Submitted by Kris Rued-Clark

Have you ever smelled the flowers outside?  Enjoyed the taste of your favorite fruit or vegetable?  Who do you think is to thank?  Our native pollinators (birds, bats, butterflies, and bees)!  Mead Wildlife Area, Milladore, is presenting “Winged Wonders” Family Event on Sunday, June 24, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.  Bring your family and friends for a day of fun learning activities, interactive displays, and organizations interested in our native pollinators.

Plan time for walking outside and looking for native pollinators among the wildflowers blooming, but be sure to be inside the Stanton W. Mead Education and Visitor Center from 12:30 to 1:30 when Kathy McGrath presents “The Marvelous Monarchs.”

A retired kindergarten teacher from Port Edwards, Kathy has nurtured a love of Monarch butterflies.  Passionate about saving more Monarchs, since retiring she has been busy giving presentations, raising and tagging the Monarch butterfly.  In the spring of 2017, McGrath worked to have Port Edwards named the first Monarch Village in the United States.

Also on hand will be Kris Rued-Clark, signing and discussing her book, co-authored with Sylvia Oberle, “Adventures on Wisconsin’s Ice Age Trail,” and encouraging others to find a nearby trail to hike.

Additional activities planned for the day are a scavenger hunt, crafts, children’s activities, and prizes.  Admission is free, but donations are always appreciated.  For more information, contact Pam Resech, Wildlife Educator at the Mead Wildlife Area by emailing [email protected] or calling 715-457-6771, extension 2.

The Mead Wildlife Area, S2148 County Highway S, Milladore, is a state wildlife area covering over 33,000 acres in central Wisconsin.  It includes portions of Marathon, Portage, and Wood counties, and is managed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.