Nature and LEGOs

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  • Entering 2nd - 3rd Grade
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Spend the week exploring nature and constructing amazing LEGO creations! Each day we will begin by investigating a different Audubon habitat or meeting a live animal. Following our hike, we will use what we observed in nature to complete a LEGO building challenge. Members $205 | Non-Members $240

Gotta Catch ‘Em!

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  • Entering 4th - 6th Grade
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Gotta catch ‘em all at Schlitz Audubon! Discover real-world Pokémon and register them in our pokédex. We will identify strengths and weaknesses of the different types each day and by the end of the week, campers will create their very own Pokémon. It is optional that campers can bring along...

Raptor Trainer 201

  • Entering 7th - 12th Grade
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Pre-requisite to this camp: participants must have completed Raptor Trainer 101 camp either this year or previous years.  Registration priority for this popular camp will be given to campers who have not been previously enrolled in Raptor Trainer 201. For campers who have had a taste of working with the...

Beach Treasures PM

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  • Entering 1st Grade
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Spend the week unearthing treasures along our beautiful Lake Michigan beach. You’ll learn about the plentiful rocks, fossils, and beach glass we find in the sandy Schlitz Audubon oasis. Each day the waves bring us something new and sometimes unusual. Bring your explorer skills and join us for a week...

May the Forest Be with You!

  • Entering 4th - 6th Grade
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Join us on a Schlitz Audubon adventure through time and space. During this camp, we’ll discover real-world plants and animals that might live with Yoda in the swamps of Dagobah or on the Forest Moon of Endor. We’ll also search for signs of ancient creatures that once called this region...

Naturalist in Training

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  • Entering 6th - 8th Grade
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be the teacher, not the student? Campers will get a behind the scenes look at how to be an environmental educator at a nature center. They will learn the basics of reptile handling and interpretation, plant and animal identification, canoeing,...

Hop, Slither, Crawl

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  • Entering 2nd - 3rd Grade
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI, United States

This camp is dedicated to the cold-blooded friends at the Center. Learn about how reptiles and amphibians adapt to their habitats and how they hunt and capture their prey. Through hands on activities along with meeting our animal ambassadors, campers will get an up-close experience with our slippery, slithery, and...

NP Alumni: Ponds, Painting, and Poetry PM

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  • 3 Years
  • Nature School Alumni
  • 4 & 5 Years
  • Entering 1st Grade
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI, United States

This camp is the perfect combination of things that our students love: exploring the various macroinvertebrates that live in our ponds, experimenting with a variety of different paints and techniques, (even painting “en plein air”), and writing and listening to seasonal poems about the phenology of what is happening at...

Nature’s Kitchen PM

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  • 4 & 5 Years
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Come spend a wonderful week getting messy while cooking up funny, muddy treats! We’ll make mud pies and stone soups, construct nature salads and “pinecone upside down cake,” and even write our own recipe books. Be prepared for mud-licious fun, without actually eating the mudpies. Each camp includes hiking, playing,...

Reptile Roundup AM

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  • Entering 1st Grade
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Reptiles are an important part of the world. What makes them so special? We’ll spend the week meeting the resident reptile Animal Ambassadors and looking for their wild counterparts to learn about their special adaptations for life in the wild. Members $180 | Non-Members $215

School of Hard Knots

  • Entering 6th - 8th Grade
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Unravel the art of weaving, crocheting, and other fiber arts. We will practice basic and advanced knots, use nature as our medium, and try our hands at spinning some locally sourced wool. By the end of the week, you will have completed a variety of crafts like classic friendship bracelets!...

Talon Trek

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  • Entering 4th - 6th Grade
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Delve deep into the world of raptors – birds of prey! Spend the week learning about these specialized predators through bird meet ups, games, and activities. Campers will get an introduction to training, care, and enrichment of the Center’s resident birds and get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the Schlitz...