Driftless Area Education and Visitors Center to host Driftless Birding Fest this Saturday

The Driftless Area Education and Visitors Center in Lansing will host the Driftless Birding Fest Saturday, November 18. The Driftless Birding Fest will include a guest speaker, exhibits and self-guided field trips to area birding hotspots. The self-guided field trips will include the Brownsville, MN overlook, Stoddard, WI overlook, New Albin’s Army Road, Red Oak Road near Harpers Ferry and the Ferryville, WI overlook.

November 18 At 10:30 a.m. “Tundra Swans, an Icon of the Upper Mississippi River” will be presented at the Driftless Area Education and Visitors Center by Stephen Winter, Wildlife Biologist for the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge. Immediately following the presentation, Winter will be heading out to the Brownsville Overlook with spotting scopes where he will be available to answer questions.

Self-guided field trips are available any time during the weekend. Maps and directions to each site will be available from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday the week prior to the Driftless Birding Festival at the Driftless Area Education and Visitors Center.

The Driftless Area Education and Visitors Center is located at 1944 Columbus Road, Lansing. For more information on this program or any program, contact the Center at 563-538-0403 or by following the Allamakee County Conservation on Facebook.