Planned hikes will be at the Northland Arboretum, and at St. Mathias Park and Heritage Trail Written By: PineandLakes Echo Journal | 5:00 am, May 3, 2021 ×
The Brainerd Lakes Area Audubon Society offers local birding hikes in two locations, weather permitting.
Hikes are open to adults and families and will be led by experienced leaders and species tally assistants. The locations are the Northland Arboretum in Brainerd at 8 a.m. Saturdays, May 8, 22 and 29, and at St. Mathias Park and Heritage Trail in Brainerd at 8 a.m. Tuesdays, May 4, 11, 18 and 25.
Each Northland Arboretum walk is about an hour in duration with routes generally including the Whiskey Creek and Monet Pond wetlands, surrounding wetlands and the open prairie area popular with eastern bluebirds and tree swallows.
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As people gear up for spring and summer recreation, the U.S. Forest Service is reminding them that the transition to summer vehicles mountain bikes and other wheeled vehicles does not happen until May 21 in most areas of the White River National Forest. And areas critical to elk calving are seasonally closed to all uses from as early as April 15 until as late as July 1, depending on the area, the agency said.
“As we start seeing these beautiful spring days, people naturally want to get out and recreate on the forest,” White River National Forest Supervisor Scott Fitzwilliams said in a news release. “We want people to know before they go and understand what is allowed where they are recreating. We have these established dates and wildlife closures to protect roads and trails from damage during mud season and to protect wildlife.”
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