Upcoming Events

• Refuge Golf Cart Tours - Thursdays

  

  Tour the refuge with a guide.Begin at 8 am - finished by noon.

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• Whoop It Up - La Crosse District

  

  10 am at La Crosse District Visitor CenterN5727 County Road Z, Onalaska, WI

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• Bike Ride and Boat Ride - Partnering with Dubuque County Conservation Board

  

  The event will be open to the first 30 registered participants who can bike or drive to the Little Maquoketa River Delta parking lot, arriving at 10:30 a.m. The parking lot is located on Peru Road, just off of Riverside Road, east of John Deere Dubuque Works. From there participants will bike and bird along the recently graveled 2.5 mile trail located there. This short trail offers some of the best bird watching opportunities along the Mississippi River.  

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• Owl Prowl - Lost Mound Unit - June 22, 2013

  

  Program begins at 7:30 inside followed by a walk to locate owls.  Lost Mound Unit Office (formerly the Savanna Army Depot) is located about 8 miles north of Savanna, turn left on Army Depot Rd and follow the brown signs. The parking lot is behind the office. The GPS location is 42° 10.898'N, 90° 15.042'W. 

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• Teacher Workshop June 25 - Winona, MN

  

   Our Mississippi: Educator WorkshopWinona State UniversityFacilitator: Dan Cottrell, U.S. Army Corps of EngineersPresenters: Park Ranger Ed Lagace and Visitor Services Manager Cindy SamplesUpper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge

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• Birds of Prey - La Crosse District Visitor Center

  

  10 amLa Crosse District Visitor CenterN5727 County Road Z, Onalaska, WI 

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• Discovering Turtles July 3

  

  Family Fun Join Ranger Ed Lagace to learn more about turtles.

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• Canoe Outing McNally Landing - July 10, 2013

  

  Tour the island habitat off McNally Landing with Ranger Ed Lagace.

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• Discovering Dragonflies and Damselflies - July 11, 2013

  

  9 am - 3 pm 

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• La Crosse Area Youth Outdoor Fest - July 13, 2013

  

  Join Ranger Ed on-board the pontoon.Ranger Ed will share stories of the Upper Mississippi River and the wildlife of the refuge while you sit and relax listening to the sounds of nature. 

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• Jr. Stewards Program - Pedal through the Refuge - July 13, 2013

  

  Grab your bike and let's head out onto the refuge. We will be going places most people do not walk to. 

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• SUMRR Monthly Migratory Bird Walk - July 13, 2013

  

  Monthly Bird Walk8:00 am

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• Canoe Outing at Nelson Canoe Trail - July 19, 2013

  

   Canoe the backwaters of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge.

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• Stewards Monthly Meeting - July 19, 2013

  

   If you are interested in learning more about SUMRR please join us for our Potluck and Meeting.11:00 am. Please bring a dish to pass. Meeting is at Ingersoll Wetlands Learning Center.

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• Refuge Golf Cart Tours - Saturdays

  

  Guided tour of the Spring Lake area and other areas around the refuge. 

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• Fishing on the Waterfront - July 20, 2013

  

  Fishing at the Marine Art Museum in Winona, Minnesota.Open to the public.Learn how to cast with Ranger Ed.

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• Discovering Dragonflies and Damselflies August 1, 2013

  

  Discover dragonflies and damselflies with Ranger Ed.  Netting, identifying, recording, releasing.

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• Jr. Stewards Program - Monarch Magic

  

  Monarch Magic9:00 am - 12:00 pm

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• Mid-summer Fun Invasive Species Hunt - August 9, 2013

  

  Join Ranger Ed  on this canoe service trip.

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• SUMRR Monthly Migratory Bird Walk – August 10, 2013

  

   8:00 am

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