Friday, January 29 Winter Tree ID 1:00-2:30 pm Meeting at the Welcome Center (FREE FOR ALL) Tree Identification can be important in understanding forest type and age, but can all trees be identified in the winter without their leaves? You bet! Join us for a short hike through the trees, learning a little about forest ecology and winter tree identification.
Man and Fire 3:30-4:30 pm Meeting at the Welcome Center (FREE FOR ALL) People hold a special relationship to fire, whether it happens to be a reminder of a northern cabin or of Christmas time. Fire has been an important fixture to humanity… but why? Come investigate the reasons fire is important to people, both personally and ecologically. Come early to learn about a new method to build your own fire! Friday, February 5 Winter Raptor Field Trip (Free to members, $20 for others (includes 1-yr membership) Meet at the Welcome Center by 8:00 am 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 Northern Hawk Owls! Plan on scouring the bog until 12:00 noon. Please RSVP at natural...@saxzim.org. Friday, February 19 Snowshoe Hike (FREE FOR ALL) Meet at the Welcome Center by 12:30 pm. (If no snow, a winter hike will take place) Snowshoes are a great way to continue being active during the winter season and are a great way to explore hard to get to locations in the Bog. Join us for a leisurely hike through the woods to learn a little bit about boreal forests and animal sign you could find along the trail during the winter. Bring your own snowshoes, or borrow a pair from the Welcome Center! (Limited availability) The hike will last about two hours. Come out and give snowshoeing a try! Sunday, February 21 Animal Adaptations: Warm Coats and Full Freezers (FREE FOR ALL) 11:00- 12:00pm Meeting at the Welcome Center Winter in northern Minnesota can be tough even for the most prepared outdoorsman. But how can critters survive with no coats, snow pants, or boots? Come find out how our winter resident birds and mammals and insects survive the frigid north! Northern Owl Program (Free to members, $20 for others (includes 1-yr membership) 3:00- 4:00pm Meeting at the Welcome Center with Owl trip following until 6:00 pm. Most often, visitors to the Sax-Zim Bog are looking for owls, but do you really know “hoo” owls are? Come and learn a little about some of the owls that can sometimes be found in the Sax-Zim Bog and the surrounding area. Following a short talk, we will caravan looking for some owls at dusk! Please RSVP, as space at the program will be limited to 25! RSVP to natural...@saxzim.org. Naturalist programs are new for the FOSZB this year, funded as part of a grant by the Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation. Public programs are free to attend, but donations are always welcome! The Winter Raptor Trip and the Northern Owl program have a $20 field trip fee for non-members. This fee covers membership and free entry to any field trip in a 12 month period! If you have any questions about any of the programs, please contact Head Naturalist Clinton Nienhaus via email at natural...@saxzim.org. Sparky Stensaas 2515 Garthus Road Wrenshall MN 55797 218.341.3350 sparkystens...@hotmail.com www.ThePhotoNaturalist.com www.KollathStensaas.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
