Natural Environments

and Service Learning

Presented by

Pat Fojut, Director Nature in the Parks

/ University of Wisconsin - Extension

What do you like to do at the park?

Parks are important to

people of all ages.

For nature study,

recreation, and solitude

Nature

Education

Recreation

Gardens

Earliest parks were private gardens that had

entrance fees

1891 :

Washington

and Sheridan

Parks added.

Grant Park

and a nursery

to grow new

trees was

created in

1915.

Civil Conservation Corp (CCC) built this

waterfall in 1935 to create Mallard Lake

• Wehr Nature Center was completed in 1974.

• We need to protect the trees and wildlife from invasive plants.

• Wehr and other parks supports birds,

fox, and the Butler’s Garter Snake.

• People pressure,

making too many

volunteer trails.

• Pollution

• Invasive plants

The wild turkey needs

seeds from wildflowers

and trees along with

insects.

Garlic Mustard is an invasive

problem in the forest

Scientists found a beetle that will help

control this plant in the forest.

Lesser Celadine is an invasive

problem in the forest.

The wildflowers we want to protect

include buttercup.

Can you see a difference?

Dames Rocket is an invasive

problem in the forest.

Trilliums, Jack in the pulpit and

twinleaf are flowers to protect.

Taking the garlic mustard and lesser celandine

out of the forest in spring is most effective.

Plant native plants Young plants flagged to be sure to

water them and watch them grow.

Nature exploring and helping keep

Our parks wild is good for all of us.

Thanks for your Help

We Are YOUR Milwaukee County Parks

Buckthorn is an invasive plant that

takes the place of food favorite

shrubs and young trees.

A weed wrench can be helpful to

remove older buckthorn in the fall.