With permission from the MOU I would like to invite you to celebrate the arrival of spring by participating in the third annual *HASTINGS AREA BIRDING DAY *ON APRIL 18, 2015. The Hastings Environmental Protectors have teamed up with the City of Hastings & CNC to host the Birding Festival. Some of the highlights are: *Youth Big Day Birding Competition, **Monarch Presentation* by UMN Monarch Lab, classes on "Introduction to Birding", "Raptors 101" and "how to keep your bird list", bird banding demonstrations and *guided field trips in the Hastings area*.
Participate in this all day event with a donation of only $5 per person or $15.00 per person with box lunch. More information available at: http://carpenternaturecenter.org/earth-day-birding-festival/ Advance registration is required & can be done by calling Carpenter Nature Center 651-437-4359. -- KEVIN D. SMITH Dakota County ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html

