[mou] Twin Cities Mississippi River IBA Dedication

[MARTELL, Mark]

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> 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.
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> When:         Wednesday, October 12
>                              11 a.m.-12 Noon Open House
> 	         12-1 pm     Press Conference
> Where:      Harriet Island-St Paul
>            Wigington Pavilion
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> For more information contact Mark Martell at mmartell@audubon.org =
<mailto:mmartell@audubon.org>
> Or call Jessie Meschievitz at 651-739-9332.
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> Mark Martell
> Director of Bird Conservation
> Audubon Minnesota
> 2357 Ventura Drive #106
> St. Paul, MN 55125
> 651-739-9332
> 651-731-1330 (FAX)
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