Educator Geoff Urban orients a small group of students as they set out on the trail. It was a cool, overcast Wednesday morning in late May when 46 third-graders from Battle Creek Elementary in St. Paul trooped off the bus at the Belwin Conservancy. They were orderly but laughing, chattering and shouting at each other… Continue Reading From The Classroom To Caterpillars, Cowbirds And Coyotes
2025 Music in the Trees Lineup
The lineup and schedule for this year’s Music in the Trees on August 17 and 18.
Notes from the Land: Sparrows and Other Birds at Stagecoach Prairie
It is a happy time, this early morning twilight, and best of all, the birds are singing. I arrive at Belwin Conservancy’s Stagecoach Prairie and quietly exit my car. This is the time of migration for most songbirds and a wonderful opportunity to chronicle which species use Belwin lands as a stopover site or nesting habitat.
The Meadowlark: Spring/Summer 2025
In this issue of our biannual newsletter:
• A new nesting site for our beloved American kestrels!
• Belwin’s Role in the Watershed
• What Does Belwin Mean to You?
• Spring and Summer Event Calendar
• Local Connections: An Interview with Roger Green
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Meadowlark Newsletter
Notes from the Land: The Music Festival of Frogs
There is certainty in the passing of the seasons. We know that winter cold will give way to spring sun, spring sun to summer warmth, summer warmth to the cool air of autumn, the cool air of autumn to the winter cold again.
