Hi. Did you see this? Some of the Saturday morning events could be fun....But would mean getting up early.... Click on the links below to see information.
http://www.bellmuseum.umn.edu/ResearchandTeaching/BioBlitz/ http://www.cedarcreek.umn.edu/education/Info_for_Field_Day_2012.pdf On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 1:36 PM, Matt Dufort <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > It just occurred to me that this hasn't been advertised on here, so I > wanted to let folks know. The Minnesota BioBlitz is this Saturday at Cedar > Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve. There are actually a few events on Friday > evening, although none of them are bird-focused. If you're not familiar > with the site, it's a big biological research site, managed by the > University of Minnesota, about 45 minutes north of the twin cities. The > Minnesota BioBlitz is an annual 24-hour event where scientists and anyone > who wants to help survey an area for all sorts of living things (not just > birds, but mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, insects, plants, fungi, > even microbes). > > Most of the Reserve is generally not open to the public, as it's managed > for research purposes. It has a great mix of habitats, from open fields to > savannah to marshes and bogs. It's also home to a large breeding > population of Red-headed Woodpeckers, probably the closest such population > to the Twin Cities. This is a great opportunity to check it out! > > Planned bird-related events include banding demonstrations, an early > morning bird walk, and several Red-headed Woodpecker walks. But there's > lots of other stuff going on, from a snake walk, to a sedge walk, to a > dragonfly survey. More information and a schedule of events can be found > here: > http://www.bellmuseum.umn.edu/**ResearchandTeaching/BioBlitz/<http://www.bellmuseum.umn.edu/ResearchandTeaching/BioBlitz/>. > All events are based at the main office; directions here: > http://www.cedarcreek.umn.edu/**about/directions/<http://www.cedarcreek.umn.edu/about/directions/>. > There was also a blurb about it in the StarTrib, which gives some more > information on what to expect: http://www.startribune.com/** > local/north/157022915.html<http://www.startribune.com/local/north/157022915.html> > > All of the events are open to the public and completely FREE! I hope to > see some folks out there. > > Matt Dufort > Minneapolis > > > > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: > http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/**wa?SUBED1=mou-net<http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net> > Archives: > http://lists.umn.edu/archives/**mou-net.html<http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html> > -- Alex Rothman Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs College of Liberal Arts Room 113 Johnston Hall 101 Pleasant Street SE Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612) 626-4686 (tel), (612) 626-6855 (fax) Professor Department of Psychology University of Minnesota 75 East River Road Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612) 625-2573 (tel), (612) 626-2079 (fax) [email protected] (e-mail) Social Personality and Health Network (www.sphnetwork.org) ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
