Jr. Stewards | Stewards of the Upper Mississippi River Refuge

The Jr. Stewards is an exciting youth program (ages 10 – 14+) offered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service in partnership with the Stewards of the Upper Mississippi River Refuge. This program seeks to stimulate curiosity about nature, inspire lifelong learning, strengthen skills of observation, investigation, and imagination, while increasing a sense of wonder. Together, we explore the delightful marvels of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge.

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Highlights of the 2014 season

Check out what we did in 2013

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: Bluebird Session

: Using woodworking skills

: Building a new home

: Logan’s placing his box on the trail

: Jacob installing his box

: Monitor each box for activity.

On Saturday, October 5th 2014, the Jr. Stewards and families braved the cold and windy day to harvest Common Milkweed, Whorled Milkweed, and Butterfly Weed seed pods. Their goal was to collect the seed and then disperse it in other areas of the prairie to make additional suitable habitat for hosting the Monarch Butterfly. Hopefully, next Summer, we will have additional plants to aid the Monarch Butterfly when they pass through our area.