Welcome to Crex Meadows

Wildlife Area

We NOW HAVE A

GROUP FORUM! 

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CURRENT MEMBERS CLICK HERE

Here's something really cool...click here to see the recent trail-cam video taken on the refuge of some of the wolves traveling in Crex.

The EVENTS PAGE HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH ALL THE SUMMER EVENTS.  check it out here

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 interests you.  We are sure that your virtual tour will lead you to our door for the "real deal" one day. 

Two videos, "AN INTRODUCTION TO CREX MEADOWS" and "THROUGH THE SEASONS", featuring High definition VIDEO of Crex Meadows and Fish Lake Wildlife Area are now available for sale at the BOG SHOE Gift sHOP IN ONE DVD for $11.00.  If you would like to purchase the movies in Blue-Ray (for $20.00), please contact Jim Hoefler at 715-463-2739.   

THE NEW AND IMPROVED ROADSIDE WILDFLOWERS OF Glacial LAKES GRANTSBURG IS NOW FOR SALE AT THE BOG SHOE GIFT SHOP.  WITH 233 SPECIES, it covers most of the flowers you may encounter in your ventures through the wildlife areas.  GET your copy today!

ANNOUNCING THE 2ND ANNUAL CREX MEADOWS NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST.  THIS YEAR THE WINNING PHOTOS WILL BE USED IN THE 2010 SEASONS OF CREX CALENDAR.  CLICK HERE FOR CONTEST RULES AND SUBMISSION GUIDELINES.  Additionally, the 2009 nature photography seminar plans are coming together.  It will be held August 1st.  We will post all the details on the events calendar when available.

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.

DO YOU NEED to buy a PRESENT FOR THAT HARD TO PLEASE PERSON?  OUR GIFT SHOP HAS A VARIETY OF 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 TODAY AND CHECK IT OUT!  members OF friends OF Crex RECEIVE A 10% discount.

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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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