Schlitz Audubon Nature Center

08/12/2026

Immerse yourself in the forest to rest and relax while deepening your relationship with the natural world. 🌳 During this Forest Therapy experience, you will receive a sequence of spoken invitations designed to open your senses and improve your well-being. We will end each walk with reflection, gratitude, and a custom-blended tea brewed with local plants. This program is led by Environmental Educator Aubrey Fulsaas, a Certified Forest Therapy Guide. Learn more and register at the link below. ⬇️

08/09/2026

As our South Ravine Bridge and Staircase nears the end of its functional life, rebuilding it will help preserve access to one of Schlitz Audubon’s most ecologically rich areas and ensure this living classroom remains available. 🌿 Tap the link below to read the new blog post. ⬇️

08/09/2026

Join us on Tuesday, August 11 for our Connections Between Humans and Birds Seminar!

From companionship to culture to ecological imbalance, the relationship between humans and birds is woven together throughout our history. Societies have incorporated bird species into utilitarian tasks, scientific and artistic inspiration, cultural symbolism, and conservation. Through classroom presentation and a guided hike, discover how humans have shaped the bird world and vice-versa.

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From companionship to culture to ecological imbalance, the relationship between humans and birds is woven together throughout our history. Societies have incorporated bird species into utilitarian tasks, scientific and artistic inspiration, cultural symbolism, and conservation. Through classroom pre...

08/07/2026

Learn about the variety of spectacular raptors that can be found across our region’s neighborhoods, natural areas, and waterways this summer! 🦉 Read the new blog post at the link below.

This article highlights the powerful Wisconsin raptors that can be found across our region’s neighborhoods, natural areas, and waterways

08/05/2026

Hear from our Summer Land Steward about this common invasive species, oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare), that you can control in your own outdoor areas. This helps make space for a more diverse mix of native plants that support birds, butterflies, and other local wildlife! 🦋

08/05/2026

See our awe-inspiring birds of prey at Wisconsin State Fair! Visit the We Energies Energy Park August 6 through 16 to see our raptor ambassadors up close. You'll learn about their amazing adaptations and efforts to conserve these incredible birds. Here's our daily schedule:
10:15 am - Meet and greet style Raptor Encounter
11:30 am and 2:30 pm - Raptor Program
1:15 pm - Wildlife of Wisconsin program featuring our reptile and amphibian ambassadors
We thank We Energies for sponsoring these programs!

Schlitz Audubon’s Raptor Program educates the public about the importance of wildlife and habitat conservation with the help of our birds.

08/05/2026

Explore Joe Pilates' original mat exercises over four weeks with Flying Squirrel Pilates owner Jaime Hayden! She will take you through 50 minutes of flowing exercises on the mat, using your body weight as resistance. Every class will work to balance all muscle groups’ strength and flexibility, with an emphasis on challenging the core muscles with each movement. All skill levels and bodies are welcome!
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Saturdays, August 15 – September 5 Throughout this four-week pilates series, we will explore Joe Pilates’ original mat exercises. Led by Flying Squirrel Pilates owner Jaime Hayden, she will take you through 50 minutes of flowing exercises on the mat, using your body weight as resistance. Every c...

08/04/2026

Many thanks to our friends at Godfrey & Kahn for their help with land stewardship here at the Center! Together we removed and collected seeds from soapwort (also known as bouncing-bet). This will prevent this non-native and sometimes invasive plant from dominating a patch of common milkweed and spreading to new areas, which would negatively impact wildlife habitat. Their efforts are keeping our ecosystems healthy and diverse!

08/04/2026

Needle Felt Painting
Sunday, August 9 | 1:00 - 3:00 pm

Needle felt painting is a simple and fun craft that gives you the freedom to create 2D works of art using wool fibers. In this workshop, you will learn the basics of felting using straightforward techniques, allowing you to craft future felted art from your imagination. We’ll start with a short hike to take a photo for inspiration and then return indoors to craft our wool paintings.
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Needle felt painting is a simple and fun craft that gives you the freedom to create 2D works of art using wool fibers. In this workshop, you will learn the basics of felting using straightforward techniques, allowing you to craft future felted art from your imagination. We’ll start with a...

08/03/2026

Guided Bird Hike: Fruit Foragers
Sunday, August 9 | 8:00 - 9:30 am

Explore a unique birding hotspot and migratory stopover site in search of birds that rely on fruit as an important food source. Build your skillset by learning how to locate and identify these avian fruit foragers from our trails, including Cedar Waxwings, Baltimore Orioles, and Gray Catbirds. We'll focus on ID characteristics such as size, shape, color, pattern, behavior, song, and habitat preference.
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Fruits are an important food source for many Wisconsin birds, especially those that are preparing for their fall migration. The Center’s diverse habitats located along the Lake Michigan shoreline provide a bountiful stop-over site and unique birding hotspot to find many of these fruit foragers. Th...