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Bird trail connecting with Canada
Published 12:00 p.m., May 18, 2009
Fergus Falls will soon become a gateway to Canada.
While the Pine to Prairie Birding Trail has been around in Fergus Falls for 11 years, an event to be held Tuesday at the Canadian border will recognize a partnership between the U.S. and Canada, and the expansion of both the Manitoba Trail and the Pine to Prairie Trail.
“We’re really celebrating the connection of two trails and the completion of a 500 mile route,” said Fergus Falls Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Jean Bowman.
Bowman said the connection will provide an opportunity for those from Fergus Falls and elsewhere to explore and discover what the trail has to offer.
“It’s a real great hobby for people, and it’s also inexpensive when times are tight and people are looking for things to do with their families,” Bowman said. “All you need is a pair of hiking shoes and a good pair of binoculars.”
Along the trail, birders travel through the Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge, Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge and the Bluestem Prairie Scientific and Natural Area. On the Canadian side of things, the trail runs through Grand Beach Provincial Park, Rainbow Falls, Moose Lake Provincial Park, the Narcisse Snake Dens and the Black Wolf Hiking Trail, to name a few.
That means that, in addition to the 275 birds that pass through the trail on their journey between Mexico and Canada, countless other wildlife animals are likely to be spotted.
Fergus Falls city leaders will travel to Canada Tuesday with various other representatives from cities along the trail.
. Employees with the Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services will also be on hand for the unveiling of the trail’s connection.
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