New for Kids at Great Swamp NWR – Archery Class – April 2016
Why archery? Kids love archery, and archery helps kids excel. Nearly everyone can succeed at archery regardless of gender, physical abilities, or disabilities. Archery is a physical activity in which boys and girls can participate together and puts athletes and non-athletes on a level playing field. There are many benefits to archery programs, including: Increased […]
Spring Is “Frog Time”
The days are noticeably longer now — one of the first signs of spring. The skunk cabbage, one of the earliest spring flowers, is in full bloom in wetland areas along the Bockoven Trail and the Wildlife Observation Center boardwalks. It won’t be long before the mating calls of frogs resound in the swamp. Did […]
Great Backyard Bird Count — Be a Citizen Scientist for a Day!
February 12 – February 14 Helen C Fenske Visitor Center Join us for three days of birding fun and help collect data which is vital for bird research studies. Can’t tell a blue jay from a cardinal? Join us and you’ll learn how to identify at least a dozen different birds. Guaranteed! Help us count […]
Special Program on Refuge Deer Survey
Sunday, January 3, 2016 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Helen C. Fenske Visitor Center Elise Hughes Berheim is a graduate student from South Dakota State University. She has spent the past two autumn seasons at Great Swamp NWR conducting surveys on deer population and deer density on the Refuge. She has set up trail cameras at […]
2015 Photo Contest Winners
Winners of the 2015 Great Swamp National Wildlife Photo Contest were announced at the 16th Annual Fall Festival, Saturday, September 12. Friends of Great Swamp board member Laurel Gould thanked all of the photographers who submitted photos for this year’s contest. Contest judges Bill Koch and Jim Gilbert remarked on the quality and diversity of […]