A Throwback Thursday- Eagle Edition

Jun 18, 2020 | Nature

Here is a true Throwback Thursday to our most viewed blog! This is a Creature Spotlight all about the bald eagle. All the pictures of Eagles were taken by our Director Alli Faricy. You can find more of her photography at @eightlegsphoto on Instagram.  Ever seen the...

Leap Frogs for Leap Year!

Feb 27, 2020 | Holidays, Nature

This month we get an extra day! Every leap year features an extra day added to the end of February, giving February 29 days instead of the usual 28. This bonus day happens because it actually takes the earth 365.25 days to rotate around the sun. To compensate for this...

Winter Critters

Jan 9, 2020 | Nature

In the winter this box turtle will shut down his lungs! Brrrrrrrrrrrrr its pretty cold up here in Pine River, Minnesota! While the Foley team and I try to keep warm I thought we could spotlight some creatures who seem to have winter all figured out! We have lots of...

Winter is Here…

Dec 5, 2019 | Nature

Can you see the Archery Range? In the words of a once-great HBO show, Winter is coming… and SURPRISE it’s here! Camp Foley recently got 19 inches of snow over the Thanksgiving weekend… Now I, Ally Daily, have recently moved up to live in Pine River...

Camp Creature: Gray Wolf

May 22, 2019 | Nature

The gray wolf is making a return appearance on the Rattlin’ Blog! Why do you ask? Because this species is continuing their comeback after many years of low population numbers. The gray wolf is both an intriguing and inspiring species and therefore deserves a...

“America, Take a Walk”

May 14, 2019 | Nature

Get Hooked On Nature. The trend for today’s youth spending less and less time outdoors is continuing to climb. In this Ted Talk from 2014, Ben Klasky states, on average, school-age students’ screen time use is 7 hours and 40 minutes per day. In his Talk,...