Northwoods, Great Lakes in the Sax-Zim Bog

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Date

Monday, August 12, 2024 - Friday, August 16, 2024

Add to Calendar 2024-08-12 09:00:00 2024-08-16 18:30:00 Northwoods, Great Lakes in the Sax-Zim Bog The Sax-Zim Bog is a world-renowned bird-watching location during the winter months. This vast set of ecosystems is incredibly biodiverse. With bogs, upland conifer forests, mixed forest, small and medium-sized lakes, two major river systems, and an interesting geological history, the Sax-Zim Bog offers a lot for naturalists to enjoy during any season.This training will take place at the Lois King Education Center at the Friends of Sax-Zim Bog Welcome Center. We will spend the majority of our time outdoors. There is no better way to learn about a biome than to get out and experience it first hand and early fall can be great time to visit and learn about the Northwoods.This course will take place over one week, from August 12 to 16.Expect to be outside in various environmental conditions (light rain, warm temps, muddy conditions, etc). Hiking will be primarily along gravel roads and level boardwalks, with mostly level terrain. The restrooms and our meeting location are accessible.Contact course instructor Clinton Dexter-Nienhaus at naturalist@saxzim.org with questions about hiking, accessibility, or weather conditions before registration. Sax-Zim Bog Sax-Zim Bog Sax-Zim Bog America/Chicago public

Time

9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Central time

Location

Sax-Zim Bog
8793 Owl Ave
Meadowlands, MN 55765

Contact

Clinton Dexter-Nienhaus, xanthomn@gmail.com or 507-525-3151

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The Sax-Zim Bog is a world-renowned bird-watching location during the winter months. This vast set of ecosystems is incredibly biodiverse. With bogs, upland conifer forests, mixed forest, small and medium-sized lakes, two major river systems, and an interesting geological history, the Sax-Zim Bog offers a lot for naturalists to enjoy during any season.

This training will take place at the Lois King Education Center at the Friends of Sax-Zim Bog Welcome Center. We will spend the majority of our time outdoors. There is no better way to learn about a biome than to get out and experience it first hand and early fall can be great time to visit and learn about the Northwoods.

This course will take place over one week, from August 12 to 16.

Expect to be outside in various environmental conditions (light rain, warm temps, muddy conditions, etc). Hiking will be primarily along gravel roads and level boardwalks, with mostly level terrain. The restrooms and our meeting location are accessible.

Contact course instructor Clinton Dexter-Nienhaus at naturalist@saxzim.org with questions about hiking, accessibility, or weather conditions before registration.

Cost

$295. Includes manuals and supplies.

If you would like to receive a scholarship do not register now. First, complete this scholarship form and wait to be contacted before enrolling.

Accessibility

University of Minnesota Extension is committed to providing equal opportunity for participation in all programs, services, and activities. To request accommodations for persons with disabilities, contact Julie Larson at larso143@umn.edu two weeks before the start of the event. Requests received after this date will be honored whenever possible.

About the North Woods, Great Lakes course

This core course is tailored to Minnesota’s unique Laurentian Mixed Forest biome. The largest biome of the state, it covers over 23 million acres of northeast Minnesota. The region contains a variety of landscapes, including swampland, bogs, vast forests, lakes and exposed bedrock.

North Woods, Great Lakes covers geology, glaciers, water, wildlife, humans, ecology, and botany through lectures, classroom discussions, field trips, fieldwork, small group work and reading.

You must complete 40 hours of training to become a certified Minnesota Master Naturalist Volunteer.

You must choose a group capstone project to complete before finishing the course.

Learn more about Master Naturalist volunteer training