North End Trails Hike led by Fred Koerschner
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Saturday, September 3rd was a beautiful day for a hike on the North End Trails! We had a great turnout, and there was lots to see, especially the mushrooms!
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Mushrooms Abound in the Preserve!
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On a recent hike on the North East Trail, MIWP board member Bonnie Matuseski encountered and photographed an amazing variety of mushrooms. The Preserve is full of wonderful surprises year round!
Read MorePictures from Hike: The Phenology of Mammals, Birds and other Creatures of the North Country
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The hike, held the morning of August 25, was a followup to John Bate's August 24 Wednesday Evening Lecture: The Phenology of Mammals, Birds and other Creatures of the North Country.
Read MoreTom Fitz Speaks to Overflow Crowd: Geologic Time in the Islands
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Our Wednesday evening lectures at the Madeline Island Museum are always well-attended. Last night this was especially true as Tom Fitz, Associate Professor of Geoscience at Northland College, spoke to a record-breaking crowd about Geologic Time in the Islands!
Read MorePictures From John Bates' Timing Is Everything Phenology Hike
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The hike, held the morning of July 14, was a followup to John's July 13 Wednesday Evening Lecture: Timing Is Everything, the Phenology of Plants.
Don't miss John's next Lecture/Hike on August 24/25: The Phenology of Mammals, Birds and Other Creatures of the North Country!
Read MoreMIWP Entry Wins Grand Prize at 2016 4th of July Parade!
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For 2016, the MIWP took on the poignant saga of the decline of the Monarch butterfly, and did it in style, as usual!
Read MoreOur 2016 Annual Meeting Was Well-Attended and Enjoyable!
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Jeff Richter, an award-winning nationally-published nature photographer, speaks to an attentive crowd at the Madeline Island Wilderness Preserve 2016 Annual Meeting held at Madeline Island Museum on May 28th. Jeff's subject was "Love Letter to Lake Superior".
Read MoreNorth End Trail Hike Well-Attended
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There were twenty-seven people on the September 19 hike on the North End Trail. There were people from the Bayfield Regional Conservancy, as well as MIWP members, family and friends. It was a beautiful day and lots of fun!
Read MoreLast of A Summer Season of Informative Lectures!
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On August 19 Erik Olson, Assistant Professor of Natural Resources at Northland College, in his lecture Tug of War Over Wolves, spoke to a packed room about his research concerning the effects of the constantly-changing status of wolves as an endangered species.
Read MoreExploring Frog Bay Tribal National Park
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Members of the MIWP board joined members of the Bayfield Regional Conservancy board for a hike at Frog Bay Tribal National Park on August 8th. The purpose/intent was for the board members from the Wilderness Preserve and the Bayfield Regional Conservancy to become better acquainted.
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