Name
|
Location
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County
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Region
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Summary
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Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
Monona |
Dane |
Southern Savanna |
21 acre main site, exhibits on renewable energy, climate science, sustainability, naturalist Aldo Leopold, phenology, weather
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Barkhausen Waterfowl Preserve |
Suamico |
Brown |
Lake Michigan |
Operated by the county, 920 acres of forest, meadows and wetlands, West Shores Interpretive Center[1]
|
Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary |
Green Bay |
Brown |
Lake Michigan |
700 acre urban wildlife refuge
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Beaver Creek Reserve |
Fall Creek |
Eau Claire |
Mississippi/Chippewa Rivers |
Over 400 acres, includes the Wise Nature Center, citizen science center, butterfly house, observatory, youth camp, obstacle course, field research station, and charter science school[2]
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Bethel Horizons Nature Center |
Dodgeville |
Iowa |
Southern Savanna |
Located on over 548 acres bordering Governor Dodge State Park, operated by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America[3]
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Blue Mound State Park |
Blue Mounds |
Dane |
Southern Savanna |
1,153 acres (467 ha)
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Brillion Nature Center |
Brillion |
Calumet |
Central Sands Prairie |
Located on 40 acres within the 4,800 acre Brillion Wildlife Area[4]
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Cable Natural History Museum |
Cable |
Bayfield |
Lake Superior Northwoods |
website, museum operates 2 nearby properties
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Camp Five Museum |
Laona |
Forest |
Lake Superior Northwoods |
4 acres, includes a logging and forestry museum, historic logging equipment and riverboats, a petting zoo and a nature center with animal, plant and geology displays
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Central Wisconsin Environmental Station |
Amherst Junction |
Portage |
Central Sands Prairie |
200-acre teaching and learning center about the environment, operated by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point College of Natural Resources[5]
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Chippewa Moraine State Recreation Area |
New Auburn |
Chippewa |
Mississippi/Chippewa Rivers |
3,063 acres, exhibits about the area's geology, natural and cultural history
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Cook-Albert Fuller Nature Center at The Ridges Sanctuary |
Baileys Harbor |
Door |
Lake Michigan |
1600 acre preserve
|
Crossroads at Big Creek |
Sturgeon Bay |
Door |
Lake Michigan |
125-acre preserve, features indoor and outdoor laboratories, a greenhouse, a specialized botanical and environmental library, an observatory and astronomy center, a historical center developed and maintained by the Door County Historical Society, offers experience-based programs in science, history and the environment for learners of all ages[6]
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Devil's Lake State Park Nature Center |
Baraboo |
Sauk |
Southern Savanna |
9,217 acres, known for its 500-foot-high (150 m) quartzite bluffs along the 360-acre (150 ha) Devil's Lake, exhibits on park's geology and natural history
|
Fallen Timbers Environmental Center |
Black Creek |
Outagamie |
Central Sands Prairie |
456 acres, owned by six area school districts and operated by CESA 6, hands-on learning for students[7]
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Gitche Gumee Nature Center in Pattison State Park |
Superior |
Douglas |
Lake Superior Northwoods |
1,225 acres, exhibits about the park's cultural and natural history
|
Gordon Bubolz Nature Preserve |
Appleton |
Outagamie |
Central Sands Prairie |
775 acres, 8.5 miles of trails, environmental center[8]
|
Havenwoods State Forest |
Milwaukee |
Milwaukee |
Lake Michigan |
237 acres, includes Environmental Awareness Center, urban arboretum, trails, education garden
|
Hawthorn Glen |
Milwaukee |
Milwaukee |
Lake Michigan |
23-acre nature center, features nature museum, live native animals, operated by the City[9]
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Hawthorn Hollow |
Somers |
Kenosha |
Lake Michigan |
40 acre nature sanctuary and arboretum, owned and operated by the Hyslop Foundation[10]
|
Heckrodt Wetland Reserve |
Menasha |
Winnebago |
Central Sands Prairie |
76 acre urban nature reserve[11]
|
High Cliff State Park |
Sherwood |
Calumet |
Central Sands Prairie |
1,187 acres, located on Lake Winnebago, seasonal General Store Museum and nature programs
|
Horicon National Wildlife Refuge |
Mayville |
Dodge |
Southern Savanna |
Over 21,000 acres, features the Horicon Marsh International Education Center
|
House In The Wood |
Delavan |
Walworth |
Southeast Glacial Plains |
Outdoor education and retreat center, features live animals, 23 acres of lakeshore, forest, prairie and marsh habitats[12]
|
Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary |
Sarona |
Washburn |
Lake Superior Northwoods |
400 acres of forests, meadow, bogs and glacial lakes[13]
|
International Crane Foundation |
Baraboo |
Sauk |
Southern Savanna |
Live crane exhibits, an interactive education center, guided and self-guided tours, a research library, visitor center, over four miles of hiking trails set among 100 acres of restored tall grass prairie, oak savanna, and wetlands
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Interstate Park Ice Age Interpretive Center |
Saint Croix Falls |
Polk |
Lake Superior Northwoods |
Wisconsin park is 1,330 acres (538 ha) and the Minnesota park is 298 acres
|
Jordan Park Nature Center |
Stevens Point |
Portage |
Central Sands Prairie |
271 acres, operated by the County[14]
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Kemp Natural Resources Station |
Woodruff |
Oneida |
Lake Superior Northwoods |
235 acres, research and teaching facility operated by the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences of the University of Wisconsin at Madison[15]
|
Kettle Moraine State Forest |
Campbellsport |
Fond du Lac |
Central Sands Prairie |
Henry S. Reuss Ice Age Visitor Center located in the Northern Unit, exhibits to learn about the frozen history of Wisconsin and the effects of the glacier
|
Kickapoo Valley Reserve |
La Farge |
Vernon |
Mississippi/Chippewa Rivers |
8,569 acres, trails, visitor center with exhibit gallery, environmental education classes[16]
|
Lac Lawrann Conservancy |
West Bend |
Washington |
Southern Savanna Region |
137-acre nature preserve, outdoor education programs, plans for learning center[17]
|
Ledge View Nature Center |
Chilton |
Calumet |
Central Sands Prairie |
105 acres, operated by the County
|
MacKenzie Center |
Poynette |
Columbia |
Southern Savanna |
250 acres, includes logging and conservation museums, native Wisconsin wildlife, an observation tower and an arboretum[18]
|
Marsh Haven Nature Center |
Waupun |
Dodge |
Southern Savanna |
46 acres, located at the north end of Horicon Marsh[19]
|
Maywood |
Sheboygan |
Sheboygan |
Lake Michigan |
135 acre city-owned park with an arboretum, ecology center[20]
|
Mead Wildlife Area |
Milladore |
Wood |
Central Sands Prairie |
Education programs at the Stanton W. Mead Education and Visitor Center
|
Mequon Nature Preserve |
Mequon |
Ozaukee |
Lake Michigan |
438 acres with over five miles of trails, an observation tower, and the PieperPower Education Center[21]
|
Mosquito Hill Nature Center |
New London |
Outagamie |
Central Sands Prairie |
Operated by the county on 430 acres[22]
|
Navarino Nature Center |
Shiocton |
Outagamie |
Central Sands Prairie |
Environmental education facility located within the 1,000 acre Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Navarino Wildlife Area[23]
|
Necedah National Wildlife Refuge |
Necedah |
Juneau |
Central Sands Prairie |
43,696-acre refuge, habitat for waterfowl and sandhill cranes, visitor center exhibits, programs
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Neustadter Nature Center at Collins Marsh |
Collins |
Manitowoc |
Lake Michigan |
4,200 acre state wildlife area, facilities include a nature center open by appointment, a screened-in shelter and 110 foot tower[24]
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Norskedalen Nature and Heritage Center |
Coon Valley |
Vernon |
Mississippi/Chippewa Rivers |
400 acres, includes preserved original late 19th century log and stone buildings, artifacts brought with the settlers from Norway, Native American artifacts, a hands-on nature room, an arboretum, and the Skumsrud Heritage Farm
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Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest |
Sayner |
Vilas |
Lake Superior Northwoods |
Crystal Lake Nature Center at Crystal Lake Campground, over 232,000 acres
|
North Lakeland Discovery Center |
Manitowish |
Vilas |
Lake Superior Northwoods |
Includes 12 miles of trails[25]
|
Northwoods Wildlife Center |
Minocqua |
Oneida |
Lake Superior Northwoods |
Wildlife rehabilitation center with resident animals, guided tours and education programs[26]
|
Point Beach State Forest |
Two Rivers |
Manitowoc |
Lake Michigan |
Open weekday afternoons from Memorial Day through Labor Day
|
Pringle Nature Center |
Bristol |
Kenosha |
Lake Michigan |
Located within the 197 acre Bristol Woods County Park[27]
|
Raptor Education Group |
Antigo |
Langlade |
Lake Superior Northwoods |
Tours available in the summer of the raptor rehabilitation area
|
Retzer Nature Center |
Waukesha |
Waukesha |
Southern Savanna |
335 acres, operated by the County[28]
|
Richard Bong State Recreation Area |
Kansasville |
Racine |
Lake Michigan |
Molinaro Visitor Center features displays, live animals and hands-on exhibits about the recreation area
|
River Bend Nature Center |
Racine |
Racine |
Lake Michigan |
743 acres
|
Riveredge Nature Center |
Saukville |
Ozaukee |
Lake Michigan |
485 acres of prairies, forests, ponds and marshes along the Milwaukee River[29]
|
Sanderling Nature Center at Kohler-Andrae State Park |
Sheboygan |
Sheboygan |
Lake Michigan |
988 acres
|
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center |
Milwaukee |
Milwaukee |
Lake Michigan |
185 acres along the shore of Lake Michigan[30]
|
Schmeeckle Reserve |
Stevens Point |
Portage |
Central Sands Prairie |
275 acres, located on the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point
|
Seno Woodland Education Center |
Burlington |
Kenosha |
Lake Michigan |
Operated by the Kenosha/Racine Land Trust, education for schools, educators, landowners about forestry and the national habitats of forest, prairie and wetland[31]
|
Thousand Islands Environmental Center |
Kaukauna |
Outagamie |
Central Sands Prairie |
350 acres[32]
|
Treehaven |
Tomahawk |
Lincoln |
Lake Superior Northwoods |
Residential natural resources education and conference facility owned and operated by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources[33]
|
Trees for Tomorrow |
Eagle River |
Vilas |
Lake Superior Northwoods |
Natural resources specialty school, programs for families, schools, groups, teachers, adults[34]
|
University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum |
Madison |
Dane |
Southern Savanna |
1,260 acres, visitor center exhibits, public and education programs
|
Upham Woods Outdoor Learning Center |
Wisconsin Dells |
Juneau |
Central Sands Prairie |
310 acres, public and residential environmental education center, operated by the University of Wisconsin-Extension, 14 buildings including a nature center and a raptor enclosure housing educational birds of prey[35]
|
Urban Ecology Center |
Milwaukee |
Milwaukee |
Lake Michigan |
Cares for 70 acres of urban land, offers environmental education and citizen science programs
|
Washington Island Art & Nature Center |
Washington Island |
Door |
Lake Michigan |
Art gallery, exhibits on island natural and cultural history[36]
|
Wehr Nature Center |
Franklin |
Milwaukee |
Lake Michigan |
Operated by the county, located within 200 acre Whitnall Park[37]
|
Welty Environmental Center |
Beloit |
Rock |
Southern Savanna |
Located in Beckman Mill County Park[38]
|
White Cedar Nature Center in Peninsula State Park |
Fish Creek |
Door |
Lake Michigan |
3,776 acres
|
Whitefish Dunes State Park Nature Center |
Sturgeon Bay |
Door |
Lake Michigan |
865 acres, exhibits about the ecology, geology and cultural history of the park
|
Wildwood Wildlife Park |
Minocqua |
Oneida |
Lake Superior Northwoods |
Zoo and nature center with over 750 animals[39]
|
Willow River State Park |
Hudson |
St. Croix |
Mississippi/Chippewa Rivers |
2,891 acres, includes Willow River Nature Center
|
Woodland Dunes Nature Center and Preserve |
Two Rivers |
Manitowoc |
Lake Michigan |
Nearly 1,400-acre preserve[40]
|