Driftless Area Wetlands Centre

05/22/2026

First Farmers Market of the season at the Wetlands Centre is tonight!

Hours will be
Fridays from 3pm-6pm

05/01/2026

Our summer day camps are back! Call or email to register.

03/16/2026

Our SPARK! Program scheduled for March 17th is postponed due to frigid temps.

The program has been moved to Thursday, March 26th at 10am.

02/20/2026

Closed Friday, Feb 20 due to snow

02/10/2026

Check out this interview with KCTN Radio about our upcoming Astronomy Night event!

Driftless Area Wetlands Centre director Alicia Mullarkey joins us for a chat about Family Astronomy Night at the Wetlands CenterAlicia Mullarkey Driftless Area Wetlands Centre

12/24/2025

12/05/2025

What a joy it has been hosting SPARK! programs at the Wetlands Centre. We look forward to them each and every month. Thank you, Audrey, for highlighting our program during National Caregiver Month.

For the past year, a monthly cultural program at the Driftless Area Wetlands Centre in Marquette has been forging connections for people with memory loss and their caregivers, bringing people together for an hour of learning, fun and friendship.

SPARK! is held the third Tuesday of each month, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., at the Driftless Area Wetlands Centre, located at 509 U.S. Highway 18, in Marquette. Wetlands Centre Director Alicia Mullarkey leads the programs with Pam Kul-Berg, a dementia care specialist of ADRC of Eagle Country, which serves Crawford and Richland counties. Some months, there are guest presenters.

“It’s a creative, hands-on experience for people, and not just somebody presenting,” shared Mullarkey. “We’re focusing on using all your senses and meeting people where they’re at. What do we smell? What do we see? What do we touch? How does this make you feel?”

Learn more here.
📰: https://times-register.com/articles/2025/12/03/creating-spark-program-continues-engage-people-memory-loss-and-their-caregivers

12/05/2025

Santa will be making his annual visit to the Wetlands Centre on Saturday, December 13th!

11/25/2025

Wetlands Centre will be closed 11/26-12/1.
No Wetland Explorer program on Wed.

We will reopen on Tuesday (12/2).

Outdoor areas remain open.