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All activities will be confirmed and announced by email to members. Please check this website, www.wolsfeldwoods.org for possible changes. All dates, times and locations are subject to change. Weather and COVID conditions may result in cancellations.
As you go through Wolsfed Woods
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Photos wanted!
As you wander through the woods, bring your camera along -- and be on the lookout for beautiful mature hardwoods, animals, birds, flowers and people on our walks. We'll post them on our Web site along with credits - please send in JPG format to: stephaniechapman763@gmail.com.
September
Buckthorn Mapping Event, Tuesday, September 30, from 3:30 p.m.-6 p.m. Stephanie Hummel from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
will be leading the buckthorn mapping event where we will be using EDDMapS to record the locations of buckthorn trees.
We will not be removing buckthorn during this event. In early October, we will use this data to remove buckthorn with high school students from St. Paul. Hopefully, we’ll be able to make a dent in the buckthorn population.
To participate in this activity, please contact Stephanie directly at (651) 627-1379.
October
Fall Color Horseback Ride, Sunday, October 5 at 1:00 p.m. If you have access to a horse, please join us for the annual fall ride through the woods. We will meet at Ellie Crosby’s for a leisurely ride over the best woods trails for horses. 1612 Willow Drive, Long Lake, MN.
Friends of Wolsfeld Woods Annual Meeting, Wednesday, October 8, 7:00 p.m. We encourage participation, and appreciate hearing members’ thoughts and suggestions. We will meet at the West Hennepin History Center (1952 W. Wayzata Blvd, Long
Lake, MN).
March
History Presentation. The presentation was from our longtime member Bob Gasch about the history of the settlement of Wolsfeld Woods.
Making Maple Syrup. We watched the art of turning maple sap into syrup at the Crosbys’, just as the Wolsfeld family once did. We enjoyed a scoop of vanilla ice cream drizzled with maple syrup, too.
Photo by Ann Thies
April
Frog Walk. What a good date night activity! Liz Weir lead the walk, and let us hear a tape of different amphibian calls before we set off to listen to wood frogs, tree frogs, spring peepers and salamanders in the woods.
May
Spring Ephemeral Wildflower Walk. Spring ephemerals bloom in that brief interval between the soil’s warming and the leafing of the dense tree canopy. An interpretive naturalist from the Lowry Nature Center helped us distinguish beautiful hidden blooms that often go unnoticed.
Photo by Ann Thies
Spring Warbler Bird Walk. We brought our binoculars and bird books and joined master birders, Bill and Esther Marengo, on Wolsfeld Woods’ annual spring warbler walk.
June
Minnesota Snakes and Amphibians Program. The Lowry Nature Center provided a program on Minnesota snakes and amphibians including meeting and touching live snakes, snakeskins, and amphibians. We met at the historic Wolsfeld Cabin.
Eastern Tiger Salamander
August
Fall Warbler Walk. Warblers are often plentiful during fall migration. Bill and Esther Marengo were back to help sort out these delightful winged visitors passing through Minnesota this fall.
September
Mushroom Walk. Audrey Busch, a knowledgeable and enthusiastic member of the Minnesota Mycological Society helped us identify the many types of fall fungi growing on rotting logs, as well as shelf fungi sprouting from trees.
Photo by Andrew Dainelson
Activities Calendar Last Updated: September 14, 2025
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