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Education
Home to immersive environmental education programs and workshops for youth and adults. We welcome people from all over the region for field trips, scout group experiences, summer camps, homeschool programs, classes, and educational family events. Our outreach programs also bring learning into schools and community spaces!
Conservation
485 acres of diverse prairies, forests, wetlands, ponds, and Milwaukee River banks to discover. We actively work to restore native ecosystems, contribute to the conservation of rare and threatened species, and build on our long history of conservation work with volunteers and expert staff.
Research
More than 50 years of being a regional destination for ecology research and documentation for academics, students, educators, and inquisitives of all backgrounds.
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4458 County Hwy Y Saukville, WI 53080
Enjoy nature in one of the most beautifully restored natural sanctuaries in Southeastern Wisconsin, an easy drive from Ozaukee, Washington, and Milwaukee counties. Hike over 10 miles of trails that journey through forests, prairies, ponds, and Milwaukee River frontage. Discover this Wisconsin hidden gem! As the region’s oldest independent nature center, we can’t wait to share our growing legacy with you.
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Explore our 10 miles of trails that weave through colorful prairies, tranquil forests, and dazzling ponds all along the Milwaukee River.
2,000+
Over 2,000 member households enjoy a host of benefits each year, contributing support for education, conservation, and research at Riveredge.
20,000+
Young lake sturgeon are raised and released through efforts at Riveredge in partnership with the Wisconsin DNR. To date, over 20,000 sturgeon have grown up at Riveredge!
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As the first independent nature center in southeastern Wisconsin, Riveredge has served the community since 1968 and is still growing!
News from the field
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Whitebanded Crab Spider
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Pussy willow Pollinators
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Brush-tipped Emerald
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Monarch Butterflies – Spring, 2026
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Golden Silk Orb Weaver – A Snowbird Special
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Tumbling Flower Beetle
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Bugs in the News XVI
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Eastern Amberwing Redux
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Long-jawed Pedunculate Ground Beetle
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Bee Moth
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Giant Leopard Moth
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Eastern Parson Spider
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Tri-colored Harp Ground Beetle
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Carrot Wasp Rerun
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The Twelve Bugs of Christmas
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Redspotted Antmimic Spider
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Goldenrod Watch redux
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Dewdrop Spider
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Buck Moth Update
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Autumn Adventures
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Spined Micrathena Spider
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Say’s Trig
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Squash Lady Beetle
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Summer Sights – and Sounds
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Spot-winged Glider Dragonfly
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Beetles without Bios
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Elm Cockscomb and Norway Spruce Galls
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Blinded Sphinx Moth
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Monarch Miracle
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Waterlily Borer Moth
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Japanese Beetle Rerun
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Cherish the (Butterfly) Ladies Again
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The Mighty Mosquito rerun
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June Beetle redux
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Ants 101 Rerun
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Deer Tick again
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Gone Fishin’
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Running Crab Spiders
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Galls II – Historic Galls Redux
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
A Tale of Two Mussels – Eight Years Out
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
And Now for Something a Little Different III – Timberdoodle redux
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Monarch Butterfly Status Update
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Gulf Fritillary – a Snowbird Special
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Jade Clubtail Dragonfly
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Bugs in the News XV
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Eastern Lubber Grasshopper – a Snowbird Special rerun
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Two-spotted Long-horned Bee
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Ground Crab Spiders
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The Ants of CESA Rerun
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Peachtree Borer Moth
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Stream Bluets and Rivers
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Wildflower Watch – Cup-Plant Cosmos II
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Texas Ironclad Beetle rerun
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
The Twelve (or so) Bugs of Christmas
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Comet Darner Dragonfly
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
And Now for Something a Little Different XVIII – Red-breasted Mergansers
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Blue Blow Fly
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Organ Pipe Mud Daubers (again)
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Dogwood Scurfy Scale
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Common Buckeye Butterfly rewrite
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Oil Beetle Adventures
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Wooly Bear Caterpillar again
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Bugs in the News XIV
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Little Yellow Butterfly
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Rough Stink Bug
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
The End of Summer
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Zebra Jumping Spider
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Eastern Cicada-killer Wasp
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
The Clover Leaf Weevil and Other Tales
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Black Horse Fly redo
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Summer Sights
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Imperial Moth
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Rosinweed Moth
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Stirrings of Summer
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Slices of Spring
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Closed for June IV – A Potpourri of Invertebrates
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Closed for June III – More Pollinators
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Closed for June II – Pollinators
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Closed for June I – Invasive species
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Wetlands Month IV – Water Scavenger Beetle revised
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Wetlands Month III – Ostracods
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Bug o’the Week – Wetlands Month II – Common Water lily Planthopper revised
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Wetlands Month I – Crawling Water Beetle
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
American Emerald Dragonfly
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Oblique-banded Leafroller Moth
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Green Lacewings
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
The Cicadas are Coming – a Tale in Four Parts
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Bugs without Bios XIX
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
The Monarch Butterfly Problem
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Tobacco Budworm
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Cylapus tenuicornis Plant Bug
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Burrowing Wolf Spider
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
And Now for Something Different – Cattails
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Bug o’the Week – Northern Two-striped Walkingstick – a Snowbird Special
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Bug o’the Week – Bugs in the News XIII
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Caddisfly revisited
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Cereal bug
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Moths – Four Very Short Stories
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Saddleback Caterpillar
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Parnassia Miner Bee – a Bee and its Flower
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Masked Hunter redo
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The 12 (or 13) Bugs of Christmas
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Black Zale Moth
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Sand-loving Bembidion beetle
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Jumping Bristletail Retread
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Two Odd Little Flies
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Lined Orbweaver Spider
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Southern Corn Billbug
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Sculptured Resin Bee
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Wildflower Watch – Swamp Milkweed
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Monochromatic Stink Bug-Hunting Wasp
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Drumming Katydid
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Bugs at the End of Summer
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Golden green sweat bee
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Euderces picipes Beetle
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Beautiful Jumper
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
And Now for Something a Little Different XV – Royal Catchfl
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Long-tailed Meadow Katydid
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Robust Katydid-hunting Wasp
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Midsummer Memories
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Chimney Bee
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Scuds, Encore
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Wetland Homage V – Water Strider
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Wetland Homage IV – Water Scorpions
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Wetland Homage II – Water Treader
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Wetland Homage I – Water Sow Bug
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Variegated Meadowhawk Redux
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Birch Catkin Bug
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
And Now for Something a Little Different – Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Speed-dating the Spiders – Black Widows
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Cruiser Dragonflies
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Coral Hairstreak Butterfly
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Cyrano Darner Dragonfly
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Bugs in the News
Bug o’the Week by Kate Redmond
Horsehair worm Redux
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Cockroach 101
Bug of the Week by Kate Redmond
Big Sand Tiger Beetle
Bug of the Week by Kate Redmond
Red Velvet Mite
Bug of the Week by Kate Redmond
The Twelve Bugs of Christmas 2022
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Tall Flea Beetle
Bug of the Week by Kate Redmond
Autumn Meadowhawk Dragonfly
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