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The Crookston Public Library is holding its annual Summer Library Experience (SLE) starting on Wednesday, June 1, and going until the end of July. This year’s theme is “Explore! Underwater,” which will consist of many aquatic and ocean-themed events. The events are geared toward children ages 5 to 11 and free-of-charge thanks to funding from the
The 49th annual Crookston Christmas Bird Count was held on Saturday, December 19. This year, due to COVID restrictions and protocols, the count was not advertised ahead of time for extra volunteers, and veteran participants were contacted and assigned specific portions of the count circle. Counters were limited to one individual or one family pod
Local efforts are part of a much wider effort in assisting with the conservation of birds and their habitats through demographic monitoring. The Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survival Program (MAPS) is a network of stations that capture, band, and re-capture breeding birds at over 1200 locations in North America. The MAPS station is located at
The Natural Resources Club at the University of Minnesota Crookston was presented with the 2018 National USDA Forest Service Volunteers & Service Award for restoration work on the Chippewa National Forest. The presentation took place on Earth Day 2019 via a virtual presentation by the chief and deputy chief of the Forest Service. Award winners
