Monthly Archives: November 2008

Log Cabin Repair Underway

By Josh Reinitz
The Ney Center cabin looks a bit different these days! If you visit the original Ney Homestead site, you will see the huge logs finally exposed, and some structural bracing acting as a temporary splint until the building is repaired.
These are some of the tasks accomplished by volunteers during two […]

Henry David Thoreau…His Journey to Minnesota

By Brigid Tuck, reporter
Henry David Thoreau. For many of us, that name sounds vaguely familiar. Perhaps from high school English class? For the more scholarly, it may remind us of classic works such as Walden. For the 50 or so individuals at the Ney Nature Center in Henderson on September 14, the […]

Monarch Butterfly Tagging

On Saturday, September 20 several people enjoyed a monarch butterfly tagging program designed to educate families about the monarch butterfly and create interest in conservation issues.
The tagging program was offered to educate individuals and families about the monarch butterfly and to create interest in conservation issues affecting the survival of the monarch and its […]