Friends Event
July 2019 Friends Meeting
Friends and Volunteers, please consider joining the Friends of the Refuge Headwaters Board at their next meeting which will be this Thursday, July 25 at 4:10 p.m. in the Exchange Building (51 East 4th St, Winona) in Room 20 (basement). This meeting will focus on the Friends setting up a display at the Minnesota Marine…
Read MoreMay 2019 Friends Meeting
The monthly meeting of the Friends of the Refuge Headwaters is this Thursday, May 23 beginning at 4:10 p.m. The meeting takes place in the basement (Room 20) of the Exchange Building located at 51 East 4th Street in Winona, MN. The meeting will focus on the upcoming Friends/Frozen River Film Festival partner showing of the…
Read MoreVolunteers Needed for Project Compass Fishing Events
It has been a long-standing tradition for the Refuge to partner with Project Compass to offer annual fishing events for clients of the program. This is always a heart-warming and memorable experience for those who participate. This spring, we will be fishing with the Project Compass on Wednesday, May 29 from 5:00 – 6:15 p.m.…
Read MoreDecoding the Driftless – Film Presentation
The Friends of the Refuge Headwaters (Friends) are teaming up with the Frozen River Film Festival to present Decoding the Driftless at the Winona History Center on Thursday, June 6, 2019. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the film will begin at 7:00 p.m., followed by a question and answer session with filmmaker George Howe.…
Read MoreCelebrate National Trails Day on the Mississippi River Backwaters
A National Trails Day paddling outing through the backwaters of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (Refuge) will be led by Refuge Ranger Ed Lagace on Saturday, June 1, 2019. Paddlers of all abilities are welcome to join this fun and free event which will launch from the Finger Lakes Pioneer Access…
Read MoreKids Ice Fishing Event
The annual Kid’s Ice Fishing Event co-sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Friends of the Refuge Headwaters is scheduled for Saturday, February 23, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. to noon at the McNally Boat Landing on Prairie Island Drive, Winona, MN. Children ages 6 through 13 and their families are invited to join…
Read MoreAnnual Swan Watch Bus Tour
The Friends of the Refuge Headwaters will again offer a bus tour to view the fall migration and changing colors of the Upper Mississippi River from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Saturday, November 17, 2018. Participants will have the opportunity to view migrating tundra swans and other waterfowl up-close on the Upper Mississippi River National…
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