Friends of Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

Friends of Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge Crane Meadows NWR was established to protect, preserve, and enhance the wetland and upland habitats,

Crane Meadows NWR was established to protect, preserve, and enhance the wetland and upland habitats, water quality, and biodiversity of the Rice-Skunk wetland complex. It helps to protect an important breeding area for greater sandhill cranes.

Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge hosted the River Rat Run this morning. There were over 120 participants, and than...
06/06/2026

Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge hosted the River Rat Run this morning. There were over 120 participants, and thank you to the volunteers from the River Rat Run organization as well as members of the Friends Of Crane Meadows. 

Another busy morning at Crane Meadows Refuge today. Two 3rd grade classes from Pierz spent some time outside and in the...
05/18/2026

Another busy morning at Crane Meadows Refuge today. Two 3rd grade classes from Pierz spent some time outside and in the Sedge Meadow Classroom learning about nature. Four sessions on animal artifacts, aquatic invertebrates, being a nature detective, and a bird walk were held.

A busy day at the refuge today. Royalton 4th graders along with teachers and chaperones made a field trip to the refuge...
05/12/2026

A busy day at the refuge today. Royalton 4th graders along with teachers and chaperones made a field trip to the refuge. The students rotated through 5 learning sessions that taught them about aquatic insects, pollinators, animals in the area, how to be nature detectives, and using binoculars to identify local birds. Despite the strong winds, the sessions went well and students had a good time.

We had a nice turnout of 25 people for today’s bird walk. Saw about 50 different species. Thank you to our guide guides...
05/09/2026

We had a nice turnout of 25 people for today’s bird walk. Saw about 50 different species. Thank you to our guide guides Jeff, Pam and Kelly. And to Patty and Peter Vogel, who became lifetime members of the friends group!
Hope to see you next year.


05/09/2026

Happy Migratory Bird Day. and no, I didn’t just make that up!Remember that the Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge Birdwalk starts at 8 o’clock this morning.
Meet at the classroom some bottled water will be available. Nice bright sunshine this morning, perhaps a little chill in the air, but it should warm up quickly. 

Reminder of the annual bird walk Saturday May 9th starting at 8am-10am. Meet near the Sedge Meadows Classroom. We have b...
05/07/2026

Reminder of the annual bird walk Saturday May 9th starting at 8am-10am. Meet near the Sedge Meadows Classroom. We have binoculars to borrow if needed.
Would love to see a Scarlet Tanager like this little fellow below speaking to my wife.

Friends of Crane Meadows Bird Walk is this coming Saturday May 9th. Maybe this little fellow Scarlet Tanager will be the...
05/04/2026

Friends of Crane Meadows Bird Walk is this coming Saturday May 9th. Maybe this little fellow Scarlet Tanager will be there?
Start at 8 am by the Sedge Meadows Classroom. Bring your binoculars or we have some to loan.
Address is 19502 Iris Road, Little Falls

The friends of Crane Meadows just finished their board meeting. We learned something new. Did you know from the spotting...
04/23/2026

The friends of Crane Meadows just finished their board meeting. We learned something new. Did you know from the spotting scope you can see four separate nests? There are two Eagle nests , a great horned owl nest, and an osprey nest. We will plan to put some type of signage with arrows pointing at the different nest in the near future!

My first time seeing the spotting scope in place! Just so folks know, this is most of the way down the driveway towards ...
04/23/2026

My first time seeing the spotting scope in place! Just so folks know, this is most of the way down the driveway towards the Sedge Meadows Classroom and office for the national wildlife refuge. It is not located by the parking lot on Iris Road.

04/21/2026

The spotting scope is mounted. Come out to the Refuge and see an eaglet in the nest!

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19502 Iris Road
Little Falls, MN
56345

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