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Youth Conservation Corps Crew Applications Open – The Winona District will be hiring three high school aged students (15-18) to participate in the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program again this year. Applications (attached) will be accepted through April 14, 2023. The announcement is also attached. The crew works for eight weeks, June 20 – August 11,…
Read MoreLooking for a Job this Summer?
The Winona District of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (Refuge) will be hiring three high school aged students this summer to work on a Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) crew. The YCC program will begin Tuesday, June 20 and end Friday, August 11, 2023. Crew members will work a 40-hour week, Monday…
Read MoreRefuge Centennial Photo Contest – Call for Entries
The Friends of the Refuge Headwaters (FORH) are encouraging all amateur photographers to get outside and capture the beauty of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (Refuge) for a Centennial photo contest. The Refuge, which was established in 1924 through the efforts of Will Dilg, founder of the Izaak Walton League of…
Read More2023 Kids Ice Fishing Event
Check out these great photos from our 2023 Kids Ice Fishing Event:
Read MoreFriends February Meeting
The next regular meeting of the Friends of the Refuge Headwaters will be Thursday, MARCH 2, beginning at 4:15 p.m. at the Refuge office (102 Walnut Street, Suite 205). Click here for a PDF of the agenda. There are some fun events coming up if you want to be part of the planning process! (The meeting…
Read MoreVolunteers Needed – Kids Ice Fishing Event
We will be offering the free Kids Ice Fishing Event again this year on Saturday, January 28, 2023 from 10:00 – noon at the McNally Boat Landing on the Prairie Island Dike in Winona, MN. We need volunteers to help kids fish, put wax worms on hooks, and take fish off the hook (hopefully). We…
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