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Outing Reports - 2018

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Outings 2018

 

  1. Outings 2018
    1. October 27, 2018. Bar River Flats Birding 
    2. October 20, 2018. Gros Cap Hike
    3. October 13, 2018. Orphan Lake Hike
    4. October 06, 2018. Robertson Cliffs Hike
    5. September 29, 2018. Hike to the Achigan Forest
    6. September 23, 2018. Bruce Mines Hawk Migration
    7. September 22, 2018. Fungal Foray
    8. September 15, 2018. Wild Apple Walk
    9. September 08, 2018. Birding Big Day
    10. September 01, 2018. Ottertail Lake Paddle
    11. August 25, 2018. Monocle Lake Hike
    12. August 18, 2018. Ferns with Rob Routledge
    13. August 12, 2018. Paddle Les Cheneaux Islands
    14. July 28, 2018. Stobie Creek Paddle
    15. July 26, 2018. Invasive Species Workshop with Lauren Bell
    16. July 24, 2018. Butterfly Walk with Christopher
    17. July 22, 2018. Geology Tour with Paul Kelso
    18. July 21, 2018. Roach Point Preserve  
    19. July 14, 2018. Francis Hilb Preserve  
    20. July 07, 2018. Hole in the Wall/ Black Hole Paddle  
    21. June 30, 2018. Remembering Carl Linhart  
    22. June 26, 2018. Butterfly Walk with Mark   
    23. June 23, 2018. Bobolinks & Meadowlarks   
    24. June 16, 2018. Cedar Campus Hike 
    25. June 02, 2018. Munuscong Wildlife Management Area Tour   
    26. May 29, 2018. Early Morning Bird Walk   
    27. May 27, 2018. Naomikong Birds & Botany  
    28. May 22, 2018. Butterfly Walk with Mark  
    29. May 19, 2018. Spring Flower Walk  
    30. May 12, 2018. Seney National Park Refuge Cycle 
    31. May 05, 2018. Amphibian Survey 
    32. May 05, 2018. Global Big Day 
    33. May 01, 2018. Early Morning Bird Walk 
    34. April 29, 2018. St. Marys River IBA Waterbirds Survey 
    35. April 28, 2018. Annual Whitefish Point Bird Observatory- Spring Fling 
    36. April 21, 2018. St. Marys River IBA Waterbirds Survey 
    37. April 15, 2018. St. Marys River IBA Waterbirds Survey 
    38. April 14, 2018. Pancake Tour 
    39. March 24, 2018. Basswood Lake Conservation Reserve 
    40. March 17, 2018. Dunbar Forest Experimental Station 
    41. March 10, 2018. Horst Wetzl Memorial Ski to the Canyon 
    42. March 03, 2018. Slough Slog 
    43. February 24, 2018. Cross-country Ski Algonquin 
    44. February 17, 2018. Michigan Winter Birds
    45. February 03, 2018. Searchmont South Forest Conservation Reserve
    46. January 27, 2018. Round Island Point Nature Preserve (McNearney Ski cancelled)  
    47. January 20, 2018. Connor Road to trout Lake Snowshoe  
    48. January 13, 2018. Snowshoe to Meijer  
    49. January 01, 2018. New Year's Day Celebration Snowshoe  

 

October 27, 2018. Bar River Flats Birding 

Report: Carter Dorscht

See the outing report: BarRiverFlatsBirding_Oct27_2018.pdf

 

October 20, 2018. Gros Cap Hike

Report: Val Walker

Photos: Barb Scott/ Val Walker

See the outing report: GrosCap_Oct20_2018.pdf

For more photos of this outing: Gros Cap

 

 

Gros Cap Lookout 

 

October 13, 2018. Orphan Lake Hike

Report: Ron Prickett

Photos: Carol Dersch/ Chuck Miller/ Margaret Barbeau/ Ron Prickett/Val Walker

See the outing report: Orphan Lake_Oct13_2018.pdf

For more photos of this outing: Orphan Lake 

Superior shoreline - Chuck Miller 

 

 

October 06, 2018. Robertson Cliffs Hike

Report: Val walker

Photos: Val Walker

See the outing report: Robertson Cliffs Hike_Oct06_2018.pdf

For more photos of this outing: Robertson Cliffs

 

Lunch at the top

 

 

September 29, 2018. Hike to the Achigan Forest

Report: Dave Euler

Photos: Val Walker

See the outing report: Achigan_Sept_2018.pdf

For more photos of this outing: Achigan Forest

 

                                                         

                                                                      Past old Yellow Birch stump                                                                                                                            Walking the Line 

 

September 23, 2018. Bruce Mines Hawk Migration

Report/Photos: Carter Dorscht

See the outing report & photos: HawkWatch_September23_2018.pdf

Carter scans the horizon

 

 

September 22, 2018. Fungal Foray

Report/Photos: Bonni Thoresen / Val Walker

See the outing report & photos: FungalForay_Sept22_2018.pdf

 

Bonni identifies the spoils

 

 

September 15, 2018. Wild Apple Walk

Report/Photos: Chuck Miller

See the outing report & photos: Wild Apples_Sept15_2018.pdf------

 

 

 Bountiful apple tree

 

September 08, 2018. Birding Big Day

Report/Photos: Carter Dorscht

See the outing report & photos: http://www.kensingtonconservancy.org/stories-from-the-field/2018-fall-migration-birding-big-day

 

 

 

 

September 01, 2018. Ottertail Lake Paddle

Report/Photos: The Webers/ Val Walker

See the outing report & photos: Ottertail Lake Sept_2018.pdf

 

Exploring Ottertail Lake mashes

 

 

August 25, 2018. Monocle Lake Hike

Report/Photos: The Webers/ Val Walker

See the outing report & photos: Monocle_Lake_Aug25_2018.pdf

 

Freshly emerged

 

 

 

August 18, 2018. Ferns with Rob Routledge

Report/Photos: Val Walker

See the outing report & photos: Ferns_August18_2018.pdf

 

Fern Wonderland

 

 

August 12, 2018. Paddle Les Cheneaux Islands

Photos: Val Walker

See the outing photos:  Les Cheneaux Paddle

 

 

Paddling the channel

 

July 28, 2018. Stobie Creek Paddle

Report/Photos: Val Walker

See the outing report & photos:Stobie Creek Paddle_July28_2018.pdf 

 

Paddling the Stobie Creek

 

 

July 26, 2018. Invasive Species Workshop with Lauren Bell

Report/Photos: Val Walker

See the outing report & photos: Invasive Plants_July18_2018.pdf

 

Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica) 

 

 

July 24, 2018. Butterfly Walk with Christopher

Report/Photos: Val Walker

See the outing report & photos: Butterfly Walk_July24_2018.pdf

 

Great Spangled Fritillary

 

 

July 22, 2018. Geology Tour with Paul Kelso

Report/Photos: Val Walker

See the outing report & photos: Geology Trip July22_2018.pdf

 

Dr. Paul Kelso (standing, right) discusses geological features at Chippewa Falls

 

July 21, 2018. Roach Point Preserve  

Report: 

Photos: Val Walker

See the outing report & photos: Roach Point Photos: 

 


Working on the Preserve trail

 

July 14, 2018. Francis Hilb Preserve  

Report: Val Walker

Photos: Val Walker

See the outing report & photos: Francis Hilb Preserve_July14_2018.pdf

 

Looking for fen plants

 

July 07, 2018. Hole in the Wall/ Black Hole Paddle  

Report: Val Walker

Photos: Val Walker

See the outing report & photos: Black Hole_July07_2018.pdf

 

Up and over beaver dams

 

June 30, 2018. Remembering Carl Linhart  

Report: Val Walker

Photos: Val Walker

See the outing report & photos: Remembering Carl Linhart_June_30_2018.pdf

The Group

 

June 26, 2018. Butterfly Walk with Mark   

Report: Val Walker

Photos: Val Walker

See the outing report & photos: Butterfly Walk_June26_2018.pdf

 

The Butterfly Hunters

 

June 23, 2018. Bobolinks & Meadowlarks   

Report: Chuck Miller

Photos: Chuck Miller/ Val Walker

See the outing report & photos: Bobolinks & Meadowlarks_June23_2018.pdf

 

Scanning for grassland birds

 

 

June 16, 2018. Cedar Campus Hike 

Report: Barb Scott

Photos: Val Walker

See the outing report & photos: Cedar Campus_June16_2018.pdf

 

Narnia

 

 

June 09, 2018. Birding- Creeks & Floodways of Western SSMarie, ONT   

Report: Chuck Miller

Photos: several contributors

See the outing report & photos: Munuscong, June 2, 2018.pdf

 

A walk along one of several channelized waterways for flood control

 

 

June 02, 2018. Munuscong Wildlife Management Area Tour   

Report: Dave Euler

Photos: Val Walker, bird images from the Internet

See the outing report & photos: Munuscong, June 2, 2018.pdf  

 

Along the dike in the search for birds of marshlands and open water  

 

 

 

May 29, 2018. Early Morning Bird Walk   

Report & Photos: Carter Dorscht

See the outing report & photos: BirdWalk_May29-2018.pdf 

 

 

 

May 27, 2018. Naomikong Birds & Botany  

Report & Photos: Val Walker

See the outing report & photos: Naomikong_May27_2018.pdf

 

Fringed Polygala (Gaywings) 

 

May 22, 2018. Butterfly Walk with Mark  

Report & Photos: Val Walker

See the outing report & photos: Butterfly Walk May 2018.pdf

 

Mark in full swing

 

 

 

May 19, 2018. Spring Flower Walk  

Report: John Lehman

Photos: several contributors

See the outing report & photos: Wildflower Walk May 2018.pdf

 

Trilliums galore

 

  

 

May 12, 2018. Seney National Park Refuge Cycle 

Report & Photos: Emily Weber

See the outing report & photos: Seney National Wildlife Refuge_May12_2018.pdf

 

Spring Beauty

 

 

 

May 05, 2018. Amphibian Survey 

Report & Photos: Barb Scott

See the outing report & photos: Michigan Amphibian Survey - May 5 2018 (1).pdf

 

Green Frog

 

May 05, 2018. Global Big Day 

Report: Carter Dorscht & Val Walker

Photos: Val Walker

See the outing report & photos: Global Big Day_May_05_2018.pdf

 

Whitefish Island Boardwalk 

 

 

May 01, 2018. Early Morning Bird Walk 

Report/Photos: Carter Dorscht

See the outing report & photosBirdWalk_Whitefish_Is_May01_2018.pdf

 

White-throated Sparrow

 

 

 

April 29, 2018. St. Marys River IBA Waterbirds Survey 

Report/Photos: Carter Dorscht/ Val Walker

See the outing report & photos:StMarysRiverIBASurveyReport-April 29_2018.pdf

 

  Bald eagle - C.Dorscht

 

April 28, 2018. Annual Whitefish Point Bird Observatory- Spring Fling 

Report/Photos:  Val Walker

See the outing report & photosWhitefish_ Point Apr_2018.pdf

 

 

On the observation deck

 

 

April 21, 2018. St. Marys River IBA Waterbirds Survey 

Report/Photos: Carter Dorscht/ Val Walker

See the outing report & photosStMarysRiverIBASurveyReport-April212018.pdf

 

 

Carter in focus

 

 

April 15, 2018. St. Marys River IBA Waterbirds Survey 

Report/Photos: Carter Dorscht/ Val Walker

See the outing report & photosStMarysRiverIBASurveyReport-April152018.pdf

 

On Echo Marsh

 

April 14, 2018. Pancake Tour 

Report/Photos: Val Walker

See the outing report & photosPancakeTour_ Apr14_2018.pdf

 

 

At the conglomerate

 

March 24, 2018. Basswood Lake Conservation Reserve 

Report/Photos: Chuck Miller

See the outing report & photosBasswood Lake Reserve_Mar 25 2018.pdf

Go to  Basswood Lake to see more photos on our Flickr site

 

 On Basswood Lake

 

 

March 17, 2018. Dunbar Forest Experimental Station 

Report/Photos: Barb Scott & Dave Euler Val Walker

See the outing report & photosDunbar Report_March 17_2018.pdf

Go to  Dunbar  to see more photos on our Flickr site

Checking out the invasive reeds along the shoreline

 

 

March 10, 2018. Horst Wetzl Memorial Ski to the Canyon 

Report/Photos: Anne May / Val Walker

See the outing report & photosHorst Wetzel Canyon Ski_Mar10_2018.pdf

Go to     to see more photos on our Flickr site

 

Through the narrows

 

 

March 03, 2018. Slough Slog 

Report/Photos: Val Walker

Go to Slough to see more photos on our Flickr site

 

 Checking out the neighborhood beaver lodge

 

 

February 24, 2018. Cross-country Ski Algonquin 

Report/Photos: Emily & Evelyn Weber / Val Walker

See the outing report & photosAlgonquin_Ski_Trails Feb, 2018.pdf

 

 

On the trail

 

 

February 17, 2018. Michigan Winter Birds

Report/Photos: Dave Euler/ several contributors

See the outing report & photosWinter Birds Feb 17, 2018.pdf

 

 

        

                                                  Eyes up - V.Walker                                                                                                                Snowy owl (male) - C. Dorscht 

 

 

February 10, 2018. Behind Robertson Cliffs Snowshoe

Report/Photos: Val Walker

See the outing report & photosBehind Robertson Cliff Feb 2018.docx.pdf

 

 

      

                                   At the Robertson Cliffs Trail Head                                                                                                            Wildlife Tracking  with Dave

 

 

February 03, 2018. Searchmont South Forest Conservation Reserve

Report/Photos: Chuck Miller

See the outing report & photosSearchmont South Snowshoe Feb 2018.pdf

 

 

Traversing a steep slope

 

January 27, 2018. Round Island Point Nature Preserve (McNearney Ski cancelled)  

Report/Photos: Bob Currell/ Val Walker

See the outing report & photosRoundPoint_Jan27_2018.pdf

 

 

       

 

 

 

January 20, 2018. Connor Road to trout Lake Snowshoe  

Report/Photos: Will Scott/ Val Walker

See the outing report & photosConnor Road to Trout Lake Jan 2018.pdf

 

 

 

Group Photo on Trout Lake

 

January 13, 2018. Snowshoe to Meijer  

Report/Photos: Emily Weber / Val Walker

See the outing report & photosMeijer_Snowshoe_Jan_2018.pdf

 

 

Through a frigid forest

 

January 01, 2018. New Year's Day Celebration Snowshoe  

Report/Photos: Val Walker

See the outing report & photos:  Revised_New Years Day Snowshoe Jan 2018.pdf

 

Wintry fairyland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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