The Friends 2024 Volunteer appreciation party is June 14th at the La Farge City Park. The Friends of Kickapoo Valley Reserve honor all the good work volunteers provide to the Friends organization and the Reserve itself. Photos from last year’s appreciation party:
News
Friends Spring Newsletter Is Out
Spring 2024 Newsletter
2023 Photo Contest Winners
Here are the winners of the 2023 Friends Photo Contest announced at Holiday Happening, Sat. Dec. 2.
KVR Spring Newsletter Is Out!
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Friends 2022 Photo Contest Winners
The winners of the Friends 2022 Photo Contest where announced at Holiday Happening, Dec. 3.
KVR Discovery Center Donors Celebrated
Donors to the KVR Discovery Center enhancement project gathered Fri. Dec. 2 at the KVR Visitor Center.
Friends Fall 2022 Newsletter
Friends at the 2022 Pasta Supper
Celebrating Friends Volunteers
Friends of Kickapoo Valley honor the volunteers that make it all happen. Good food and friends May 12 at the La Farge Park.
WinterFest 2022 a Success!
KVR WinterFest 2022 was Saturday, Jan. 8. Events and fun for all ages. The Friends of KIckapoo Valley Reserve volunteers provided some great food!
Featured Events
Friends Garden Tour 2024
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Friends Adopt A Highway Cleanup
As part of the Kickapoo Valley Reserve Earth Day events the Friends completed our Annual Roadside Cleanup on April 20. More than 9 large bags of trash were picked up between the Visitor Center and Hwy P. Thank you clean up volunteers!
Earth Day Poetry Contest
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Scenes from Winter Fest 2024
KVR’s 2024 Winter Festival was Sat. Jan 13.
It Happened at Holiday Happening 2023 The Friends Holiday Happening was Saturday, December 2nd at the KVR Visitor Center. Good food, good music, good friends. Click picture for more….
KVR Staff Appreciation
Wednesday, Aug. 23 was the Friends Staff Appreciation party. A big THANK YOU to the folks that make the Reserve happen on a daily basis.
Pictues from Garden Walk 2023
Seven lovely gardens in Viroqua were on tour Saturday, July 15. Over 100 people took the tour. Here’s some of what they saw.
Friends Adopt A Highway Clean Up
The Friends Adopt a Highway segment is along Hwy 131 from Harris Rd (just north of the Visitor Center) north to Cty Hwy P. The South half of the segment was completed Sunday, Apr 23. The North half Saturday, Apr 29.
Garlic Mustard Gathering
Garlic Mustard Gathering was a weeklong, volunteer driven, stewardship event to remove invasive species (garlic mustard plants) from the Kickapoo Valley Reserve landscape. Over 300 pounds of garlic mustard was pulled!
KVR Plant Walks
Watch for upcoming 2023 Plant Walks with volunteer local plant experts. Explore the unique and beautiful botany of the KVR! Click image for more information.