Awards 2011
Congratulations to all of our 2011 Award Winners!
FRIENDS OF WISCONSIN
STATE PARKS
2011 AWARD WINNERS
HERO AWARDS:
Outstanding DNR Land Manager – Terry Jensen
Outstanding Friends Group – Friends of Mirror Lake State Park
Outstanding Individual Friend – Bill Zager
GOLD SEAL AWARDS;
Best Building Restoration or Update: Heritage Hill State Park – Joseph Cotton House
Best Ice Fishing: Mirror Lake State Park
Best Fall Colors: Stower Seven Lakes Trail
Best Place for Quiet Reflection and Meditation: Newport State Park
Best Pet Area: Governor Dodge State Park
Best Walk-In Camp Site – Rock Island State Park
Best Park on the Ice Age Trail: Interstate Park
Best Bridge or Tunnel Feature: Badger State Trail
Most Unique or Non-Traditional Trail: Rib Mountain State Park
Best Display of Native Wisconsin Plants: Lake Wissota State Park
2011 Wisconsin State Parks Youth Ambassador - Natalie Koffarnus
Photo Contest winners
Congratulations to our Photo Contest Winners! Their photos have been selected to be featured in the 2012 FWSP Calendar!
Daniel Seurer
Carol Jaksic
Dan Thoftne
Monica Stone
Cassandra Oldenburg
Kathleen Hanna
Jim Dockendorff
Tom Elliot
Cathy Zimmerman
Cindy Cseri
Randall Paske
Tim Sweet
2012 Calendars are now available for sale!
Wisconsin State Parks featured in this calendar are:
High Cliff State Park
Natural Bridge State Park
Wyalusing State Park
Rock Island State Park
Heritage Hill State Park
Governor Dodge State Park
Interstate State Park
Willow River State Park
Roche-a-Cri State Park
Devil's Lake State Park
Newport State Park
Peninsula State Park
Mirror Lake State Park
Purchase here on line by using the calendar icon
or
contact -
patricia.loosen@wisconsin.gov
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
Join Friends groups in parks, forest and trails across the state. Check out http://www.fwsp.org/calendar/ and the DNR Event Calendar for more details and opportunities.
Work Play Earth Day 2011
2011 Work*Play*Earth Day a Success!
The third annual Work*Play*Earth Day brought yet another enthusiastic group of volunteers to Wisconsin state parks and trails for fun and rewarding volunteer work days. In celebration of Earth Day volunteers from around Wisconsin to helped protect and preserve their local state park or forest.
Nearly 200 volunteers donated their time at Big Foot Beach, Mirror Lake, Kohler-Andrae, Peninsula, Harrington Beach, Whitefish Dunes, and Hartman Creek State Parks and Red Cedar State Trail. These volunteers contributed over 1200 hours to the State Park System through work such as planting trees, raking campsites, repairing picnic tables, repairing trails, pulling invasive species, planting trees, and much more!
Volunteers were treated to complementary Work*Play*Earth Day reusable shopping bags provided by Friends of Wisconsin State Parks and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Several event locations were also able to provide volunteers with water bottles and snacks donated by REI Madison.
Thank you again to all WPED volunteers and sponsors. We hope to see you at volunteer events in the future!
Volunteer Opportunities
Looking for ways to help out and get involved at your favorite state park, trail, or forest? Would you like to join a Friends group?
If you have a specific Wisconsin State Park or Trail where you would like to volunteer, contact the park staff (
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/LAND/parks/) or
Contact the
Friends group at that park (
http://www.fwsp.org/groups/) directly, as they will know what needs to be done at the park.
If you would like more information about
Friends of Wisconsin State Parks or your local
Friends group contact
patricia.loosen@wisconsin.gov
