Annual Midwest Crane Count and Crex Clean-Up Day
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/releases/article/?id=3925
GRANTSBURG, Wis. - People looking for opportunities to volunteer in the field can help out by participating in the annual Midwest Crane Count and Crex Clean-Up Day at the Crex Meadows State Wildlife Area.
Help volunteer to count cranes throughout wildlife areas in Burnett County on Saturday, April 16from 5:30-7:30 a.m. Tally sheets will be collected. Free breakfast will be served afterwards. Pre-registration required, contact: Deb Larsen, dlarsen@hazelden.org or 715-483-9603.
A mandatory Crane Count Training Session for NEW and returning crane counters will be hosted at Crex Meadows State Wildlife Area on Friday, April 15 from 6-7 p.m. Pre-registration required, contact: Deb Larsen, dlarsen@hazelden.org or 715-483-9603.
Volunteer to help pick up trash along the roadsides and trails on Saturday, April 16 from 9 a.m. to noon. Volunteers come from all over the Midwest to help pick up trash along the roadsides and trails of Crex Meadows and Fish Lake wildlife areas, and spiffy up the Crex Meadows Wildlife Education and Visitor Center and the grounds around it. A complimentary hearty lunch will be served at noon as a thank-you for your help. Pre-registration required, contact:information@crexmeadows.org
A silent art auction is currently being displayed in the visitor center with the highest bidders announced on April 16. Proceeds support a new Multi- Purpose Building and advance the Friends of Crex mission to assist wildlife education and management programs. The building design proposes an improved commercial kitchen, offices, extra classroom space for continued programming and meetings complete with public bathrooms. The friends group is proud to help support the DNR financially and through its ongoing efforts with the project. An estimated total of $750,000 is needed to complete a new Multi-Purpose Building.
Crex Meadows State Wildlife Area is a 30,000 acre property of wetlands, brush prairies, and forests scattered across a gently rolling landscape located in western Burnett County.
For more information, contact Kristi Pupak, DNR wildlife conservation educator, at 715-463-2739. Crex Meadows State Wildlife Area is located at 102 East Crex Ave., Grantsburg.
Wildlife conservation education programs are supported by Friends of Crex. For more information, visit www.crexmeadows.org (exit DNR) or follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.
Please report your Crex wildlife observations via email: information@crexmeadows.org.