Woodland Dunes Nature Center and Preserve

Woodland Dunes Nature Center and Preserve Woodland Dunes is a 1,500 acre nature preserve based on globally significant habitat, including an environmental education center located in Two Rivers, WI.

Woodland Dunes offers beautiful nature trails, educational exhibits, and family programs while protecting our globally significant habitat through effective land management practices. We offer hiking trails, educational exhibits, and hands-on learning for both children and adults. Our beautiful trails are open from sunrise to sunset each day. Come and share the wild, free and unique wonders of our Dunes.

Phenology Update: Fall leaf color change has begun across the preserve. Not peak fall colors, but soon!🍂 Image taken fro...
10/07/2026

Phenology Update: Fall leaf color change has begun across the preserve. Not peak fall colors, but soon!

🍂 Image taken from Black Cherry Trail - Kennedy Zittel, Naturalist

Our October Staff’s Favorite Series Is… Staff’s Favorite Owl Species 🦉Jess (Education Coordinator): Eastern Screech Owl“...
10/07/2026

Our October Staff’s Favorite Series Is… Staff’s Favorite Owl Species 🦉

Jess (Education Coordinator): Eastern Screech Owl

“I love their unique call and that they can come in two color morphs”

🦉Eastern Screech Owls make a variety of different noises, including a tremolo (an even-pitched trill) and a sharp descending whinny.
🦉Eastern Screech Owls come in two colors: grey and red (rufous). Grey morphs are more common in Northern climates whereas red are more common in warmer southern regions, however, both are seen in Wisconsin (and both have been seen here at Woodland Dunes). The color morphs can pair together, and there can be both grey and red morph owlets within the same nest.

Images from Wikipedia

🎃 Thank you to everyone that attended Saturday's Enchanted Forest Event 🎃Families walked the trail to learn more about a...
10/06/2026

🎃 Thank you to everyone that attended Saturday's Enchanted Forest Event 🎃

Families walked the trail to learn more about a few of our forest's misunderstood creatures... This year featured the Opossum, Snake, Ant, Bat, and Spider!

Families also got to learn about the night sky with our wizard astronomer, view pumpkins carved by the Two Rivers High School's Octagon Club in the butterfly garden, and did a craft with the help of the Two Rivers High School's Art Club

✨ Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers that help make this event magical ✨

A big thank you to the Two River's High School Octagon Club for helping us carve the pumpkins that were featured in our ...
10/05/2026

A big thank you to the Two River's High School Octagon Club for helping us carve the pumpkins that were featured in our Enchanted Forest Event! 🎃

Don't forget to sign up our upcoming guided hike: Fantastic Bats! 🦇Celebrate Bat Appreciation Month by learning more abo...
10/05/2026

Don't forget to sign up our upcoming guided hike: Fantastic Bats! 🦇

Celebrate Bat Appreciation Month by learning more about bats. Test your bat knowledge through a trivia game as we walk one of the trails. Trail TBD. A staff member will contact a day or two prior with meeting location and trail conditions.

Friday, Oct. 16 at 10 AM

Registration required by Monday, October 12th. Please call 920-793-4007 or email Jess at [email protected]. Space is limited.

Members: Free
Non-Members: Sliding scale $3-$10 / person

10/04/2026

Join Sheldon & Sergio for another Turtle Tour 🐢

Today's Episode: The Dunes Segment of the Ice Age Trail 🦣

Click the link below to learn more about the Ice Age Trail Alliance Mammoth Challenge:

https://www.iceagetrail.org/mammoth-hike-challenge/

Check out our upcoming Guided Hike: Exploration of local bryophytes with Dr. DB Poli at Woodland DunesSATURDAY, OCTOBER ...
10/03/2026

Check out our upcoming Guided Hike:
Exploration of local bryophytes with Dr. DB Poli at Woodland Dunes

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 at 10:00 AM 🔍

Join Dr. Poli, Professor of Biology and Cannabis Studies at Roanoke College, and Woodland Dunes' staff for a guided exploration of the fascinating world of bryophytes, the group of plants that includes mosses, liverworts, and hornworts. During this hike, participants will learn how bryophytes differ from vascular plants, identify common moss and liverwort species, and explore the important ecological roles they play in nutrient cycling, water retention, soil formation, and wildlife habitat. We will examine bryophytes growing on logs, rocks, tree bark, and forest soils, using hand lenses to observe their intricate structures and adaptations.

Members: Free
Non-Members: Sliding scale $3-$10 / person

Registration required by Wednesday, October 14th. Please call 920-793-4007 or email Jess at [email protected].

We are thinking about designing some Woodland Dunes water bottles and would like to know: Would you rather have a water ...
10/02/2026

We are thinking about designing some Woodland Dunes water bottles and would like to know: Would you rather have a water bottle with a built in straw or no straw? 🥤

Any color recommendations you'd like to see with our logo? 👀

Fall is here, but the Butterfly Garden is still full of color! 🌼Garden Tip: if you plant flowers that bloom at different...
10/02/2026

Fall is here, but the Butterfly Garden is still full of color! 🌼

Garden Tip: if you plant flowers that bloom at different times of the season it offers pollinators a continuous food source 🐝

Address

3000 Hawthorne Avenue (Hwy 310), PO Box 486
Two Rivers, WI
54241

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm

Telephone

+19207934007

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