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…

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…

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…

Grab a net and/or your binoculars. Learn the basics of butterfly ID with butterfly expert, Brooke Gilley, then enjoy a morning hike through the woods and the prairie in search of our fluttery friends. We will be meeting outside in front of the building before we hike the trails.  Wehr Nature Center has a limited…

Did you know that Wisconsin is home to 20 different species of bumble bees?  Join an expert and go on a hike to see which bumble bees might be visiting your backyard and learn about what bumble bee conservation efforts are going on at Wehr Nature Center and Milwaukee County Parks.  We will be meeting…

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…

VIRTUAL Planning Your Garden 3 Part Series Attending all 3 sessions of the 3 part series is recommended but not required.  Each session has its own registration; space is limited Create an oasis for pollinators using native plants in your yard while providing beauty and interest all year round. Learn about host plants, nectaring plants,…

VIRTUAL Planning Your Garden 3 Part Series Attending all 3 sessions of the 3 part series is recommended but not required. Create an oasis for pollinators using native plants in your yard while providing beauty and interest all year round. Learn about host plants, nectaring plants, as well as plants that provide winter forage and…

VIRTUAL Planning Your Garden 3 Part Series Attending all 3 sessions of the 3 part series is recommended but not required.  Each session has its own registration; space is limited Create an oasis for pollinators using native plants in your yard while providing beauty and interest all year round. Learn about host plants, nectaring plants,…

Are you interested in becoming a Bumble Bee Monitor for Milwaukee County? Attend this free workshop to become one today! Natural Areas staff has inventoried potential bumble bee habitat areas within the Park System and is seeking volunteers to adopt these natural areas to gather data on all bumble bee species (including the federally endangered…