Richard Bong State Recreation Area

KANSASVILLE, WISCONSIN 42°38'2.95"N 88°7'41.27"W In the 1950s, the federal government bought more than 4,500 acres of farmland west of Kenosha and cleared it for a planned military base. Then, three days before a runway was scheduled to be surfaced, the base was scrapped. Eventually, the state established a multi-use recreation area with a primary focus on conservation. While Bong welcomes horse riders, hang gliders, cross-country skiers, model-airplane hobbyists, bikers, hunters, and others, birders will find lots of wide-open spaces to bird. The birdier sites around the park include the Vista Picnic Area, the trail near the nature center, the observation tower that overlooks a large wetland and wildlife refuge, the Red Trail, and Wolf Lake on the east side of the park. Audubon recognized Bong as an Important Bird Area…

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