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Currently Scheduled Northern Ecology Courses

Boreal Birding Workshop
Instructors:
Joshua Watson
Spring in northeastern Minnesota is truly alive with life. After a winter of cold and white, there…
Fri, Jun 3rd, 2022 – Sat, Jun 4th, 2022
7am-4pm
7am-4pm
Instructor:
Joshua Watson

Endangered Species Conservation in the Russian Far East
Instructors:
Jonathan Slaght
Join Featured Guest Speaker Jonathan Slaght for a small-group seminar to discover more about the…
Sun, Jun 5th, 2022
10am-noon
10am-noon
Instructor:
Jonathan Slaght
Three evenings, one hour each
Lichens: Pioneers of the North Woods
Instructors:
Joe Walewski
Often overlooked and clearly underappreciated, our lichens are wonderfully diverse and surprisingly…
Sat, Jun 4th, 2022
9am-4pm
9am-4pm
Instructor:
Joe Walewski
Sat, Jul 16th, 2022
9am-4pm
9am-4pm
Instructor:
Joe Walewski

Mushroom & Fungi Intro
Instructors:
Michael Karns
Join us on the North Shore and Superior National Forest as summer wanes and the seasonal mushrooms…
Sat, Aug 13th, 2022
9am-4pm
9am-4pm
Instructor:
Michael Karns
Sun, Aug 14th, 2022
9am-4pm
9am-4pm
Instructor:
Michael Karns
Sat, Aug 20th, 2022
9am-4pm
9am-4pm
Instructor:
Michael Karns

Mushroom & Fungi: A Closer Look
Instructors:
Michael Karns
If you've scratched the surface of mushroom identification, you probably have realized that…
Sun, Aug 21st, 2022
9am-4pm
9am-4pm
Instructor:
Michael Karns

Spring Birding on the North Shore
Instructors:
Michael Karns
Spring offers excellent birding opportunities on the North Shore: with the arrival of warblers and…
Sat, Jun 4th, 2022
7am-3pm
7am-3pm
Instructor:
Michael Karns
Sun, Jun 5th, 2022
7am-3pm
7am-3pm
Instructor:
Michael Karns
Spring Phenology in the Field: Wildflowers and Beyond
Instructors:
Jim Gilbert
Phenology is the recording of the natural calendar—the arrival times of various migrating…
Fri, Jun 3rd, 2022 – Sat, Jun 4th, 2022
Day 1: 9am-6pm; Day 2: 9am-4pm
Day 1: 9am-6pm; Day 2: 9am-4pm
Instructor:
Jim Gilbert
What's This Rock 3? Southern North Shore’s Geological Story
Instructors:
Jim Miller
How many times have you walked along a cobbled beach or a rocky ledge along the North Shore and…
Fri, Sep 30th, 2022 – Sun, Oct 2nd, 2022
Day 1: 4-7pm; Day 2: 9am-5pm; Day 3: 9am-2pm
Day 1: 4-7pm; Day 2: 9am-5pm; Day 3: 9am-2pm
Instructor:
Jim Miller

What's this Rock Too? Central North Shore's Geologic Story
Instructors:
Jim Miller
How many times have you walked along a cobbled beach or a rocky ledge along the North Shore and…
Fri, Jun 3rd, 2022 – Sun, Jun 5th, 2022
Day 1: 4-6:30pm; Day 2: 8:30am-5:00pm; Day 3: 9am-1pm
Day 1: 4-6:30pm; Day 2: 8:30am-5:00pm; Day 3: 9am-1pm
Instructor:
Jim Miller