Take a stroll at Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge

Ready to get outside, enjoy the spring weather and learn about birds? Join us in celebrating World Migratory Bird Day, and venture out to Sherburne Refuge’s Oak Savanna Learning Center Trails on Saturday, May 15. From 10 am to 2 pm, two short trail loops will have a story or signage to keep you engaged at your own pace – whether you walk, skip or ride in a stroller. This free event is open to everyone and is geared towards beginning birders and families with young kids.

Staff will be onsite to answer questions, hand out bird checklists and check out binoculars. The 0.35- mile Overlook Loop will have signage throughout that provide tips for how to identify birds, along with some birds to keep an eye out for. Along the 0.45-mile Beaver Lodge Loop, pages of the storybook Stellaluna will take you through the adventures of a young bat growing up with a group of birds. Looking for an extended outing? You can use your new-found birding tips while spending some time on the 7.3-mile Prairie’s Edge Wildlife Drive.

This self-guided outdoor event will be held at the Oak Savanna Learning Center at 16797 289th Ave NW in Zimmerman. Flush restrooms, including baby changing stations, are located onsite. Please note that the Oak Savanna Learning Center facility will not be open.

We recommend you bring your walking shoes, water and/or snacks. To allow for an enjoyable and safe time, and to comply with refuge regulations, face masks are required when social distancing between members of separate households cannot be maintained.

For more information call/text 763-260-3078, email alaina_larkin@fws.gov or visit the website at fws.gov/refuge/sherburne.