Welcome from the Friends of the Refuge Headwaters
News and Events
January Friends Meeting
We are happy to be hosting the next Friends regular monthly meeting this Thursday, January 16th beginning at 4:15 pm in the Refuge Office (102 Walnut Street, Suite 205, Winona). Join us to learn more or to become a participant in planning upcoming events and activities on the refuge. Click here for the upcoming meeting…
Read MoreIce Fishing for Kids
The annual Kid’s Ice Fishing Event this year will help celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge and is scheduled for Saturday, January 11, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. to noon at the McNally Boat Landing on Prairie Island Drive, Winona, MN. This event is co-sponsored by the U.S.…
Read MoreUpcoming Volunteer Opportunities for Refuge Kid’s Ice Fishing Event
It’s that exciting time of year where we are getting closer to our Annual Kid’s Ice Fishing Event! The event will be on Saturday, January 11th from 10 am to 12 pm at McNally Landing on Prairie Island Drive, Winona, MN 55987. Please click to see the flyer for the event and feel free to…
Read MoreSwan Watch Update
The swans are here, along with other migrating birds, but the swans are the most impressive with their beauty, size, and when in large masses, hearing the deafening sound of their calls to one another. Take a drive to the Brownsville Wildlife Overlook, located at 13502,14286 Great River Rd, about 3 miles south of Brownsville,…
Read MoreVolunteer Thank Yous and Clean Up
Thank you to everyone who volunteered this year and to everyone who made it to the Volunteer Appreciation Banquet! You were all so great at Refuge Trivia and I should have realized that our volunteers are all geniuses! Congratulations to Bart Theiler for being the Volunteer of the Year! He helped with so many refuge events and…
Read MoreSeptember Friends Meeting and Upcoming Refuge Events
We have several upcoming events and volunteer opportunities including, BaseCamp, Friends Meeting, Project COMPASS, and Volunteer Appreciation Banquet. Celebrate with Friends of Refuge Headwaters, Sanborn Canoe, Prairie Island Campground, Frozen River Film Festival and the Izaak Walton League this weekend August 16-18th! There are fun activities and several of them are tied to the Refuge’s 100th Anniversary.…
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