Published March 13, 2025 By Laura Ahmed Marketing and Communications Director Share: Exciting progress is being made on the Minnesota Driftless Hiking Trail, a planned 100-mile backpacking route through Fillmore and Houston Counties. At a recent Houston County Commission meeting, trail executive director Alexa Shapiro shared updates on the project’s development, including Eagle Bluff Environmental…
Published March 12, 2025 By Laura Ahmed Marketing and Communications Director On February 22, 2025, Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, in partnership with Juniper’s Restaurant, hosted the latest installment of the 21st Annual Dinner & Brunch on the Bluff series, featuring an insightful discussion on regenerative farming in the Driftless Region with Dayna Burtness, co-owner…
Published March 10, 2025 Each year, as winter gives way to spring, Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center invites visitors to experience the magic of maple syrup season. This year’s Maple Syrup Fest welcomed guests from near and far, offering hands-on learning about the process of tapping trees, collecting sap, and boiling it down into pure…
Published February 26, 2025 By Colleen Foehrenbacher, Executive Director LANESBORO, MN — Minnesota lawmakers will consider a bill this session (SF1050) aimed at expanding access to outdoor education for students in grades 4 to 8. The initiative, Outdoor School for All Minnesota, seeks to establish a statewide grant program to support immersive, multi-day, accredited overnight outdoor education experiences…
Winona Post Published February 11, 2025 LANESBORO, MN — Join us in celebrating Mary Junko-Isle, Eagle Bluff’s Wildlife and Curriculum Coordinator, for her recent feature in the Winona Post! The February 11th article highlights Mary’s important work in bringing nature-based therapy to youth in southeast Minnesota. As one of 11 guides trained through the Healing…
By the Root River Current Published January 26, 2025 LANESBORO, MN — Three local leaders are making headlines in Southeast Minnesota. Congratulations to Tim Penny, retiring president and CEO of the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF), Colleen Foehrenbacher, awarded the Outstanding New Leader Award by the Association of Nature Center Administrators (ANCA), and Joe Grodahl,…