Volunteer work day
Maple Program Clean-up & Volunteer Appreciation Brunch
LodgeFor all maple program volunteers — come help get everything we used for the maple program taken down, cleaned up and put away for the season. Then starting about 11 am the MacKenzie Center staff will be serving a pancake brunch for all volunteers. This is also the time when volunteers who have put in at ... Read More
Bunks Set up Day
LodgeThe new bunks for the dorms are arriving and we need help to set them up. The bunk beds, complete with mattresses will be delivered next Thursday morning, April 13th. Be at the lodge at 9:00AM if you can help unload, unpack, and assemble the beds. Depending on the turnout, we should be completed by early ... Read More
Earth Day Work Day (Prep)
Badger DenMacKenzie Friends and Volunteers, In preparation for staining on Earth Day at MacKenzie Center, there will be a Work Day in advance to make repairs to some of the picnic tables and pressure wash prior to staining on Earth Day. If you want to help, join us Wednesday, April 19th at the Badger Den, 9:00 ... Read More
Work, Play, Earth Day!
Badger DenCome celebrate Earth Day at the MacKenzie Center. Help with brush clearing, trash pickup, and painting picnic tables. Meet at the Badger Den lawn. Lunch will be provided. Families, individuals, scout groups, 4-H groups, businesses, and other organizations are all welcome to attend. For more information please call 608-635-8105.
Wood Cutting and Hauling
Finishing HouseFriends & MacKenzie Volunteers, Grab your chain saws and gear and join us for falling and bucking some dead oak and ridding invasive cork trees. Cork trees we will leave on the ground and the oak we will haul out using Jon L.’s trailer and/or pickup trucks depending on location - so we will need ... Read More
Wood Splitting May 25
The MacKenzie Center W7303 County Highway CS, Poynette, United StatesWe Have Wood! Now it’s time to get it split and stacked for next year’s Maple program. Please join us Thursday May 25th 8:30am at the splitting area across from the Wildlife handicap parking lot. We have three splitters lined up and the bigger the crew the better. Dress for the weather. Lunch will be ... Read More
Work Day June 14
Finishing HouseMacKenzie Friends and Volunteers, We are going to continue with setting up the fire wood supplies for 2017-18 with another morning of bucking and hauling oak, and also pine wood to supply the Lodge. The plan is mixed depending on the number of volunteers. For sure we will need chain saw operators to buck downed ... Read More
Wildlife Area Work Day Aug. 18
Finishing HouseWe will be working on clearing overgrown vegetation, and down or hazard trees to brighten up the Wildlife Area. If there is time we may work in an empty enclosure with the same goal. If you would like to join us please email [email protected] or call (608) 617-1613 to sign up and get more information.
Wildlife Area Work Day Sept. 1
Finishing HouseWe will be working on clearing overgrown vegetation, and down or hazard trees to brighten up the Wildlife Area. If there is time we may work in an empty enclosure with the same goal. If you would like to join us please email [email protected] or call (608) 617-1613 to sign up and get more information.
Trail Clearing Work Day Sept. 19
LodgeWe are getting a start on preparation for he MacKenzie Fall Festival October 7th and will be clearing overhanging brush and tree limbs along the hayrack ride trail. We will meet Tuesday September 19th at 8:30 am in the lodge parking lot. We will have loppers and power equipment as needed and will be both hauling off brush and dragging ... Read More
