Central Wisconsin

Prairie Chicken Festival

"A Celebration of Grasslands"

April 16-18, 2010

 


Festival Schedule


Friday

Saturday

Sunday

The Festival is at various locations throughout Central Wisconisn
For more information call 715-343-6215.
The following schedule is TENATIVE; updates will be posted when they are available

Friday

Buena Vista Wildlife Area Bancroft, WI
Prairie Chicken Viewing Experience
Reservations Required, 715-343-6215
4:30 AM to 7:30 AM
Viewing is Full
Dutch Oven Breakfast, Q&A 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM

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Saturday

Buena Vista Wildlife Area Bancroft, WI
Prairie Chicken Viewing Experience
Reservations Required, 715-343-6215
4:30 AM to 7:30 AM
Viewing is Full
Grassland Birding Tours
Reservations Required, 715-343-6215
Extended Tour 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM
Tour is full
Mini Tour 7:00 AM & 8:30 AM
Dutch Oven Breakfast, Q&A 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Exhibits & Vendor Booths 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Used Bird and Nature Book Sale 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Silent Auction 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Guided Birding Tours 9:30 AM, 11:30 AM & 1:30 PM
Bird Banding Demonstrations 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Radio Telemetry Demonstrations (pending) 10:30 AM & 1:30 PM
Food Tent -Provided by Great Expectations
Menu
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Prairie Chicken Calling Contest 1:00 PM
Managed Grazing Tour (pending) 1:30 PM
Red Land Performance, Academie de la Dance 2:00 PM
Talks 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Sharon Schwab, Coordinator, Central Wisconsin Grassland Conservation Area Partnership 9:00 AM
Justin Isherwood, Author/Humorist 9:15 AM
Janet Eschenbauch, Researcher, Kestrels of Buena Vista 10:00 AM
Andy Paulios, Cooridnator, Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative 11:00 AM
Judith Dancing, Author and Brian Wolf, Photographer 12:00 PM
Susan Vos, Wildlife Biologist, Fort McCoy 1:00 PM
Mead Wildlife Area Milladore, WI
Prairie Chicken Viewing Experience
Reservations Required, 715-343-6215
4:30 AM to 7:30 AM
Viewing is Full
Paul J Olson Wildlife Area Rudolph, WI
Prairie Chicken Viewing Experience
Reservations Required, 715-343-6215
4:30 AM to 7:30 AM
Viewing is full
Hot Breakfast prepared by Local Boy Scout Troop 114, Q&A 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM
Leola Marsh Wildlife Area Friendship, WI
Prairie Chicken Viewing Experience
Reservations Required, 715-343-6215
4:30 AM to 7:30 AM
Viewing is full
Wisconsin Center for the Book NATURE BOOK BASH Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Welcome, Meet & Greet 5:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Wisconsin Publishers Book Fair 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Readings from Dr Frances Hamerstrom Titles 5:30 PM to 5:45 PM
Author Jerry Apps 6:15 PM
Author/Humorist Justin Isherwood 7:00 PM

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Sunday

Buena Vista Wildlife Area Bancroft, WI
Prairie Chicken Viewing Experience
Reservations Required, 715-343-6215
4:30 AM to 7:30 AM
Viewing is full
Grassland Birding Tour
Reservations Required, 715-343-6215
6:00 AM to 9:00 AM
Tour is Full
Dutch Oven Breakfast, Q&A 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Historic Point Basse Nekoosa, WI
Earth Preservation Day & Sugar Bush Noon to 5:00PM
Prairie Garden Tours Noon to 5:00PM
Guest Speaker: Author/Writer Mary Lou Santovec
12:00 PM & 2:00 PM
Guest Speaker: Nature Poetry by Jim Pollock
1:00 to 2:00 PM
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
Viewing is full
Hot Breakfast prepared by Local Boy Scout Troop 114 Q&A 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM
Leola Marsh Wildlife Area Friendship, WI
Prairie Chicken Viewing Experience
Reservations Required, 715-343-6215
4:30 AM to 7:30 AM
Viewing is Full

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Hosted By:
Golden Sands
Resource Conservation & Development
Council, Inc.
1462 Strongs Avenue
Stevens Point, WI 54481