Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge encompasses over 6200 acres of prairies and wetlands. The Refuge is home to a diversity of plants and animals, including rare species and habitats such as wetlands, prairies and savannahs. The Refuge is an important resting and feeding site on the Mississippi Flyway, a major international bird migration corridor. Continuing development along the Mississippi Flyway has reduced the suitable area available to migrating birds for critical rest stops, making the Refuge increasingly important.
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Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge
This page was last updated: May 4, 2013
Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge encompasses over 6226 acres of prairies and wetlands. The Refuge is home to a diversity of plants and animals, including rare species and habitats such as wetlands, prairies and savannahs. The Refuge is an important resting and feeding site on the Mississippi Flyway, a major international bird migration corridor. Continuing development along the Mississippi Flyway has reduced the suitable area available to migrating birds for critical rest stops, making the Refuge increasingly important.
On the Refuge
The Refuge's Bird Festival schedule is on May 11, th, starting with a bird walk at 7:00. There are a lot of activities and another wonderful evening program being held at Elmaro Vineyards to kick off our annual event. You can see the event brochure here:
Friday Night – May 10, 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM, Elmaro Vineyard
Redstart Rendezvous
The Friends of Trempealeau Refuge would like to invite you to unwind for a night at Elmaro Vineyard for a special birding presentation and wine tasting.
Presentation: Melissa Meier, Biologist
Migration is hard and potentially dangerous work for birds. The Upper Mississippi River System provides important food and resting habitats for birds migrating from wintering grounds as far south as South America to breeding grounds further north. Melissa will share research results from bird banding efforts conducted along the Mississippi River corridor between 2005 and 2010 including what we have learned about migratory birds and their spring habitat needs along the Upper Mississippi River corridor.
As part of International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD) celebration and in conjunction with Elmaro Vineyards, and Environment for America’s (sponsor of IMBD), a special “Bird Day Red” wine is being bottled at this local winery in Trempealeau, Wisconsin.
Commemorative bottles will be available the night of the special presentation. A conservation message will be printed on the label to encourage, support of migratory bird conservation!
As in the past, We are looking for volunteer bakers. Event attendents appreciate the chance to get a snack and make donations to the "kitty" that is available. Baked goods can be dropped off at the refuge on Friday or early Saturday morning. If you can't get to the refuge, let me know and I'll try to make arrangements to pick up your baked goods.
We hope you can join us for the annual event and come out and support the refuge!
The refuge is full of wonderful migrating birds and frogs are singing their hearts out!
Thanks for your support!
