By Sarah Thompson, Conservation Biology Department, University of Minnesota.
Location: Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Visitor Center
Thursday, February 23, 2012
7:00 pm: Socialize with coffee and cookies
7:30 pm: A brief MRVAC business meeting followed by the featured speaker
Sarah will talk about her research examining the role of trees in grasslands. Do trees cause songbirds to avoid otherwise suitable grassland habitat? Do waterfowl have lower nest success when they nest near tree groves or shelterbelts? Is tree removal an effective way to create better grassland habitat. She is working to answer these questions in conjunction with the Morris Wetland Management District in western Minnesota.
Sarah is a graduate student in the Conservation Biology Graduate Program at the University of Minnesota.
Where: Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center 3815 American Blvd E, Bloomington. Take Hwy 494 to 34th Ave. Go south to American Blvd; turn left and go 2 blocks. Center will be on your right.
Public Transit: Accessible by Hiawatha Light Rail line, The Visitor Center is a couple of blocks from the American Blvd. stop.
