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Category: Other Summer Activities
Each fall, thousands of sandhill cranes migrate south via various wetlands including Crex Meadows in Wisconsin. At this time of year there are usually thousands of cranes gathering there! Cranes spend their days in nearby farm fields and return to the wetland each evening in the hour before sunset. This is a free event organized by …
Viewing Sandhill Cranes — Friends of Crex visitors’ center, near Grantsburg, WIView trip details »
Category: Hiking
The October full moon is called the “Hunter” Moon. It happens on Sunday, October 25 at 5:33 PM and is absolutely stunning from the bluffs above the St. Croix River. We will meet at the trailhead near the Visitor Center in Afton State Park (park pass required) then walk 3.5 hilly miles on a loop. …
Full “Hunter” Moon Hike — Afton State Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Other Summer Activities
Here’s another opportunity to see migrating sandhill cranes! The Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge, near Zimmerman, is a location where thousands of cranes stop by each fall in late Oct/Early Nov. Cranes spend their days in nearby farm fields and return to the refuge each evening in the hour before sunset (5 pm for our date- …
If you were on a trip in the backcountry and someone was injured or ill, would you know what to do? Imagine if you were in the BWCA in a remote lake, a number of portages in, without a cell signal. How would you decide what to do or when to try to evacuate someone? …
Wilderness First Aid Training — Downtown Minneapolis, MNView trip details »