Family Nature Club
What is Family Nature Club?
- Family Nature Club provides scheduled family time during the week, where members can work and play together outside without distractions in natural spaces all over southeast Wisconsin.
- Family Nature Club gatherings take place at least once a month from September to June and are always FREE! Our club leaders take charge of all the organizing of trips and activities and allow families to focus on bonding, instead of planning.
- Not only will you connect as a family, but you’ll meet other families with similar values and interests and experience natural areas and activities throughout your community that you can return to again and again.
Ready to join the club? Check out the Facebook group with the button below to see what’s coming up in a community near you! The club is totally free, and you can join at any time- no long term commitment needed!
Upcoming Meetings:
Family Nature Club meets multiple times each month during the academic year. Check out the Riveredge Events Calendar to RSVP for one, some, or all!
Events
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At the Amorphic Beer Woodshed Event Space in Milwaukee. Join us for a community conversation to talk about watershed health, infrastructure and habitat reintroduction, and the Return the Sturgeon project. |
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at Kern Park in Milwaukee - Family Nature Club is a free offering to our community designed for kids and their families. We facilitate outdoor, environmental-education based experiences for families to enjoy together. |
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Come cook, eat, and connect as a family. Each week, families help prepare part of a shared dinner, enjoy a full meal together, and practice simple skills for stronger family connection. |
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These naturalist guided experiences are designed with 45 minutes of structured play & exploration followed by 45 minutes of free play.
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The café is intended for people with all stages of memory loss and their caregivers. Fun nature related activities are planned for the group each month.
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Our yoga programs are crafted to inspire a deep sense of well-being and harmony with the natural world. Meditate on seasonal themes while yoga instructor, Sam of SOYO Yoga Studio, leads a beginner/intermediate-friendly yoga flow. |
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At the Mequon-Thiensville Frank L Weyenberg Library in Mequon. Join us for a community conversation to talk about watershed health, infrastructure and habitat reintroduction, and the Return the Sturgeon project. |
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Quasars, pulsars, supernovas, black holes, white dwarfs and a host of other species can all be found in the cosmic zoo. Jim Hahn will give us the info on these strange and fascinating objects. After an indoor presentation, we will view the sky outdoors through telescopes or indoors on the screen, depending on the weather. |
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At Sahale Ale Works in Grafton. Join us for a community conversation to talk about watershed health, infrastructure and habitat reintroduction, and the Return the Sturgeon project. |
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Nature Tots is an early childhood program designed for learners ages 2-5 years old, accompanied by an adult guardian. A Riveredge Naturalist will focus on outdoor exploration, literacy, physical development, nature intelligence, and social development.
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Come cook, eat, and connect as a family. Each week, families help prepare part of a shared dinner, enjoy a full meal together, and practice simple skills for stronger family connection.
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Senior Manager of Conservation Science, Stephanie Beilke will discuss her involvement in regional science initiatives focused on protecting and restoring bird habitats across the Great Lakes region |
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Coyotes are a valuable keystone species. Wildlife conservationist, Gabby Dahl, will discuss their ecological benefits, hunting methods and ways to mitigate human-coyote conflict through non-lethal methods.
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At the School of Freshwater Sciences in Milwaukee. Join us for a community conversation to talk about watershed health, infrastructure and habitat reintroduction, and the Return the Sturgeon project.
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at Lac Lawrann Conservancy in West Bend - Family Nature Club is a free offering to our community designed for kids and their families. We facilitate outdoor, environmental-education based experiences for families to enjoy together. |
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Join the Cedarburg Bog Owl Prowl team as we search for owls. We will be looking for Barred, Great-Horned, Northern Saw-whet, and Eastern Screech-Owls for sure and maybe a rare species such as Long-eared Owl. |
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Free Trails Day is an open community day where we waive the Riveredge trail fees entirely. Come hike for free with 10 miles of trails to choose from! 
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We invite undergraduate and graduate students to submit an abstract of your current research project to be presented in oral or poster form at the student research symposium. There will be cash prizes up to $300 awarded for the best oral and poster presentations! |
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at Tendick Nature Park in Saukville - Family Nature Club is a free offering to our community designed for kids and their families. We facilitate outdoor, environmental-education based experiences for families to enjoy together. |
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Come cook, eat, and connect as a family. Each week, families help prepare part of a shared dinner, enjoy a full meal together, and practice simple skills for stronger family connection. |
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These naturalist guided experiences are designed with 45 minutes of structured play & exploration followed by 45 minutes of free play.
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At Gathering Place Brewing in Riverwest. Join us for a community conversation to talk about watershed health, infrastructure and habitat reintroduction, and the Return the Sturgeon project. |
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Channel your inner DIY skills and join us for a day of creativity and handmade fun! Teens are exclusively invited to try new crafts and create one of a kind gifts to be shared over the holiday season. |
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Join us for a day filled with holiday cheer and festive gift making! Children of all ages are invited to craft seasonal creations inspired by nature. Each child can make and take home multiple projects. |
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The visitor center will be closed, but trails will remain open dawn to dusk. |
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Make your own winter wreath for the holidays with Riveredge Nature Center! You will take home a 16” diameter wreath for yourself or as a holiday gift. |
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QPR provides trainees with an effective, evidence-based emergency response to mental health crises, much like CPR for physical emergencies.
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Make your own winter wreath for the holidays with Riveredge Nature Center! You will take home a 16” diameter wreath for yourself or as a holiday gift. |
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These naturalist guided experiences are designed with 45 minutes of structured play & exploration followed by 45 minutes of free play.
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The café is intended for people with all stages of memory loss and their caregivers. Fun nature related activities are planned for the group each month. |
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Each Winter Solstice members are invited to feast on Yule Log stew and venture out to hunt for the Yule Log by candlelight. Join us to share the bounty of a fantastic year and celebrate winter’s return at this members-exclusive event. |
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Each Winter Solstice members are invited to feast on Yule Log stew and venture out to hunt for the Yule Log by candlelight. Join us to share the bounty of a fantastic year and celebrate winter’s return at this members-exclusive event.
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Have lunch with Glitter, the ornate box turtle, and the lake sturgeon in the Riveredge Visitor Center! Bring your own lunch.
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Hike with a Riveredge Naturalist at a casual pace exploring seasonal changes on the landscape. |