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Discovery Center
  • About
    • Column 1
      • Overview
      • Meet Our Staff
      • Board of Directors
    • Column 2
      • Phenology
      • Master Naturalist Program
    • Column 3
      • Volunteer
      • Employment
    • Column 4
      • History
      • Favorite Links
  • Clubs
    • Bird Club
      • Officers & Policies
      • BIRD SONGS Newsletter
      • Birding Festival
      • Bird Club Outings
    • Garden Club
      • Overview
    • Van Vliet Hemlocks
      • Overview
      • Visit Us
      • FRIENDS of VVH
      • News
      • Board of Directors
  • Programs
    • Column 1
      • Discover At Home
      • Discover On Demand
    • Column 2
      • Program List
      • Program Calendar
      • Program & Event Policies
    • Column 3
      • Residential Program
      • Programs for Groups
      • Programs for Schools
      • Citizen Science
    • Column 4
      • Aquatic Invasive Species
      • Terrestrial Invasive Species
  • Special Events
  • Facility Rental
    • Information & Rates
    • Weddings
    • Director’s House
  • Trails & Activities
    • Column 1
      • Our Trails
      • Self-Guided Activities
    • Column 2
      • Nature Nook
      • Recreation
    • Column 3
      • Van Vliet Hemlock Trails
  • Membership & Support
    • Membership
      • Membership
      • Member Login
    • Give
      • Capital Campaign
      • Contribute
      • Memorials & Honor Gifts
      • Partnership
      • In-kind Donations
      • Support through AmazonSmile
    • Planned Giving
      • Endowments
      • Planned Giving
      • Gift Acceptance Policy
    • Financials & Donors
      • Annual Donor Reports
      • Financial & Audit Reports
      • Non-profit Tax Filings (IRS 990)

Focus on the Forest Floor

Sometimes it is good to look down at the beauty underfoot. Mushrooms, mosses, and ground cover plants are easy to miss. On a lucky day, a blue spotted salamander or a wood frog may be a memory of your hike. A nuthatch finds a caterpillar to feed on.

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Van Vliet Trails

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Our Mission

To enrich lives and inspire an ethic of care for Wisconsin's Northwoods, through the facilitation of connections among nature, people and community.

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Help us further our mission of connecting people and the community to the natural world!

Hours:  Mon-Fri 9 AM-4PM

Contact Us

PO BOX 237
14006 Discovery Lane
Manitowish Waters, WI 54545

Tel: 715-543-2085

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