Heckrodt Wetland Reserve
Your Nature Center for All Seasons
Open year round
Free general admission

Trails open 6am - 9pm daily
Sorry, no dogs or bikes allowed

Nature Center hours:
8-4:30 Tuesday - Friday
11-4 Saturday and Sunday
Closed Monday
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March 2010 Programs
Mark Your Calendars
Located at 1305 Plank Road (HIghway 114)
Menasha, WI 54952

(920)720-9349
Heckrodt's Trail Map
What's Up?
April 24                          Dirt Day Rumble!
May 1                             A Frogtastic Celebration
May 9                             Mother's Day Flower Hike
June 5                             Free Fishing Day - registration materials available April 1
More information about HWR's public programs can be found
here!
March 13                Fox Rocks @ Weis Earth Science Museum  10 AM-5 PM  more info.
March 13 & 14        Webelos Traveler + Beltloops clinic  1-3 PM daily.  Preregistration required.
March 16                Turtle Tales Preschool Storytime (Animal Babies)  10-11:30 AM
                          
Snowshoe Trails are open.  
Due to ice conditions,
no
rental is available. Rental
will resume when 6" of new
snow cover the ice.
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After the storm
(12/9/09)
Nature Centers of NE Wisconsin
(brochure = large pdf)
Nature Center Severe Winter Weather Policy

For the safety of our staff and visitors, the Nature Center will be closed when
local school districts cancel classes due to severe winter weather.  
All scheduled programs and facility rentals will be cancelled.
Trails remain open, however snow removal in parking lots and sidewalks
may not occur in a timely manner.
Nature Center
12/10/09
Trail
12/10/09
Current Employment Opportunities

Permanent Part-time Office Manager - deadline 3/5/2010

Education Outreach Intern - deadline 4/15/2010
Eco-Explorers Summer Camp Registration Status
as of
March 3, 2010

Preschool (age 3 - entering K) - Winged Things
June 8 - 10        5 openings remaining
June 15-17       
3 openings remaining

1st - 3rd grade - Home Sweet Habitat
July 13 - 16        4 openings remaining
July 20-23          
1 openings remaining

4th - 6th grade - Nature CSI
August 3-5        7 openings remaining

7th - 8th grade -  Ultimate Survivor
July 27 - 29        8 openings remaining       

          
Link to Summer Camp Information                     
Don't be a Dud
Come Have Fun in the Mud

Dirt Day Rumble
April 24, 2010
1-3 PM

Registration and Prepayment Required

Download and Print Registration
here!