Crex Meadows Wildlife Area

This 30,000-acre state-owned reserve in Burnett County, north of Grantsburg, comprises marshes, woodlands, and prairies. It hosts nesting herons, breeding eagles and osprey, sharp-tailed grouse, trumpeter swans, Karner blue butterflies, and Blanding's turtles. In the fall, there are large gatherings of sandhill cranes, waterfowl, and eagles. The Crex Meadows Visitor Center organizes various educational events and workshops year-round, such as photo clubs, snowshoeing, birdwatching, camps, Little Wildlifers, and more.