Week of August 16th – 22nd

We welcomed Ain Day Yung Center, Planned Parenthood Teen Council, La Crosse Girls Choir, University of St. Thomas, Christ Community Church, Boy Scout Troop #309, Lake City Girls High School Soccer, Bradley Wedding and Reception, and the Carin Building Group.

The Ain Dah Yung Center arrived on Tuesday and stayed until Friday with their 11-19 year olds. While they were here, they were able to experience Earth Exploration, Birds, East Treetops, Oneota, and Orienteering.

The 10th – 12th graders of the Planned Parenthood Teen Council arrived on Wednesday for an overnight visit. The were able to participate in Group Challenges and East Treetops while they were here.

The La Crosse Girls Choir arrived here on Wednesday. The 5th – 9th graders were able to experience Group Challenges, Canoeing, and East Treetops before leaving on Friday.

Students from University of St. Thomas arrived on Thursday and stayed until Friday and participated in Group Challenges while they were here.

Christ Community Church came on Friday and Sunday with their 10-14 year olds. On Friday the were able to navigate with GPS units around Eagle Bluff and on Sunday they were able to experience East Treetops.

Boy Scout Troop #309 arrived on Saturday for a morning of West Treetops.

Lake City Girls High School Soccer arrived on Saturday for an afternoon of South Treetops.

The Bradley Wedding and Reception was held at Eagle Bluff, congratulations!

Full Moon

Eagle Bluff Director Joe Deden took some people canoeing on the Root River on Saturday and along the way, they built rock formations called a “Carin” for his annual Carin Building Group.

Phenology:

• There is a Full Moon tomorrow (August 24th).
• Cicadas are still calling.
• There was a large emergence in Sulfur Butterflies.
• Purple Coneflower is starting to turn brown.
• The large Wild Parsnip plants are turning brown while the small ones are still green.

Thought for the Week:
“Nature is my medicine.”
Sara Moss-Wolfe

NATURE TRIVIA QUESTION

Answer to Last Week’s Question:
Ground cherries are a part of the Nightshade family, along with Tomatoes.

This Week’s Question:
How many times can a Ruby-throated Hummingbird beat its wings in a second?

Welcome!!

This week 8 new naturalists arrived for an exciting and fun-filled year!

Brett Forestiere from Bartlett, IL
Colleen Kannen from Medina, OH
Creal Zearing from Princeton, IL
Emily Hughes from Fayetteville, NY
Moses Ong from Burbank, CA
Nick McGuire from Bloomington, MN
Patrick McNamara from Lansing, IL
Sarina Yospin from Newton, MA

We’re excited to get to know them and we hope they have a great 2 weeks of training!