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Sax-Zim Bog featured in NY Times

Former Minnesota Conservation Volunteer editor, Gus Axelson wrote a very nice article about the Sax-Zim Bog Winter Bird Festival for the New York Times Travel section this Sunday past. I think it should be a big boost for the Festival. Unfortunately the owls aren’t cooperating this winter. Hopefully a few will become more regular in their routines before mid February.

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