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  • Earth Day Clean-Up Celebration

    Crex Meadows Visitor Center 102 E Crex Ave, Grantsburg, WI, United States

    Celebrate Earth Day by helping us clean up the Glacial Lake Grantsburg Properties, then join us for lunch at noon! Participants will be assigned a stretch of road or trail in one of the wildlife areas to walk/drive and pickup litter. Please stop in at the visitor center prior to heading out to receive rubber…

    Free

  • Spring Festival

    Crex Meadows Visitor Center 102 E Crex Ave, Grantsburg, WI, United States

    Join us at the 2025 Spring Festival for a day full of field tours, walks, and talks! You must RSVP for each activity you plan to participate in as space is limited. Scroll to the bottom of this page to enter your information to RSVP for each activity.   2025 Schedule 5:30 a.m. Sharp-tailed Grouse…

    Free

  • Songbird Banding with Bruce Bacon

    Crex Meadows Visitor Center 102 E Crex Ave, Grantsburg, WI, United States

    Join retired wildlife biologist, Bruce Bacon, to help band songbirds moving through our area!

    Free

  • Beginner Birding Workshop

    Crex Meadows Visitor Center 102 E Crex Ave, Grantsburg, WI, United States

    Looking to expand your bird watching skills? Attend our workshop for beginners and learn how to identify birds in our area!

    Free

  • Trees of Burnett County – Virtual Program

    Virtual
    Virtual Event

    Learn how to identify the different trees you can find in your own backyard, and which wildlife species depend on them for survival. This is a virtual program. A Zoom link will be sent to you at the time you register via email.

    Free

  • Pollinators of Crex Meadows

    Crex Meadows Visitor Center 102 E Crex Ave, Grantsburg, WI, United States

      Learn about common pollinators of Crex Meadows; identification, habitat needs, and how YOU can help to support them into the future.

    Free

  • Moth Field Study

    Crex Meadows Visitor Center 102 E Crex Ave, Grantsburg, WI, United States

      Learn about several common moth species of our area, then head out into the field to help to capture and identify as many species as we can lure in!

    Free

  • Field Tour: Prairies and Pollinators

    Crex Meadows Visitor Center 102 E Crex Ave, Grantsburg, WI, United States

    Join wildlife educators in the field to learn all about prairies and pollinators!  

    Free

  • Little Wildlifers

    Little Wildlifers
    Crex Meadows Visitor Center 102 E Crex Ave, Grantsburg, WI, United States

    Join Crex wildlife educators for stories, songs, crafts, and activities chosen especially for children ages 3-6. Dress for the weather!

  • Karner Blue Butterfly Field Study Program

    Crex Meadows Wildlife Area 102 E Crex Ave, Grantsburg, Wisconsin, United States

      Learn how to identify Karner Blue Butterflies, then head out into the field to search for them! Meet at the Crex Meadows Wildlife Education & Visitor Center, then caravan/carpool through Crex Meadows.

    Free

  • Sunset with the Sandhills Tour 2

    Crex Meadows Wildlife Area 102 E Crex Ave, Grantsburg, Wisconsin, United States

    Join us for a sunset tour to see the Sandhill Cranes fly in from their daytime feeding grounds to their nighttime roosting grounds. Start at the Crex Meadows Wildlife Education & Visitor Center for a short talk on the ecology of Sandhill Cranes, then caravan to the viewing location.  

    Free

  • Annual Fall Festival

    Crex Meadows Visitor Center 102 E Crex Ave, Grantsburg, WI, United States

        Some activities require RSVP. You can view these activities and reserve your space below! PLEASE NOTE: The "Sunset with the Sandhills" Tour for this date requires RSVP in a different area. Please head to this page to RSVP for the evening tour: https://crexmeadows.org/event/sunset-with-the-sandhills-tour-3/

    Free