*The Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter (MRVAC) invites you to join us for:*
*"Maintaining Your Yard as a Bird-friendly Habitat"Angie Hong: Author and coordinator for Minnesota’sEast Metro Water Education Program* *Thursday, October 24, Reception - 7:00 p.m., Program - 7:30 p.m.* Angie Hong will share advice for creating bird-friendly native landscapes and how to prep your yard for the winter without taking away food and habitat for birds and the insects they eat. Learn which trees and shrubs are good for songbirds, how to enhance existing gardens with native plants, and where to find resources to get started. This meeting will be held in-person at the refuge and simulcast via Zoom*. * The refuge visitor center is located at 3815 American Boulevard East in Bloomington and is accessible after a short walk from the METRO blue line. *All MRVAC meetings are free and open to the public.* The meeting will be simulcast on Zoom beginning at 7:30 p.m. To join the Zoom meeting click on this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85625706373?pwd=z4utkZAUa1mwwm1CTdEHhlcDcXQI8o.1 Meeting ID: 856 2570 6373 Passcode: 112650 One tap mobile http://+16469313860,,85625706373#,,,,*112650# <http://+16469313860,,85625706373/#,,,,*112650%23> The annual *MRVAC auction* will be on Thursday, Nov. 14 at Richardson Nature Center in Bloomington. *Early voting* is now open! In a constitutional question Minnesota voters will decide whether or not proceeds from the MN lottery will continue to be dedicated to Minnesota’s environment. A YES vote continues this constitutionally dedicated funding for the next 25 years. A NO vote (*or skipping the question entirely*) means this funding will no longer be constitutionally dedicated to Minnesota’s environment. *Copyright © 2024 Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter (MRVAC), All rights reserved.* Steve Weston On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN swesto...@gmail.com ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
