In a letter addressed to U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on March 7, lawmakers urged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to stop all spending on its Barred Owl Management Strategy.

In a letter addressed to U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on March 7, lawmakers urged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to stop all spending on its Barred Owl Management Strategy.

We’re talking, of course, about burrowing owls. Everyone loves the soda-can-sized raptors, it seems, and this Saturday gives you a chance to celebrate them with other owl lovers, too.

The Ridges Sanctuary hosts its annual Owl-O-Rama Friday and Saturday, Feb. 28 and March 1. Events include an Owl Prowl, a nest box workshop, and a meet and greet with some owls and other birds of ...