Council Grounds State Park Wildlife Habitat

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Learn how YOU can help wildlife! https://sites.google.com/view/wildlifehabitatswi Habitat loss is one root cause of wildlife depletion in Wisconsin.

The Council Grounds State Park Wildlife Habitat is meant to function as an education center, inspiring others to turn their homes into safe havens for Wisconsin wildlife. Head down to the Council Grounds State Park beach area to see a butterfly garden, bat house, and bird houses, all suited to benefit a variety of Wisconsin's endangered and threatened species. Visit our website for more information on how you can help Wisconsin's wildlife: https://sites.google.com/view/wildlifehabitatswi

08/21/2026

**Lights Out Alert: Bird Highway Returns This Weekend**

Here they come! While the fall bird migration peaks in our area during September, an early wave is likely Saturday night. The wind pattern is perfect for the birds, and they will likely take advantage and move across the entire Great Lakes region. More than 200 million birds are projected by the Birdcast model. It is possible that the bird surge will be much higher than that number. The reason why is because Birdcast uses data from the GFS computer model. That model shows a good wind flow for the birds, but the European computer model shows a great pattern for migratory birds. Either way, bird traffic should be high, but it has the potential to overperform. Saturday night is a good time to turn off those outdoor lights to help this early surge of birds navigate south.

04/04/2026

Wildlife in Wisconsin

At the Annual Meeting of the Northwoods Chapter of the Ice Age Trail Alliance, Christian W. Cold, retired wildlife technician and educator for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Wildlife Management, will present and provide information on wild native animals which includes the display and interpretation of live, native animals.

The Public is invited

The presentation will follow the brief Chapter Annual Business meeting.

Come see what the Ice Age Trail is all about.

The meeting will be Thursday April 16th, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.
at the
Lincoln County Service Center Building
801 North Sales Street
Merrill, Wi 54452

For further information contact Ruby Jaecks 715-551-1118
[email protected]

04/04/2026

Address

N1895 Council Grounds Drive
Merrill, WI
54452

Telephone

+17155368773

Website

https://sites.google.com/view/wildlifehabitatswi

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