Hi All, Friends of Sax-Zim Bog has a 1:1 Match for $10,000 for GIVE TO THE MAX DAY this Thursday! Great opportunity to double your gift on this important day for giving to MN non-profits. $20 donated = $40 for bog conservation and education! With funds raised last year we... —preserved 186 more acres of pristine Black Spruce Bog —hired a year-round Head Naturalist (Clinton Nienhaus)...a position we share with Hawk Ridge —ran a successful Bog BioBlitz and we topped 900 species recorded in the Bog
This year we hope to... —purchase more bog —create educational films and materials for school/organization/community outreach Schedule your Give to the Max donation here... https://www.givemn.org/organization/Foszb Remember, you can also give to the MOU, Hawk Ridge and more! SAX-ZIM BOG WINTER RAPTORS FIELD TRIP Saturday Nov 19, 8am-Noonish. Colorful winter finches often get lots of attention from visitors to the Bog in the winter months, but finches are not the only winter visitors to see! Join us for a field trip looking for winter predators, such as Northern Shrikes, Rough-legged Hawks, and other raptors. Learn about the natural history of these fascinating predators. Head Naturalist Clinton Nienhaus will lead this carpool field trip around the Bog. Meet at the Welcome Center by 8:00 am Saturday the 19th. Plan on scouring the bog until 12:00 noon (Winter species have already returned to the Bog....including White-winged Crossbills, Snow Buntings, Rough-legged Hawks, Northern Shrike, redpolls, PIne Grosbeaks) Please RSVP to natural...@saxzim.org to participate. FREE to members who have donated $20 or more in the last 12 months. $20 for others (this includes a one-year membership and free attendance at other field trips) Sparky Stensaas 2515 Garthus Road Wrenshall MN 55797 218.341.3350 sparkystens...@hotmail.com www.SaxZim.org ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
