> =20 > Please join John Flicker, President of the National Audubon Society = and Mark Peterson, Executive Director of Audubon Minnesota as they = announce the designation of 36,000 acres of the Mississippi River = Corridor from the Broadway Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis to Lock and Dam = 2 in Hastings, Minnesota as our newest and largest Audubon Important = Bird Area. >=20 > When: Wednesday, October 12 > 11 a.m.-12 Noon Open House > 12-1 pm Press Conference > Where: Harriet Island-St Paul > Wigington Pavilion >=20 > Minnesota Congresswoman Betty McCollum, National Park Service = Superintendent JoAnn Kyral and other representatives of local, state and = federal government and partner non-profit organizations will also be on = hand. >=20 > It is the largest in Minnesota and includes the Mississippi River and = the adjacent floodplain forest running from the Metro Area to Hastings. = The designation is in a large segment of the Mississippi National River = and > Recreation Area. As part of the Mississippi River flyway corridor = this IBA is an important migratory corridor for waterfowl, waterbirds = and also nesting eagles, ospreys, peregrine falcons, and heron colonies. >=20 > For more information contact Mark Martell at [email protected] = <mailto:[email protected]> > Or call Jessie Meschievitz at 651-739-9332. >=20 >=20 > Mark Martell > Director of Bird Conservation > Audubon Minnesota > 2357 Ventura Drive #106 > St. Paul, MN 55125 > 651-739-9332 > 651-731-1330 (FAX) >=20
