Wehr Nature Center is a Milwaukee County Parks supported center with 230 acres of native landscape, 7 miles of hiking trails and a visitor center that provides environmental education to people of all ages.
Wehr Nature Center in Whitnall Park fosters an environmental awareness and conservation ethic in visitors of all ages through interactions with its restored habitats and education programming. The Center provides the public and Milwaukee County valuable information and resources on current local and global environmental issues and enables school groups to interact with and learn more about nature and conservation throughout the County Park System through its Nature in the Parks outreach programming.
While the University of Wisconsin Colleges and University of Wisconsin – Extension, Milwaukee County Parks, and Wehr Nature Center do not regularly review content posted to social media sites, the administration shall have the right to remove any content from any official site for any reason, including but not limited to content deemed threatening, obscene, a violation of intellectual property rights or privacy laws, or otherwise injurious or illegal. Public opinions/comments posted on this site do not necessarily reflect those of UW-Extension/UW Colleges, Milwaukee County Parks or Wehr Nature Center.
NATURE PRESERVE RULES
So all may enjoy the nature preserve along with not disturbing the wildlife:
-Please stay on trails
-Use caution near steep slopes and water
-Please don't pick, remove or add plants/wildlife
-No dogs and other pets
-No running
-No bikes
-No fishing
We are happy to provide other locations where these activities are allowed and appropriate.
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DIGITAL PHOTO POLICY
You will retain all rights to any photograph you submit -- including ownership if applicable.
If you submit a photograph tagging the Wehr Nature Center, using the location of the Wehr Nature Center, or submitting to one of our photo contests, you grant the Wehr Nature Center a royalty-free, non-exclusive right to:
-Display the photograph on our the Friends of Wehr Website, or any of our social media accounts.
-Use the photograph on the Internet and in Social Media in support of our mission.
-Use the photograph in the Wehr Nature Center’s internal and external communications materials including but not limited to websites and web publications, fact sheets, fundraising publications, advertising, multimedia, presentation and membership services, and annual report.
The Wehr Nature Center will endeavor to credit all photographs with the caption "Person's Name" when the full name is available.
Thank you,
Wehr Nature Center
The mission of Wehr Nature Center is to inspire current and future generations to explore and value the natural world.
environmental education programs, hiking trails, special events, volunteer opportunities
"Trails may be used from sunrise to sunset. Restrooms in the Visitor Center are available only during the hours of the building; at other times, portable toilets will be available. The Gate & Parking Lot are open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Oct. 31, 2021 to Feb. 1, 2022"Reviews, get directions and information Wehr Nature Center.
