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Refuge Events
Each year several educational festivals and a Spring Clean-Up Day are held on the Refuge. For more information, check the event of your choice.
In addition, the Refuge offers several guided birding tours and a wildflower tour. All tours begin at the Old School House located on Sherburne County Road 9, 5.5 miles west of Highway 169.
Guided Tour Schedule
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Spring Bird Tour - April 12, 2008 - 8:00 a.m.
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Summer Bird Tour - June 7, 2008 - 7:00 a.m.
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Wildflower Tour - June 14, 2008 - 10:00 a.m.
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Fall Bird Tour - September 6, 2008 - 8:00 a.m
National Public Lands Day - September 27, 2008
The public is invited to participate in a National Public Lands Day work crew on Saturday September 27 that will pull buckthorn, a non-native species that crowds out native plants. This service project is part of the effort to remove several types of non-native invasive plants from the refuge and improve wildlife habitat. Volunteers will meet at the Old School House on County Road 9, 5.5 miles west of Highway 169, at 1:00 p.m. and car pool from there to the work area. Participants are asked to bring drinking water and loppers, if you have them, and wear long sleeve shirts, long pants, work gloves and closed-toe shoes or boots. Minimum age for this project is 12 years old. The work session will end at 4:00 p.m. To register for this activity, contact Nancy Haugen, Visitor Services Manager, at 763-389-3323 extension 13 or send an email to nancy_haugen@fws.gov.
Christmas Bird Count - December 13, 2008
A Christman Bird Count, sponsored by the Friends of Sherburne, will be held on December 13 starting at 7:30 a.m. at the Old School House. Participants are divided into teams and each team covers a portion of the census area. The total area to be surveyed is a circle fifteen miles in diameter that has the refuge headquarters at its center. Participants spend the enire day or a half day looking for birds. Reports are sent to the Minnesota Ornithological Union. To register call Jim Pasch at (763) 662-2179.
