Central Wisconsin
Central Wisconsin |
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Prairie Chicken Festival |
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"A Celebration of Grasslands for Birders & Bookies" |
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April 18-20, 2008 |
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Earth Day Weekend |
Friday |
Saturday |
Sunday |
For more information call 715-343-6215.
| Buena Vista Wildlife Area | Bancroft, WI | |
| Prairie Chicken Viewing Experience Reservations Required, 715-343-6215 |
4:30 AM to 7:30 AM | |
| Dutch Oven Breakfast | 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM | |
| Rapids Mall | Wisconsin Rapids, WI | |
| Nature Art Crawl | 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM | |
| Red Land Dance | 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM | |
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| Buena Vista Wildlife Area | Bancroft, WI | |
| Prairie Chicken Viewing Experience Reservations Required, 715-343-6215 |
4:30 AM to 7:30 AM | |
| Grassland Birding Tours Reservations Required, 715-343-6215 | ||
| Extended Tour | 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM | |
| Mini Tour | 7:00 AM & 8:30 AM | |
| Dutch Oven Breakfast | 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM | |
| Raptor Hour | 8:00 AM & 9:30 AM | |
| Radio Telemetry Demonstrations | 8:00 AM & 9:30 AM | |
| Picture-perfect Wildlife | 8:00 AM & 9:30 AM | |
| Mead Wildlife Area | Milladore, WI | |
| OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES | ||
| Prairie Chicken Viewing Experience Reservations Required, 715-343-6215 |
4:30 AM to 7:30 AM | |
| Guided Birding Tours Reservations Required, 715-343-6215 |
7:00 AM to 9:00 AM | |
| Pancake Breakfast | 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM | |
| Grassland Management Walk | 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM | |
| Educational Displays & Vendor Booths | 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM | |
| Food Tent | 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM | |
| Guided Birding Tours | 10:30 AM & 1:30 PM | |
| "Flying WILD" Children's Activities | 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM | |
| Bird Banding Demonstrations | 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM & 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM | |
| Wetlands & Wildlife Tours | 10:30 AM & 1:30 PM | |
| Managing Your Farm For Wildlife (Off-site tour) | 1:30 PM | |
| Prairie Chicken Calling Contest | 2:30 PM | |
| INDOOR ACTIVITES | ||
| Wisconsin Center for the Book's LITERARY BASH |
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM | |
| Silent Auction | 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM | |
| Tour: Elements of a "Green" Building | 11:00 AM & 1:00 PM | |
| Mini-workshop: Picture-Perfect Wildlife | 1:30 PM | |
| Guest Speakers & Author Readings | ||
| Festival Welcome | 10:30 AM | |
| Debut of the Great WI Birding & Nature Trail: Central Sands Prairie Region |
11:00 AM | |
| Author Reading: Jerry Apps | 11:30 AM | |
| Author Reading: Jim Pollack | 11:45 AM | |
| Keynote Speaker: Justin Isherwood | 12:00 PM | |
| Field of Birds | 1:00 PM | |
| Nature Poet, Anne Shaw | 1:30 PM | |
| Central WI Grasslands Prairie Chickens & Beyond |
2:00 PM | |
| Author Reading: Craig Wilson | 2:30 PM | |
| Author Reading: Jean Feraca | 2:45 PM | |
| Closing Comments | 3:30 PM | |
| Paul J Olson Wildlife Area | Rudolph, WI | |
| Prairie Chicken Viewing Experience Reservations Required, 715-343-6215 |
4:30 AM to 7:30 AM | |
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| Buena Vista Wildlife Area | Bancroft, WI | |
| Prairie Chicken Viewing Experience Reservations Required, 715-343-6215 |
4:30 AM to 7:30 AM | |
| Grassland Birding Tour Reservations Required, 715-343-6215 |
5:30 AM to 9:00 AM TOUR IS FULL |
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| Dutch Oven Breakfast | 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM | |
| Raptor Hour | 8:00 AM & 9:30 AM | |
| Radio Telemetry Demonstrations | 8:00 AM & 9:30 AM | |
| Picture-perfect Wildlife | 8:00 AM & 9:30 AM | |
| Historic Point Basse | Nekoosa, WI | |
| Earth Preservation Day | Noon to 5:00PM | |
| Prairie Garden Tours | Noon to 5:00PM | |
| Guided Nature Hike | 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM | |
| Paul J Olson Wildlife Area | Rudolph, WI | |
| Prairie Chicken Viewing Experience Reservations Required, 715-343-6215 |
4:30 AM to 7:30 AM | |
| Sandhill Wildlife Area | Babcock, WI | |
| Introduction to Sandhill Wildlife Area | 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM | |
| Readings from Wallace & Hazel Grange | 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM | |
| Sandhill Auto Tours | 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM | |
| Necedah National Wildlife Refuge | Necedah, WI | |
| Whooping Crane Tours | 9:00 AM, 13:30 AM & 12:00 PM | |
| Self-guided Tour/Scavenger Hunt | 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM | |
| Wisconsin Junior Duck Stamp Exhibition | 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM | |
| Make A Friend | 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM | |
| Fire: A Management Tool | 2:00 PM | |
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Hosted By: |
Promotional Support Provided By: | ||
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Golden Sands Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc. 1462 Strongs Avenue Stevens Point, WI 54481 |
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