Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center May 2018 Horicon Marsh Bird Festival Celebrates 21 Years! Grab your binoculars, bring a fellow bird enthusiast and experience the sights, sounds and natural beauty of birds in peak spring migration at Horicon Marsh. As one of the largest freshwater marshes in the United States, the Horicon Marsh Bird Club will host the 21th annual Bird Festival, May 10-14. Four days of adventure await birders of all levels by foot, boat, bus and bicycle at Horicon Marsh. This year’s Keynote speaker will be birder and humorist, Al Batt. To plan your birding adventure, stop by the Horicon Marsh Education & Visitor Center to pick up a map and schedule, or visit www.horiconmarshbirdclub.com and click on the Bird Festival link for complete list of events, descriptions and registration information. Contact Wildlife Educator Liz Herzmann at 920-387-7893 for any other inquiries. Many tours require advanced fees and registration, which closes on Wednesday, May 9. Partners for this amazing event include the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Marsh Haven Nature Center, Horicon Marsh Boat Tours, Friends of Horicon NWR and Friends of Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center. Bluebird chicks in box. Wildflowers for Wildlife Do you wish you could have a beautiful garden that is bursting with color all season long? Are you looking for a way to attract butterflies, birds and other pollinators to your yard? Then mark your calendars for Saturday, May 19th from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. for the fifth annual “Wildflowers for Wildlife” event at the Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center (Hwy. 28). The event hosted by the Friends of Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center and Friends of Horicon National Wildlife Refuge. They have partnered with Taylor Creek Restoration Nurseries and Applied Ecological Services for a native plant sale that will help enhance your backyard, schoolyard, park or natural area and benefit wildlife. At the Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center located on Hwy. 28, there will be a native plant sale, displays and consultants available from 9am-1pm. Additional information can be found at: www.horiconmarsh.org 920-387-7893
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Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center
May 2018
Horicon Marsh Bird Festival Celebrates 21 Years!
Grab your binoculars, bring a fellow bird enthusiast and experience
the sights, sounds and natural beauty of birds in peak spring
migration at Horicon Marsh. As one of the largest freshwater marshes
in the United States, the Horicon Marsh Bird Club will host the 21th
annual Bird Festival, May 10-14. Four days of adventure await birders
of all levels by foot, boat, bus and bicycle at Horicon Marsh.
This year’s Keynote speaker will be birder and humorist, Al Batt.
To plan your birding adventure, stop by the Horicon Marsh Education
& Visitor Center to pick up a map and schedule, or visit
www.horiconmarshbirdclub.com and click on the Bird Festival link for complete list of events, descriptions and
registration information. Contact Wildlife Educator Liz Herzmann at 920-387-7893 for any other inquiries.
Many tours require advanced fees and registration, which closes on Wednesday, May 9. Partners for this amazing
event include the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Marsh Haven Nature
Center, Horicon Marsh Boat Tours, Friends of Horicon NWR and Friends of Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor
Center.
Bluebird chicks in box.
Wildflowers for Wildlife
Do you wish you could have a beautiful garden that is bursting with color all season long? Are you looking for a way to attract butterflies, birds and other pollinators to your yard? Then mark your calendars for Saturday, May 19th from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. for the fifth annual “Wildflowers for Wildlife” event at the Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center (Hwy. 28). The event hosted by the Friends of Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center and Friends of Horicon National Wildlife Refuge. They have partnered with Taylor Creek Restoration Nurseries and Applied Ecological Services for a native plant sale that will help enhance your backyard, schoolyard, park or natural area and benefit wildlife. At the Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center located on Hwy. 28, there will be a native plant sale, displays and consultants available from 9am-1pm. Additional information can be found at: www.horiconmarsh.org 920-387-7893
The Friends of Horicon Marsh thank you for your support of the environmental and wildlife
education programs. Your financial gifts, memberships, and
volunteerism are what keep us going. Please join/renew your
Friend membership or sign up to volunteer at
www.horiconmarsh.org.
Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center
Calling all Volunteers!
The Horicon Marsh Bird Festival is May 10-14th. On Saturday, May 12, the Friends will be offering a chili lunch and bake sale for hungry birders. Please consider offering your time or baking/cooking skills. We could use hospitality volunteers from 10am-2pm to help serve and sell chili and baked goods. If you are interested in donating baked goods, please drop them off between 9am and 5pm on Friday, May 11 or before 10am on Saturday, May 12. Please have them individually wrapped in 50 cent packages. If you have a special chili recipe and would like to bring a crock pot full for the chili sales, please bring that in the morning of May 12. Please contact Liz Herzmann at [email protected] or 920-387-7893 if you can volunteer or provide any of the food items.
Websites of Interest! Check out the Friends group on Facebook! Just search for “Horicon Marsh.” Instagram! Just search for
Horicon Marsh! If you would like more information, please e-mail Liz Herzmann at [email protected]
Horicon Marsh Education & Visitor Center, N7725 Highway 28, Horicon, WI 53032
Stories @ the Marsh
10-11am
Join DNR Wildlife Educators at Stories at Horicon Marsh. Kids will have the chance to enjoy stories, crafts and activities. May 17 : Beaks! June 6: Frogs June 21: Ants
Visit the Flyway Gift Shop for all of your spring needs! Stuffed animals for the kids, local maple syrup, and supplies for your bird-ing needs!
Horicon Marsh Paddle
Warmer weather has us excited for summer, and what better way to kick off than with a guided paddle on the marsh! Weave your way through the cattails during a 6.5 mile trail at the Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area. Listen and talk to wildlife staff from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), who will be posted at various stopping places along the canoe/kayak trail. Enjoy a free shuttle back to your vehicle, help loading/unloading your vessel, and free parking. The trail starts at the Green Head Boat Landing and ends at Nebraska St. Landing in Horicon. GPS coordinates for Greenhead boat landing are N43 30 19.5 W088 35 31.3 and physical address is N8600 Green Head Road, Horicon, WI 53032. For trail maps or other paddle Horicon Marsh information: www.horiconmarsh.org 920-387-7893
