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Spring Bird-a-thon: It’s happening now!
By Bob Williams MRVAC Board Member and Bird-a-thon Coordinator This year we are introducing a new format for our spring fundraiser, formally known as the Bird-a-thon. GiveMN has initiated a spring…
If you like the Sax-Zim bog, you’ve gotta see this!
In a beautiful new short film, Tomas Koeck takes you on a tour of what makes the boreal forest -- and our own Sax-Zim bog -- so special. The National Audubon Society and the folks who work…
Link to: April MRVAC Program — Waterbird Use of the North Ottawa Impoundment
Here's the link to the April MRVAC program, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ Christine Herwig talk about waterbird use at the North Ottawa Impoundment. Christine is assistant regional…
2020 Christmas Bird Count Results
By Rick Magee It was as a December day, Saturday the 19th. Overcast, cold, but not as cold as other years being between 25 and 30 degrees above zero with no precipitation and little wind. Snow cover…
LINK TO: March 25 meeting: Rob Schultz on Wolves & Cheetahs
Rob Shultz, executive director of Audubon Minnesota, will talk about his research on cheetahs in Namibia at the March 25 MRVAC meeting. The presentation will focus on the approach to predator…
Kaufman January MRVAC program recording now available
Kenn Kaufman's Jan. 28 program on the "Secret Superheroes of Birding" was recorded and is now available. Click on the link below. GoToMeeting Transcripts
January 28 meeting: Kenn Kaufman, “Secret Superheroes”
Author, guide and birding expert Kenn Kauffman will be the speaker at MRVAC’s January program – and you’ll find out about the “secret superheroes” of birding Thursday, Jan. 28 at 7:30 p.m. When we…
Give to the Max and help MRVAC
By Bob Williams This has been a difficult year for everyone. It has also been difficult for MRVAC to achieve some of its financial goals for the year that help us with birding and other conservation…
Laura Erickson’s October Zoom Talk Now Available
Laura Erickson’s Zoom talk featuring her new book, “The Love Lives of Birds: Courting and Mating Rituals,” was so popular in our October 26 meeting -- we had more than 100 people from all over the…
MRVAC Board elects 2020-2021 officers, directors; reorganizes committees
The MRVAC board elected a new slate of officers and directors for the 2020-2021 year at its May 21 video meeting. The board reelected Matthew Schaut, president; Steve Weston, vice president; Rob…