Bugs Rule! Join us as we celebrate the little creatures that run our world at Wehr’s 17th Annual Bug Day! Highlights Include:  Live Insect Zoo featuring beetles, roaches, and critters from around the world (petting permitted) Creepy Crawly Cuisine featuring edible insects Grasshopper hopping contest. Bring your own hopper or check one out from our…

Discover the world of reptiles and amphibians! Meet colorful snakes, wondrous turtles, and strange lizards and salamanders. See dozens of species on display and enjoy a guided hike to look for turtles and listen for frogs. Learn all the ways to live harmoniously with our misunderstood and scaly wild neighbors. Kids will enjoy reptile-themed crafts.…

Wehr Nature Center in Whitnall Park is the next location to host County Executive Crowley’s Healthy County Challenge. This initiative encourages getting outside and using our Parks for both our mental and physical health. This Saturday, Wehr will host a variety of activities between 10-12 pm that showcase the most accessible nature destination in the…

Celebrate the spring thaw and our Wisconsin heritage at Wehr’s annual Maple Sugar Days. The program includes a short walk to the sugarbush, a visit to an old-time sugarin’ camp, a boil down demonstration and stories about the Native American origins of maple sugarin’. Everyone will receive a warm pancake with real Wisconsin maple syrup…

Wehr Nature Center will host MPM’s 6th Annual BioBlitz, a 24-hour celebration of biodiversity where scientists work together to see how many species of plants and animals they can find in one area. Learn more about MPM’s BioBlitz. While the scientists are in the field, join us for fun during the BioBlitz. Wehr Nature Center Staff…

Join us (virtually) to celebrate and appreciate all the Wehr supporters and sponsors that made this fundraiser possible. We will announce our total funds raised and award prizes to the top supporters. We’ll highlight adventure stories and photos shared with us throughout the 3 weeks of fun! Wehr Adventure Challenge runs from Sept 13 –…

The Friends of Wehr is thrilled to kick off our first-ever virtual fundraiser! Tune in as we mark this exciting launch with words from the FOW Board and Staff. You’ll see a preview of activities and challenges that are in store for event participants. We’ll meet some Champion Peer-to-Peer fundraisers and hear what inspired them…

Join us for an exciting day of discovery and science as Wehr hosts the 6th Annual BioBlitz organized by the Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM). A BioBlitz is part contest, part education event, and part scientific endeavor.Starting on Friday, June 26 at 3 pm, a group of scientists organized by MPM will race against time to…

Discover the world of reptiles and amphibians! Meet colorful snakes, wondrous turtles, and strange lizards and salamanders. See dozens of species on display and enjoy a guided hike to look for turtles and listen for frogs. Learn all the ways to live peacefully with our misunderstood and scaly wild neighbors. Kids can enjoy crafts and…

Celebrate the spring thaw and our Wisconsin heritage at Maple Sugar Days. The program includes a short walk to the sugarbush, a visit to an old-time sugarin’ camp, a boil down demonstration and hands-on activities for children. A pancake with real maple syrup will top off your day. The guided hikes begin at 1 pm…