Buena Vista Prairie Chickens - Viewing Blinds
Sat, Apr 18
|Location is TBD
More Details to Come.
Time & Location
Apr 18, 2026, 7:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Location is TBD
Guests
About the event
ALAS welcomes you to join us on Saturday, April 18th, as we take a short journey to witness the spectacular breeding display of the Greater Prairie-Chicken. At one time, these birds occupied every county in the state, but with development and loss of grassland habitat numbers have declined. Modern populations only occupy a few grasslands in central Wisconsin and are listed as a state threatened species.
Buena Vista Grasslands is a 12,700 acre property located just South of Plover and East of Wisconsin Rapids. The property has been managed for Greater Prairie-Chicken habitat since the 1950s.
Every spring select members of the public are allowed to view the Greater Prairie-Chickens on their breeding ground or lek, from one of several permanent viewing blinds. This year ALAS is happy to be offering this opportunity!
We will be getting to the blinds before sunrise and sitting/standing quietly until after the Greater Prairie…