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Mequon Nature Preserve
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RecreationAgricultureEducationNon-Profit Organizations
Hours:
Building: M-F 10am-2pm, trails open everyday from sunup to sundown
Driving Directions:
Our education center is located just 2 blocks south of Mequon Road and just west of Wauwatosa Road.
About Us
Mequon Nature Preserve (MNP) is SE Wisconsin's largest protected green space. This 510 acre parcel has over 5 miles of trails, a 40 ft observation tower, natural playspace, and is open to leashed dogs. The mission of MNP is to be a guiding example of habitat restoration by returning the land to a mosaic of forests, prairies and wetlands and to establish an educational conservancy that inspires exploration and cultivates stewardship. They work to instill environmental empathy and action into the consciousness of surrounding communities. This is done by providing free field trips to all schools and free events and programing. Different monitoring and research projects are carried out at MNP. These include a rice patty experiment run by a Marquette University professor, as well as bird, odenata, and pond/hydrology monitoring run by MNP staff. MNP is also know for having Wisconsin's first on-staff conservation dog, Tilia.
Video Media
Images
Maple Tapping event
View from tower
Staff carrying out prescribed prairie burn
Tree seedling planting
Shooting Star
Pond monitoring
Monarch on milkweed
Salamander larvae
Emu prairie
Tree and shrub planting
Volunteers planting trees
Natural playspace
Events
Summer Playdate
- Spend a summer day enjoying nature with your family! This free event will have lots of fun activities to enjoy.
- Saturday Jul 27, 2024
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