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All activities will be confirmed and announced by email. Please check this website, www.wolsfeldwoods.org for possible changes. All dates, times and locations are subject to change. Weather conditions may result in cancellations.
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Winter photos wanted!
As you wander through the woods this winter, bring your camera along -- and be on the lookout for these beautiful mature hardwoods - red oak, ironwood, butternut, maple, elm, and basswood. We'll post them on our Web site along with credits - please send in digital format to: chapman@q.com.
January
Sleigh Ride, Sunday January 22 at 1:00 p.m. Dress warmly and bring children and grandchildren for the annual horse-drawn sleigh ride through the woods and surrounding farm fields, followed by hot chocolate at the Crosbys’, 1612 Willow Drive, Long Lake, MN.
April
Making Maple Syrup, Sunday April 1 at 2:00 p.m. Come watch the art of turning maple sap into syrup at the Crosbys’, just as the Wolsfeld family once did. Enjoy a scoop of vanilla ice cream drizzled with Tom’s ribbon-winning maple syrup. 1612 Willow Drive, Long Lake, MN.
Cabin Clean-up, April 21 at 9:00 a.m. We’ll meet at the 1857 Wolsfeld cabin for spring cleaning, inside and out. Details will be emailed in April. Medina City Hall, 2052 County Road 24, Medina, MN.
May
Frog Walk, Friday May 4 at 7:30 p.m. Herpetologist, Madeleine Linck, lets us hear a tape of different amphibian calls before we set off to listen to wood frogs, trilling toads, tree frogs, spring peepers and salamanders, as they perform their annual resurrection. Peepers are most active on warm spring evenings. If the evening temperature threatens to fall below 45, we might have to reschedule.
Spring Warbler Bird Walk, Saturday May 12 at 7:30 a.m. Bring your binoculars and bird books and join master birders, Bill and Esther Marengo, on Wolsfeld Woods’ annual spring warbler walk. We hope we’ve timed it right, but we predict that Bill and Esther will find warblers for you to see and hear. Trinity Lutheran Church parking lot, 2060 Sixth Avenue North, Long Lake, MN.
Spring Ephemeral Wildflower Walk, Sunday May 13 at 10:00 a.m. Spring ephemerals bloom in that brief interval between the soil’s warming and the leafing of the dense tree canopy. A trained wildflower specialist will help us distinguish beautiful hidden blooms that often go unnoticed. Trinity Lutheran Church parking lot, 2060 Sixth Avenue North, Long Lake, MN.
September
Fall Warbler Walk, Saturday September 1 at 8:00 a.m. Warblers are often plentiful during fall migration. Bill and Esther Marengo will be back to help sort out these delightful winged visitors as they pass through Minnesota every fall. Trinity Lutheran Church parking lot.
2060 Sixth Avenue North, Long Lake, MN.
Mushroom Walk, Mid-September. A mushroom expert will help us identify the many varieties to be found in the woods. Details will be announced later.
Medina Celebration Day, Saturday September 22, 3:30-8:30 p.m. This community event celebrates the history of Medina and features games, fireworks, face painting and more. Hamel Community Building and Hamel Legion Park.
October
Friends of Wolsfeld Woods Annual Meeting, Thursday, Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the 1857 Wolsfeld log cabin. We’ll have tea, coffee and cookies on hand to go over the 2013 calendar. We encourage participation, and appreciate hearing members’ thoughts and suggestions. Medina City Hall.
Fall Peak Color Ride on Horseback, Sunday October 7 at 2:00 p.m. If you have access to a horse, please join us for the annual fall ride through the woods. We will meet at Ellie Crosby’s for a leisurely ride over the best woods trails for horses. 1612 Willow Drive, Long Lake, MN.
Buckthorn “Pulling Party,” Sunday October 28 at 10:30 a.m. We will join DNR volunteers to clear buckthorn. There is much work to do to restore heavily infested areas, and we need many hands to make a real impact. We will meet at Lisa Ringer’s, 1700 Deer Hill Road, Long Lake, MN.
Activities Calendar Last Updated: January 6, 2012.
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