THE GREAT RIVER BIRDING
TRAIL
Call for site nominations for the lower Mississippi River
WHAT IS THE GREAT RIVER
BIRDING TRAIL?
You can now take a self-guided birding tour on the northern reaches of what
is one of America's longest birding trails. The Great River Birding Trail is
named after the federally designated scenic drive called the Great River Road,
which runs from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. In general, the sites include
established wildlife refuges, parks, overlooks and other attractions no more
than 25 to 30 miles from the Great River Road. Nominated sites should be
accessible by auto, bike or on foot.
The Great River Birding Trail parallels both sides of the upper Mississippi
River from the headwaters at Lake Itasca, Minnesota, downstream for 1,366 miles
to the confluence with the Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois. It covers both sides
of the upper Mississippi River through Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, and
Missouri. Ten full-color and illustrated maps, available free to the
public, depict the great places to go bird watching along the river. To request
a sample map or set of maps, contact the Audubon Birding Trail Coordinator,
Bonnie Koop, at
bkoop@audubon.org.
Audubon and its partners now are extending the trail to the Gulf of Mexico.
CREATING A 10-STATE BIRDING TRAIL:
SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATIONS
The Audubon-Upper Mississippi River Campaign is
working with Audubon Mississippi and the Lower Mississippi River Conservation
Committee (LMRCC) to complete the birding trail in the lower Mississippi River
valley to the Gulf of Mexico.
Do you know of great places to go birding along the Mississippi River and the
Great River Road? You can help to complete the Great River Birding Trail in
Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana by
nominating great sites.
View maps of the Great River Road along the lower Mississippi River
TO PROVIDE YOUR NOMINATIONS FOR BIRDING TRAIL SITES, GO TO THE LMRCC
WEBSITE AND FILL OUT THE ON-LINE NOMINATION FORM. GO TO:
www.lmrcc.org
For more information on the Great River Birding Trail project, please contact
either:
Bruce Reid, Audubon Mississippi / LMRCC
601-629-6621
breid@audubon.org
Bonnie Koop, Birding Trail Coordinator
(608) 786-3473
bkoop@audubon.org