Greetings everyone!
For the month of June, we have one natural history field trip program planned for the public, courtesy of the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University’s Extension Department.
Wednesday June 19th: Amnicon Falls & Wisconsin Point from 10:00 a.m. until approximately 5:00 p.m.
Several cedar-draped waterfalls together with the main falls make this park one of the most beautiful in the state. The geological features at Amnicon Falls are not only outstanding, but easily visible and accessible. They include a rare close-up look at a reverse fault and also tiny garnet gemstones scattered within a boulder carried down by an ice sheet from Canada. Biological notables include eight-inch tall wintergreen plants (truly gigantic!) and large, rare, emerald-green lichens carpeting the sandstone by the falls.
Wisconsin Point, a park belonging to the City of Superior, is the largest inland sandbar in the nation. It was and continues to be formed by currents in Lake Superior acting upon sediments carried by the St. Louis and Nemadji Rivers, whose waters exit into the open lake through a channel between it and Minnesota Point. This channel is also important for shipping. Therefore a lighthouse, supported by masses of quarried crystalline gabbro boulders, sits at its mouth. Wisconsin Point is botanically significant as being the sole location for beach heather in the western part of Lake Superior.
Registration is limited to 14 participants. We will meet at the main entrance in front of the LCO University. The field trip program is sponsored by the Extension Department at no cost to the participants, including registration and transportation. However, participants must bring their own bag lunches. Please feel free to bring the entire family to enjoy Nature and learn more about its wonders. This educational hike is in-part handicapped-accessible.
Please make sure that you register ahead of time at this link: https://www.lco.edu/lcoou-extension for the June field trip. If computer access is unavailable or you are having trouble with the registration form, please contact Ramona Morrow, LCOOU Director of Extension, at rmorrow@Lco.edu, phone 715-634-4790 ext. 156. After you have registered, you should receive a confirmation email from Extension.
Für unsere Exkursionen sind Deutsch sprechende Teilnehmer herzlich eingeladen. Erläuterungen in Deutsch stellen kein Problem dar.
Hope y’all can join us!
Mike Heim