Ozaukee County Planning and Parks Department

Ozaukee County Planning and Parks Department This is the official page of the Ozaukee County Planning and Parks Department. It also oversees the planning
and land use programs for all of Ozaukee County.

The Department manages all the Ozaukee County Parks as well as the Interurban Trail, the Ozaukee Ice Center, the Fish Passage Program, and
Mee-Kwon and Hawthorn Hills Golf Courses.

Sign-up is now open for this year's Snapshot Day event on Saturday August 8th!! The Ozaukee County event will be held at...
06/01/2026

Sign-up is now open for this year's Snapshot Day event on Saturday August 8th!! The Ozaukee County event will be held at Covered Bridge County Park in Cedarburg. Come join us! 🌊

World Migratory Bird Day is this Saturday!
05/28/2026

World Migratory Bird Day is this Saturday!

05/22/2026

Andrew Struck, director of Planning & Parks in Ozaukee County, wins the Harold 'Bud' Jordahl Lifetime Achievement Award for land conservation efforts.

05/21/2026

Gathering Waters is excited to announce the winners of the 2026 Land Conservation Leadership Awards!

Our congratulations and thanks go out to:

- Abbie Church (Mississippi Valley Conservancy) – Land Trust Professional of the Year

- Mark Lesko (Seno K/RLT Conservancy) – Land Trust Volunteer of the Year

- Andrew Struck (Ozaukee County Planning and Parks Department) – Harold “Bud” Jordahl Lifetime Achievement Award

- Ron and Darla Giordano (The Prairie Enthusiasts /Groundswell Conservancy) – Land Legacy Award

- Cody Kamrowski (Wisconsin Wildlife Federation) – Advocacy Champion

We extend our thanks and gratitude to this year's award winners for their efforts to further land conservation resulting in lasting changes around the state. We’re excited to celebrate their accomplishments!

Read about each of the award winners here: https://gatheringwaters.org/announcing-the-2026-land-conservation-leadership-award-winners/

05/05/2026

Neighbors are excited for that the new Ozaukee nature preserve will feature a "floating" staircase for beach access.

04/30/2026

On this week's cover: Volunteers including Peter Vander Velden, a leader of the Ozaukee County Watershed Coalition, continued work last week to reforest former agricultural land by planting trees at Ozaukee County’s Clay Bluffs Cedar Gorge Nature Preserve along the Lake Michigan bluff on Port Washington’s far south side. The county recently approved the construction of a “floating” staircase leading to the beach and a visitor center at the preserve. Photo by Sam Arendt

04/29/2026

Clay Bluffs Cedar Gorge Nature Preserve in Port Washington will gain access to Lake Michigan via a floating staircase for ecologically sensitive public access.

Happy Earth Day! 🌳 Multiple volunteer groups have been helping plant tree seedlings at Clay Bluffs Cedar Gorge Nature Pr...
04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day! 🌳 Multiple volunteer groups have been helping plant tree seedlings at Clay Bluffs Cedar Gorge Nature Preserve County Park this week. Thank you to our volunteers!

Address

121 W Main Street, PO Box 994
Port Washington, WI
53074

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm

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+12622848257

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