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Birthday Parties Schedule Year Round
The perfect adventure for your next birthday! Celebrate with Riveredge and have a fun day in nature with all your friends and family. We have multiple party themes and access to naturalist led programs and party amenities for you to enjoy!
Learn MoreCommunity Rivers Program Supporting Healthy River Communities
We all benefit from having clean and healthy rivers. That’s why we’re coming together as a community to take positive actions towards improving the health and quality of the Milwaukee River for generations to come.
Learn MoreFamily Nature Club Free Programs September through June
Family Nature Club is a FREE outdoor, family-based experience, led and organized by Riveredge staff at different locations in neighboring counties.
Learn MoreField Trips Schedule late Sept through early June
Our age-specific programs reach students from preschool through high school and help promote real-world examples and interest in your classroom curriculum.
Learn More Apply NowHomeschool Ed-Ventures 22-23 Enrollment Closed
Homeschool Ed-ventures is a science education program designed for homeschooled children who enjoy hands-on learning and outdoor adventure.
Learn MoreKayaking and Canoeing Experience Local Waters
Access the natural beauty of Wisconsin waterways through our kayak and canoe outings.
Learn more!Riveredge Farm Our on-site permaculture farm!
Scientist in Residence Engaging Students in Nature
The Scientist in Residence program is a 5-year partnership with our local schools to transform their students’ relationships with the outdoors. Through the Scientist in Residence program, Riveredge places an environmental educator directly into the school district.
Learn MoreScout and Youth Groups Schedule Year Round
Progress towards badge requirements and experience unique outdoor programs. Scout and Youth Programs are provided for groups on-site by environmental educators. A variety of program options span ages 5-13.
Learn MoreSki and Snowboard Club Registration for the 2023 Season is Closed
Hit the slopes as a family!
Learn more!Summer Camp Now Open and Filling Fast!
A summer of exploration, new friends, and adventures…that sounds like a summer at Riveredge! Beloved by generations of ‘Riveredge Kids’ a week of summer camp at Riveredge is like no other.
Learn MoreSummer Day Adventures Programs offered late June through mid-August
Summer Day Adventures provides 90-minute outdoor education programs for visiting daycare, scouting, or student groups during the summer at Riveredge Nature Center.
Learn moreTesting the Waters School Groups Protect Local Waters
This long-running watershed education program empowers teachers to utilize the Milwaukee River basin as a learning lab for students to research and collect hands-on water quality data.
Teachers, click here to explore our resource hub!
Interested in volunteering? Contact Mary Holleback at mholleback@riveredge.us or 262-375-2715 to get started.
Tree Climbing Open Climbs, Clubs, Parties, & Private Groups
Our Tree Climbing programs can accommodate youth and adults, age 7 and above, with little to no tree climbing skills. Ascend ropes and explore the world way above your feet. We make it safe and easy! All the equipment is supplied.
Learn MoreWinter Camp Enrollment closed – will reopen in August 2023
Winter Camp! A three-day mini version of our summer camp, reimagined for wintertime.
Learn more!Upcoming dates
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Photo Club
Photo Club
The Photo Club meetings are friendly and informal, with a brief discussion of upcoming activities, a short program and conclude with the opportunity to share and discuss photos.
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OWBC: Motus WIldlife Tracking System
OWBC: Motus WIldlife Tracking System
Dr. Phillips-Vanderberg will share with us what is happening with Motus in Wisconsin and beyond.
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Memory Cafe
Memory Cafe
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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Maple Syrup Supper
Maple Syrup Supper
We can’t think of a better group to celebrate the start of the maple sugarin’ season with than our awesome members!
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Maple Syrup Supper
Maple Syrup Supper
We can’t think of a better group to celebrate the start of the maple sugarin’ season with than our awesome members!
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Little Explorers Playgroup
Little Explorers Playgroup
These naturalist guided experiences are designed with 45 minutes of structured play & exploration followed by 45 minutes of free play.
Tea & Topics: OutWiGo
Tea & Topics: OutWiGo
Learn about the land history, features, natural history, and opportunities for visiting or getting involved at Harrington Beach and Kohler Andre State Parks.
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Growing Green: Garden Planning Panel
Growing Green: Garden Planning Panel
Gather with a community of seasoned gardeners to casually learn and discuss general gardening tips, tricks, and what-not-to-do's! This facilitated, Q&A style program will leave you confident and excited about springtime planting.
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Scout and Youth Maple Sugarin’ Day
Scout and Youth Maple Sugarin’ Day
Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4H, and youth groups of all kinds are invited to this special weekend! Learn how maple trees are tapped and syrup is made in a naturalist-guided tour of our sugarbush.
Attracting Bluebirds and Other Cavity Nesters to Your Yard
Attracting Bluebirds and Other Cavity Nesters to Your Yard
Learn how to attract a wide variety of cavity-nesting birds to your yard. Nest box styles, placement and maintenance will be discussed as well.
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Scout and Youth Maple Sugarin’ Day
Scout and Youth Maple Sugarin’ Day
Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4H, and youth groups of all kinds are invited to this special weekend! Learn how maple trees are tapped and syrup is made in a naturalist-guided tour of our sugarbush.
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Nature Tots: Maple Magic
Nature Tots: Maple Magic
We will hike to the sugarbush to tap a maple tree, taste some sap and gather around the evaporator to see how boiling sap becomes syrup.
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Maple Sugarin’ Festival
Maple Sugarin’ Festival
Hike through the maple forest, trade nature-items for maple candies, complete a sappy scavenger hunt, listen to live music while you sip sap tea, or maple-sugar rimmed beer for the adults, and taste the Riveredge special, pancakes & pickles!
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Spring Solstice Yoga
Spring Solstice Yoga
This spring equinox we will be grounding, gathering energy, and flowing gently in poses designed to facilitate the awakening of the new season.
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Agroforestry: Pruning Field Workshop
Agroforestry: Pruning Field Workshop
This pruning workshop is entirely outside and designed to elevate tree and shrub care for both professionals, and beginners.
Family Nature Club: Beginner Map & Compass Skills Hike
Family Nature Club: Beginner Map & Compass Skills Hike
Strap on your hiking shoes or boots and explore this amazing space! We will learn and practice basic map and compass skills to explore the trails of Sauk Creek Nature Preserve.
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Exploring Our Watery Worlds
Exploring Our Watery Worlds
Various hands-on engaging stations will be set up throughout Riveredge from Vernal Pond to the Milwaukee River to explore each of our unique water bodies!
Frog and Toad Survey Orientation
Frog and Toad Survey Orientation
Riveredge is seeking citizen-scientists interested in collecting data for one of the longest running amphibian monitoring efforts in North America!
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Little Explorers Playgroup
Little Explorers Playgroup
These naturalist guided experiences are designed with 45 minutes of structured play & exploration followed by 45 minutes of free play.
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Agroforestry: Apple Tree Grafting with Dan Bussey
Agroforestry: Apple Tree Grafting with Dan Bussey
Participants will learn how to graft 3 species of apples, currently growing at our permaculture Farm, onto M-2 semi-dwarf root stock.
Welcome Hikes
Welcome Hikes
Take a tour with a Riveredge membership representative and learn about Riveredge history, your membership, and some great places to go exploring.
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Photo Club
Photo Club
The Photo Club meetings are friendly and informal, with a brief discussion of upcoming activities, a short program and conclude with the opportunity to share and discuss photos.
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Pancake Breakfast
Pancake Breakfast
We invite you to join us as we close out the maple sugarin’ season the best way we know how- with an all you can eat pancake breakfast held outside right in the middle of the Sugarbush.
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Outdoor all-terrain wheelchairs available to reserve during any program or event for free through Access Ability Wisconsin.
Get in touch! click here to reserve.
