The Sprague Woods School Forest had some key people, pictured left to right, Valiree Green from the DNR, Kari Neumann from Friends of Sprague Woods, Caledonia High School Civics teacher Robbie Scobczak who came up with the idea and Noah Stigeler who spent his senior year and then a gap year overseeing the project.
Quail Forever speakers Thurman Tucker and John Fucksel (standing) shared that the U.S. has lost 2.9 billion quail over the past 50 years and how rural and ag land management can help build habitats that benefit quail, songbirds, pollinators and other wildlife.
Jeremy Bauer from Caledonia Lumber donated the wood and helped students move the picnic tables to the outdoor classroom. Photo courtesy of Robbie Sobczak.
Sprague Woods Park is an 8-acre wooded parcel located at the intersection of State Highways 76 and 44 in Caledonia. There is also a path behind the USDA Service Center.
Wildflowers are popping up in Sprague Woods Park. Photo courtesy of Kari Neumann.
Sprague Woods Park is an 8-acre wooded parcel located at the intersection of State Highways 76 and 44 in Caledonia. There is also a path behind the USDA Service Center.
Caledonia High School officially has an outdoor classroom.
On April 24, four guest speakers were at Robbie Sobczak’s second hour civics class for ninth graders. Thurman Tucker and John Fucksel from Quail Forever gave a short presentation on wildlife land management and stewardship. Michael and Pam Pagelkopf, meanwhile, showed maps with Minnesota’s wooded lands where school forests have been established and talked about the four biomes. The couple built the 30 donated field desks for the new outdoor classroom. The talk was cut short by a scheduled fire alarm, and so the guest speakers headed to see the new classroom and be part of a dedication.
The ribbon cutting at the dedication of the new school forest classroom.
The Sprague Woods School Forest had some key people, pictured left to right, Valiree Green from the DNR, Kari Neumann from Friends of Sprague Woods, Caledonia High School Civics teacher Robbie Scobczak who came up with the idea and Noah Stigeler who spent his senior year and then a gap year overseeing the project.
Quail Forever speakers Thurman Tucker and John Fucksel (standing) shared that the U.S. has lost 2.9 billion quail over the past 50 years and how rural and ag land management can help build habitats that benefit quail, songbirds, pollinators and other wildlife.
Jeremy Bauer from Caledonia Lumber donated the wood and helped students move the picnic tables to the outdoor classroom. Photo courtesy of Robbie Sobczak.
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