- FWS graphic

- FWS graphic

Long weeks of mid-winter darkness and sub-zero temperatures recently left members of many Coulee Region families coping with symptoms of cabin fever.  To help cure this annually recurring malady and prevent its epidemic spread, the La Crosse Fishery Resources Office (FRO) participated for the second consecutive year in the Mid-Winter Family Sport Show, a  community event, February 16-17, at Coulee Region Christian Schools, in West Salem, Wisconsin. 

With original posters designed to highlight seasonal opportunities for families to “Discover the Nature of America” and “Prevent Nature-Deficit Disorder” on prominent display, the FRO-sponsored booth promoted family participation in a wide variety of enjoyable outdoor seasonal activities that are available to the public at many National Wildlife Refuges. 

Informational brochures describing some of the leisure activities (e.g., fishing, hunting, camping, canoeing, hiking, photography, wildlife observation, foraging) that are available at certain refuges (Necedah, Trempealeau, Upper Mississippi River), as well as handouts encouraging ethical outdoor practices and environmental stewardship, were available for the hundreds of people who attended this event to use in planning family visits to nearby National Wildlife Refuges.