Winter Hiking at Schlitz Audubon Nature Center

Activity:

FORGE Outdoors offers free, inclusive outdoor activities for transgender/non-binary individuals and their friends, family and loved ones in in the Milwaukee area. Join us this week for a beautiful winter hike on the trails at Schlitz Audubon Nature Center! The nature center is only a few miles from downtown Milwaukee and has scenic views of Lake Michigan, an abundance of wildlife, and wheelchair accessible hiking trails. This will be our last FORGE Outdoors event of the winter season, so we hope we’ll see you there! Don’t miss out on this opportunity to enjoy the nature around us and get moving during the winter months.
 

Waiver:

Please make sure to complete a new winter activities waiver before attending! You can fill out the waiver online here: https://forms.gle/nTcfzP6FbWXWVAhM6
 

Time:

12:00-3:00
 

Location:

We will be meeting at Schlitz Audubon Nature Center (1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI 53217). We will gather as a group inside the nature center. Caleb will arrive 15 mins early to meet with anyone who arrives before 12:00. Please plan to meet with us at 12:00 so that we can begin our hike as a group, but feel free to leave earlier than 3:00 if you need to. If you arrive and have a hard time finding the meeting location, please text or call Caleb at 414-249-6746. (Call to check about restrooms)
 

Transportation:

If you are driving, the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center has an attached parking lot. The bus line that runs the nearest to Schlitz Audubon Nature Center is the 63, which stops at Port Washington & 8700. If you have additional transportation questions or needs, please contact Caleb ahead of time at caleb@forge-forward.org.

What to bring:

Yourself, warm & weather-appropriate clothing (with layers: gloves and hats recommended!), a water bottle, and snacks (optional). Please wear shoes or hiking boots that can get muddy and wet. Depending on the weather, we may borrow snowshoes for hiking!
Please bring any personal medication, such as inhalers or epi-pens, even if you do not think you will need them on this outing. Your safety is extremely important!