North Lakeland Discovery Center

Designated as a State Natural Area in 2007, the Tomahawk Lake Hemlocks is an almost purely hemlock forest with small stands of open bog and black spruce swamp, small bog pond, and approximately one mile of undeveloped lake shoreline.  Join WDNR Conservation Biologist Carly Lapin and NLDC Naturalist Licia for this fun morning hike! Please…

Join members from Northwoods Explorers for this fun and informative night program!  We'll use lasers that point for miles to show the constellations and where we might see a few fascinating objects using binoculars and telescopes to observe Saturn, the crescent moon, the Ring Nebula M57 in Lyra, the Globular Cluster M13 in Hercules, Alberio…

Join local naturalists and authors John Bates and Mary Burns for this wonderful hiking experience.  Bayfield County has 28 designated state natural areas, and the Cable/Drummond area is particularly rich in remarkable sites. We will hike in the morning at Rock Lake SNA and in the afternoon at Fairyland SNA.  These sites support some mature…

Ojibwe Tribes' approach to the natural world is guided by the original treaties between beings (species and spirits) and the Ojibwe people who reside in lands now known as the United States and Canada. Region-wide declines in ogaa (walleye) have been attributed to many stressors such as overharvest by state-licensed anglers, invasive species, and climate…

Join a Discovery Center Naturalist as we go out and explore the trails at the beautiful Van Vliet Hemlock SNA.  Fall is the perfect time to enjoy the beautiful colors this wonderful forest has to offer.  This hike will be approximately 2 miles in length and is considerate moderately strenuous due to the hilly terrain. …