DBC Meeting: Dixon Waterfowl Refuge with Peter Goodspeed

Описание: The January 9, 2025 meeting of the DuPage Birding Club featured "Sue and Wes Dixon Waterfowl Refuge at Hennepin & Hopper Lakes" with Peter Goodspeed, Restoration Program Director at The Wetlands Initiative (TWI).

Peter recently joined TWI after serving as Director of Natural Resources with the Champaign County Forest Preserve District. His presentation focused on the history and process of ecological restoration at the Dixon Waterfowl Refuge, more-recent land additions and conservation projects at the site, and the rich biodiversity it supports.

Named for the hundreds of thousands of migratory waterfowl that visit the lakes in spring and fall, the Dixon Waterfowl Refuge is a popular birding destination with a checklist of 280 species.

In 2001, TWI began restoring Hennepin & Hopper Lakes in north-central Illinois along the Illinois River, transforming it from drained farmland back to high-quality native ecosystems. Today, the Dixon Waterfowl Refuge is a 3,000-plus-acre natural treasure containing more than a dozen rare, highly diverse habitat types. The Refuge is designated as a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance, and its large trail system is open to the public 365 days a year.

For more on Dixon Waterfowl Refuge and The Wetlands Initiative, visit these links:

https://www.wetlands-initiative.org/d...

https://www.wetlands-initiative.org/

For more on birds and birding in DuPage County, visit https://www.dupagebirding.org.

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