The MOU has taken a first step and become a leaseholder on a parcel of = land in St Louis County, in the Sax Zim Bog area, less than a mile from = Owl Avenue. We are leasing 79 acres from Potlatch Corporation for a = year. It will be posted for no trespassing except with the permission of = the leaseholder, which is the MOU, so anyone who is a MOU member is a = leaseholder, so come on down! The MOU Board is doing this to take a = first step towards setting aside areas here for recreational birding. = The DNR and MN Audubon are strong supporters of this initiative. We = hope it leads to other land being set aside, such as McDavitt for the = woodpeckers, the Blue Spruce loop for Boreal specialties, and others. = Perhaps it may lead to a birding trail. We are not certain of how to = best use this plot, but we want it used, so I invite each of you to come = visit and bird on it! I will keep a tally of species reported on it and = make notes on our usages.=20 The legal description of the property is referencing the St Louis Plat = book - it is the SW quarter of section 21 in T.54.N. - R.19W. For = regular directions, drive North from Cloquet to Cotton on Hwy 53, then = turn west on Hwy 52 (Arkola Rd), past CR 7 (about 6 miles), then = continue west another 5.5 miles to Owl Avenue (Township rd 203). Turn = south on TR 203 and head south. Continue about 2 miles through a gradual = "S" turn, (where TR 203 turns into TR 202), then you come to an = intersection with S. Overton Rd. (TR 980). Turn West on TR 980 and = proceed 1.75 miles, from this point to where TR 980 makes a 90 degree = turn to head north, you are driving along the southern border of our = property. As you turn north the Township Rd number is now TR 230, and = the name of the road is now Overton Rd. The first =BD mile as you head = north on TR 230, the MOU property borders you on your right. There are = boglands on the remote NE corner of the property, so we could get all = types of northern specialties, potentially. We are arranging to have a small parking area set up for 6 cars or = trucks in the area. We will be looking forward to hearing from all = visitors to this little spot of woods up north; please let us know what = is there! Good Birding!
Mark Alt=20 President,=20 Minnesota Ornithologists Union J. F. Bell Museum of Natural History University of Minnesota 10 Church Street SE Minneapolis, MN 55455-0104 MOU.mn.org mark....@bestbuy.com Cell: 612-803-9085