Prairie du Chien
Appreciation Day
A Family Event with great activities for everyone Free of Charge!
Bald Eagle
February 28, 2009
Saturday
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM • Outdoor Viewing with
Spotting Scopes & Binoculars
Eagle viewing stations outside of the Tourism Center (and other nearby locations), bald eagle nest replica, indoor exhibits, children’s activities and educational sales items
Location: PdC Regional Tourism Center 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
• Special talks & Videos
9:00 AM 9:30 AM 10:00 AM
Neil Rettig’s “American Eagle”
episode from the PBS Nature series
- by Tim Yager, FWS Refuge Manager by David Heath, Wisconsin DNR
Talk: Bald eagles on the Refuge Talk: Shad - Food Fit for an Eagle Live Bald eagle Program (see below)
11:00 AM 12:30 PM
Special talk: Lessons from the eagle, with music from the river - by Jon Stravers, Audubon Society
1:00 PM
Live Bald eagle Program (see below)
Held on the grounds of the Prairie du Chien Regional Tourism Center/ Prairie du Chien Chamber and co-host site AmericInn Lodge & Suites
Hwy.18
* 5:00 PM
Neil Rettig’s “American Eagle”
episode from the PBS Nature series
Location: AmericInn Lobby (Video in ConferenceRoom)
To Pike’s Peak State Park & Effigy Mounds National Monument
• Live Bald Eagle Programs
National Eagle Center Staff Location: AmericInn Lobby 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM & 1:00 - 2:00 PM
Birding experts will be on hand at both locations to answer questions, explain exhibits and lead car caravan trips to other eagle watching locations. Maps & directions for self-guided field trips to other nearby eagle watching locations will be provided. A second eagle’s nest replica will be available at the Effigy Mounds Visitor Center.
Iowa St;
Prairie du Chien Regional Tourism Center
To Wyalusing State Park
WI St.
AmericInn
Hwy. 27
North Main Street
Hwy. 35 South / U.S. 18
Hwy. 35 North to La Crosse
For more information, contact the Prairie du Chien Chamber of Commerce at 800-732-1673, www.prairieduchien.org, pdccoc@mhtc.net, or Effigy Mounds National Monument, 563-873-3491, www.nps.gov/efmo, kenneth_block@nps.gov
http://www.prairieduchien.org/visitors/eagles.htm
PdC Tourism Council
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Prairie du Chien Regional Tourism Center - 211 South Main Street