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Check out the Gift Shop! 
| Gift Shop Mon-Fri 9am - 4pm The EcoPark is wild about the holidays and our new gift shop. It's the perfect place for unique eco friendly gifts. Members always receive a 10% discount! * Eco Friendly Gifts * Bamboo T-shirts * MHEP Fleece* MHEP Calendars * Children's Items * Jewelry * Birding Accessories * Custom Bird Seed Mix * Art Cards * Books * Ornaments Clearance Clearance Clearance! 2010 MHEP Calendars are 1/2 off ($4.50). Posters are also being cleared out! Stop in today! Artist of the Month - Our first Artist, Lee Harwell, will be showing his beautiful artwork as our Artist of the Month for March. Please stop by and see his work and support this fabulous new program! If you would like to have your artwork considered for showing, click here for more information! | Raptor Day | Saturday, Mar 13 - 10am to 2pm Join MHEP in celebrating the opening of the peregrine falcon exhibit sponsored by Dairyland Power. Meet a live peregrine falcon and other raptors! 10 am - Opening ceremony - Dairyland Power 10:15am - Bob Anderson and live peregrine falcons 11:30 - Break, snacks, artist reception, look around, mingling etc. 12:30pm - Coulee Region Rehab and live hawk and owl This program is free! Please call 784-0303 or email to signup so we have an idea on snack and beverage quantities! | March Artist of the Month 
| Lee Harwell, a local Nature Photographer, will be MHEP's first Artist of the Month! His artwork will be shown in the gift shop the entire month of March so please stop by and see his work. Maybe you'll find something to buy! We will be holding a Meet the Artist Reception on Saturday, March 13th. The time is 11:30-1pm. Each month, a new artist will be featured in Myrick Hixon EcoPark’s gift shop. The EcoPark is now accepting exhibition proposals. This is a great opportunity for artists and artisans to have their work on display! Panelists will choose from submissions that share the vision and mission of the EcoPark. Artists can earn a profit, while raising funds for their EcoPark! Click here for more information! | Natural History Book Club | Next Meeting - NOTE NEW DATES Mar 23rd & Apr 27th from 6-7pm Come join as we learn about nature through words of nature writers. Read for the March 23rd Meeting - Hope, Human and Wild by Bill McKibbenRegistration is free! Read for the April 27th Meeting - TBD Please call 784-0303 or email to register! | Prescribed Burn School | Saturday, Mar 20th & Sunday, Mar 21st or Saturday, Apr 17th & Sunday, April 18th (8:30-4:30 pm) This two-day course will cover the ecology of fire, fire behavior principles, and hte elements of fire management planning, all particularly focused on prairie and savanna ecosystems. Participants will operate basic fire management tools, view the layout and preparation of a fire unit, and, weather permitting, conduct several real burns. This course will not prepare students to serve as a burn boss or conduct burns on their own. It will allow graduates to participate as a volunteer in prescribed burns in the La Crosse Area. Space is limited to 25 participants per session. Please call 784-0303 to pre-register by March 5th for the March session and by April 2nd for the April session. Fee = $30 for MHEP Members, $35 for Nonmembers, $20 for Students Please email or call 608-784-0303 to signup! | E Waste Day | Saturday, Mar 27th Bring your e waste to the EcoCenter. It will be picked up by the La Crosse County Hazardous Waste Center and disposed of appropriately for .10/pound! Printers, Fax machines, Copiers, Computer Monitors, CPUs, Laptops, Keyboards/Mice, Disk Drives, Circuit Boards, Computer Accessories, Telephones, Cameras, VCRs/DVD Players, Cable/Satellite TV Equipment, Stereos, Microwaves, CB and Ham Radios, Computer Gaming Items, Walkmans, iPods, MP3 Players, Television Sets | Wonderful Woodcocks | Wednesday, Apr 7th at 8pm Have you ever seen a sky dance? Do you know what bird does that? Come discover the woodcock, its sky dance and many other adaptations! Join Naturalist Anna DeMers as she explains all about these great birds. After a short presentation we will hike outside looking for woodcocks and other wonders of nature. FREE! | Owl Prowl | Friday, Apr 9th from 7-10-pm Learn about and search the forest for owls as well as other natural wonders of spring evenings. FREE! | Felted Soap Workshop | Saturday, April 10, Noon-3pm Come learn how to felt soap at this fun workshop. This olive soap is gentle and smells delicious. Great for gardeners, campers - anyone who gets grubby. Kids love it! It adds a bit of creativity to your bathroom, is long lasting and making it is just plain fun! The cost is $15.00 this includes 2 bars of soap and the wool to felt it with. Please call or email to register. 784-0303 or - Part of the Earth Week celebration. | Frog Frenzy Freakout | Thursday, Apr 21 from 6:30-9pm Find out why frogs are frenzied and call as we walk along the trails by the L aCrosse River Marsh on a spring evening during Earth Week. We may even spot and hear other interesting marsh critters. And if you like what you hear why not help with an evening frog call survey. Volunteer with a friend or family member to help one evening a week or one evening every 2 weeks, whatever works for you. It's a great way to enjoy the wonders of nature as dusk turns to evening from April until August. Call Stephanie at 784-0303 Ext 223 to sign up and/or for more information or email . | Astronomy Day Activities | Saturday, Apr 24th Daytime activities run from 10-3pm and Evening activities start at dusk! Click here for the program flyer or checkout the La Crosse Astronomical Societies website at http://www.lcaas.org/ | Marsh Clean Up | Saturday, Apr 24th at 8am | Marsh Walk | Saturday, Apr 24th at 9am | Hans Mayer Earth Day Concert | Friday, Apr 30th at 6:30 pm and Saturday, May 1st at 3pm Co Sponsored by the La Crosse Earth Week Coalition The concert is FREE in Celebration of Earth Day! However, space is LIMITED! Please call 608-784-0303 or email for tickets! | Meet Your Local Conservation Group | Saturday, May 1st Watch for details | Spring Morning Bird Walks | Join Pat and Bobbie Wilson as well as Dan Jackson for morning bird walks from 6:30-8:00 a.m. to enjoy spring migration and to see our regular residents return. Feel free to leave early or stay later. Attendance is FREE. Bring binoculars if you have them. No pre-registration necessary. Tuesdays: May 4, 11 and 18 (La Crosse River Marsh, meet at the R.A.B.B.I.T. trail, near new EcoCenter parking lot) Thursdays: May 6, 13 and 20 (Hixon Forest, meet at the Hixon Forest trail parking lot, off Milson Court) | International Migratory Bird Day Activities | Saturday, May 8th Watch for more information! | 16th Annual River to Ridge Run/Walk | May 15th, 2009 Watch for more information! Click here to see results and view pictures from past years! | Enchanted Forest | Mark your calendar for 2010 Enchanted Forest - October 23, 24, 30, 31 We will have new times also so keep checking back for more details! To view past pictures, click here! Thank you to our 2009 Sponsors: Magic 105, Kwik Trip, Sams Club, Badger Lawyer, Woodman's, Cary Htg & AC, & La Crosse Family Restaurant Thank you to our 2009 Contributors: Children's Tree House Child Care, La Crosse Daycare Centers, Taco Johns, Linda's Bakery, Shefelbines, Culvers, Sherwin Williams, Old Country Buffet, Pizza Doctors, Festival, Farm & Fleet and Target! And a Very Special Thank You to the UW-L Recreation Management Students, Janie Johnson and all the hardworking dedicated volunteers! | 3rd Annual Art Show Benefit "Our La Crosse; Prairie, Marsh & Forest" Call for Artist Info will be posted soon! | October 2010 - Ann Peterson, owner of Gallery La Crosse & a long-time EcoPark Volunteer, will be holding the 3rd Annual Art Show Benefit and reception for the EcoPark - "Our La Crosse; Prairie, Marsh & Forest" This is a Benefit Show to help fund local Environmental Education at Myrick Hixon EcoPark, with several avenues of support: - 25% of the Selling price of works sold will be donated
- 100% of the People's Choice votes will be donated ($1/vote)
- 75% of the Entry Fees will be donated (25% will be awarded to artists)
- 10% of the value of all Gift Certificates Sold during show dates will be donated
- Use of the Featured Artist space at Gallery La Crosse will be donated
The Reception will be held October 21st, 2010 at Gallery La Crosse (320 Main St in La Crosse). Free snacks and beverages! Call Ann Peterson at Gallery La Crosse 608-782-4278 or email with any questions! 2009's Benefit was a great success! Thank you to Festival Foods of Holmen for donating the snack trays! Congratulations to Lee Harwell who won both the 2009 People's Choice Award and Naturalist's Choice Award! | 27th Annual Banquet | November 2010 - Watch for details! 2009 was our first year holding the Annual Banquet at the new EcoCenter building. We had over 112 people attend! The atmosphere and food was fantastic and could not have been pulled off without the expertise of Nell at Nell's City Grill. She created beautiful centerpieces and her staff was absolutely fabulous! Also, thank you to Noelke Distributing for providing the beverages. Drake Hokanson & Carol Kratz gave a riveting presentation; "Beyond the Confines of This World: A Brief Journey to Antartica". We also recognized all the time and good work that Thompson Animal Medical Center has provided to Myrick Hixon EcoPark over the years! Carol Ramsey was the recipient of the Pat Caffrey Award for exception volunteer service! 2009 was also the first year we held a 'Green' Silent Auction which was the biggest auction yet. We brought in over $2,400 this year. A special thank you to Jennifer Odom for all her hard work to bring in so many wonderful auction items, and thank you to the following businesses who donated: Drake Hokanson & Carol Kratz, Ruth Ann Knapp, Scott Reber, 3 Rivers Outdoors, Applebee's, Aramark, Beautanica, Bentz Chiropractic, Best Buy, Birnbaum, Seymour, Kirchner & Birnbaum, Bittersweet Flowers, Blue Moon, Caribou Coffee, Children's Museum, Creative Solutions Hair Studio, Culligan, Domino's Pizza, Doyle Law Office, Dreamin' & Believin' Therapeutic Massage, LLC, Engelhart Printing & Digital Services, Extremely Clean, Famous Daves, Fayzes, Freight House Restaurant, Gallery La Crosse, Grizzly's Grill 'N Saloon, Howe's Diamond Jewelers, Kate's on State, Kwik Trip, La Crosse Archery, La Crosse Community Theatre, La Crosse Loggers, La Crosse Speedway, La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, La Crosse Veterinary Clinic, La Crosse YMCA, Life Shots Photography, Maplewood Dental, Mari's Therapeutic Massagem, Marks Home Services, Michael Ablan Law Firm S.C., Midas Auto Service, Mobil Bion's Service Center, Morrells Spa & Salon, Nell's City Grill, Northland Golf & Ski, Pleasoning Gourmet Seasoning, Quillins, River City Image Works, River Valley Chiropractic, Satori Arts, Skipperliner Marine Group, Steve Low's Midwest Toyota Scion, Sue Kolves Salon & Day Spa, The Commodore Supper Club, The Photographer, The Relaxation Center, Three Rivers Lodge, Three Rivers Martial Arts, Tidy House, Trempealeau Hotel, Wine Guyz Thank you also to our volunteers who helped bartend and keep Michelle on track. Thank you Brook Riley, Matt Brantner, Dave Ronsman and Mike Scheiber! Check out our facebook page for pictures! | 21st Annual Volunteer Party | December 2010 - Watch for details! The 2009 Volunteer Recognition Night was a fabulous success thanks to Rita Koch-Tometz, All Star Lanes, Coney Island, Maggies Restaurant, Seven Bridges Restaurant, Ship Shape Car Wash, Sweet-Shop, TGI Fridays, Traditions Restaurant, WKBT, Gallery La Crosse & John Zoerb who donated the many fantastic door prizes. We had over 60 volunteers attend and enjoy food made by EcoPark Staff and festive drinks! Thank you to Pepsi of La Crosse for donating the non-alcoholic beverages! Check out our facebook page for pictures! |
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