Understand wildlife dynamics in Minnesota

Put your best foot forward in 2025! Join Ranger Hughes for a nature walk along the Fox Den Loop Trail for Lake James State Park’s first guided hike of the year. We’ll also have free hot chocolate as a treat after the hike!   Meet in the Catawba River Area (McDowell County side) office breezeway at the day-use parking lot. This hike is 2.25 miles long and considered moderate.

Help scientists better understand tree squirrel ecology.

To better understand the biodiversity of squirrels in SoCal.

Collate all the available species populations occurrence and density information in the areas impacted by the 2019/20 bushfires to better map and model baseline populations and record post fire recovery