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The MammothAPRIL 2019
OFFICIAL MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR THE HORICON MARSH EDUCATION & VISITOR CENTER
Celebrate National Walking Day with a walking history tour in partnership with Blue Zones Project Dodge County! During this one mile walk, DNR Educator Liz Herzmann will explain the creation, destruction and rebirth of the largest freshwater cattail marsh in the contiguous United States.
Two hikes will be offered: 12-1pm and 5-6pm. All trails are rated easy. We hope you can join us!
HORICON MARSH HISTORY WALKAPRIL 3, 12PM & 5PM
WELCOME SPRINGAT HORICON MARSH
Practice goose calls • Listen for leopard frogs • Watch buds turn into leavesSearch for animal tracks • Test your duck ID • Visit the Explorium
Photo Credit: Ed Peters
STORIES @ THE MARSH
10-11AM
APRIL 11: Earth Day
MAY 16: I’m a Seed
JUNE 6: Walking Sticks
JUNE 20: Gaggle of Geese
UPCOMING PROGRAMSAPRIL 6-7: Turkey Tracks Weekend 10AM-5PMDrop in to learn more about spring turkey hunting. Practice setting up a blind, place your decoys, try a call and pick up some delicious wild game recipes! This is an informational booth and staff can answer questions; no set programs.
APRIL 17: Rock River Archaeological Society Speaker 6:30-8PM“The Chicago Portage” Presented by Jake Loake, National Park Ranger, guide at Chicago Portage and Historical Interpreter. Includes a live demonstration of flint & steel fire starting!
APRIL 18: Horicon Marsh Bird Club Speaker 7-8:30PM“NRF Bird Protection Fund” Natural Resources Foundation staff will share how this find supports Wisconsin’s highest priority bird species throughout their life cycle.
CONTACT US:Horicon Marsh Education & Visitor CenterN7725 Hwy 28Horicon, WI 53032M-F: 9AM-5PM, SAT-SUN: 10AM-5PM
(920) [email protected]
FOLLOW US: facebook.com/horiconmarsh@horiconmarsh on instagram@Horicon_Marsh on twitter
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.
Tour Horicon Marsh during this exclusive bus tour for all Horicon Marsh volunteers. Explore birding hostspots and hidden gems of the marsh! Our goal is to help you speak confidently about the marsh as a whole, including common wildlife, recreation opportunities, and the visitor centers.
Spots fill up fast! Reservations are first come, first serve. RSVP to Brittany Van Egtern by phone or email: [email protected] (920) 387-7890
VOLUNTEER BUS TOURAPRIL 14, 1-4PM
Photo Credit: Kurt Zuelsdorf