Hikes for Veterans and Active Military Hiking is a safe way to get families and friends together during these stressful days. For one hour, we will follow trails at Wehr Nature Center to relax and restore our minds. These hikes will take us to trails where we will follow a monthly seasonally themed…
View MoreOperation Recon Nature – Veterans & their Families
Jan 31, 2021 3:00PM—4:00PM
RegisterFree Guided Hikes for Veterans and Active Military & their families Hiking is a safe way to get families and friends together during these stressful days. For one hour, we will follow trails at Wehr Nature Center to relax and restore our minds. These hikes will take us to trails where we will follow a…
View MoreVirtual Brews and Botany Series Explores the Plants Behind our Favorite Drink – Session 3: Toast to Your Health
Feb 05, 2021 7:00PM—8:00PM
RegisterThe registration button will allow you to register for any or all of the sessions. You must register for all three dates to receive the discount. Have you thanked a plant today? Plants not only create the oxygen we breathe, and all the food we eat (that photosynthesis thing is really important!) they give us…
View MoreWomen and Girls in Science: Inspiring the Next Generation of Scientists
Feb 11, 2021 3:00PM
RegisterBy registering for the first session of the series (February 11) you will have access to all 9 story sessions. Join us live Thursdays at 3pm and Saturdays at 10am! Sessions will be recorded and shared so you may watch at any time. Thursday sessions at 3 pm on February 11, 18, 25 & March…
View MoreVirtual Slightly Naughty Nature
Feb 13, 2021 7:00PM—8:00PM
RegisterHappy Valentine’s Day! Adults are invited to explore the nature of romance, courtship, and reproduction in the plant and animal world. From the endearing to the bizarre, plants and animals demonstrate LOTS of ways to perpetuate the species. Join us virtually to experience an updated version of the “Birds & the Bee’s”. Please note, this…
View MoreMaple Tapping Hybrid Workshop
Feb 13, 2021 1:00PM—2:00PM
Wehr Nature Center 9701 W College Ave Franklin, WI 53132
RegisterJoin an expert maple syrup maker and learn how to turn your backyard maple tree into liquid gold! The workshop will cover how to identify a suitable tree, the tools and tricks of drilling and tapping, how to safely store and boil-down sap, and the process of “finishing off” and storing syrup. Access to virtual training…
View MoreFeeding Time Fun: Great Snakes
Feb 15, 2021 10:00AM
RegisterJoin us virtually to meet Wehr’s two resident snakes: Stripes the Garter Snake and Frank the Fox Snake. Little ones will see a snake skeleton, a snake x-ray, a snake shed, and then topped off with a meal for both Frank and Stripes. Enjoy a reading of The Greedy Python by Eric Carle and Great…
View MoreAnimal Tracking: Sleuthing Tracks, Signs and Scat
Feb 20, 2021 1:00PM—2:00PM
RegisterLooking for a fun, family activity to get your kids brains and bodies active? Head outdoors to solve the mysteries that critters create right in you own backyard. This hybrid format program will include three kid friendly videos that focus on the clues animals leave behind and the cool adaptations that they reveal, along with…
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