Author: Matt

The Friends of the Namekagon Barrens Board met virtually on Saturday, February 20 and made plans for the year ahead. We are planning to construct a small shelter with benches…

Exciting Program The conference program includes sessions on the latest in scientific research and restoration practices. A special “Prairie 101” session at the beginning of the conference is offered for…

May, 2017 This frenzy of activity took place on the lek last weekend. The first two hours were spent keeping warm, watching males dance, and then stare at each other….

This is a photo taken with a drone camera of the sharp bend in the Namekagon River where the 1863 bridge was built and remnants still exist. It’s very near…

Board Member, Vern Drake brought an excellent story to us in October – and photos too! Vern and his wife, Lynne, have a home about 2 miles straight west of…

Sweet Fern, one of my favorite plants on the Barrens.  I first noticed it when I went out to the Barrens on several trips to find out more about this…

This is a test to see if we can get a pdf file attached to a WordPress post. The pdf was attached to an email sent out by the board…