Current & Upcoming

Gardening for the Birds and the Bees

Mar 02, 2024 1:00PM—4:00PM

Are you concerned about birds, bees, and butterflies? Would you like to see more of them up close in your yard? Join us to learn how to use native plants to attract and support your favorite birds and insects to create a personal backyard habitat. Reservations guarantee a space. Walk-ins are welcome as space allows.

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Friends of Wehr Native Plant Sale

Jun 04, 2022 9:00AM—Jun 05, 2022 3:30PM

Gardening with native plants is a gift to nature and yourself. Choose from a wide variety of native flowers, grasses, and sedges suitable for southeastern Wisconsin at our annual Native Plant Fundraiser and support Wehr Nature Center. Check out the Plant Sale page for more info.

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Superstar Native Plants

Apr 19, 2022 7:00PM—8:00PM

Virtual Session

Session 2 of Planning and Designing Your Own Pollinator Oasis Gardening with native plants is a fun and beautiful way to improve the health of pollinators and birds AND yourself. With a few basic tools and information, you can create a beautiful garden or yard that cares for the earth, too. This 3- session program…

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Why We All Need Native Plants

Apr 12, 2022 7:00PM—8:00PM

Virtual Session

Session 1 of the Planning and Designing Your Own Pollinator Oasis Gardening with native plants is a fun and beautiful way to improve the health of pollinators and birds AND yourself. With a few basic tools and information, you can create a beautiful garden or yard that cares for the earth, too. This 3- session…

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Designing Your Own Native Garden

Apr 24, 2022 1:00PM—3:30PM

Wehr Nature Center 9701 W College Ave Franklin, WI 53132

Session 3 of Planning and Designing Your Own Pollinator Oasis Gardening with native plants is a fun and beautiful way to improve the health of pollinators and birds AND yourself. With a few basic tools and information, you can create a beautiful garden or yard that cares for the earth, too. This 3- session program…

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Manage Your Yard Naturally: Early Spring Preparation

Mar 31, 2021 7:30PM—8:30PM

Virtual presentation and Q&A Learn how to manage your garden and yard for pollinators and beneficial insects during the off season. Discover why it makes sense to leave things a bit “messy” as you work to prepare your yard for spring. Understand when and how you should be pruning, trimming and removing debris to protect…

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Past | Archive

Wehr Birders

Mar 24, 2024 8:00AM—10:00AM

Maple Sugar Days

Mar 23, 2024 12:00PM—Mar 24, 2024 4:00PM

Wehr Birders

Mar 17, 2024 8:00AM—10:00AM

Guided Forest Bathing Walk

Mar 17, 2024 1:00PM—3:00PM

Nature Wizard for Families- Fossil Fun

Mar 17, 2024 1:00PM—2:30PM

eBird and Beyond! Advanced eBird Class

Mar 16, 2024 12:00PM—2:00PM

Wehr Nature Center