Late Summer at the Refuge

Goldenrod and big bluestem are making their appearance among the late blooming swamp milkweed, coneflowers, and hoary vervain. Birds are quieter as they prepare for migration. 

There will be a Wildlife Festival this year!  Keep Saturday October 1 free for this family friendly event.  See Upcoming Events for more details. Note that the event will be modified or canceled if local Covid statistics significantly worsen. 

Refuge HQ is open standard hours: Monday through Friday from 8 am to 4 pm.  The nature store at HQ will remain closed for a while.  The Prairie's Edge Wildlife Drive is open and soon "Rovers" (volunteer naturalists) will be driving it to answer questions.

The Friends have a volunteer opportunity to lead a team of volunteers at the Eagles Nest Nature Store on the Refuge plus it's online store. Details can be found in this PDF document . Questions?   Send us email at FriendsOfSherburne@gmail.com 

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Members receive semi-annual newsletters in their mail.  You can now view June 2022 PDF version.
 

See Upcoming events for a schedule of on-site information.

For daily bird sightings as recorded in eBird,  check out https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Sherburne/recent_sightings.html .

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-newsletter: To subscribe, enter email address as requested at bottom of this page

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Photo by: Michael Woodard