Refuge News

​The Prairie's Edge Wildlife Drive and Brande Road are now closed to vehicles for the season.   You may still explore them by foot, ski, or snowshoe. (Brande Road will enter sanctuary on March 1 and be closed to foot traffic.) The Wildlife Drive will reopen to vehicles in spring when conditions permit.

 

The Eagle's Nest Nature Store is open Thursdays and  Saturdays, 10am to 2pm until the end of December.  A great place for Christmas gifts!

 

SPECIAL HOURS: 

Special Holiday Sale and added special open Store Hours!

Tuesday, December 16, 2025, from Noon to 4:00 PM  (We will also be open on Thursday Dec 18 and the last two Saturdays of December.)

Though the Sandhill Cranes have flown south for the winter, you can keep their spirit alive in your home with a beautiful canvas print—a lasting tribute to these graceful birds. In celebration of this year’s fall migration of the Sandhill Cranes, we are offering a seasonal discount of 25% off our exclusive Sandhill Crane Canvas Prints by local wildlife artist Gary Moss (see above picture).

 

Refuge staff are back at work. Activities for 2026 (including Snowshoeing) are now being planned.​

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Refuge Headquarters is normally open to the public Monday - Thursday from 10 am - 4 pm.  It will be closed Wednesday December 24, Thursday December 25, Wednesday December 31 and Thursday January 1.

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Enjoy our winter newsletter in one of two PDF versions:  Full Spreads or Single Pages.
 

See Upcoming Events for a schedule of on-site activities.

For event updates, please consult the following resources:

• Refuge website: fws.gov/refuge/Sherburne/

• This website on the Upcoming Events page

• Friends Facebook page: facebook.com/sherburnerefugefans

• Friends’ Prairie Insider E-News: To subscribe, enter email address as requested at bottom of this page

• October Newsletter in PDF form

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