Upcoming Events

Birds & Beer 

7pm, Uncommon Loon Brewing Company, 10825 Lake Blvd, Chisago City MN 55013

Birds & Beers at the Uncommon Loon in Chisago City is back for another season. Join the flock at 7pm on these dates for interesting topics, good camaraderie & great beer! Details will be provided in email notifications sent the week prior. In the meantime, mark your calendar:

• September 16th – Bird Bingo and Bird Trivia
• October 21st – TBD
• November 18th – TBD

Zoom Meeting Recordings

4/20/21 – Dave Crawford: “Passive House Plus”
On Tuesday, April 20th, naturalist Dave Crawford described the goals, construction, and benefits of the home that he and his wife built on Lexington Parkway in St. Paul. The YouTube recording can be found here: “Passive House Plus”. Dave also has a YouTube video recorded during the home construction here: “Lexington Parkway Passive House“.

3/23/21 – Jonathan C. Slaght: “Owls of the Eastern Ice”
On Tuesday, March 23rd, author & biologist, Jonathan C. Slaght, told the story that led to his book, “Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World’s Largest Owl”. In the book, Slaght describes his five-year quest to track down the mysterious Blakiston’s Fish Owl in the forbidding reaches of eastern Russia. With his Russian collaborators, the author encountered frozen rivers, extreme weather, tigers, bears and other hazards on the mission to protect the owls from threats posed by logging companies and poachers. You can find a recording of this very interesting discussion here: Owls of the Eastern Ice the Wild River Audubon YouTube channel.

11/19/20 – J Drake Hamilton: “Climate Action the Most Important Steps We Should Take”
On Thursday, November 19th, Wild River Audubon hosted J Drake Hamilton of Fresh Energy in an online Zoom meeting. The topic was “Climate Action — the Most Important Steps We Should Take”. Ms Hamilton inspired and encouraged, sharing a positive message about how the economic advantages of clean energy are changing the game and ways we can help keep the momentum going. A recording is available on YouTube here: Climate Action Talk.

10/13/20 – Jenniver Vieth: “Saw-whet Owls”
On Tuesday, October 13th, Wild River Audubon hosted its first online Zoom meeting. The topic was “Saw-whet Owls of the St. Croix Valley” presented by Jennifer Vieth, Executive Director of the Carpenter Nature Center. A recording is available on YouTube here: Saw-whet Owl Talk.