Thurs. May 8 at 6:30-8:00 pm Annual Mtg & Author Jim Buccholz
Join us! Our Annual Friends Meeting will feature guest speaker and author, Jim Buccholz. Jim is a 40 year park…
What's Happening
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Don’t Miss the Spring Ephemerals
It’s the brief season of ephemeral flowers at Governor Nelson State Park, and across Wisconsin. The Dutchman’s Breeches are the…
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Hogan House Update: April 2025
We’re excited to share the progress on our first big initiative – preserving and transforming the historic Hogan House for…
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Earth Day April 22, 2025
Governor Evers, volunteers from the Friends of Governor Nelson State Park and nearly 100 staff members from various state agencies…
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Upcoming Events
Here’s a sneak peak of what’s coming soon (more details to follow) …
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Take a Walk on the Wild Side
The Park offers an abundance of plants, animals, sights and smells. Enjoy nature’s beauty!
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Collecting & Sowing Seeds
In March 2024, the prairie was burned. Now the Friends of Governor Nelson State Park have collected and sowed the…
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Prairie Burn
On March 29, 2024 after a lot of preparation of the land, a controlled burn of the prairie was underway.…
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Burning Brush
Friends of Governor Nelson volunteer work day involved cutting, moving and piling brush. Gathering brush is one of the regular…