September 22, 2021
Update on MRVAC-funded pollinator garden at Normandale Hills Elementary
By Lee Ann Landstrom Board member The project manager says the plants are in “good shape overall”! There was some die-off from improper planting and heat stress, but she says at least two-thirds of…
September 21, 2021
September program: Biodiversity & Research in the Sax-Zim Bog
Research at the Sax-Zim Bog includes surveying Golden-winged Warblers and owls, and supporting those who study specific species in the bog. But it’s more than that, Clinton Dexter-Nienhaus, the…
August 22, 2021
Want to help? Monitor Burnsville bluebird houses
By Nikki Pyle The city of Burnsville needs a volunteer to monitor bluebird houses. I am Nikki Pyle, a Gold Medal award Girl Scout. For my Gold Medal project I built 12 bluebird houses using a MRVAC…
August 7, 2021
2021 MRVAC Birding Weekend slated for Aug. 21-22
By Bob Williams One of MRVAC’s main missions is conservation education, especially youth education. The COVID-19 pandemic has put a crimp in our usual “Bird-a-thon” fundraiser, so we’re scheduling…
June 18, 2021
MRVAC-funded pollinator gardens underway
By Lee Ann Landstrom, Board Member Rain and pollinator gardens in three Bloomington schools are in place this summer, thanks to contributors to the Minnesota Valley Audubon Chapter’s grants program.…
May 24, 2021
Link to: May MRVAC Program Recording — Vultures, the vet’s drugs and the environment
Vultures are essential for ecosystem health because of their role in removing animal carcasses from the environment. But many threats are propelling the global vulture population decline. Are…
May 2, 2021
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…
May 2, 2021
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…
April 19, 2021
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…
March 24, 2021
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…