Refuge News

Wildlife Festival Soon!   

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The Wildlife Festival is happening Saturday September 27 from 10am to 2pm at the Oak Savanna Learning Center.  Details in the PDF flyer and press release.  Visitors will have the unique opportunity to drive along several refuge service roads from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., providing access to areas typically closed to vehicle traffic.

 

It's still a great time to visit. Sunflowers, white and violet Asters, and colorful prairie grasses (Little Bluestem and Indian Grass) surround the Wildlife Drive.  Birds are bunching up in the groups that will head South as Autumn approaches.   The big Sandhill Crane migration isn't here yet - usually we expect big numbers starting in the second week of October.   The first official count is scheduled for October 6 and we'll have a new number every Tuesday after that until freeze-up.

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Until Sanctuary Season returns March 1, more refuge roads and trails are open to the public, mostly by foot or bicycle.   If you want a new road to drive, try the Brande Road, look for the sign directing you to the Blue Hill Cemetery just East of the parking lot for the Blue Hill Trail.

 

Autumn Newsletter in PDF form.

 

​Ever want to tell your Senator or Congressperson to better support the refuge?   Our new “Take Action” page and make that easy – check out the Take Action page.

 

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

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