Events for March 2015

Join Naturalist Emily Stone at the North End warming hut at 2:00 p.m. for a quick workshop on winter tree identification. Then strap on your skis for a fun competition! Participants can skate or stride the 5k A-Loop while stopping to identify marked trees along the way. Back at the warming hut, enjoy hot chocolate and cookies while we wait for everyone to finish. Answers will be checked, and prizes will be given! Finish by 5:00 p.m. Brought to you in partnership with the North End Ski Club. Register by March 2. $5 member/$10 non-member.

Join Naturalist Emily Stone for an easy adventure at the Hayward Library Trails. Learn about winter tree ID, animal tracking, birds, and anything else you?re curious about! Dress for the weather. Meet at 10:30 a.m. in front of the library. Register by March 6, and reserve snowshoes (if needed) by calling the Cable Natural History Museum 715-798-3890. Brought to you in partnership with Sherman & Ruth Weiss Community Library, Hayward. Donations accepted.

Please call Golden Living Center-Valley of Hayward to have your Advanced Directives completed with you free of charge. Advanced Directives are Power of Attorney for Health Care, Living Will, Final Disposition and Financial Power of Attorney forms for any Sawyer County resident. By appointment with Jessica Tapani at 715-634-2202.

Backcountry Film Festival Presented by the Cable Natural History Museum & the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center The Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival celebrates the human powered winter experience through film. Join us on Thursday, March 19, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center auditorium in Ashland, WI, to enjoy great films, win great raffle prizes, and support the Cable Natural History Museum?s snowshoe programs. Tickets are $5 in advance, $10 at the door, and go on sale on February 17. They can be purchased at the Museum 715-798-3890, the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center, and Solstice Outdoors.

Join Naturalist Emily Stone for a moderately strenuous adventure in the Fairyland State Natural Area at Forest Lodge. Explore enchanted haunts on the former estate of Museum founder Mary Griggs Burke while experiencing and learning about the magic of nature. Be prepared for off-trail explorations. Dress for the weather. Families welcome. Meet at 10:00 a.m., 10 miles east of Cable. Call ahead by March 20, for directions and to register. Snowshoes are available to borrow by calling ahead. Donations accepted. Cable Natural History Museum 715-798-3890.

The Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival celebrates the human powered winter experience through film. Join us on Saturday, March 21, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Park Theater in Hayward, WI, to enjoy great films, win great raffle prizes, and support the Cable Natural History Museum?s snowshoe programs. Tickets are $5 in advance, $10 at the door, and go on sale on February 17. Tickets can be purchased at the Museum 715-798-3890.

Dinner Lecture: The Amazing Properties of Birch Bark with Dr. Pavel Krasutsky (Adult Naturalist Program) Northwoods explorers already know that birch bark is amazing stuff. Did you know that it is also being researched for applications such as: pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and the prevention and treatment of cancer, HIV, and other human pathogens? Dr. Pavel Krasutsky is director of the Chemical Extractives Program at the Natural Resources Research Institute in Duluth, MN. He will share amazing discoveries from 15 years of birch bark research. Join us at 5:30 p.m. at the Rookery Pub. You may also join us for dinner and conversation after the presentation. Call the Cable Natural History Museum 715-798-3890 to register by March 25. $5 member/$10 non-member.

Geocaching is the real-world treasure hunt that's happening right now, all around you. Join Katie Connolly, Cable Natural History Museum Naturalist and avid geocacher, in learning more about using GPS to hide and seek geocaches. Meet at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center in Ashland, WI, at 10:00 a.m. and return by noon. Dress for the weather. Space is limited. Register by March 27, by calling the NGLVC at 715-685-9983.

Owls are expert nocturnal hunters. Learn more about these mysterious creatures, and meet a live Great Horned Owl. We will also dissect real owl pellets, and explore hands-on specimens such as feathers, skulls, wings, and feet. Join us at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center in Ashland, WI. Please come early to find a seat by 12:30 p.m. Space is limited. Register by March 27, by calling the NGLVC at 715-685-9983. Brought to you by the Cable Natural History Museum.