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2023 Calendar for Friends of Wolsfeld Woods

All activities will be confirmed and announced by email.  Please check this website, www.wolsfeldwoods.org for possible changes.  All dates, times and locations are subject to change. Weather or COVID conditions may result in cancellations.

As you go through Wolsfed Woods
Help preserve the site
Take nothing but photographs
Leave nothing but footprints

Photos wanted!

As you wander through the woods, bring your camera along -- and be on the lookout for beautiful mature hardwoods, animals, birds and flowers. We'll post them on our Web site along with credits - please send in digital format to: stephaniechapman763@gmail.com.

April

Making Maple Syrup, Sunday April 2 at 1:00 p.m. Come watch the art of turning maple sap into syrup at Ellie Crosby’s, just as the Wolsfeld family once did. Enjoy a scoop of vanilla ice cream drizzled with maple syrup. 1612 Willow Drive, Long Lake, MN.

Making Maple Syrup

May

Spring Ephemeral Wildflower Walk, Saturday May 6 at 10:00 a.m. Spring ephemerals bloom in that brief interval between the soil’s warming and the leafing of the dense tree canopy. Sue Galloway, a trained wildflower specialist, will help us distinguish beautiful hidden blooms that often go unnoticed. Trinity Lutheran Church parking lot, 2060 Sixth Avenue North, Long Lake, MN.

Wild Flower
Photo by Andrew Dainelson

Spring Warbler Bird Walk, Saturday May 13 at 8 a.m. Bring your binoculars and bird books and join master birders, Bill and Esther Marengo, on Wolsfeld Woods’ annual spring warbler walk. We predict that Bill and Esther will find warblers for you to see and hear. Trinity Lutheran Church parking lot, 2060 Sixth Avenue North, Long Lake, MN.

Chestnut Sided Warbler Bird
Photo by Susan Hartley

August

Fall Warbler Walk, TBD at 8:00 a.m. Warblers are often plentiful during fall migration. Bill and Esther Marengo will be back to help sort out these delightful winged visitors as they pass through Minnesota every fall. Trinity Lutheran Church parking lot. 2060 Sixth Avenue North, Long Lake, MN.

September

Bat Walk, Friday, September 8 at 7:30 p.m. Join bat specialist Christine Petersen on a twilight walk through the woods and learn more about these beneficial insect-eating machines. Trinity Lutheran Church parking lot, 2060 Sixth Ave. N, Long Lake, MN.

Bat

Mushroom Walk, Saturday, September 16 at 1:00 p.m. A mushroom expert will help us identify the many types of fall fungi growing on rotting logs, as well as shelf fungi sprouting from trees. Trinity Lutheran Church parking lot. 2060 Sixth Ave. N, Long Lake, MN.

Mushrooms
Photo by Andrew Dainelson

October

Fall Color Horseback Ride, Sunday October 8 at 2:00 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, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. We encourage participation, and appreciate hearing members’ thoughts and suggestions. We will meet at West Hennepin History Center. 1952 W. Wayzata Blvd, Long Lake, MN.

Activities Enjoyed This Year of 2023


Activities Calendar Last Updated: March 15, 2023