Wild River Audubon Current V. 25 No. 1 September - October 2004

Calendar of Events

Fall Activities

 Wild River Audubon offers a unique variety of activities each year designed to bring people together to celebrate the natural beauty and heritage of our community. We are about stewardship, education and the enjoyment of birds and the natural world we share with them. Here is what you can look forward to this coming fall. Join the fun!

Meet Sue Leaf, author of Potato City, a book of Nature, History, and Community in the Age of Sprawl, just published by Borealis Books, an imprint of the Minnesota Historical Society Press. Sue has a Ph.D in zoology, has taught environmental science at Cambridge Community College, written extensively about the natural world around her, and also happens to be the president of our Wild River Audubon chapter. 

Barb Ledbetter Nelson reviews Potato City. 

Pack up your canoe and head for the Sunrise River Landing at the St. Croix for a two hour trip down stream to the Wild River State Park. This may be your last chance of the season to feel the river beneath your canoe and take in an afternoon of fall colors along the banks. We'll put in at 2:00 and paddle or float our way to the park.  Arriving at the park, we'll head to the Visitor Center and enjoy the warmth of good company and a pot luck supper at 5:00. Don't forget to bring your life jackets! Wild River State Park    Maps of the park

Stock up for a winter of feeding the birds and support Wild River Audubon at the same time. This is our only fund raiser of the year, and is also a great opportunity to provide your back yard birds with the freshest seed around. The sale will take place at the usual sites in Lindstrom by the stop light,, at the corner of Hwy. 8 and County Road 20 and in North Branch at the corner of Highways 95 and 61 by the stop light. Thanks to Marlys Cleveland, Thrivent once again will generously provide matching funds. Thrivent members are especially encouraged to come out and support the effort. This is a great chance to get involved and help out and meet your fellow birders.

To volunteer at either site, call Dayle DeClerq at 257-5045.

Look for our pre-election issue where we will feature responses to our candidate questionnaires. Find out where the candidates stand on issues of importance to our environment!

WCCO radio broadcast meteorologist and author Mike Lynch has over 30 years experience teaching people about the stars. He will have copies of his new book Minnesota Starwatch for sale and autographing. This lively activity will include time spent gazing at our fall evening sky.

Join in Wild River Audubon chapter's part in this annual National Audubon Society tradition. This is an activity for all birders from novice to expert. Celebrate the end of the day with a pot luck dinner at Zion Lutheran Church in Chisago City.

Christmas Bird Count Home Page  Take a look at the annual summaries, year by year. Or check out the Historical Results, including charts and maps by species. 

Keep this schedule handy. For more information about any of these events keep an eye out for upcoming issues of the Current, or call 651-257-6044.

Thanks to the contributors and Wild River Audubon Current Editor, Dave Spohn.

Past Events Listing