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11TH ANNUAL
SPRING BOREAL BIRDING & NORTHERN LANDSCAPES FESTIVAL
June 5 - 8, 2008
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Discovering the birds, wildflowers, geology and more of this dynamic and rich northern landscape is the focus of the festival. A series of inter-related, field-focused workshops (1-3 days in length) form the backbone of the event. Links below lead to detailed descriptions regarding each workshop/course. Each workshop offers participants its own unique mixture of field exploration, group discussions and travel arrangements.Two featured speakers on Friday and Saturday evening are open to all participants in each of the workshops. Visit the Featured Speakers & Programs page for details.
To learn more about each of the festival seminars/courses, follow the links below to see full descriptions and to read more about each of the instructors/guides.
Note: all events and activities start or take place at North House Folk School unless noted otherwise.
| June 5 Thursday |
June 6 Friday |
June 7 Saturday |
June 8 Sunday |
| Minnesota Birding with Bob - FULL - Instructor: Bob Janssen |
What's So Fantastic? (About Birding) Instructor: Bob Janssen |
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| North Shore & Boreal Forest Birding Intro Instructors: John Hockema & Jerry Bronkoski |
Magnet On The Shore Birding Intro Hockema & Bronkoski |
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Boreal Birding Immersion Instructor: Dave Grosshuesch |
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North Shore Geology: A Heritage of Fire and Ice Instructor: John Green |
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| Butterflies In Your Backyard Instructors: David MacLean/Pat Thomas |
Dragonflies of the North Woods Instructor: Kurt Mead | Oberg Mountain Instructor: Peg Robertson (Free) |
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Shoreline & Pelagic Tours of Lake Superior Instructor: Ann Russs | |||
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Wildflowers of Early Summer Instructor: Jim Gilbert |
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| Peregrine Falcons in the Midwest with Jackie Fallon |
The Bird Feed Northern Arts Engagement for Birders, Geologists & Naturalists Alike with artist Liz Sivertson Sivertson Gallery 7 PM |
Owls of the North Northern Ecology Featured Presentation with author David Benson 7 PM |
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Ready to explore another season? Learn more about the AUTUMN MIGRATION & SUPERIOR ECOLOGY SERIES
North House Folk School offers year-round hands-on coursework, seasonal special events and numerous northern ecology field workshops.
For more information contact:
North House Folk School
218-387-9762 or 1-888-387-9762
P.O. Box 759
Grand Marais, MN 55604
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