Join Volunteer, Bob Confer, for a family-oriented nature walk on the Onondaga Trail. This trail provides visitors with the chance to see diverse wildlife. A quiet walker will be rewarded with a variety of songbirds, waterfowl, and mammals. The dirt and gravel dike trail leads you past Onondaga Marsh and into mixed forests with evergreen plantations that predate the refuge. In the spring, wood ducks and hooded mergansers like to make their nests in provided nest boxes. Pre-registration is REQUIRED!
Location: Meet at the Onondaga Trailhead off of Sour Springs Road. Call or visit the visitor center to get clarifying directions if you need assistance.
Registration Information: Pre-registration is required. Send an email to logan_sauer@fws.gov or call/leave a message at 612-759-8662.
Activity Level and Accessibility: Easy-active, 1.2 miles long (one way), overall flat terrain, benches for resting are present on the trail.
What to Bring: If you have them, bring along binoculars, they are also available to check-out at no cost at the visitor center front desk (1101 Casey Rd.). This program is held entirely outdoors, please dress appropriately for the weather. Cancellation notices will appear on Facebook and to any contact information from the registration process.