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= Hawthorn Glen Park = Location: 1130 North 60th Street

Created: 1937

Operated by: Milwaukee County Parks

Description
Hawthorne Glen Park has 23-acre (93,000 m2) and features a nature center museum, live native animals, ¾ mile self-guided nature trail, picnic areas. This park is an Outdoor Education Center for Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) to help students explore nature. The goal of Hawthorn Glen is to guide learners of all ages in developing awareness, knowledge, and commitment to the natural world around them through our educational programs. Hawthorn Glen offers programs in spring, summer, fall and winter for students (K3-12) to explore the woods,restored prairie, and the little museum. Each year, more than 12,000 students from Milwaukee public schools comes to Hawthorn Glen Park to guide student hands on experience by hiking on the trail viewing different plants, trees, and birds and also visit the little museum with native animals.

Species
Hawthorn Glen have a lot of species from wildflowers, trees, and even some birds and animals. For example, in the Little Museum tree frogs, several species of turtles, a crow, and a bull snake.
 * Brain mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta)
 * Devil's urn (Urnula craterium)
 * Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
 * Hen turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
 * Shaggy-bark Hickory (Carya ovata)
 * Eastern Screech owl ( Megascops asio)
 * Broad winged hawk (Buteo platypterus)
 * And more

Contact Information
414-475-5300

Facebook: Hawthorn Glen Outdoor Education Center

Hours: 9:00 am - 7:30 pm (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday)

Programs are listed by seasonal availability.To schedule sessions for outings between 9:00 and 11:30 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.