Iron County Outdoor Recreation Enthusiasts (ICORE)
June 2019
North Country Trail hike
Saturday, June 1st is National Trails Day. Celebrate on the North Country Trail with an ICORE-sponsored hike with botanist Ian Shackleford and Bethany Thomas of the North Country Trail Association Heritage Chapter. We’ll hike a total of 4 miles to…
Find out more »Mercer Bird Festival
Mercer is recognized as a Bird City by Bird City Wisconsin, and the annual Mercer Bird Festival offers programs to educate residents and visitors about birds and sound conservation practices. The Mercer Bird Festival will be held in conjunction with…
Find out more »Conservation on Tap: Beaver Ecology
The Iron County Land & Water Conservation Department will host "Conservation on Tap" at The Pines Beer Garden in Mercer. This lecture series is held monthly June-August and hosts guest lecturers on a variety of conservation topics. Each talk is…
Find out more »Celebrate Swamps: Iron County wetland walk
Join Ron Eckstein (retired WDNR wildlife biologist of 36 years), Tom Jerow (retired WDNR water specialist of 34 years), and Troy Walters (Northwoods Land Trust-NWLT) on Tuesday, June 18 from 9am-2:30 pm at the Sherman Town Hall for a free…
Find out more »Peter Annin, author of GREAT LAKES WATER WARS
Peter Annin, author of the critically acclaimed Great Lakes Water Wars, will speak at the Mercer Library on Monday, June 24th. This event is sponsored by the Mercer Library and co-hosted by ICORE - Iron County Outdoor Recreation Enthusiasts and…
Find out more »Turtle Flambeau Flowage paddle
Paddle the beautiful Turtle Flambeau Flowage and learn about the area's loon and osprey research with Terry Daulton and Jeff Wilson on Friday, June 28th at 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Space may be limited. Please check back for more…
Find out more »Wisconsin’s Green Fire
Wisconsin’s Green Fire: Voices for Conservation was established in 2017 in response to recent developments at the state and national level that threaten science-based practices and long-term vision in natural resources management. Once regarded as a national leader in conservation,…
Find out more »July 2019
Conservation on Tap: Camp Mercer – CCC Camp 660
The Iron County Land & Water Conservation Department will host "Conservation on Tap" at The Pines Beer Garden in Mercer. This lecture series is held monthly June-August and hosts guest lecturers on a variety of conservation topics. Each talk is…
Find out more »Moose Lake and Little Moose Lake paddle
Paddle on Moose Lake and Little Moose Lake within the Moose Lake State Natural Area. Naturalist and ICORE board member John Bates and Discovery Center naturalist Licia Johnson will lead this excursion. This program is sponsored by the North Lakeland…
Find out more »Caroline Lake paddle and talk with The Nature Conservancy
Join ICORE for a paddle and talk at the Caroline Lake State Natural Area with Matt Dallman from The Nature Conservancy. Caroline Lake is the headwaters of the Bad River and is a state natural area owned by the Wisconsin…
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