Welty Environmental Center

Welty Environmental Center Join the fun as we foster an appreciation of nature through environmental education! Groups including schools, scouts, homeschool, 4-H and more are welcome.

The Welty Environmental Center offers environmental education for all ages in the Stateline region, from pre-K through adults. Annual festivals celebrating the natural world, along with school and public programs are offered year-round. The Welty Environmental Center is headquartered in the Big Hill Center near the entrance to Big Hill Park which is rich in natural and cultural history. Regular center hours are 8:30am-4:30pm Monday-Friday. Please call ahead as staff may be offsite with programs.

Get ready for Welty Fall Fun...Happy Bird-day Big Hill! -
08/31/2026

Get ready for Welty Fall Fun...Happy Bird-day Big Hill! -

Thank you to all the families who spent their summer with us! We had such a blast spending our days in Big Hill Park. St...
08/31/2026

Thank you to all the families who spent their summer with us! We had such a blast spending our days in Big Hill Park. Stay posted for No School Day camp dates and registration!

Miss Maddie in the news!🥰🥰🥰
08/28/2026

Miss Maddie in the news!🥰🥰🥰

Maddie Wendrick is happy to be helping kids learn about nature in her job with the Welty Environmental Center.

$1400 left to raise and you fund 3 years of 5th grade field trips! -
08/26/2026

$1400 left to raise and you fund 3 years of 5th grade field trips! -

We are so close...can you help us raise the last $1,400! 3 School Districts for 3 years means 9 fifth grade classes (about 1,440 students) come to Welty by 2029.  These trips were funded by grants that have ended, can you help? We are almost to our $15,000 goal; this pays for a year's worth of ...

Celebrate Big Hill Park's 100th Birthday! There is no registration needed for Welty events. Use the QR codes to register...
08/14/2026

Celebrate Big Hill Park's 100th Birthday! There is no registration needed for Welty events. Use the QR codes to register for the Trail Run and Bike Climb!

We're so close--can you help us raise $3400 for 5th grade field trips? -
08/11/2026

We're so close--can you help us raise $3400 for 5th grade field trips? -

We are almost there, thanks to our fantastic donors we only need $3400 to fund 3 years of 5th grade field trips. This spring Welty hosted 477 Beloit public school students for extended visits; thanks to a City of Beloit ARPA grant, most of these schools didn’t have to pay for their trips.  Howeve...

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1201 Big Hill Court
Beloit, WI
53511

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+16083611377

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