Spring/Summer 2015 Newsletter

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Spring/Summer 2015

Volume 41, Issue 1

Audubon Center of the North Woods

News from theNorth Woods

Experience Your Environment

It seems paradoxical – the only constant is change. But truer words have never been spoken, especially in today’s digital age where we are more connected, more informed, more tuned in, but also more likely to feel like we are falling behind. There has never been a time in history where the rate of change has happened so fast. At some point, you may have felt the need to slow down, to get outside and get back in pace with the rhythm of nature. Now more so than ever, people need the chance to get away, to remember that the rate of change can be measured in seasons and cycles, not just hours and days. But why is that, why do we have that internal tugging to be outside, what do we gain? John Muir once said “In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” The ability of nature to amaze, to inspire, and to center us truly is powerful.

As has been said before, “Nature holds the answers to questions that have not yet been asked.” A few decades ago, no one was asking what impacts nature had on children’s learning and behavior. But fast forward to today and we live in a society with an epidemic of child behavioral and cognitive disorders. We all know that

getting children outside is good for them physically, but recent research findings published on the Children and Nature Network illustrate

that nature has real, quantified benefits to children’s behavior and learning as well. Findings such as a) children with ADHD who regularly play in green settings have milder symptoms than children who play in built outdoor and indoor settings, b) children with ADHD concentrate better after a walk in nature, c) nearby nature reduces stress in children, d) nearby nature boosts children’s cognitive functioning, and e) hands-on outdoor learning increases children’s engagement and enthusiasm to learn and teacher’s motivation to teach.

There is something innate within us all that needs access to and time in nature. With indoor time increasing every year for our society’s youth, we at ACNW are more determined than ever to help facilitate those nature experiences for children. It’s why we offer residential environmental educational programs reaching over 4,000 k-12 students each year, why we authorize 6,600 k-12 students in our 32 environmentally focused charter schools across the state, and why we offer a number of youth camps during the summer. Simply put, the more time we can get children in nature, the better off they will be, as will our society.

Thank you for being a part of all of this and making it possible. Your patronage and generosity allow us to make a difference in the lives of children every year. You make a difference, you have a real impact, and I am truly grateful for your support.

The Power of Nature by Bryan Wood, Executive Director

Power of Nature .........1

Development ...............2

Snowy Owl Sightings .3

It’s Maple Syrup Time .4

Upcoming Events ............4

Summer Camps ...........5

Spotlight on Schools ..6

Wish Lists .............3 & 6

Thank You .....................7

Membership..................8

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www.audubon-center.org 888-404-7743

Social Entrepreneurism at the Audubon Center of the North Woods is not a new concept. When Mike Link and his family came to the land that is now the Audubon Center of the North Woods, he did not think of himself as an entrepreneur, except the kind that cut wood to keep the family warm! In fact, Mike was a social entrepreneur as defined by George Williams College in Williams Bay, WI: “… social entrepreneurs transform society. They see a problem - poverty, hunger, injustice, the environment - and work to find an accessible, ethical, and long-term solution.” Like many others, Mike saw the inattention of the public to the environment and set about to bring it to the forefront in Minnesota and the upper Midwest. He was in a position to do something about it and he did. Working with many other like minded people, Mike was positioned to make a difference by helping to bring visibility of environmental issues to the public in general. A prime example of his work was that ACNW became and remains the largest authorizer of public charter schools in the state of Minnesota – this is all about creating environmentally literate citizens for vocational and avocational pursuits. That is social entrepreneurism!

YOU helped make it happen. I’m talking about individual supporters who believed and still do that the mission of ACNW warrants their philanthropic gifts year after year. What Mike did and Executive Director Bryan Wood does today is made possible by YOU. You make a difference. THANK YOU!

Walt Seibert, Development Coordinator, can be reached at [email protected] or 952-200-9867.

Development by Walt Seibert, Development Coordinator

Thrivent Choice DollarsGiving back has always been important to Thrivent and its

members. Thrivent has provided more than $174 million to help

congregations, educational institutions and other nonprofit organizations

through the Thrivent Choice charitable grant program since its

2010 introduction.

Eligible members age 16 and older have the power to recommend

how Thrivent distributes some of its charitable grant funds using a vehicle called Choice Dollars. By directing

Choice Dollars, eligible members can recommend how to distribute some of Thrivent’s charitable funds among

thousands of 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, including congregations,

camps, schools, seminaries, campus ministries and more.

(The Audubon Center of the North Woods is an approved organization to receive grant funds.)

Thrivent Action Teams:It’s easy to take action on a cause you

care about to help strengthen your community as you guide others to be wise with money and live generously. Thrivent Action Teams are member-led projects – fundraisers, one-time

service activities or educational events- that can be completed within 90 days. If your project is approved, you’ll receive resources – including T-shirts and seed money – to help

you get started.

For more information, call Mitch Haber at 218-384-4400.

“A person has made at least a start of

discovering the meaning of life when he plants

shade trees under which he knows full well he

will never sit.”D. Elton Trueblood

Please consider including the Audubon Center of the North Woods in your will. For more information, contact Walt Seibert, our Development Coordinator, at 952-200-9867 or [email protected].

Information for your legal counsel (including samples of language for any type of bequest)

can be found on the support page at www.audubon-center.org/support

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Most birders have a species that has eluded them for some time. Until 2012 that species for me was a Snowy Owl. That winter I made eight trips up to the Duluth/Superior area but time after time I came up empty. Finally, on my eighth trip that winter, a friend I was with spotted the bird in an industrial area of Superior, Wisconsin. I’ll never forget the thrill of seeing that Snowy Owl for the first time in the “wild.” That is an experience I love to share by taking our intern staff out looking for owls.

Last winter the east coast of the United States experienced a very large influx of Snowy Owls in an event called an irruption. Birds normally in the arctic were sighted in the southeast United States. Previously it was thought that these irruptions were due to lack of food and that these birds were starving. But banding research has shown that the majority of these birds are in good body condition. Ornithologists now hypothesize that they are likely moving south due to high survival rate of young the previous year, combined with decreased prey population.

This year there has been another Snowy Owl irruption, this time centered more in the Midwest. On this year’s staff owling trip we came across three Snowy Owls and a Northern Hawk Owl on our first attempt. With the large number of Snowy Owls in

Minnesota this winter they are drawing a lot of attention from birders and non-birders alike. The irruptions are providing an opportunity for us to learn more about these periodic visitors.

While we know Snowy Owls eat lemmings on their breeding grounds, they have been observed hunting birds, even other raptors, during southern irruptions. It was previously thought that Snowy Owl movements were limited to traveling south; however, research is showing that some birds move farther north in the winter. Further research found that these birds are wintering out on the pack ice hunting eiders, a sea duck. It is not surprising that some birds choose to travel farther north, as one researcher noted a Snowy Owl was able to survive temperatures of -135 F for five hours without significant ill health effects.

With the influx of Snowy Owls into our region, this is a perfect time to observe one in the wild, especially if you have not yet had the opportunity to see one. Sightings are spread throughout Minnesota including the Twin Cities. You can check for recent

sightings on ebird.org and

moumn.org. Please be respectful and

keep your distance from the owls, as it can be stressful

for the birds if they are repeatedly flushed from their perch. So grab a pair of binoculars and try to see one of these arctic visitors!

Snowy Owl Sightingsby Jeff Tyson, Wildlife Coodinator

Friend a Wild CritterHelp support the care of any of our resident education birds and animals through our “Friend a Wild Critter” program. Your donation goes towards housing, medical care, food and enrichment items, to help encourage natural behavior in our non-releasable birds and mammals.

As part of the adoption process, you will receive a 4x6 magnet photo of the animal, an “Adoption Certificate”, a personal and natural history of “your” animal, recognition in our newsletter, and a tour of the ACNW wildlife facility. For more information, please contact Jeff Tyson, our Wildlife Coordinator, at [email protected] or visit our website.

Amazon.com wish listThe Audubon Center has a wish list on Amazon.com of items that would assist us with animal care, materials for education programs, and field guides for staff reference. You can make your gift go further by shopping through Amazon Smile and having a portion of your purchase price be donated to the Audubon Center (no additional cost to you).

To locate our wish list:

1) Visit smile.amazon.com/

If you have not chosen a charitable organization, you’ll be prompted to Select a Charity. Type “Audubon Center of the North Woods” in box at lower right and click search.Click ‘Select’ next to Audubon Center or the North Woods in your search results.

2) Mouse over ‘Wish List’ in the upper right corner of your screen.

3) Choose Find a Wish List or Registry

4) Enter “Audubon Center of the North Woods” into the search box.

5) From there you can view our wish list (currently 2 pages)



Winter in Minnesota is long and cold – there’s no denying it. Minnesotans deal with it in a variety of ways. Snowbirds migrate to warmer places for the whole winter. Others take a tropical vacation. Winter enthusiasts go snowshoeing, cross country skiing, ice fishing, snowmobiling or winter camping. Bird watchers travel far and wide looking for winter migrants like Snowy owls. Gardeners pour through seed catalogues and make garden plans. Maple syrup makers inventory the firewood supply, and order bottles, labels, tubing, buckets, and all of the necessary syrup making supplies.

ACNW sugar bush manager and maple syrup maker extraordinaire Ty Johnson is busy gearing up for this year’s syruping season. All equipment and staff need to be ready to go as soon as the weather conditions are just right. In order to have a sap flow, the temperatures need to be above freezing during the day, and below freezing at night. Once this happens, tapping of the trees can begin. The maple syrup season runs for approximately one month – mid-March to mid-April – ending when the buds of the trees begin to open.

The Center has had a maple syruping operation on site since 1973. The technology and number of trees tapped has changed a bit over the years; from tapping a few trees and collecting sap with birch bark baskets and boiling sap with hot stones in a hollowed out log, to tapping approximately 500 trees and collecting sap with metal buckets, plastic bags and a pipeline system, and cooking sap in our antique wood fired 150 gallon chamber evaporator. Thousands of school children and families have attended maple syruping programs at the Center in these 42 years. One of the season’s highlights is the annual Maple Syrup Brunch and Program. This year the date is March 21. Keep your fingers crossed that winter is on its way out by then, and maple syrup season is in full swing.

Mar. 21 .......Maple Syrup Day/BrunchApr. 17-19 ....Food & Farms WeekendApr. 18 .........Dinner at the LakeMay 1-3 ........Women’s Wellness & Adventure WeekendMay 8-10 .....Spring Phenology Weekend May 10 .........Mother’s Day BrunchJune 5-7 .......Birding Bonanza WeekendJune 6 ..........Dinner at the LakeJune-Sept ....Summer Camps for youth, families and

adults (see next page)

2015 Spring/Summer ProgramsVisit the CALENDAR OF EVENTS on our website

Meet Our New Lead CookLeah Ness

I live in nearby Hinckley and have worked in the food industry for almost 30 years. To be able to come to work and be surrounded by the beautiful lakeside scenery is definitely a plus of working at the Audubon Center of the North Woods. I have lots of animals of my own - chickens, cats and 2 horses - so working in this wildlife-rich setting makes me feel at home in my work environment. In my free time, I love to garden and ride my horses.

It’s (Almost) Maple Syrup Time by Clarissa Ellis, Program Specialist

In the photo above from 1973, Mike Link teaches a maple syrup class. At right, current maple syrup operations are overseen by Ty Johnson, who is pictured here stoking the wood-fired evaporator in the Sugar Shack.

Maple Syruping at the Center - then and now

Please note: The correct date for our upcoming Maple Syrup Day is March 21, 2015

RESERVATIONS ARE REquIRED



YOUTH CAMPSJune 28 -July 3 – Outdoor Adventures: The Great Outdoors abound with adventures! Experience white water rafting and canoeing on the Wild and Scenic Kettle River, outdoor rock climbing at Robinson Park and Ely’s Peak, biking on the Munger Trail and Jay Cooke State Park, Skywalk High Ropes course, Low Ropes Challenge course, indoor rock climbing and more! If adventure is what you seek- this is your week!

July 26-31 – Ways of Wildlife: Spend the week learning about caring for captive animals and learning about the lives of animals

in the wild. We’ll care for the non-releasable wildlife at the Audubon Center, go on field trips to see wolves, bears, and fish, identify animal tracks, and learn animal identification skills. In addition to our time with animals we’ll also traverse the high ropes course and

have time to cool off in Grindstone Lake.

Aug. 2-7 – Backpacking the Superior Hiking Trail: Hike one of the top 10 hiking trails in the country - the Superior Hiking Trail (SHT)! Gain wilderness backcountry skills and explore lush forests with rocky cliffs, serene inland lakes, and thundering waterfalls that empty into Lake Superior. Back-country camp amidst picturesque landscapes and cool off in the clear trout streams and in-land lakes along the North Shore.

Aug. 9-14 – BWCA Expedition Camp: Paddling and camping in the incredible Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) is the quintessential MN experience. The most beloved wilderness area in the world, the BWCAW’s 1.3 million acres of pristine lakes, rivers and forests is home to gray wolves, black bears, moose, beavers, bald eagles, loons and more! Learn wilderness canoe and camping skills and experience the beauty of MN’s Boundary Waters!

Aug. 16-21 – Hooked on Fishing: Spend a week doing all things fishing at the Audubon Center! We’ll practice the basics of casting and knot tying, fish Grindstone Lake from shore and from boats, learn to fillet and cook fish, learn about fish habits and habitats, and make our own lures.

FAMILY CAMPSJuly 5-10 – Summer Family Escape:

Take an extended 4th of July holiday break and treat your family to a week of discovery, learning and fun! Our week-long family program offers age-specific programming in the mornings and all-family programs in the evenings and afternoons. Whether you’re looking for water activities, hiking, nature learning or total relaxation, we have something for you!

July 12-17 – Woods, Waters, & Wildlife: A Family Nature Adventure at the Lake (Road Scholar® #4966): The forests, fields, ponds and lakes of MN’s North Woods hold exciting environmental lessons for you and your grandchild. Search for reptiles and amphibians, meet impressive birds of prey, discover the hidden life of beavers and learn about the natural behavior of wolves. Feel the rush of adventure on our rock climbing wall and high ropes course, and enjoy making traditional Ojibwe crafts.

July 17-19 – St. Croix Family Canoe Camp: Share a fun-filled camping experience with your family along the Wild & Scenic St. Croix River between MN and WI. Paddle canoes down the easy-flowing water, viewing ancient petroglyphs along the way. Close to the Twin Cities,

the river is a great location for a scenic and easygoing weekend family getaway. Enjoy games, activities and campfires on the banks of the beautiful St. Croix.

July 31-Aug. 2 – North Shore Family Camp Experience: Are you new to camping or just looking

to explore a new part of MN? ACNW staff will lead you in exploring several parks along Lake Superior’s North Shore. We’ll provide all the gear, food and transportation, and naturalist led hikes for all ages of participants.

ADULT CAMPSJune 7-12, June 14-19, Aug. 23-28, Aug. 30-Sept. 4, Sept. 6-11 – Migration Mysteries: Raptors on the Wing, Wolves in the Wild & North Country Settlers (Road Scholar® #5745): Experience life in the magnificent North Woods as we examine seasonal bird populations; the region’s top predator, the gray wolf; and trace human stories and experiences from the Ojibwe Indians, through the French-Canadian Voyageurs and big-pine Lumberjacks.

June 20-28, Aug. 1-9 – A Walking Discovery along Lake Superior’s South Shore (Road Scholar® #21937): Led by noted experts Mike Link and Kate Crowley, enjoy a unique experience and absorb a wealth of knowledge amid beautiful settings through daily walks and field trips along Lake Superior’s south shore. Learn about natural history, geology, plant and animal life, human impacts including logging, mining, commercial fishing, current challenges and cultural connections with the Ojibwe.

Aug. 16-23, Sept. 13-20 – Minnesota’s Boundary Waters: Paddling Sigurd Olson’s Canoe Country (Road Scholar® #21938): North Country icon Sigurd Olson was one of America’s most influential conservationists, a

beloved nature writer. Award-winning author, musician and wilderness guide Douglas Wood will lead us as we examine Olson’s life and legacy, then embark on a journey of discovery, paddling and camping in the BWCAW. Learn about the region’s geology, forests, plants and animals. Hands-on learning experiences with evenings around the campfire and readings from Olson’s books.

Sept. 11-13 – Women’s Superior Hiking Trail Lodge-Based Weekend: Experience one of the country’s most popular trails amongst a community of strong women in one breathtaking weekend! The Superior Hiking Trail (SHT) offers brilliant vistas of Lake Superior while winding through the lush forests of the MN’s north country. Learn backpacking basics while being immersed in the serenity of the wilderness, the spend evenings in comfortable lodging on the lake.

2015 SUMMER CAMPSA plethora of nature-focused summer camps...something for everyone:

youth, families and adults. Details and online registration can be found on our Calendar of Events at audubon-center.org/calendar

Partial, need-based scholarships are

available for all our youth summer camps



OUR CORE VALUES

Ø We demonstrate respect, care and passion for the earth, all people and all living things

Ø We strive for excellence in everything we do through integrity, open communication and teamwork

Ø Individuals are valued, engaged and appreciated for their unique contributions

Ø We believe in life-long learning through positive shared experiences with the natural world

Ø Our efforts encourage others to recognize their interconnectedness with the earth through their actions

Spotlight on schoolsIn 2003, ACNW became a sponsor of charter schools in order to further its mission of environmental education and expand its educational programming. In response to statutory change in 2009, ACNW renewed its commitment to charter schools and became an approved charter school authorizer in December

2010. Since that time, ACNW has grown to become the largest authorizer of charter schools in Minnesota by number of schools

authorized. ACNW authorizes charter schools as a vehicle to advance our mission and vision by instilling a connection and

commitment to the environment in the schools we authorize, thus allowing our schools to work towards a healthy planet where all

people live in balance with the Earth.

General Wish ListWe are in need of the items below. Remember, your ‘in-kind’ donations are tax-deductible. More ‘wished for’ items can be found on our Amazon.com wish list – see page 3 for more information.

n utility trailer n reliable, fuel-efficient car for internsn canoesn canoe trailer n cordless and electric tools (saws, drills, etc.)n industrial-size washer & dryern pressure sprayern twin mattresses in excellent conditionn handheld GPS unitsn firewoodn topsoil for butterfly gardenn cross country skis & snowshoes for very small kidsn backpacking expedition packsn sleeping bags in excellent condition n ice machinen large mixing bowlsn table lampsn spade shovelsn cultural site items (glass bead necklaces, flints,

non-working flint-lock rifle, replica leather clothing, leather and hides, cast iron cauldron)

n bobcat/skidster n ATVn rubbermaid binsn lawn sweepern Montreal Voyageur Canoe

School MilestonesCongratulations to the following schools for reaching these milestone years of serving students in Minnesota:

l 10 Years – Metro Schools [Minneapolis], Northern Lights Community School [Warba], & Swan River Montessori Charter School [Monticello]

l 15 Years – Aurora Charter School [Minneapolis], Crosslake Community School [Crosslake], & Riverway Learning Community [Winona]

And special congratulations to the World Learner School for reaching its twentieth year of operation since opening in 1995!

l 20 Years – The World Learner School [Chaska] The World Learner School has been authorized by ACNW since 2011.

WLS was founded in 1995 as a small school with less than a dozen students. Today the school serves over two hundred students! The World Learner School’s continued mission is to create a school that supports an experiential collaborative learning program that empowers children to achieve their potential as unique individuals in their classrooms and in their communities.

School Expansionsl Noble Academy [Minneapolis] recently broke ground at their

new school site in Brooklyn Park. The new facility will be over 95,000 square feet and will be able to accommodate over one thousand students (double the current school’s capacity!).

l In November, Voyageurs Expeditionary School [Bemidji] officially opened the school’s Middle School addition to house its middle school students. The classroom spaces the middle school students were previously using are being repurposed into Technology and Engineering classrooms.

School AwardsAFSA High School [Vadnais Heights] was selected as a National Chapter Finalist, Model of Innovation -Student Division at the 87th Annual National FFA Convention. AFSA was one of 11 finalists for this award out of hundreds of applicants across the nation. The National Chapter award recognizes a chapter’s excellence in the standards of development as outlined by the National FFA. To become a finalist for this award, a chapter must show significant student development in the areas of Leadership, Healthy Lifestyles, Career Success, Scholarship, and Personal Growth. AFSA was also awarded the 3-Star Chapter Award by the National FFA Organization, and was recognized on stage at the National FFA Convention last October in Louisville, KY.



Thank You!Donations, Memberships & MemorialsOsprey

y Don Arnosti y Paul Egeland y Tammy Fleming y Dick & Connie Glattly y Steve McNeill y Jim & Wilda Obey y Sam Rankin y Don & Barbara Shelby y Foundation Terhuly y Mary Ellen Vetter

Eagles y Julie Holly y B. Wayne Johnson

Moose y Thomas & Phyllis Mahan y Jim Peter y Walt Seibert y Marilyn Thompson y Marilyn & Lowell Ueland y James & Audry Waggoner

Loons y Pam Brumfield y Franklin & Gisla Crosby y Rodney & Sue Foss y Karen & Louis Geislinger y Wesley Haut y Paul & Lisa Jeanetta y Mark Lex y Rex Lindberg y Pamela Nelson y Roger Parsons y Walt Seibert y Nancy Sommer y Thrivent Financial y Tom Torborg y Maxine Wallin y Bryan & Kat Wood

Otters y Jerry Ammerman y Cindy Appleman y James Azarski & Nancy Werner-Azarski

y Donna & Jerold Bahls y David & Jill Baum y Sue Behrends y Mike & Nancy Bennett y Berchin’s A & W Restaurant y Beth Blank y Barbara Blechinger y Susan Bradford y Margaret Brandel y Becky Bundschuh y Chris & Sheri Camper y Marcia Cheney y Harry Cloft & Sherry Jester y Currie Pangerl & Associates y Kathy DeDeyn y Carolyn Dindorf y Cynthia J Fay M.D.

y Richard Flint y Kathy Gallagher-Burton y Anna Gerenday y Lois Gernbacher y Gordon Andersson y Janet Green y David Greenberg y Richard & Patricia Hapke y Larry & Cookie Heikes y Julie & Dean Hovey y Thomas & Susanne Inman y Tad Johnson y Phyllis Kahn y Susan Kostka y Charles & Hope Lea y Don & Marlyee Lee y Sharon & Antoni Lewandowski

y Dennis & Nancy Liebelt y Rex Lindberg y Mike Link y William & Candice Marx y James McBride y Jim McCreary & Gretchen Olson

y Carol Mizuno y Lois Norrgard y Yvonne Paffel y George & Joann Perdrizet y Christine Peterson y William Pomper y Roberta Reilly y Roman Rowan & Connie Fortin

y Eric & Jacqulyn Saunders y Glen & Darlene Scott y Jim & Mary Sloan y Elaine & Robert Smith y Charles & Loretta Sprado y Stan & Susanne Meyer y Marcia & Burt Sundquist y Elaine Thrune y Roger Trapp y Paul Vartanian & Joanne Smyth

y Don & Mary Verbick y Charles & Catherine VonRueden

y Chip & Michy Wells y Larry Whitaker y Louise White y Robert & Lynn Widger y David T. Williams

Cranes y Tim Agen y William & Claudia Anderson y Donna Anderson y Lillian Antonelli y Nancy Arnosti y Emily Baker y James Beaudry y Jones Kathy Borst y Tom Bottern

y Sue Breska y Rebecca & Rob Brunette y Marty & Peggy Carlson y Elizabeth Charbonneau y Clifford Johnson y Kathleen Cruz y Cassandra Dinehart y Larry & Nancy Dolphin y Ashley & David Edge y European Roasterie Inc y Ronald Falk y Rick Fletcher y Roger Forman y Bill Foss y Paula Frakes, M.A. y Freiberg Cleaning Services y Judy & Ron George y Anna May Goyette y Ricker Erika & John Hammerschmidt

y Robert & Bonnie Hanley y John Helland y Ruth Hiland y Kristin Hogquist y Peter & Gladys Howell y Charlie Huber y Dale & Judy Johnson y Clarence Johnson y David Johnson y Jane & Brian Kise y Kimberly Korb y Lisa Kotasek y Mary & Rudy Kraus y Barbara Krig y Scott & Mary Lagaard y Joe Lessar y Robert Lininger y Nina Manzi y Jean Martell y Marshall & Anne Marie Mckay y Patty McQuiston y Krista Menzel y Robert & Marveen Minish y Gary & Patty Mondale y Daniel & Mary Nicklay y Fred Nyline y Jessica Ostrov y Josh & Sarah Parsons y Carole Pederson y Mark & Erica Peterson y Liz Pomper y David Salmonson y Patrick Schifferdecker y Dan Schoepke y Carolyn Serrano y Bruce Shervheim y Deedree Stukas y Doug Thoraldson y Matthew Toavs y Valerie Tremelat y Jill Waataja y Lynette Wallin y Peter & Patricia Webster

y Doug & Kathy Wood y David & Margo Zentner

Friends y Rose Adams y Ross Anderson y John Arthur y Konval & Jean Bergum y William Bruins y Kathy Carroll y Ann Crowley y Kathleen Crowley y Thomas & Mary Dolan y Elaine Duvall y David Eagan y Eleanor & David Johnson y Arnold Fonder y Karol Gresser y Steve & Alice Gruber y Susan Hankerson y Nancy Haugen y Investment Centers Of America, Inc

y Dorothy & George Jamison y Meagan Keefe y Dee & Greg Koivisto y Rebecca & William Krenke y Jean LaFlash y William Lancaster y Gary & Betsy Larson y Dennis & Nancy Liebelt y Rex Lindberg & Dee Kotaska y Howard & Lynne Markus y Beverly McComb y Roger Meyer y Madeline Miller y Jenna Moon y Shelia Moran y Sara Neumann & Dan Penny y Johnathan & Ruth Paradise y Sue & Don Rogers y Michael Russell y Donald & Wildie Swanson y Tim & Joyce Tabor y Barb Wojahn

In Memory of: In Memory of Henriette Fay

y Steven & Judith Seidmeyer In Memory of Dorothy Janes

y Don Janes In Memory of Gayle Bullis

y Wayne & Patti Roberts In Memory of Ray Marcotte

y Linda Marcotte In Memory of Marlin Meyer

y Sylvia Marcotte In Memory of Bradley Parker

y Camelle Parker In Memory of Bud Peters

y Marilee & John Eberhart In Memory of Shirley Prue

y Sylvia Marcotte

In Memory of Robert Rosscup y Sylvia Marcotte

In Memory of Irma Sokolski y Douglas & Kathy Wood

In Memory of Susan Thompson

y Sherry & William Bixby In Memory of Henry Winkels

y B & J Launderette Co. In Memory of Dayle De Cercq in support of Teacher Training

y Wild River Audubon

HonoraryIn Honor of Lee Dybvig

y Nils Dybvig & Michelle Braley

In Honor of George Jamison y Dr. Shaun & Kristin Jamison

In Honor of Todd Noel y Mike & Mary Noel

In Honor of Don Shelby y Robert Cohen

In Honor of Dayle De Cercq y Wild River Audubon

Scholarship y Audubon Chapter of Minneapolis

Frank Buckingham Wilderness Scholarship Fund

y Joann & George Perdrizet

Grants y Carolyn Foundation y Jack & Claire Dempsey y Henriette Fey Grindstone Lake Fund

y Alvin & Ruth Huss y International Assoc. of Avian Trainers & Educators

y Joanne Kendall y Marvin P Verhulst Foundation y Minnesota Historical Society y John & Lynn Stevens

Friend a Wild Critter y Cindy & Denny Appleman y Leah Holloway y David & Debbie Johnson y Toby & Sue Morgan y Mounds Park Academy

In-Kind Donations y Clair & Mary Baum y Sheri Bergeron y Bill & Sherry Bixby y George Jamison y Sam & Diana Rankin y Joe & Geri Sausen y Gary Schmidt y Bryan Wood

We would like to acknowledge and thank all those individuals and companies who have contributed to the Audubon Center of the North Woods (since our last newsletter) as well as the schools who visited us this academic year. Through your support and patronage, we are able to provide the best environmental education opportunities for people of all ages.

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News from the North WoodsVolume 41, Issue 1—Spring/Summer 2015

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ACNW MISSION To instill a connection and commitment to the environment in

people of all communities through experiential learning.

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