John Latimer's Phenology Report for December 14, 2021

By John Latimer

Published December 14, 2021 at 1:20 PM CST

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Phenologist John Latimer led a group of nature lovers Nov. 13 on a trek through the bog at Long Lake Conservation Center. Contributed / Long Lake Conservation Center

This week's Phenology report includes the fun John Latimer has had recently ice boating on area lakes, SAFELY.

Check out this recent article about how John is supporting young naturalists and nature camps at Long Lake Conservation Center in Palisade. They are asking you to support their nature camps with a tax deductible donation.

Nature 4 kids - long lake scholarship fundraiser give a child the gift of nature

If you have been one of the hundreds of thousands of people that has been impacted by Long Lake Conservation Center, we hope that you will pay it forward so that another generation of young people can learn to love and respect nature. Long Lake's mission of teaching wise-use conservation, and fostering a lifelong connection with the natural world is more important than ever. Long Lake is an enterprise of Aitkin County, but does not receive taxpayer funding. That's why your donations are so important!All gifts are tax deductible, and processed through the Long Lake Conservation Foundation,a 501(c)(3) that exists to support Long Lake in its Environmental Education Mission.