Waters have receded quite a bit on the Root River, but it is still very high and muddy. It should be fishable in a few days. Pike Lake State Park - People going out on the ice should be careful. Ice is opening up on Pike Lake and other lakes in the area. Migrating songbirds are starting to come through this area and there is good waterfowl viewing in small pockets of open water.
Many weekends are still available for camping at Pike Lake.
Park visitors should be aware that for the first this year Pike Lake is accepting reservations for the shelter building at the picnic area. Pairs of woodducks have been searching for nest sites. Now is the time to make sure nest boxes and predator guards are in good condition and fresh wood shavings have been placed in the boxes. Other waterfowl, sandhill cranes, meadowlarks, and other spring migrants are starting to show up on Theresa Marsh and other area wetlands and grasslands areas. Migratory waterfowl and eagles can be seen in open areas of the rivers.