(Horicon) Friends of Horicon Marsh and Education and Visitor Center received an award from the DNR. The Department of Natural Resources recently held its first Adopt a Fish or Wildlife Area and Friends Group of the year awards ceremony.
The organizations with the most volunteer hours logged or money raised for their adopted fish or wildlife area were recognized. The Friends of Horicon Marsh was awarded the Wildlife Area Friends Group of the Year.
The Adopt a Fish or Wildlife Area program was created in 2015 to engage local communities and organizations in public land management and build the state’s conservation community. Program participants must dedicate 100 hours of volunteer efforts during at least three events or donate $3,000 annually.
Volunteer work typically includes brush and invasive species management, stream restoration, tree planting and property maintenance.
