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************************ Boreal Birding & Northern Landscapes Festival Celebrating Its Tenth Year June 1-3, 2007 ************************ This coming spring, the Boreal Birding (and Northern Landscapes) Festival will celebrated its tenth anniversary. Since its inception, exploring the dynamic and rich northern landscape has been the focus of the festival. Since its inception, over 150 species have been spotted by participants. To celebrate this tenth year, the 2007 event will feature more than ten field sessions/courses and the talents of ten instructors. In its earliest years, a motivated steering committee helped give the festival a sense of direction. Creative contributions from multiple well-known Minnesota birders (including Kim Eckert, Dave Benson, Carol Henderson, Mark Stensaas and others) played a significant role. Stories from the early days are abundant including five species of woodpeckers spotted in one location, canoe-based field trips with inspired but non-linear paddlers, late snowstorms, and more. Lake Superior's North Shore and the adjoining Superior National Forest (home to 155 breeding bird species - more species than in any other national forest) have offered an unimaginably diverse array of field locations for exploration and discovery. In ten years, workshop sessions have included: Wildflowers to Warblers, Owl Outing, Gunflint Trail (full day) Field Trip, Lake Superior Pelagic Outing, Geology 101, Lima Mountain, and so on. Throughout its history, the event has steadily built its momentum and expanded its field-based educational opportunities. The event now takes place at the North House Folk School in Grand Marais, Minnesota. A series of field-focused seminars (1-3 days in length) form the backbone of the weekend. Each seminar offers participants its own unique mixture of field trips, classroom discussions and afternoon workshops. Participants in all of the seminars gather together to socialize and attend evening programs focused on cultural and northern ecology themes. The talents and hard work of numerous volunteers and guides plus the curiosity of hundreds and hundreds of participants have made the weekend an inspiration on many levels. A huge thank you goes out to everyone who has shared in the journey! Complete details regarding this year's festival, a listing of bird species and a printable registration form are all available on-line: ** http://www.northhouse.org/birding Complete printed information is also available - i...@northhouse.org or 218-387-9762. ------=_NextPart_000_0035_01C75421.420B28B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2900.3059" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman">************************</FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><?xml:namespace = prefix =3D o ns =3D=20 "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman">Boreal Birding & Northern Landscapes=20 Festival</FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> = </SPAN>Celebrating=20 Its Tenth Year</FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> = </SPAN>June 1-3,=20 2007</FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman">************************</FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: Hiroshige-Book"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman">This coming spring, the Boreal Birding (and = Northern=20 Landscapes) Festival will celebrated its tenth anniversary.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Since its inception, exploring = the=20 dynamic and rich northern landscape has been the focus of the festival. = Since=20 its inception, over 150 species have been spotted by participants.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>To celebrate this tenth year, = the 2007=20 event will feature more than ten field sessions/courses and the talents = of ten=20 instructors.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: Hiroshige-Book"><o:p><FONT = face=3D"Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: Hiroshige-Book"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman">In its earliest years, a motivated steering = committee=20 helped give the festival a sense of direction.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Creative contributions from = multiple=20 well-known <?xml:namespace prefix =3D st1 ns =3D=20 "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place = w:st=3D"on"><st1:State=20 w:st=3D"on">Minnesota</st1:State></st1:place> birders (including Kim = Eckert, Dave=20 Benson, Carol Henderson, Mark Stensaas and others) played a significant=20 role.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Stories from the = early days=20 are abundant including five species of woodpeckers spotted in one = location,=20 canoe-based field trips with inspired but non-linear paddlers, late = snowstorms,=20 and more.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: Hiroshige-Book"><o:p><FONT = face=3D"Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: Hiroshige-Book"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman">Lake Superior’s <st1:PlaceName=20 w:st=3D"on">North</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType = w:st=3D"on">Shore</st1:PlaceType>=20 and the adjoining <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName=20 w:st=3D"on">Superior</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">National = Forest</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> (home to 155 breeding bird species - = more=20 species than in any other national forest) have offered an unimaginably = diverse=20 array of field locations for exploration and discovery.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In ten years, workshop = sessions have=20 included: Wildflowers to Warblers, Owl Outing, Gunflint Trail (full day) = Field=20 Trip, Lake Superior Pelagic Outing, Geology 101, Lima Mountain, and so = on.=20 <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: Hiroshige-Book"><o:p><FONT = face=3D"Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: Hiroshige-Book"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman">Throughout its history, the event has steadily = built its=20 momentum and expanded its field-based educational opportunities.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The event now takes place at = the=20 <st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">North</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName=20 w:st=3D"on">House</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName = w:st=3D"on">Folk</st1:PlaceName>=20 <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">School</st1:PlaceType> in Grand Marais, = <st1:place=20 w:st=3D"on"><st1:State w:st=3D"on">Minnesota</st1:State></st1:place>. A = series of=20 field-focused seminars (1-3 days in length) form the backbone of the = weekend.=20 Each seminar offers participants its own unique mixture of field trips,=20 classroom discussions and afternoon workshops.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Participants in all of the = seminars=20 gather together to socialize and attend evening programs focused on = cultural and=20 northern ecology themes.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: Hiroshige-Book"><o:p><FONT = face=3D"Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: Hiroshige-Book"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman">The talents and hard work of numerous = volunteers and=20 guides plus the curiosity of hundreds and hundreds of participants have = made the=20 weekend an inspiration on many levels.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: = yes"> =20 </SPAN>A huge thank you goes out to everyone who has shared in the = journey!=20 <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: Hiroshige-Book"><o:p><FONT = face=3D"Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman">Complete details regarding this year’s = festival, a=20 listing of bird species and a printable registration form are all = available=20 on-line:</FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3D"Times = New Roman">**=20 http://www.northhouse.org/birding</FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman">Complete printed information is also available = –=20 i...@northhouse.org<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> = </SPAN>or<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> = </SPAN>218-387-9762.</FONT></P></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0035_01C75421.420B28B0--