Current News
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At the annual picnic at the Peck farm we enjoyed beautiful weather and wonderful conversations as well as food! This was a joint picnic for CMAS and the St. Cloud Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Children tried out the rope swing in…
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Kids to Parks ’26
We had a beautiful day for Stearns County’s Kids to Parks Day at Quarry Park on May 16th. CMAS had a table with information about our organization, a bird coloring table and Nature Bingo Game for kids, and led bird…
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Annual Meeting-Fundraiser-Tribute
It was wonderful to see so many people show up on May 11th at our Pizza Ranch Fundraiser to help us honor two icons of Central Minnesota Audubon Society (CMAS), and central Minnesota conservation in general: John and Linda Peck.…
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Phenology with John Latimer
It was a delight to hear NPR Northern Community Radio Staff Phenologist John Latimer share his observations of the timings of natural events over the past 40 years. He spoke at the third annual joint meeting of CMAS, MN Master…
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Purple Martins
Dick Doll is a Stearns County resident with a love for purple martins. He shared his experiences at our March meeting. Dick began working toward purple martin conservation in 2002 in Willmar. He is now involved in a geo-locator study of…
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Phenology with John Latimer
Following is the poster for our joint meeting on April 21, 2026, 6:30 p.m. in the Founders Room (Quad 170), St. John’s University, Collegeville (see calendar for more details). Help us spread the word: Tell you friends, print and display…
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Jan-Feb Donors
We are so grateful to our January and February donors: Mavis Wahlberg, Regina Birchem, Herb Dingmann, and Warner and Clara Peterson. Thank you for helping to make all of our activities possible!
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Blufflands Biodiversity
At our meeting on February 18th, Mike Lee, botanical research scientist with the Minnesota Biological Survey (MBS), shared information about his research in the driftless area of southeastern MN. Mike was part of a team that collected data on plant…
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Great Backyard Bird Count
Saturday, February 14th was a lovely day for a bird outing, and 13 people participated in CMAS’s group for the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC). We were one of 425 community bird events worldwide as of Sunday at 10:00 am.…
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Lots of Lichens
Tanner Barnharst, author of “Minnesota Lichen Guide: Basic Identification for Common Lichens in Minnesota,” presented at our January 21st meeting. It was an engaging talk and included a time for hands-on exploration. See the complete summary in the February newsletter,…