News from the Friends of Schmeeckle Reserve Summer 2015
’Round the Reserve 2419 North Point Drive, Stevens Point, WI 54481 • 715-346-4992 • www.uwsp.edu/schmeeckle
Friends a new chapter in Reserve’s rich history By Bill Berry Friends Board President
A cunning fox auditioned for a part in the “Schmeeckle Underground” play in the campfire program at the spring 2015 Candlelight Hike Festival. This fall’s Candlelight Hike will be Friday, Oct. 30, from 6 to 9 p.m.
‘City critters’ expected at fall Candlelight Hike Festival This fall’s Candlelight Hike Festival will explore the ways that encountering wildlife in the city can spark feelings of awe, annoyance, or fright, reminding us that we are never far from nature. The Candlelight Hike will be Friday, Oct. 30, from 6 to 9 p.m. It is sponsored by the Friends of Schmeeckle Reserve. Walk a half-mile or one-mile trail lit by torches through the autumn woods and along the
lake. The campfire program, “City Critters,” will be presented at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. at the campfire ring. Meet Schmeeckle’s white-tailed deer, foxes, and bats, among other characters. It’s a fun program for the entire family. Arrive early for a good seat. The program is presented by students in the environmental
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“Someday this area will serve as an island of green in the city of Stevens Point.” Those words were spoken by Fred Schmeeckle, the namesake of the natural area so many of us love. Our Friends of Schmeeckle organization seeks to honor those words. We’ve been at Bill Berry that task for almost two years, thanks to folks like you. Many of you became founding members by joining the Friends in 2014. Those who joined in the first half of 2014 recently received renewal See Berry, Page 3