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Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge Field Trip Congress 2026
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Join us for a full day experience learning about the refuge established on November 6, 2012 with the donation of a 12 acre conservation easement . Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge will connect the dots of conserved land in southeast Wisconsin and northeast Illinois. The refuge will ultimately improve or restore more than 11,000 acres of drained wetland basins, historic prairie and forest habitats.

 Export to Your Calendar 11/5/2026
When: Thursday, November 5, 2026
9:30 am
Where: Lost Valley Visitor Center
Route 31 & Harts Road
Ringwood, Illinois  60071
United States
Contact: Heather Schneider
hschneider@mccdistrict.org


Online registration is available until: 11/5/2026
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9:30 am Meet at the Lost Valley Visitor Center

Stops include:

  • Nippersink Creek at Glacial Park
  • Tamarack West
  • Hackmatack NWF

3:45 Return to Lost Valley Visitor Center

5 pm Optional: Join fellow Congress and field trip attendees gathering at Bills Pizza and Pub North