[mou] FW: Invitation to Minnesota Zoo's IMBD Event

[Alt, Mark]

Are there any MOU members that would want to man an informational booth
at this event on behalf of the MOU? Please respond to me directly if you
are.

Mark Alt=20
MOU President
mark.alt@bestbuy.com
C/O J. F. Bell Museum of Natural History
University of Minnesota
10 Church Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0104
MOU.mn.org

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Estebo [mailto:sestebo@mail.mnzoo.state.mn.us]=20
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 11:31 AM
Subject: Invitation to Minnesota Zoo's IMBD Event

Mark,

The Minnesota Zoo is once again celebrating International Migratory Bird
Day as a public event at the Zoo.  This year the event will be held on
Saturday, May 7th.  We would like to invite MOU to set up a booth at
this event to feature MOU.  It would be a good opportunity to interpret
birding to the public and let people know more about what MOU does.

Booths this year are going to be located at the entrance of the Tropics
Trail, so the location should be much more inviting to public
interaction from last year.  As a minimum, we are asking for booths to
be open from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.  We are only having it as a one day
event this year, as we will be out at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
on Sunday for their event.

I contacted the MOU President last year with an invitation, but never
heard back from him, which surprised me.  I also mentioned it to Steve
Weston, but no follow through occurred from him either.  Let me know if
you can participate this year, as we would love to have MOU's
involvement.

We have committments so far from the MN DNR non-game's Trumpeter Swan
Restoration Project, Loon Watch and the Wildlife Rehab Center.  We are
still waiting to hear from others and have invited new organizations
this year as well.  Last year we had participation from the Bell Museum,
Hawk Ridge and the Indoor Cats Program and hope to have them back again
this year.

Feel free to give me a call if you have any questions. I am rarely at my
phone, but if you leave a message I will get back to you.

Best regards,

__________________
Steve Estebo=20
Avian Zoologist
Minnesota Zoo
Phone: (952)431-9321
Fax: (952)431-9367
E-mail: steve.estebo@state.mn.us