by Friends of Hackmatack | Jan 10, 2023 | Current Announcements, Events, News & Activities
Sunday, April 30 , 2023 12:00 – 4:00 PM Volo Bog, Ingleside, IL Sunday, May 7, 2023 12:00 – 4:00 PM Glacial Park, Ringwood, IL Brought to you by the Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Illinois Department of... 
by Friends of Hackmatack | May 16, 2022 | Learn the Science of Hackmatack
On Saturday, May 14, Friends of Hackmatack NWR celebrated World Migratory Bird Day with bird walks and displays at the Turner Tract in Genoa City, WI. Our birding experts, Randy Schietzelt and Steve Byers, followed the Traveling Protocol for bird observation. A... 
by Susan Sander | Apr 26, 2022 | Field Notes Blog
There’s a magic in the night. With limited visual clues, smells and sounds kick in. Until the trees leaf-out, I can still continue my nightly step outside and make stars twinkle when viewed through bare branches. To see the big sky is a real challenge. The west is a... 
by Friends of Hackmatack | Mar 26, 2022 | Events, News & Activities
Saturday, May 14, 2022 8:00 am -10:00 am Learn all about birds at this free event. During this 2-hour event, adults and children can take a guided bird walk through the site’s woods and prairie. Fun activities to learn about how birds make use of refuge lands... 
by Susan Sander | Mar 15, 2022 | Field Notes Blog
Late afternoon Wednesday, I watched several hundred sandhill cranes were gathering into kettles, flying in circles to gain higher altitudes near Turner Tract in Genoa City before heading farther north. It was awesome! A couple of whooping cranes were also flying over....