[wisb] Birding hike this Saturday on new trails at the Leopold Memorial Reserve

From: "Mail" <Mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 11:44:33 -0500
Greetings, Wisconsin Birding List! We here at the Aldo Leopold
Foundation are very happy to be opening a new trail system this Saturday
that will allow access to the Leopold-Pine Island Important Bird Area.
To celebrate the opening of the trail system to the public, we are
offering a free guided birding hike led by Mike Mossman at 7:00am this
Saturday, August 18th. Mike is an ecologist for the Wisconsin DNR and
has played a key role in surveying the birds on the Leopold-Pine Island
Important Bird area. To join us on the hike, please RSVP to
mailto:mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx so we know what kind of turnout to expect.
We can also then send you directions on how to get here. We are located
about 1 hour north of Madison and just about 15 minutes from Baraboo,
Portage, and Wisconsin Dells. 

For interested birders, the trail system is now open for hikers to
explore at their own pace also. Stop by anytime we are open and ask for
a trail map to head out and explore! The Leopold Center is open to the
public Monday-Saturday from 9am to 5pm from mid-April through the end of
October. We also have Monday through Friday hours in the off-season. If
you would like to visit for an early morning birding hike before we are
open, we are happy to send a trail map and directions via email. 

We are still working on fabricating interpretive signage along the
trail, but signs highlighting information about the natural history of
the property (including the birds) should be installed by this fall. The
new trail system was funded with grants from the Sauk County
UW-Extension Arts & Culture Committee, the Natural Resources
Foundation's Besadny Grant Program, and the Greater Sauk County
Community Foundation. Thank you!

Links for more information:
Leopold-Pine Island IBA: http://www.aldoleopold.org/Programs/iba.shtml
Leopold Center hours: http://www.aldoleopold.org/Visit/index.shtml 
Another guided birding hike on the Leopold Memorial Reserve will be
offered in October. There is a fee for this program, as it is hosted
through the University of Wisconsin-Baraboo Sauk County's Continuing
Education program. It will be led by local birder and artist Todd
Persche. Here is more information on that hike:
http://www.baraboo.uwc.edu/?pid=7 

____________________________________
Jennifer Kobylecky, Education Coordinator
The Aldo Leopold Foundation
608.355.0279. Dial 1, then ext. 27
http://www.aldoleopold.org/ 

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[wisb] Birding hike this Saturday on new trails at the Leopold Memorial Reserve

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