Welcome to Crex Meadows

Wildlife Area

We NOW HAVE A

GROUP FORUM! 

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CURRENT MEMBERS CLICK HERE

A GREAT BIG THANK YOU!!! TO ALL OF THE WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS WHO CAME OUT IN THE RAIN ON SATURDAY TO CLEAN UP THE WILDLIFE AREA, CLEAN THE VISITOR CENTER DISPLAYS, AND HELP PREPARE LUNCH!   ITS TOO BAD THAT WE HAVE TO DO THIS EACH YEAR (PthfffT TO THE folks who throw their trash along the roadsides and have beer parties in the wildlife area) but it is so nice so see the enthusiasm of our volunteers!  YOU ARE THE REASON WHY THIS ORGANIZATION IS SO SUCCESSFUL!!!

THE SPRING MIGRATION IS WELL UNDERWAY!  EAGLES AND SWANS, CANADA GEESE, ROBINS, SPARROWS, SANDHILL CRANES are here!  nesting species are building their nests and laying their eggs.  THE FIRST WARBLERS HAVE ARRIVED AND THEIR MIGRATION WILL ONLY GET Better AS THE season Progresses.  Frozen lakes further north are delaying the duck migration - many are still here.  Several horned grebes are being seen, as well as one eared grebe reported this weekend.

CLICK HERE TO SEE WHAT IS BEING SEEN IN THE WILDLIFE AREAS THIS WEEK

What's WITH ALL THE CUTTING?  CLICK HERE FOR A GOOD ARTICLE IN THE LOCAL PAPER ABOUT THE TREE HARVEST AT CREX MEADOWS and FISH LAKE WILDLIFE AREAS.

The visitor center is usually open  from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Monday - Friday and FROM 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.  you can enjoy the wildlife area any time of day or night.  Maps and other information are always available outside the visitor center.

Announcing the first annual Crex Meadows Wildlife Area Nature Photography Contest, Exhibition and Seminar.  CLICK HERE for more information. 

A part of  Wisconsin's scenic Indianhead Country, the Crex Meadows Wildlife Area is located in beautiful Burnett County, just north of the Village of Grantsburg. At 30,000 acres Crex is the largest state owned wildlife area in Wisconsin.  This intensively managed property is home to 270 species of birds and 600 species of plants. A wide variety of mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and insects also reside here. Originally part of the Northern Wisconsin Pine Barrens, it is now the state's largest remaining portion of this globally endangered ecosystem.  The rare sedge marsh and brush prairie habitats make the area a utopia for wildlife which, in turn, makes Crex a paradise for bird watchers, naturalists, botanists, hunters, trappers, and all the other hearty explorers who are interested in the great bounty that nature offers. 

   Please join us for a virtual tour of Crex, just click on the links provided to the left to travel to the area that interest you.  We are sure that your virtual tour will lead you to our door for the "real deal" one day.  Until then, thanks for your interest in Crex Meadows.

CHECK OUT OUR EVENTS PAGE FOR INFORMATION ON Spring and summer events

DO YOU NEED to buy a PRESENT  FOR THAT HARD TO PLEASE PERSON?   OUR GIFT SHOP HAS A WIDE VARIETY OF FIELD GUIDES, BOOKS ABOUT HUNTING, BIRDING, WILDFLOWERS, INSECTS AND MORE!  we HAVE LOTS OF GREAT GIFTS FOR KIDS, FROM BINOCULARS, BOOKS AND CLOTHES, TO GAMES, STUFFED ANIMALS, PUPPETS AND TOYS.  there's SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!  sTOP IN TODAY AND CHECK IT OUT!  members OF friends OF Crex RECEIVE A 10% discount.

A BRAND NEW WILDFLOWER GUIDE IS NOW AVAILABLE IN THE GIFT SHOP.  CREATED AND PUBLISHED RIGHT HERE AT CREX, IT FEATURES PHOTOS AND BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF 66 COMMON ROADSIDE WILDFLOWERS FOUND AT CREX AND OTHER GLG PROPERTIES.  STOP IN AND PICK UP YOUR COPY FOR ONLY $2.00!

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FRIENDS OF CREX, INC.   102 EAST CREX AVENUE, GRANTSBURG WISCONSIN 54840   (715) 463-2739         www.crexmeadows.org

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