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SPARK!
SPARK! Celebrate the Seasons with Wehr Nature Center’s SPARK! SPARK! is a monthly program designed for people experiencing early to mid-stage cognitive changes, brain trauma and memory challenges and their care partners. Sessions focus on a different nature-related topic each month and provide a rich indoor and outdoor experience that celebrates the beauty and wonder…
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Accessibility & Inclusion A Place for all Seasons, A Place for Everyone The Friends of Wehr believe that every person deserves to have access to nature year round. The Friends of Wehr Nature Center is committed to sustaining an accessible nature destination; a place for all seasons, a place for everyone. Programs for Adults SPARK!…
Read MoreWehr Adventure Challenge Adventurers
Welcome Adventurers! Congratulations! You’re on your way to joining the Adventure with Wehr Nature Center. As an Adventurer, your individual or group registration gets you access to Nature GO! Activities, Wehr’s Virtual Walk, and all the fun Challenges. You will find all necessary information and instructions on this page. Register FAQs How do we participate?…
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Welcome Champions! Congratulations! You’re on your way to being a Champion for Wehr. Be a fundraiser for WNC by encouraging your family and friends to give to support a cause you love. You will find all necessary information and instructions on this page. FAQs What is Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Fundraising? Expand Peer-to-peer fundraising, also known as social…
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WhyThe need for nature has never been greater. During these challenging times, we can all enjoy the physical and mental health benefits while maintaining physical distancing. Wehr’s fall calendar is normally packed with programs, events, and fundraisers that are essential for the financial well-being of the Nature Center. Your support now is critical. WhatThree week…
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Wehr Special Events Spring Summer Fall Winter Spring Women and Girls in Science 2024 Sunday, March 3, 1-4 pm Most people imagine a man in a white lab coat who looks like Einstein! Breaking the stereotype of who can be successful in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, math) careers is the goal of this open-house…
Read MoreClimate Change is Changing Wehr
Written by Bev Bryant We tend to think of climate change as being a far-away problem; something that is happening in Australia or to Polar bears, or to our great-grandkids at some point in the distant future. The reality is climate change is happening right now and right here. At Wehr we have noticed the…
Read MoreA Great Time to be a Birder – updated 5/14/21
Written by Jennifer Rutten “There are some who can live without wild things, and some who cannot.” Aldo Leopold “A Sand County Almanac” In his foreword to A Sand County Almanac, Aldo Leopold wrote these familiar words. They ring true to me as a newish birder (3 years now) for I along with others cannot lie…
Read MoreGo Outside and Play: Mud Pies and More
By Bev Bryant, Wehr Interpretative Naturalist Spring! Even the word is full of energy. I have to admit that spring has always been my favorite time of year. Something about the bright color of fresh green, the abundance of wildflowers and the sweet sounds of birds and frogs calling makes Spring THE TIME to fall…
Read MoreSkunk Cabbage: Spring’s Weird, Smelly Wonder
Wisconsinites are always on the lookout for the arrival of spring. We celebrate each January or February thaw, even though we know it is just a tease. Hearing the “Konk-ka-ree” of the first red-winged blackbird in early March raises our spirits too, but nothing defines the arrival of spring quite like the blooming of the…
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