Friends of Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

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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.

10/21/2026

lovely day up at Saint Matthias in Central MINNESOTA
75 and sunny, good day for baseball practice.

10/21/2026

This is the thank you note to Saint Gabriels Hospital who generously donated a lunch meal for our deer hunt for persons with disabilities. Thank you again Saint Gabriels! We appreciate our hunters and mentors having a chance to sign a thank you.

10/17/2026

Once a year, the Sedge Meadow Classroom at Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge becomes deer camp for ten hunters with disabilities and their mentors. The annual Hunt for Persons With Disabilities took place on October 13 and 14, and provided an opportunity for shared comradery and swapping of tall tales. During the two days, all ten hunters saw deer, seven took shots, and four punched their licenses. At the end, the hunters expressed how well the event was coordinated and carried out, and what a positive experience it was for them. CHI St. Gabriel's Hospital donated lunch on one of the days and Morrison County DAV donated some funding. If anyone wishes to donate to this hunt, email Ron Beam at
[email protected] for more information.

10/07/2026

Public Service Announcement

The staff of Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge would like to notify the public of the upcoming Disabled Deer Hunters annual deer hunt. The hunt will be Tuesday and Wednesday, October 13 and 14. While most of refuge property will be closed to the public October 10 thru the 14, the Platte River Trail on the Headquarters Unit will remain open for hiking.

09/25/2026

Have you thought about mowing less while helping pollinators? BWRS (Board of Water and Soil Resources) has a new Lawns to Legumes program. http://bwsr.state.mn.us/l2l.
This program provides MN residents with up to $400 in reimbursable funds for converting portions or all of their yards to pollinator-benefitting prairie vegetation. The applications for Spring 2027 projects are due November 30. http://bluethumb.org/lawns-to-legumes/apply/
There is wonderful technical information and other resources for landowners at
http://bluethumb.org/lawns-to-legumes/
for landowners who would like to learn about this program.

BWSR agency programs that assist landowners and local government have resulted in less sediment and nutrients entering our lakes, rivers, and streams; more fish and wildlife habitat; and the drastic slowing of wetland losses.

09/22/2026

Here is more information about the upcoming bluebird event coming up at Crane Meadows. Please note you can register for the September 30th event through the email listed below.

09/22/2026

Sorry for the initial post, it picked up last year’s poster out of the photos. The correct date for the backyard birdfeeder day is Saturday, December 5, 2026. Hope to see you there!

09/22/2026

The date is set for the Backyard Bird Feeder Day at Crane Meadows!
Hope to see you there.

09/22/2026

September 30, Wednesday there will be a special presentation about bluebirds at the classroom at Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge open to the public.

08/24/2026

The wall in the Sedge Meadows classroom is done!
Thank you to Kevin Larsen and Steve Emerson today for the shelving and mounts going up. It looks great and is ready for visitors in the future.

Address

19502 Iris Road
Little Falls, MN
56345

Telephone

+13206321575

Website

https://www.givemn.org/organization/Friends-Of-Crane-Meadows-Nationalwildlife-Refuge, https://www.fws.gov/refuge/crane-m

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