It’s time to Give, MN! MRVAC needs your donation
By Bob Williams Every year GiveMN.org has a special day for non-profits to raise money for their organization. This year that day is Nov. 18. MRVAC’s board encourages you to make a donation 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…
MRVAC-funded pollinator garden update: Jefferson High School
By Lee Ann Landstrom Board Member A small crew of helpers has been faithfully watering the new garden all the blistering hot summer. Jefferson High folks planted the garden during the early June…
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 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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…