Wehr Nature Center
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Wehr Nature Center
9701 W College Ave - Franklin, WI 53132
Information:
414-425-8550
Visitor Center: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., seven days a week
NOTE: Restrooms in the Visitor Center are available only during the hours of the building; at other times, portable toilets will be available outside.
Parking Lot: Oct. 31 – Feb. 1, parking lot is opened by 8 a.m. and closed at 5 p.m.
Trails: Open dawn to dusk, daily, year round
200-acres with 6.5 miles of hiking trails through five distinct habitats including a 20-acre lake. Nature center with restrooms, binoculars for rent, Nature Store, professional staff and ornithology classes. Programs and special events for adults, children and families. Warblers, Baltimore Orioles, Indigo Buntings, Eastern Bluebirds, Tree Swallows, Woodcocks and scores more.
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