Forest Classroom: Early Summer Foraging for Mushrooms
/Saturday June 21st was a fabulous day for oyster mushrooms — sunlight after rain provided a terrific day for foraging oyster mushrooms! 30 people joined the hike.
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Saturday June 21st was a fabulous day for oyster mushrooms — sunlight after rain provided a terrific day for foraging oyster mushrooms! 30 people joined the hike.
Read MoreIt was a beautiful day for the annual Memorial Day weekend bird hike, and participants gave the highest praise: We saw birds!
Read MoreIt was a beautiful day in the forest and the NE Trails are stunning right now. Great fall colors and the trails are dry and easily hikeable.
All the MIWP trails are in terrific condition, well marked, mowed, cleared and the fall colors are blooming.
Read MoreIt was a perfect day after the rain for mushroom foraging on the North End of Madeline! Expert Samantha Dobson guided the hike. 46 people attended the hike — kids of all ages tromping thru the woods!
Read MoreBoth shows were such fun! What great presentations! The children and adults loved the shows! Click Read More to see a few pictures, videos, and Facebook posts from the event…
Read MoreThe hike was awesome. There were 42 eager people!! It was a perfect day and there were lots of mushrooms. Click image to see the photos…
Read MoreWe didn’t see any mushrooms — probably because it has been so dry! As always, Samantha did a great job with teaching. The kids in attendance had a great time! Click image to view the photos…
Read MoreHere are pictures from our hike with Samantha Dobson to learn about and find mushrooms. It was a perfect day after the rain kind of hike; the sun came out and so did the mushrooms.
Read MoreBeautiful day in September for exploring the North End Trails, starting at the Schoolhouse Road parking lot! Image shows one of the cameras from the Wild Madeline Project.
Read MoreAttendees from MIWP and the Madeline Island Book Club enjoyed a very informative and interesting presentation by Alan Brew, Director, Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute, Professor of English, Northland College, about Sigurd Olson, his life, his writing career, and the selected books. Group discussion and questions followed Alan’s talk. The event was sponsored by both organizations. Click Read More to view pictures of the event.
Read MoreThe Madeline Island Wilderness Preserve is a non-profit land trust dedicated to the protection and preservation of natural areas on Madeline Island. The nature preserve lands are open to the public for hiking, skiing, berry-picking and hunting. MIWP is committed to education and advocacy — each summer we sponsor field trips and evening programs. Madeline Island is adjacent to the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore on the South Shore of Lake Superior in Wisconsin.
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