Discover and explore the Wonderful Waters of Oz! Treasures of Oz turns the spotlight on Ozaukee's river and wetlands on June 16.

Tour eight unique natural sites -- including the Cedarburg Bog -- with docents, tours, opportunities for photography, birding, hiking, and geocaching. Enjoy food, music and much more at Forest Beach Migratory Preserve, 4970 Country Club Road, Belgium. Collect passport stamps to trade for raffle tickets.

The 1,656-acre Cedarburg Bog State Natural Area is a conifer swamp, the largest example of the least abundant type of wetland in southeast Wisconsin. It contains large expanses of cedar-tamarack swamp forest, in addition to marshes, shrub carr, swamp hardwoods, and both deep and shallow bog lakes, plus the unusual feature of a string bog, which may be the southernmost string bog in North America.

Hike the half mile, ADA compliant trail to beautiful Watts Lake, complete with interpretive signs. Members of the Friends of Cedarburg Bog's board of directors will offer special guided walks at 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., noon and 1:30 p.m. The first walk will pay special attention to the bog's birds, while the others will cover a wider range of flora, fauna and natural history.

Ozaukee County is home to almost 40 miles of the Milwaukee River and has close to 30% of its acreage in wetlands, providing rich wildlife habitat, water filtration, water recharge and flood control. So at other Treasures sites you can explore our river banks and miles of winding trails. Learn about this watershed and see the world famous fish habitat restoration complete with engineered fishways. Discover the natural beauty that comes when a river is restored to natural rapids with dam removal. Travel upriver to see fish spawning areas.

Details for this free, family-friendly event can be found at www.treasuresofoz.org. For more information,contact Marjie Tomter This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.