Located just south of Rochester near Simpson, Root River has a nice 2 mile loop walking trail and good diverse habitat for a wide variety of birds. We’ll look for early-blooming wildflowers, newly arriving migrants like Golden-crowned Kinglets and Yellow-rumped Warblers, and other signs of spring. Dress for the weather. Meet in the parking lot near the picnic tables.  Trails can be slippery when wet. This trip will be cancelled if it’s raining harder than a light sprinkle.

Leader: Sandy Hokanson

Root River Park is located at 4012 80th Street SE, Rochester, MN.

This is also a part of EarthFest 2024. EarthFest promotes this month-long series of partner events in the Rochester area that are offered by local environmental organizations, culminating in the EarthFest Expo on May 4 at Northrop Community Education Center, 9AM – 2PM. Most events are free, see websites for details:

https://www.facebook.com/earthfestrochestermn

http://www.earthfestrochestermn.org/