We’ll walk down to the oxbow lake (easy 1 mile walk, there and back) and listen and document what frogs/toads are found. After surveying at PRFP we’ll carpool to Pecatonica Wetlands and other WCFPD properties in the western part of the County and survey there. We’ll end by talking about how you can help by surveying other properties and reporting back your information. For ages 8 and up, please call with reservations 1-815-335-2915.

Start Time: 6:30pm
Date: 2013-04-18
End Time: 8:00pm

Tuesday, May 21- Sunday, May 26, 2013

Join Severson Dells Nature Center as we spend four full days walking the northern Minnesota trails and shorelines that inspired Sig Olson. We will visit Listening Point located on Burntside Lake, the namesake of his classic book, and tour Ely, MN. We will also visit the International Wolf Center and International Bear Center, take some time to look through the downtown shops, and explore some of the local forest trails. The trip may include hikes and outings of moderate difficulty. If you are interested in learning more about Sig Olson and his writings before the trip, consider joining our Fireside Reading Group beginning in January and continuing throughout Spring 2013.

Registration: Contact Greg Keilback, Biologist/Educator at Severson Dells at 1-815-335-2915 or greg@seversondells.org if you are interested in joining the reading group or the trip. Space is limited to a 10 person max.
Transportation: Travel will be by rented van.

Lodging: Burntside Lodge is the oldest remaining guest lodge in the Ely, Minnesota area. The lodge is nestled among the pines on the southern shore of Burntside Lake. If you want to check it out the website is http://www.burntside.com, it is beautiful.

Cost: The trip fee includes- transportation, 5 nights of lodging, and admittance to the International Wolf Center, International Bear Center and Listening Point. (FEE DOES NOT INCLUDE FOOD.) The per/person fee will be $460. To secure your position on the trip a $100 deposit is required by March 14, 2013.

Leader: Greg Keilback, Biologist/Educator for Severson Dells Nature Center has extensive knowledge of the area having been lucky enough to live and attend school in Ely.

Pre-Trip Preparations: Join Severson Dells Biologist/Educator Greg Keilback for warm fireside readings of Sig Olson to prepare for the experiences we will find in Ely. The readings are short excerpts from Sig’s writings that paint a picture of the outdoors with descriptive ingeniousness. Participation in the readings are open to all without commitment to the trip. The readings will be followed by group discussion and s’mores. Contact Severson Dells to register at (815) 335-2915. Cost to attend the readings is FREE. Dates include: January 26, February 9, March 2, and April 20. Time is 10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.

Start Date: 2013-05-21
Start Time: 7:00am
End Date: 2013-05-26
End Time: 5:00pm

Rodriguez, who came to attention a decade ago performing with singer-songwriter Chip Taylor, has established an impressive roster of touring, recording, and co-writing affiliations—with Lucinda Williams, Rickie Lee Jones, John Prine, Mary Gauthier, Alejandro Escovedo, guitarist Bill Frisell, and others. Although she has issued three albums under her own name and enjoyed major label support for 2008’s She Ain’t Me, the release of Give Me All You Got marks a giant step for Rodriguez. The album was recorded with her own band and produced by the renowned Lee Townsend, with whom she has worked closely in the past. And the songs—which she wrote, co-wrote, or handpicked from the repertoire of longtime collaborators—establish her musical identity more powerfully than ever before. (www.carrierodriguez.com)

Start Time: 7:00pm
Date: 2013-04-04
End Time: 8:30pm

At Severson Dells Nature Center
Friday, February 15, 2013, 7:00 p.m. show
Tickets $10
ZOZO is an acoustic/electric folk band fronted by veteran Chicago area folk artist Andrew Calhoun and his daughter Casey, whose pure, distinctive voice takes the lead on songs by artists from Anais Mitchell to Dave Carter to Pink Floyd, from folk to pop to swing, and adds new dimensions of harmony and call-and-response to originals, Irish and Scottish ballads and American spirituals. (www.waterbug.com)

Start Time: 7:00pm
Date: 2013-02-15
End Time: 8:30pm

After the show (7:00 p.m.) the prairie fire is one of the most exciting occurrences of the spring. If conditions are right (call 1-815-335-2915 to make sure) we will burn the restored prairie east of the Pec Barn. The prairie is burned so that it remains in a quality state. As the sun is setting, view this incredible spectacle as flames reach high into the evening sky. It promises to be a one of those days that will be etched into your mind for a long time.

Start Time: 3:30pm
Date: 2013-03-23
End Time: 7:00pm