Friends of Crex Inc

The Friends of Crex was established in 1984 as a support group for the wildlife conservation education and wildlife management programs at Crex Meadows Wildlife Area in Grantsburg, WI.  We are a private non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation.  We provide volunteer and financial assistance to help expand the wildlife conservation education program.  We are comprised of individuals from nany different backgrounds interested in increasing public understanding, appreciation, support and enjoyment of wildlife.  With more than 600 active memberships, the Friends of Crex is one of the largest friends groups associated with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. 

Each year Friends of Crex members provide hundreds of hours of volunteer assistance and thousands of dollars of financial support.  Our support has allowed the Crex staff to purchase equipment and supplies, displays, and fund a full-time Wildlife Conservation Educator at the Crex Meadows Wildlife Education and Visitor Center.  The education program has enriched the lives of children and adults through science-based education programs, outdoor skills education, hunter safety, trapper education, and more.  Our volunteers help clear trails, maintain our prairie education gardens, participate in wildlife surveys, duck and goose banding, prepare newsletters, fundraise, and assist with interpretive programs. 

The Friends of Crex has an established Endowment Fund designated for Wildlfe Education and Wildlife Conservation Management programs at Crex Meadows.   If you wish for your donation to go to the Endowment Fund, please send an email to information@crexmeadows.org after you make the donation.  Otherwise, your donation will go into our general operating fund and will help us continue to connect people with wildlife through our wildlife conservation education programs.

We also have a Land Acqusition Fund which helps the Wisconsin DNR acquire critical lands for wildlife habitat.  You can make a donation to the Land Acquisition Fund at https://www.mightycause.com/us/story/Jnv8hf .