Would you like a great birding trip, but Costa Rica is out of reach? Do you miss going to summer camp as a kid? Come join other Audubon members, families and friends at our 31st annual Camp Lake Lucerne weekend just an hour or so north of Madison on a spring-fed lake. Enjoy Memorial Day Weekend outdoors relaxing and having fun, and let someone else do the cooking!
The Camp Lake Lucerne Retreat provides comfortable group cabins with indoor showers and separate bedrooms. Enjoy hot meals in a beautiful dining hall with an expanse of windows overlooking the lake. Canoes are available foryour use - or bring your own! You'll be surrounded by natural areas of marsh, forest, and prairie full of springtime blossoms, flowers and birds. Enjoy seeing and learning about turtles, herons, hawks, bluebirds, and woodland orchids. Highlights last year were watching fox kits play near the cabins, and helping everyone spot the Pileated Woodpeckers. There are indoor and outdoor recreation areas for kids, gentle hiking and biking trails, and evening 'smores' around the campfire. Also plenty of opportunity and lots of space for some personal quiet time.
Birders will love waking to the calls of Towhees, a midday melody of Ovenbirds, and nodding off to the distant hoot of a Great Horned Owl and the Whip-Poor-Will calling across the lake. There's great birding right out the door each morning and shared rides are arranged to nearby sanctuaries led by birding experts in the group. There are also tree and flower walks, Tai Chi, and other healthy and educational activities for both kids and adults. Indoor recreation with popcorn, games and puzzles are also provided.
Contact Paul Noeldner (paul_noeldner@hotmail.com, 608-698-0104) right away to make a tentative reservation today even if you're not yet certain you can come. Requests for 'family' cabins or 'quieter' cabins will be honored in the order received.
Click here for more info about the camp http://madisonaudubon.org/audubon/lakelucerne/2010
Click here to print and fill in the the Registration form - send it in right away to reserve your spot! http://madisonaudubon.org/audubon/lakelucerne/2010/2010lakelucerneregistration.doc
See you there!