Winter is here, bringing with it snow and colder temperatures. Current daily lows are hanging around the single digits, with the coming days having the potential for subzero temperatures overnight.…

Featured Image by Elizabeth Miller Weather has been much more typical for October in Wisconsin as of late. Many days we have highs in the 60’s, and lows in the…

Featured Image by Elizabeth Miller After a couple weeks of uncharacteristically hot weather for fall in Wisconsin, weather has finally cooled down. We are experiencing many days with highs in…

Featured Image by Terry Moffatt Weather has been uncharacteristically hot in the Grantsburg area over the past week, with temperatures in the high 70’s and 80’s most days. We haven’t…

Featured Photo by Gary Meyer Weather has been variable in the Grantsburg area over the past week, with temperatures varying from some days in the high 80’s to some days…

Featured Image by Sue Herwig Fall has been in the air in the Grantsburg area! We have had much cooler weather move in over the past week, with many days…

Featured Photo by JT Palmer Weather has been variable in the Grantsburg area, with some cooler days over the last week, but temperatures looking like they may be rising again…

Featured Image by Gary Meyer Weather has been variable in the Grantsburg area, with some cooler days over the last week, but temperatures rising again over the past couple of…

Weather has been variable in the Grantsburg area, with some cooler days over the last week, but temperatures rising again over the past couple of days. The rain has finally…

Weather has continued to be extremely hot and stormy in the Grantsburg area over the last week. Many days have been in the upper 80’s, and some hitting the 90’s-…

Featured Photo by Giovanna Rodrigues Weather has been hot and stormy in the Grantsburg area. We have had some cooler weather this past week, with a couple of days even…

Weather has been hot and stormy in the Grantsburg area. We have had most of our days in the high 70’s and 80’s, but also had several days close the…

Weather has been hot and stormy in the Grantsburg area. We have had most of our days in the high 70’s and 80’s, but also had several days in the…

Weather has been hot and stormy in the Grantsburg area. We have had most of our days in the high 70’s and 80’s, but also had several days in the…

Weather is finally beginning to be more consistent in the Grantsburg area. We have had most of our days in the 70’s, and some nearing 80 degrees. There have been…

Weather is finally beginning to be more consistent in the Grantsburg area. We have had most of our days in the 70’s, and some nearing 80 degrees. There have been…

Spring Visitor Center Hours Weekdays from 8:00 am-4:30 pm Weekends 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Featured photo: “Eastern Bluebird” by David John Sorenson Spring weather has been nice overall in…

Winter Visitor Center Hours Weekdays from 8:00 am-4:30 pm Weekends CLOSED Featured image: “Sharptail Dance” by Sue Herwig Spring is in the air- finally! Temperatures have been on the rise…

Winter Visitor Center Hours Weekdays from 8:00 am-4:30 pm Weekends CLOSED Featured photo by Heidi Sawyer Spring is in the air- finally! Temperatures have been on the rise the past…

Winter Visitor Center Hours Weekdays from 8:00 am-4:30 pm Weekends CLOSED Featured photo by Jane Knott We are well into our winter season now, and this year it has felt…

Fall Visitor Center Hours Weekdays from 9:00 am-5:30 pm Weekends 10:00 am-4:00 pm Featured photo by Carol Knabe. The fall migration season is in full swing in the Grantsburg Area!…

Fall Visitor Center Hours Weekdays from 9:00 am-5:30 pm Weekends 10:00 am-4:00 pm The fall migration season is underway in the Grantsburg Area! We are still having most days with…

Summer Visitor Center Hours Weekdays from 9:00 am-5:30 pm Weekends 10:00 am-4:00 pm We are finally into September, and signs of fall are in the air! We are still having…

Weekdays: 8:00 am- 4:30 pm; Weekends: 10:00 am-4:00 pm. The weather has been hot in the Grantsburg area the past few weeks. We have had most days in the high…

Summer Visitor Center Hours Weekdays: 8:00 am- 4:30 pm; Weekends: 10:00 am-4:00 pm. The weather has been interesting in the Grantsburg area this past week. We have had most days…

Spring Visitor Center Hours Weekdays: 8:00 am- 4:30 pm; Weekends: 10:00 am-4:00 pm. The weather has been lovely in the Grantsburg area this past week! We have had most days…

Spring Visitor Center Hours Weekdays: 8:00 am- 4:30 pm; Weekends: 10:00 am-4:00 pm. We are finally having consistent spring weather in the Grantsburg area, including many days of rain. This…

Spring Visitor Center Hours Weekdays: 8:00 am- 4:30 pm; Weekends: 10:00 am-4:00 pm. Spring weather is returning now after a few days of cold, snow, and ice returning to the…

Winter Visitor Center Hours Weekdays: 8:00 am- 4:30 pm; Weekends: CLOSED until April 6 It seems that winter is mostly over here in the Grantsburg area. With barely any snowfall…

Winter Visitor Center Hours Weekdays: 8:00 am- 4:30 pm; Weekends: CLOSED until Spring What an odd “winter” it has been so far! Temperatures have been uncharacteristically mild for most of…

Winter Visitor Center Hours Weekdays from 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Weekends: CLOSED The Crex Meadows area has really started to quiet down within the past couple of weeks. During…

Sandhill Crane viewing season is well underway, but numbers of cranes will continue to build throughout October, with our peak numbers typically being present the last week of the month.

Fall Visitor Center Hours Weekdays from 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Weekends 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. As October nears, the Grantsburg area is certainly experiencing fall weather! Many days…

Fall Visitor Center Hours Weekdays from 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Weekends 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. We are finally into September, and signs of fall are in the air!…

Bird highlights over the past week include Great Egrets, baby American Coots on Grettum Dike Road, and many Sora on Grettum Dike Road.

The Grantsburg area is experiencing another dry summer. The area did get a couple inches of rain over the 4th of July weekend, but not much more than that. Water levels are low in many flowages due to the lack of precipitation. There have been a few wildfires recently, one of them on Crex property (on Main Dike Road, south of the Refuge).

Summer has officially arrived in the Grantsburg Area! Although, it felt like summer much earlier than this with the hot and dry conditions that we’ve been experiencing starting in May. The area could benefit from some rain soon!

Summer has officially arrived in the Grantsburg area! Although, it felt like summer much earlier than this with the hot and dry conditions that we’ve been experiencing starting in May. The area could benefit from some rain in the near future!

Young animals are starting to become a common sight on the Glacial Lake Grantsburg properties right now. Bear cubs, fox kits, fawns, and goslings have all been spotted recently. Swan cygnets are likely not far behind. Please keep in mind that the best thing to do when encountering young animals is to give them their space. Help us keep wildlife wild!

If you are planning a trip to Crex Meadows, now is a great time to come! We have 173 different species on our recent bird sightings list, all sighted within the past week (within Crex Meadows, Fish Lake, Amsterdam Sloughs, and the surrounding area). We have also been having lovely spring weather here in the Grantsburg area. There have been many days with temperatures in the 70’s and 80’s, and only some in the 60’s. Road conditions are great in the wildlife areas. All roads that were a mess this spring have been repaired.

If you are planning a trip to Crex Meadows, now is the time to come! We are at the peak of our bird migration season, with our longest sightings list yet at 164 different species (all sighted within the past week). We have also been having lovely spring weather here in the Grantsburg area. There have been many days with temperatures in the 70’s, and only some in the 60’s. Road conditions are improving every day on the wildlife areas. The township staff have been grading roads, and we have had many dry days to help out.

Many of our warblers are starting to show up in the area. These include Black-and-white Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Northern Parula, Nashville Warbler, and more.

We have also had several of our warblers and sparrows returning to the area within the past week. A few highlights include Clay-colored Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, Lark Sparrow, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Orange-crowned Warbler, Palm Warbler, Savannah Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, and White-throated Sparrow.

Visitors should be aware that we are getting close to the time where wood ticks and deer ticks will become abundant. Be sure to wear the appropriate clothing and utilize permethrin or other deterring sprays on your clothing to minimize risk.

Spring is here, but cooler temperatures are still in the air. Visitors should expect a cool and wet weekend with forecasted rain showers. Despite the cooler temperatures, birds continue to return to the area. More and more insects are appearing, and trees have begun to bud.

Within the past few days, we have been seeing several different species showing up in the area, including American White Pelican, Broad-winged Hawk, Canvasback, Common Goldeneye, Common Loon, Gadwall, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Herring Gull, Horned Grebe, Palm Warbler, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and Ruddy Duck.

Spring has sprung in the Grantsburg area! After several days reaching temperatures into the 80’s, the snow is almost completely gone, other than in the heavily shaded areas. The sun is getting stronger, the days are getting longer, and more birds are returning every day!

Signs of Spring are everywhere in the Grantsburg area! Snow is melting (slowly), the sun is getting stronger, the days are getting longer, and the birds are returning. We have still had a few cold days recently, but warmer weather looks to be on the way.

The last week in January was a cold one in the Grantsburg Area. Our temperatures have been mild for this time of the year, all month long, but we hit…

Happy New Year everyone! We hope that 2023 will be a wonderful year for our local wildlife and for all of our visitors! We are experiencing a very snowy winter…

Winter has arrived in the Grantsburg area.

The fall season is in full swing here in the Grantsburg Area! Temperatures have been cool, with some days in the 30’s, but mostly highs in the 40’s and 50’s.…

Crex Meadows State Wildlife Area Wildlife Update: October 3, 2022 Summer Visitor Center Hours Weekdays from 9:00 am- 5:30 pm Weekends 10:00 am- 4:00 pm The fall season is in…

Summer Visitor Center Hours Weekdays from 9:00 am- 5:30 pm Weekends 10:00 am- 4:00 pm We are heading into the fall season here in the Grantsburg Area! Temperatures have remained…