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Welcome to Crex MeadowsWildlife Area |
SCHEDULING CALENDAR AT VISITOR CENTER
Click here to see the trail-cam video of wolves traveling in Crex.
A man may not care for golf and still be human, but the man who does not like to see, hunt, photograph, or otherwise outwit birds or animals is hardly normal. He is supercivilized, and I for one do not know how to deal with him. ~ Aldo Leopold
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We NOW HAVE A
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INTRODUCING OUR NEW nATURAL RESOURCES EDUCATOR: aLISON cORDIE! cLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HER!
THE 2010 CREX MEADOWS PHOTO CONTEST RULES ARE AVAILABLE - CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE!
THE EVENTS PAGE IS FULLY UPDATED WITH ALL EVENTS COMING UP IN 2010. CHECK IT OUT!
NEW THIS YEAR - GUIDED TOURS OF THE WILDLIFE AREAS. fOR A FEE, YOU CAN RESERVE A TOUR GUIDE. SEVERAL OF OUR VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF WILL BE AVAILABLE TO HELP YOU GET TO KNOW CREX MEADOWS BETTER. yOU CAN DRAW FROM A POOL OF EXPERTS IN BIRDING, WILDFLOWERS, MUSHROOMS, INSECTS, AND MORE! click here FOR DETAILS AND RATES.
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 750 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, and all the other hearty explorers who are interested in the great bounty that nature offers. The visitor center is open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday and from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday until mid-November. You can enjoy the wildlife area any time of day or night. Maps and other information are always available outside the visitor center. Please enjoy a virtual tour of Crex, just click on the links to the left to travel to the area that interests you. We are sure that your tour will lead you to our door for the "real deal" one day.
We have a new fundraising tool: Recycle your used inkjet cartridges, laser toner cartridges and cell phones with us. Just drop them by the visitor center when you are in the area. We will turn them in to recycle4fundraising.com. Each cartridge/phone brings in up to $4. Every little bit helps and adds up. Join the Photography Club at Crex Meadows. The next meeting will take place on Saturday, March 6th from 10:00 a.m. to Noon at the Crex Meadows Wildlife Education and Visitor Center. The purpose of the club is to share images taken at Crex and the surrounding area with fellow photographers, to learn new techniques, and to share good photo locations on Crex. Membership is free and open to all, membership in Friends of Crex encouraged. For more information, Click Here. LOOKING FOR GREAT GIFTs FOR THOSE HARD-TO-BUY-for friends and family? OUR GIFT SHOP HAS FIELD GUIDES and 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. STOP IN AND CHECK IT OUT! members OF friends OF Crex RECEIVE A 10% discount.
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***This website is brought to you by the Friends of Crex, a non-profit organization dedicated to SUPPORTING WILDLIFE AND WILDLIFE EDUCATION at the crex meadows complex*** FRIENDS OF CREX, INC. 102 EAST CREX AVENUE, GRANTSBURG WISCONSIN 54840 (715) 463-2739 www.crexmeadows.org All text and photos are copyrighted by either the Friends of Crex or by the contributing member and may not be reproduced without the permission of the copyright holder. |
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