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Becky Lystig’s memorial service April 30
There will be an informal gathering to share memories and celebrate Becky Lystig's life at Wood Lake Nature Center (6710 Lake Shore Drive, Richfield) Sunday, April 30, from 2-4 p.m. with short…
Birding weekend fundraiser a hit!
By Bob Williams MRVAC Board member This year’s Aug. 27-28 fundraiser was a great success, and MRVAC thanks you for helping raise funds for birds and their habitats! Although we only received…
Maintaining feeders during the bird flu infestation
By Rob Daves Avian influenza – AKA the “bird flu” – has been detected in domestic poultry and wild birds in Minnesota (Blue Earth, Hennepin, Anoka counties). But what does that mean to those of us…
Feb. 24 MRVAC Program recording: Spiders in Minnesota
Chad Heins, associate professor of biology at Bethany Lutheran College, used humor and great presentations skills to spin a tale about how a simple question about Minnesota’s spiders entangled him in…
Recording of Jan. 27 program: Karla Bloem – Studying Owls with Sound
Karla Bloem Here is the link to the recording of MRVAC's Jan. 27 program with international owl expert, Karla Bloem from the International Owl Center in Houston, Minnesota.…
Burnsville bluebirds could use some help
The city of Burnsville is looking for volunteers interested in building, installing, or monitoring bluebird boxes in select parks. The city has been turning about 10 acres of mostly turf grass to…
October program: Dr. Elena West and the Red-Headed Woodpecker Project
PLEASE NOTE: A RECORDING OF THIS PRESENTATION IS NOT AVAILABLE. Find out what an intense study of Minnesota's largest concentration of red-headed woodpeckers has revealed about migration routes and…
Owls of the Eastern Ice Program: Follow-up and Link Instructions
Dr. Jonathan Slaght, the Minnesota author who recently published the Times Nature Book of the Year, Owls of the Eastern Ice, followed up on the tales of his adventure with this photo of him standing…
February Program Link: Owls of the Eastern Ice with Dr. Jonathan Slaght
Join MRVAC members and guests Thursday, Feb. 25 at 7:30 p.m. CST to hear Dr. Jonathan Slaght (rhymes with “cat”), the Minnesota author who recently published the Times Nature Book of the Year, Owls…
Zoom link to November’s Stan Tekiela bird migration talk recording no longer available
Stan Tekiela presented a program on bird migration at the Nov. 19 MRVAC monthly Zoom meeting. His slide show had stunning photos, fascinating facts and fun stories that unlocked many bird migration…