The for the Itasca State Park Nature Program from December 1 to December 19 are listed below.
Circle Time Under the Pines: B is for Birds
Friday, December 1, 2023, from 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM.
Meet at the Jacob V. Brower Visitor Center (look for the big building under the big pine trees). Children 2-5 years old, come explore Itasca as we learn about nature through stories, songs, crafts, and outdoor discovery. Bring your outdoor clothes, as we will be outside exploring nature if the weather allows.
Registration for this program is required. For more information or to register, email Naturalist Sandra at Sandra.d.lichter@state.mn.us or call 218-699-7252.
Adults must accompany children. Consider bringing a picnic lunch and enjoying your noon meal around the fireplace in the visitor center lobby after the program.
Itasca State Park Winter Bird Count
Tuesday, December 19, 2023, from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
This holiday season, take part in the annual winter bird count at Itasca State Park. This program is part of the larger nationwide Audubon Christmas Bird Count, an activity that has occurred for 124 years!
Explore Itasca’s count area in search of our winter bird residents. Stay a few hours or spend the whole day. Information collected is used to track migration patterns and changes in winter bird species abundance throughout North America. To learn more about this nationwide bird survey, go to: https://birds.audubon.org/christmas-bird-count.
Please register for this program. Participants can meet at the Jacob V. Brower Visitor Center lobby between 7:30 and 8 a.m. for assignment of count areas or contact park naturalist Connie Cox to get an assigned area. Bird count will run from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Come enjoy a great day counting birds and being a part of a national bird survey!
The entire survey is outdoors. Dress warmly for outdoor winter conditions. Bring your lunch if you are staying for the entire day. For registration, questions, and further details, call 218-699-7259 or email constance.cox@state.mn.us.
