The Christmas Bird Count is the nation's longest running community science bird project. It provides ample data which is useful for both the scientific community and everyone at large.
For more information on the tentative Christmas Bird Count at Icelandic State Park, contact Seth Owens at sowens@pheasantsforever.org or Keith Corliss at kcor708@gmail.com.
The NLC hoped to receive a $6.5 million bonding bill request from the state, but Minnesota lawmakers failed to pass the projects bill in May of this year.
One of the counts will be held at the Rydell and Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuges on Thursday, Dec. 14, and this year, another one will be held in Bemidji on Saturday, Dec. 16.
Expect to spend from $2,500 on up, depending on the destination, the purpose of the trip and how many guides will be needed, the length of the trip and the size of the group.
Rydell and Glacial Ridge Refuge will host the fifth annual Candlelight Ski and Owl Prowl event on Saturday, March 4, at Rydell National Wildlife Refuge,17788 349th St. SE.
Due to a recent winter storm, Rydell and Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuges have postponed the annual Christmas Bird Count, which is now set for Wednesday, Jan. 4.