Events for nature lovers of all ages!
We have regular events and activities open to the public for kids and adults. You can stay informed and find out more by becoming a member. Or you can also follow us on Facebook, subscribe to our email list, subscribing to our blog. As a member you'll also receive our paper newsletter.
Monarch Festival, Birds, Bees & Butterflies – Bemidji: Library Park, Watermark Art Center
Sat. Sept 12
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MHAS Annual Members Celebration - Neilson Spearhead Center & Preserve
Sun, Aug 9th
Join us for guided hikes on Neilson Spearhead Center trails. Kids activities. BBQ picnic. Hear from wildlife photographer Brent Cizek about “Great Grey Owls and other favorite wildlife”. Open and free to members and non-members. Invite a friend!
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Bald Eagle Day/Bemidji Bird City Celebration - Paul Bunyan Park (Lk Bemidji Waterfront).
Sat, june 20 [canceled - check back for rescheduled event]
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Celebrate National Bald Eagle Day and Bemidji’s status as an Audubon Minnesota “Bird City”. Listen to speakers and join in family activities on the shores of Lake Bemidji. You may even get to see a live eagle or other raptors up close!
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Top Ten Native Plant promotion event - Sanford Center & participating local nurseries and garden centers. Sat, June 20 [canceled - click here for bbbb 2020 top 10 Native plants flyer]
‘Birds, Bees & Butterflies – Bemidji’ (BBBB) and participating nurseries and garden centers will host a Top Ten promotion event encouraging people to add native plants to their gardens and landscapes. Start at the BBBB tent at the Sanford Parking lot with all the bikers heading out for the ‘Loop the Lake Festival’; and then go to presentations at local nurseries and garden centers. Prize Drawings for native plants to add to your yard!
Loons and Cheetah’s - What do these two animals have in common?
Wed, Mar 18, 6:00 pm [canceled - check back for rescheduled date soon]
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Both have spots? Both can reach speeds of 70 miles per hour (one on land, one in the air)?
Both are at risk from climate change? Rob Shultz may be the one who knows! Schultz is the new Vice President and Executive Director for Audubon Minnesota and the Upper Mississippi Flyway. Audubon recently released a comprehensive, first-of-its kind study that predicts how climate change could affect the ranges of 588 North American birds; “Survival by Degrees: 389 Bird Species on the Brink”. Over the past half-century, North America has lost more than a quarter of its entire bird population, or around 3 billion birds. Audubon predicts that 314 bird species will lose more than 50 percent of their current climatic range by 2080 – including loons. Rob has also participated in a community-focused cheetah conservation project organized by the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF). Located near the city of Ojiwarongo in Namibia, Africa, CCF is a full-scale conservation NGO working to save the cheetah and its ecosystem. The Mississippi Headwaters Audubon Society, and Headwaters Science Center are hosting a presentation by Rob Schultz on Wednesday, March 18th, 6:00 PM at the Headwaters Science Center in Bemidji. Rob will provide an overview on threats to Minnesota birds from climate change based on Audubon’s new report, along with observations on how CCF’s approach to predator conservation in Africa has helped him look at conservation issues in the United States from a different perspective. Come join us at the Headwaters Science Center for this special presentation on March 18th. It is free and open to the public. The Headwaters Science Center is located at 413 Beltrami Ave NW, Bemidji. |
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bemidji lawns-to-legumes (l2l) workshop: tues, feb 18, 6-9 pm, beltrami electric community room
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This workshop is designed for residents who want to incorporate native plants into their own yard. Come with a map of your property and learn which native plants will attract pollinators to your yard, how to create a ‘native pocket planting’, rain garden, or pollinator lawn – and leave feeling ready to get started. A L2L coach will be there to assist you.
Register on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/92032097481 The event is free and a light snack will be provided. This workshop is provided by Blue Thumb in partnership with Bird, Bees & Butterflies - Bemidji and the MN Board of Water and Soil Resources |
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"Birds of the Far North - Churchill, Iceland, & Finland”: sat, jan 4, 2020, 2-3 pm at Lake Bemidji State Park
Steve and George-Ann Maxson will share photos from the edge of the Arctic. Life at high latitudes faces many challenges: long, cold, dark winters followed by short, 24 hour daylight summers, cyclic food abundance, and always, the wind. Meet the birds of 60° North.
If you missed the November program, catch it again on Jan 4 at the state park.
Here are a few pictures from the presentation...
If you missed the November program, catch it again on Jan 4 at the state park.
Here are a few pictures from the presentation...
Snow Sparkles and Winter Wonders
FRIDAY, DEC 27TH, 2019 NOON- 5PM AT THE NEILSON SPEARHEAD CENTER
Join Naturalist Dan Bera at the Neilson Spearhead Center (an Audubon nature site located 9 mi SW of Bemidji) for a very special post-Christmas treat! Enjoy a toasty bonfire, hot chocolate, and snowflakes, snowsnakes, animal tracks, and a walk on the frozen lake. Second grade and older - welcome! Dress warmly; bring an extra pair of snowpants and mittens, bring trail mix ingredients, and leftover Christmas cookies to share. $10 per person, or $15 for two siblings or friends. Register by December 22 by calling Dan at
218-214-2312
Join Naturalist Dan Bera at the Neilson Spearhead Center (an Audubon nature site located 9 mi SW of Bemidji) for a very special post-Christmas treat! Enjoy a toasty bonfire, hot chocolate, and snowflakes, snowsnakes, animal tracks, and a walk on the frozen lake. Second grade and older - welcome! Dress warmly; bring an extra pair of snowpants and mittens, bring trail mix ingredients, and leftover Christmas cookies to share. $10 per person, or $15 for two siblings or friends. Register by December 22 by calling Dan at
218-214-2312
Christmas Bird Count is Next Weekend!
Saturday, Dec 14th, 7:30 am Minnesota Nice Cafe
Monday, Dec 16th, 7:30 am Itasca State Park Visitor Center
It's time for the 120th annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC)—the world's longest-running wildlife census, with over 100 years of community science involvement! It is an early-winter bird census, where thousands of volunteers across the U.S., Canada, and many countries in the Western Hemisphere go out over a 24-hour period on one calendar day to count birds.
The Bemidji CBC has been a tradition since being started by founders of the Mississippi Headwaters Audubon Society back in the 1970's. Participants regularly see crossbills, redpolls and other winter finches. You need not be an expert in bird identification to participate in this citizen science project. MHAS has loaner binoculars and bird guides and we will team up less experienced folks with more seasoned birders.
Join us in this fine holiday tradition! Bring warm clothes, good boots, binoculars, and a bird book. Contact this year's compiler, Doug Johnson, at 218-751-4162 or dougjohn23@gmail.com for more information. Birders will gather at the Minnesota Nice Cafe in Bemidji on Saturday the 14th and at Itasca State Park Jacob Brower Visitor Center on Monday the 16th- both at 7:30 am.
Monday, Dec 16th, 7:30 am Itasca State Park Visitor Center
It's time for the 120th annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC)—the world's longest-running wildlife census, with over 100 years of community science involvement! It is an early-winter bird census, where thousands of volunteers across the U.S., Canada, and many countries in the Western Hemisphere go out over a 24-hour period on one calendar day to count birds.
The Bemidji CBC has been a tradition since being started by founders of the Mississippi Headwaters Audubon Society back in the 1970's. Participants regularly see crossbills, redpolls and other winter finches. You need not be an expert in bird identification to participate in this citizen science project. MHAS has loaner binoculars and bird guides and we will team up less experienced folks with more seasoned birders.
Join us in this fine holiday tradition! Bring warm clothes, good boots, binoculars, and a bird book. Contact this year's compiler, Doug Johnson, at 218-751-4162 or dougjohn23@gmail.com for more information. Birders will gather at the Minnesota Nice Cafe in Bemidji on Saturday the 14th and at Itasca State Park Jacob Brower Visitor Center on Monday the 16th- both at 7:30 am.