Join Kettle Moraine Land Trust
and Geneva Lake Conservancy for a seed-collection outing to
Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge in celebration of 2021 Land Trust Days!
Saturday, September 25th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. we’ll be
harvesting ripe seed of native prairie plants at the Turner Tract,
just northwest of Genoa City, Wisconsin on County Trunk H.
Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge was established in 2012, spanning the state
line in McHenry County, Illinois and Walworth County, Wisconsin. The Turner
Tract was the first portion of the refuge to be open to the public. Former
agricultural lands occupying portions of the site were seeded with native
prairie plants by Ducks Unlimited prior to the transfer of the property to the
US Fish & Wildlife Service for inclusion in the Refuge.
Volunteers from throughout the Hackmatack region will be on hand to harvest
native prairie seeds under the guidance of professional staff from Kettle
Moraine Land Trust and Geneva Lake Conservancy. Volunteers are encouraged to
wear long pants, long sleeves, closed-toe shoes or boots, and a sun hat. Bring
a refillable water bottle. Seeds collected there during the Land Trust
Days event will be turned over to the US Fish & Wildlife Service for native
species enrichment within the Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge.
