Trails North 2023 Calendar of Programs

Superior Hiking Trail overlook 9:10
Mary Burns on the Bear River 2017

 

1/27
Snowshoe Hike, “Mercer Pines”, 10 a.m to noon, followed by lunch. Sponsored by North Lakeland Discovery Center, https://discoverycenter.net, 715-543-2085.
2/7
Snowshoe Hike, Beaver Lake Hemlocks, followed by lunch. Sponsored by North Lakeland Discovery Center,
2/26
“Belonging to a Place Through the Lens of Poets,”  for the Unitarian Church in Minocqua, 10 – 11 a.m.,
3/10-11
Canoecopia Talks – “A Far Side Guide to Birding” + “Trailside Botany Along Portages: Stories of Northwoods Trees and Shrubs,”
4/12
“Trailside Botany: Identification and Natural History of Northwoods Trees and Shrubs,” Nicolet College – 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.,
4/17
Talk – “Conservation Through Land Trusts,” Mercer Library, 7 – 8 p.m.,
4/22
Talk – “Birding in the Northwoods”  during the Earth Day Fair at the Mercer Library, 1:30 p.m.,
5/13
Bird Hike at Powell Marsh State Wildlife Area, North Lakeland Discovery Center,  Northwoods Birding and Wildlife Festival, 7:30 – 11:00 a.m,  https://discoverycenter.net, 715-543-2085.
5/20
Bird Hike in Iron County, MI, site TBD, 7:30 – 10:30 a.m., Iron County Lakes and Streams Partnership,
5/21
Bird Hike in Gogebic County, MI, site TBD, 7:30 – 10:30 a.m., Iron County Lakes and Streams Partnership,
and Invasive Species Control Coalition of Watersmeet,
5/23
Wildflower Hike, site TBD, Land O’Lakes Fish and Game Club, 9:30 a.m. to noon,
5/24
Iron County WI Big Day Bird Count, sites TBD, 6 a.m. to noon, contact John Bates manitowish@centurytel.net, or Bruce Bacon brucebacon15@gmail.com .
6/19

Talk – “Wild Lakes of Wisconsin,” for Winchester Academy, Waupaca, WI, 7 p.m., https://www.winchesterwaupaca.org

7/2
Talk, topic TBD, for the Unitarian Church in Minocqua, 10 – 11 a.m., https://www.nuuf.com
7/12
Hike at Fallison Lake, Trees for Tomorrow Master Naturalist Training, 9 a.m. to noon, not open to public.
8/2
Hike in Eagle River Area – site TBD, 9:30 – 11:30, The Warehouse Art Center, https://eagleriverart.com.
8/14
Hike at Scott Lake/Shelp Lake SNA and Giant White Pine SNA, 9:0 0 a.m. – 4 p.m., sponsored by North Lakeland Discovery Center, https://discoverycenter.net, 715-543-2085.
8/15
Hikes through Pat Shay Lake SNA and into the Franklin and Butternut Lakes SNA on the Hidden Lakes Trail, 9:00 a.m. – 4 p.m., sponsored by North Lakeland Discovery Center, https://discoverycenter.net, 715-543-2085.
8/18
Hikes at Doering Woods SNA, 9:30 – noon and 1 – 3:30 p.m., Natural Resources Foundation, https://www.wisconservation.org.
8/19
Hike at Tucker Lake SNA, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Natural Resources Foundation, https://www.wisconservation.org.
8/22
Wisconsin Master Naturalist student training, 5 p.m. sponsored by North Lakeland Discovery Center,
8/23
Hike at Lake Alva Birch-Hemlock SNA and Lake Laura Hardwoods SNA, 9:00 a.m. – 4 p.m., sponsored by North Lakeland Discovery Center,
9/25
Hikes at Forest Lodge (Fairyland SNA) and Rock Lake SNA, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., sponsored by North Lakeland Discovery Center, https://discoverycenter.net, 715-543-2085.
9/26
Hikes at Drummond Woods SNA and Lake Owen Hardwoods SNA, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., sponsored by North Lakeland Discovery Center, https://discoverycenter.net, 715-543-2085.
10/5
Hike into Old-Growth, site TBD, Land O’Lakes Fish and Game Club, 9:30 a.m. to noon,

 

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Trails North
4245 N. Highway 47
Mercer, WI 54547
Phone: 715 476 2828
Email: manitowish@centurytel.net