BEARS in September: •Bears enter hyperphagia and may look for food up to 20 hours a day •Berries, nuts & acorns are important foods. •Bears can gain 2-3 lbs. a day •Even bears that don’t hibernate eat as if they’re going to •Moms-to-be look for a good birthing den & nursery

09-12-2023 at Shingobee Hills Recreation Area. Shingobee is just starting to warm up for its fall show! Photos by: Christine Brink, USDA Forest Service

#TBT 1968 A young camper cleaning a walleye on the #ChippewaNF. Throughout Northern Minnesota, fall is the best time of year to find big fish as water temperatures cool and the fish prepare for the coming winter.

YOU ARE INVITED: Wild Rice Camp 2023 "A Traditional Wild Rice Processing Demonstration" Saturday, September 16, 2023 10 AM - 2 PM Wanaki Campground Site #144 Norway Beach Recreation Area Cass Lake, Minnesota

Fun with Leaves 2023! A perfect fall weekend activity. This weeks art features red buckeye leaves and green ash leave! *Join in the "Fun with Leaves" and share your photos with us.

Favorite Fall places and spaces... Migizi Trail: This beautiful trail is named for the bald eagle (migizi in Ojibwe). The Trail circles Pike Bay on a 19-mile, paved loop through big red pines in the original Ten Section of the Forest.

Featured "Favorite Picnic" Spot Pack up your picnic basket and head to... Benjamin Lake Wayside Rest Highway 39, Ladyslipper Scenic Byway Picnic tables and campfire rings available.

Take A Hike! Autumn brings waves of reds, yellows and browns across the North Country Trail. The NCT trail passes through the Forest as part of the larger North Country National Scenic Trail. Within the #ChippewaNF, the Trail meanders through 71-miles of forested lake country.

As birds continue their fall migration, be sure to help our feathered friends. Turning off non-essential lights during migration season can lessen the harmful impacts of light pollution. Migrating birds can become disoriented and confused by artificial light. Photo: USFWS

#SomeplaceSpecialSunday at Nose Lake! Nose Lake is a 114 acre lake located in the Chippewa National Forest. The lake has a maximum depth of 47 feet.

Shhhhhh I'm hiding from Monday! #MondayMotivation #ChippewaNF

#TuesdayTip Why do leaves change color to yellow? In the fall, due to changes in the length of daylight and temperature, leaves stop their food-making process. Chlorophyll breaks down, green disappears, and the yellow to orange colors become visible.

Take a ride on the wild side! Cuba Hill Road, #ChippewaNF! Photos by: Cindy Heyd, USDA Foret Service

Northern lights last night over the Chippewa National Forest. WOW! Photos by: Lori and Dave Jenkins!

Cass Lake Water Level UPDATES (Bimijiwan Dam) More: fs.usda.gov/detailfull/chi…

#WildWednesday Beaver chomp! Fun fact: With their strong jaws and teeth, beavers can chew through a six-inch tree in 15 minutes. A single beaver can chew down hundreds of trees each year.

#WildWednesday This little red squirrel was giving the recreation team a helping hand! Fun fact: During fall when they are gathering food, red squirrels may become covered in the gum that oozes from pine trees.

The #ChippewaNF Heritage Team in the field! People have been using different kinds of vessels to store things for a long time. Found 20th century metal cans and 1000 year old Indigenous pottery.

Chippewa National Forest Fall Colors Report 2023 Color: 10-25% Date: September 19, 2023 Report: fs.usda.gov/detail/r9/recr… Photo by: Melissa Gabrielson

#TBT 1967 Lydick Lake corpsmen using tractor blade to drive in steel retaining wall along a channel which is part of the tramway sytem that moved boats from Cass Lake above Knutson Dam to a point below the dam on the Mississippi River. #ChippewaNF