Folks who know me understand I love an area named the Greenwood Creek Boreal Forest and Bog. Earlier this month The Nature Conservancy closed on their largest land acquisition (12,000 acres) in over one quarter of a century in Minnesota. In addition to being a financial donor to this purchase, at the Conservancy’s request I provided photos and videos which they used as part of their campaign to raise money for this project, land which abuts their 7 Beavers Project. Read more via this story from Minnesota Public Radio.

Yes, the Greenwood Creek Boreal Forest and Bog Region is an amazing and special wilderness area. It is a rare week that I don’t hike at least once deep into this area. My Greenwood Creek Birds Feeders are located just off Lake County 2. The fact that The Conservancy will be protecting the Greenwood area for generations to come thrills me.

Did I mention that the timber wolves and spruce grouse love Greenwood? Per normal yesterday morning I hiked deep into this wilderness area, swapping out simm cards in my trailcams. For the third straight week in a row, this spruce grouse was hanging out near the creek at the exact same spot (literally within feet of my other sightings).

The Movies! (video links for email subscribers … wolves … grouse)

I don’t know if timber wolves hunt and eat spruce grouse (I suspect yes), but these wolf images / videos were taken by my trailcams which is located within 50 yards of where the spruce grouse is living. This location is also where some of my better moose sightings (Return to Greenwood Blog Post from earlier this month) come from. Anyhow, the Greenwood Timber Wolves.

Yes … Greenwood is special and worth a visit. I will keep the feeders filled through next spring, and I invite you to experience the thrill and beauty of true wilderness.