Tenting area or camper parking is available at Marsh Haven Nature Center, located on the northwest corner of the Horicon Marsh (Highway 49), during the Horicon Marsh Bird Festival. Facilities include: Pit toilets, flush toilets during open hours, potable water, and shared campfire area/picnic shelter. $15/night for tents, $20/night for RVs. W10145 WI-49, Waupun, WI […]
Kick off the Horicon Marsh Bird Festival weekend with an Early Birds and Brews Tour! Enjoy a complimentary coffee or beer brew and a delightful Birding Adventure tour into the Horicon Marsh. Register and pay at https://www.horiconmarsh.com/ or by calling (920) 643-7072. Price: $38/adult | $20/child Available Spaces: 32 seats
Join us, as we branch out into new territory! Join Jeff Bahls, DNR Wildlife Supervisor, Andy Paulios and DNR property Manager Eric Kilburg, to explore one of Dodge County’s other marshes. Most of the 4,500-acre Mud Lake Wildlife Area is floodplain marsh, dominated by river bulrush and other aquatic plants. The Beaver Dam River runs […]
Engage in a Birding Adventure to glimpse one of the over 300 species of birds that visit Horicon Marsh Annually. This is a guided two-hour pontoon ride into the Horicon Marsh. Register and pay at https://www.horiconmarsh.com/ or by calling (920) 643-7072. Price: $38/adult | $20/child Available Spaces: 32 seats
Your guides will be Jeff, Suzanne and Kelli Bahls. Harnischfeger Park (132 acres) is the largest Dodge County Park. The park is in southeastern Dodge County along the Rock River in the Town of Lebanon about one mile west of the unincorporated community of Ashippun. A riverine floodplain forest with open park lands and mature […]
Engage in a Birding Adventure to glimpse one of the over 300 species of birds that visit Horicon Marsh Annually. This is a guided two-hour pontoon ride into the Horicon Marsh. Your guide will be Rick Vant Hoff. Register and pay at https://www.horiconmarsh.com/ or by calling (920) 643-7072. Price: $38/adult | $20/child Available Spaces: 32 […]
Join Marsh Haven Nature Center director, Matt Rupnik, as we hike the nest box trail. This easy hike will include frequent stops to monitor the 40+ nest boxes at Marsh Haven. We will record our discoveries and learn more about what birds are building nests and raising their young at the nature center. Free. No registration […]
Let us introduce you to the regal Whooping Crane! During this easy walking tour, staff from the International Crane Foundation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will discuss crane biology and refuge management and highlight the work the International Crane Foundation is doing to conserve Whooping Cranes at Horicon Marsh and throughout Wisconsin. Includes […]
Join USFWS staff Erin Railsback, for this unique dusk into dark tour of critters that sing, call, and dance as the sun sets and night falls on Horicon Marsh. The tour begins at Marsh Haven Nature Center. With special permission from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, we will take a bus on the Auto Tour […]
This is a field trip designed for birders who want to add as many species as possible to their bird lists. Field trip leaders are Jeff Bahls and Pat Horn. Be prepared to move by bus from location to location in search of migratory hot spots. There will be some walking, but it is rated […]
Engage in a Birding Adventure to glimpse one of the over 300 species of birds that visit Horicon Marsh Annually. This is a guided two-hour pontoon ride into the Horicon Marsh. Your guide will be Kelli Bahls. Register and pay at https://www.horiconmarsh.com/ or by calling (920) 643-7072. Price: $38/adult | $20/child Available Spaces: 32 seats
Kid & Family Event. Join leaders for a hike that will focus on bird species along the Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center trail system; a boardwalk reaching out to Indermuehle Island through the marsh and covering a variety of habitats. Walking on uneven trails and in damp foliage is a possibility. Meet at the […]
