Each spring, Minnesota’s north woods come alive with the songs and calls of several species of northern forest owls. For the past 26 years, Bill Lane has immersed himself in the nocturnal acoustical landscape, eager to document yet another “owl spring.” "This will be an adventure of either arduous, or lazy proportions (come on winter!)," Lane says. "On an ideal night, we may visit courting owls and watch and listen as the cogs of owl reproduction whir to life. On a less than ideal night, you will be stuck with me for 5 hours" (Bill has extensive knowledge of the northern forest and is generally an entertaining guy, so it’s not as bad as it may sound). Participants are asked to be physically able to walk/snowshoe through deep snows, and to adapt to both the chill of night and the heat of physical exertion as they move with celerity towards singing owls. This is an opportunity for aesthetic overload and if you haven’t experienced immersion in the night, there is no better opportunity for introduction.