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Havenwoods State Forest

Havenwoods State Forest

Description

Havenwoods State Forest is Wisconsin’s only urban state forest, featuring 237 acres of grasslands, woods and wetlands in the city of Milwaukee. Hike, run, bike and watch wildlife on over six miles of trails. Explore one of the four ponds, stroll over the 120-foot bridge or find a bench to sit and relax outdoors.

Location

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  43.129796, -87.967411

County: Milwaukee

  • Event

    Nature Time – Autumn Leaves Are Falling Down

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    Days are getting shorter. Leaves are changing color and falling down. It must be autumn.

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    Adult Hike – Autumn Bird Search

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    Autumn is here! Let’s grab some binoculars and guidebooks search for birds.

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    Family Hike – Fall Features

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    Leaves are changing. Animals are gathering food and building shelters. Let’s go explore!

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    Nature Time – Listen To Nature

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    The sounds of nature are all around us. We’ll go to the forest and take a listen.

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    Volunteer Stewardship Day

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    Join DNR staff in invasive vegetation management – Buckthorn Removal!

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    Doors Open Milwaukee – Havenwoods State Forest

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    Visitors will have a chance to join a naturalist on a 45-minute nature hike with a naturalist with hikes at 10 a.m., 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.

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    Volunteer Cleanup

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    Make a difference in our community by joining DNR staff and the Friends of Havenwoods in a monthly litter cleanup effort at Havenwoods State Forest!

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    Eight-Legged Hunters

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    Spiders work hard to keep homes and nature centers bug-free. Let’s learn about them up close.

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    Family Hike - Prairie Promenade

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    Join us for a prairie walk where we’ll look for the amazing plants and animals who live there.

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    Nature Time – Garden Harvest

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    Join us for a walk around Havenwoods where we find plants that people and animals like to eat!

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