Conservation Education Inc (CEI) is an independent non-profit organization formed in 1954 to promote conservation through education.
Today, CEI acts as the Friends Group of the Collins Marsh Wildlife Refuge and serves many different functions regarding Collins Marsh and the Nature Center.
We are very proud of our history, education initiatives such as our osprey camera project and education workshops. We are focused on creating a network of conservation minded citizens as well as leading local efforts to control invasive species.
Although April 22nd is officially Earth Day, Friends of Collins Marsh will be honoring it with events on April 26 & 27, 2025. Saturday, April 27th 9:00am CEI Birders Road… Read more: April Earth Day Celebrations
April’s CEI Bird club meeting began with a welcome to several new birding enthusiast attendees. Upcoming events were then reviewed, including the Midwest Crane Count April 12th, CEI road cleanup… Read more: Spring Migration
It feels like time has taken forever, much like the anticipation of a visit from an oldfriend, waiting for weeks, then days for an arrival that took way too long.… Read more: April Anticipation
Event planning took up much of the March 11th CEI Bird club meetings’ agenda. Members reviewed the steps to register and participate in the Annual Midwest Crane count on April… Read more: Spring Event Planning and more…
March will be a busy month with all events held at the Neustadter Nature Center, 20021 Cty JJ, Collins, WI March 10, 10:00am CEI Bird Club . Everyone welcome! March… Read more: Upcoming March Events
