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      • Falk Park - Oak Creek, WI
      • Franklin Woods - Franklin, WI
      • Frontier Park - Butler, WI
      • Glacier Hills County Park - Hubertus, WI
      • Grant Park - South Milwaukee
      • Greenfield Park - West Allis
      • Grobschmidt Park - Milwaukee, WI
      • Hales Corners Park, Ben Hunt Prairie and Cabin, Seneca Hale Summer Kitchen, Cobb Park - Hales Corners, WI
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      • High Grove Park - New Berlin, WI
      • Hobbs Woods Nature Area - Fond Du Lac, WI
      • Homestead Hollow County Park - Germantown, WI
      • Honey Creek Park - West Allis, WI
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      • Indian Mounds County Park - Lake Koshkonong Effigy Mounds and Trail - Fort Atkinson, WI
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      • Jacobus Park - Wauwatosa, WI
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      • Kinsey Park - Brookfield, WI
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      • Ledge County Park - Horicon, WI
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      • Nashotah Park - Nashotah, WI
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      • Nitschke Mounds County Park - Burnett, WI
      • Petrifying Springs Park - Kenosha, WI
      • Pleasant Valley Parks & Trails - Town of Cedarburg, WI
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      • Richfield Historical Park - Richfield, WI
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      • Rivers Edge Park - Menomonee Falls, WI
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      • Sandy Knoll County Park - Town of Trenton, WI
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      • Schoen Laufen Park - Germantown, WI
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      • Scout Lake Park - Greendale, WI
      • Sheboygan Indian Mound Park - Sheboygan, WI
      • Simmons Woods Park - Pewaukee, WI
      • South Shore Park - Bayview, WI
      • Three Bridges Park - Milwaukee, WI
      • Turtle Creek Parkway / Tiffany Bridge - Clinton, WI
      • Valley View Park - New Berlin, WI
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      • Virmond Park - Mequon, WI
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      • Beulah Bog - East Troy, WI
      • Blue Heron Wildlife Sanctuary - Saukville, WI
      • Calhoun Creek Prairie - New Berlin, WI
      • Cedarburg Bog - Saukville, WI
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      • Conservancy For Healing And Heritage - Franklin, WI
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      • Crooked Creek Nature Preserve - East Troy, WI
      • Deer Creek Sanctuary - New Berlin, WI
      • Delavan Memorial Arboretum - Delavan, WI
      • Donges Bay Gorge - Mequon, WI
      • Emerald Preserve - Oak Creek, WI
      • Engel Conservation Area - Muskego, WI
      • Faville Grove Sanctuary - Lake Mills, WI
      • Fellenz Woods - West Bend, WI
      • Flowing Well - Whitewater, WI
      • Forest Beach Migratory Preserve - Port Washington, WI
      • Forest Exploration Center - Wauwatosa, WI
      • Fox River Sanctuary - Waukesha, WI
      • John S. Garman Nature Preserve - Waterloo, WI
      • Garrison's Glen - Mequon, WI
      • Genesee Oak Opening and Fen - Mukwonago, North Prairie WI
      • Gordon Tabor Memorial Woods - Caledonia, WI
      • Gottfried Prairie and Arboretum - Fond du Lac, WI
      • Grasslyn Nature Preserve - Mequon, WI
      • Greenway Arboretum - Fond du Lac, WI
      • Grootemaat Nature Preserve - Greendale, WI
      • Hartland Marsh Preserve - Village of Hartland, WI
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      • Hawthorn Hollow Nature Sanctuary and Arboretum - Kenosha, WI
      • Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area - Horicon, WI
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      • Kishwauketoe Nature Conservancy - Williams Bay, WI
      • Kurtz Woods State Natural Area - Grafton, WI
      • Lac Lawrann Conservancy - West Bend, WI
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      • Ledge View Nature Center - Chilton, WI
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      • Pickerel Lake Fen Preserve - East Troy, WI
      • Pope Farm Conservancy - Verona, WI
      • Price Park Conservancy - Elkhorn, WI
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      • Riveredge Nature Center - Saukville, WI
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      • Sanctuary Woods - Wauwatosa, WI
      • Sauk Creek Nature Preserve - Port Washington, WI
      • Schlitz Audubon Nature Center - Milwaukee, WI
      • Seno Woodland Center - Burlington, WI
      • Spirit Lake Nature Preserve - Mequon, WI
      • Spruce Lake Bog - Campbellsport, WI
      • Stigler Nature Preserve - New Berlin, WI
      • Trinity Creek Wetland Habitat - Mequon, WI
      • Van der Brohe Arboretum - Two Rivers, WI
      • Vernon Marsh Wildlife Area - Mukwonago, WI
      • Vernon Wildlife Area - Waterford, WI
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      • Wehmhoff Woodland Preserve - Burlington, WI
      • Wehr Nature Center - Franklin, WI
      • Whitnall School Forest - Greenfield, WI
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      • La Budde State Natural Area - Ice Age Trail Segment - Plymouth, WI
      • Lake Kegonsa State Park - Stoughton, WI
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      • Lizard Mound State Park - Farmington, WI
      • Mauthe Lake State Recreation Area - Campbellsport, WI
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      • Natural Bridge State Park - North Freedom, WI
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7/20/2021

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A view of the natural bridge at Natural Bridge State Park.
I don't know about you, but I have a nature hike wish list that is ever-growing.  Making a decision on where to hike sometimes takes me nearly as long as the hike itself. For someone who has been to a lot of local nature parks and preserves, you'd think I would have better focus. But I truly agonize over the decision some days.  So many factors to consider: weather, time allotted, distance allotted, whether or  not I'm going solo or with someone else. If going with someone else, it can depend on that person's schedule, location, interests, and more. 

Even (as my husband can attest) if I've weighed the options and settled on a decision the day before, there's an absolute chance that by morning I will have changed my mind.  So, when I can set a destination, and actually get there, it's an achievement. Fortunately, it's usually worth the while.

In the past couple weeks I've visited several locations that have been on my wish list for some time. Each one was unique, and definitely worth the effort.
PictureA view of the Menomonee River from the bridge at Frontier Park
FRONTIER PARK - Butler

Frontier Park is located in one of those deceptive locations: behind a business industrial park.  When I first turned onto Park Drive, the only bit of green I noticed was a dead end straight ahead.  But once I drove down the road, I saw the park sign, and the park itself, off to the right of the road.  

The park rests along the banks of the Menomonee River. It looks, at first glance, like a quaint picnic spot, accompanied by a couple baseball diamonds. 

​But once you walk past the bridge, and along the river itself, you will discover the entrance to a beautiful wooded trail.  The industrial park disappears from view, and you are surrounded by trees, and the sight and sounds of the river flowing by. The trail is close to a mile as it loops back around to the parking lot. It's an easy walk. And it's worth it.

PictureTrail markers along the way at Seno Woodland Center.
SENO WOODLAND CENTER - Burlington

So. Much. Green.  I've been wanting to visit Seno for quite some time, and it did not disappoint!  The conservancy is over 130 acres of woodland and prairie. There are over 2.8 miles of featured hiking trails.

The trails are beautifully marked with rustic wood signage. Some of the trails are a bit steep, but if I can hike them...This time of year the trees are leaved in green. The prairie wildflowers are in bloom.  Song Sparrows call to each other over blooming coneflower and fields of native bee balm. 

There is an education center on-site, along with a picnic shelter near the barn and parking lot.

This place is going to be brilliant with color in the fall.

PictureThe views at Natural Bridge State Park do not disappoint.
NATURAL BRIDGE STATE PARK - North Freedom

This park has been on my list for several years. Located outside of Baraboo, it took a day trip with a friend to finally get me there.  It was absolutely worth it!

Though we didn't have time to hike much of this 530-acre park, we did make it to its majestic highlight: the Natural Bridge and accompanying Rock shelter.  

The trail there and back to the parking area is about a mile. Lots of steps, but not too strenuous.  And along the trail,  wildflowers in bloom, and wild raspberries ripening on the bush.

For more hiking, there is an additional 2-mile trail across from the parking lot, south of Hwy C.
 



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      • Conservancy For Healing And Heritage - Franklin, WI
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      • Crooked Creek Nature Preserve - East Troy, WI
      • Deer Creek Sanctuary - New Berlin, WI
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      • Donges Bay Gorge - Mequon, WI
      • Emerald Preserve - Oak Creek, WI
      • Engel Conservation Area - Muskego, WI
      • Faville Grove Sanctuary - Lake Mills, WI
      • Fellenz Woods - West Bend, WI
      • Flowing Well - Whitewater, WI
      • Forest Beach Migratory Preserve - Port Washington, WI
      • Forest Exploration Center - Wauwatosa, WI
      • Fox River Sanctuary - Waukesha, WI
      • John S. Garman Nature Preserve - Waterloo, WI
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      • Grasslyn Nature Preserve - Mequon, WI
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      • Pheasant Branch Creek Conservancy - Middleton, WI
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      • Pope Farm Conservancy - Verona, WI
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      • River Bend Nature Center - Racine, WI
      • Riveredge Nature Center - Saukville, WI
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      • Sanctuary Woods - Wauwatosa, WI
      • Sauk Creek Nature Preserve - Port Washington, WI
      • Schlitz Audubon Nature Center - Milwaukee, WI
      • Seno Woodland Center - Burlington, WI
      • Spirit Lake Nature Preserve - Mequon, WI
      • Spruce Lake Bog - Campbellsport, WI
      • Stigler Nature Preserve - New Berlin, WI
      • Trinity Creek Wetland Habitat - Mequon, WI
      • Van der Brohe Arboretum - Two Rivers, WI
      • Vernon Marsh Wildlife Area - Mukwonago, WI
      • Vernon Wildlife Area - Waterford, WI
      • Wadewitz Nature Camp - Village of Rochester, WI
      • Wehmhoff Woodland Preserve - Burlington, WI
      • Wehr Nature Center - Franklin, WI
      • Whitnall School Forest - Greenfield, WI
      • Woodland Dunes Nature Center & Preserve - Two Rivers, WI
      • Zeloski Marsh - Cambridge, WI
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      • Baxter's Hollow State Natural Area - Sauk City, WI
      • Big Foot Beach State Park - Lake Geneva, WI
      • Bong State Recreation Area - Kansasville, WI
      • C. D. Besadny Fish and Wildlife Area - Kewaunee, WI
      • Cadiz Springs State Park - New Glarus, WI
      • Devil's Lake State Park - Baraboo, WI
      • Harrington Beach State Park - Belgium, WI
      • Havenwoods State Forest - Milwaukee, WI
      • High Cliff State Park - Sherwood, WI
      • Kohler-Andrae State Park - Sheboygan, WI
      • La Budde State Natural Area - Ice Age Trail Segment - Plymouth, WI
      • Lake Kegonsa State Park - Stoughton, WI
      • Lakeshore State Park - Milwaukee, WI
      • Lapham Peak State Park - Delafield, WI
      • Lizard Mound State Park - Farmington, WI
      • Mauthe Lake State Recreation Area - Campbellsport, WI
      • Mukwonago River Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest - Mukwonago, WI
      • Natural Bridge State Park - North Freedom, WI
      • Peninsula State Park - Fish Creek, WI
      • Pike Lake State Park - Hartford, WI
      • Point Beach State Forest - Two Rivers, WI
      • Potawatomi State Park - Sturgeon Bay, WI
    • Sculpture Gardens and Conservancies >
      • Bobrowitz Sculpture Garden - Colgate, WI
      • Boerner Botanical Gardens - Hales Corners, WI
      • Nick Engelbert's Grandview - Hollandale, WI
      • Franconia Sculpture Park - Shafer, MN
      • Labyrinth Garden Earth Sculpture - West Bend, WI
      • Margie's Garden - Hales Corners, WI
      • Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservancy - Milwaukee, WI
      • New Life Lavender & Cherry Farm - Baraboo, WI
      • Olbrich Botanical Gardens - Madison, WI
      • M. Schettl Sales - Sculpture and Oddities
      • James Tellen Woodland Sculpture Garden - Town of Wilson, WI
      • Rotary Botanical Gardens - Janesville, WI
      • Stevens Point Sculpture Park - Stevens Point, WI
      • West Of The Lake Gardens - Manitowoc, WI
    • Cemeteries >
      • Calvary Cemetery - Milwaukee, WI
      • Forest Home Cemetery - Milwaukee, WI
      • Highland Memorial Park Cemetery - New Berlin, WI
      • La Belle Cemetery - Oconomowoc, WI
      • Mount Olivet Cemetery - Milwaukee, WI
      • New Berlin Center Cemetery - New Berlin, WI
      • Oak Hill Cemetery - Lake Geneva, WI
      • Riverside Cemetery - Oshkosh, WI
      • St. Adalbert Cemetery - Milwaukee, WI
  • Gardening for Wildlife
    • The Eco-Friendly Lawn
    • Welcome to the Firefly Show
    • Birdbaths in the Habitat
  • Detours, Links & More