Join Audubon for our First Annual Dinner - 5 pm, Saturday, November 12, = 2005=20 Embassy Suites across from the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Audubon is celebrating 25 years in Minnesota and adding a new tradition = - an annual dinner. You can test out the new bird board, watch archived = slides from Audubon's history, view National Audubon Society's new DVD = on Audubon's role, mission and dedication to protecting bird habitat and = pick-up some of our latest publications. While you're doing that you can = sip your martini and get acquainted with Audubon friends you haven't = seen in a while.=20 5 pm - Social Hour and Cash Bar 6 pm - Dinner - Chicken Marsala or a vegetarian option 6:45 pm - Recognition Awards and Dessert 7 pm - Laura Erickson, Guest Speaker - Author and Radio Personality Laura Erickson is one of Minnesota's most knowledgeable and entertaining = ornithologists. Laura has the enviable skill of being able to rescue = interesting ornithological information from the dreary and turn it into = hilarious bird stories and useful tools for both the skilled and the = neophyte. Join us for a completely relaxed and enjoyable evening. Laura is the author of "For the Birds: An Uncommon Guide," the National = Outdoor Book Award winner "Sharing the Wonder of Birds with Kids," and = soon-to-be-published "101 Ways to Help Birds" (April, 2006.) Since 1986, = she has produced a daily radio spot, called For the Birds, for public = and community radio stations in Wisconsin and Minnesota. She's the = recipient of The Raptor Center's Conservation Award,, the Frances F. = Roberts Award from the Cooper Ornithological Society and is a winner of = the American Ornithologists Union's bird-calling contest in the owl call = category. She currently serves as the staff ornithologist for = Binoculars.com. Come enjoy the evening with Audubon members and friends. To listen to one of Laura's radio spots, click here. = <http://www.lauraerickson.com/Radio/SoundFiles/Current/September2005/Noct= urnalMigrants.mp3> Please buy your tickets by sending $25/person to Audubon Minnesota, = attn: Susan, 2357 Ventura Drive, #106, St. Paul, MN 55125 OR by sending = an RSVP to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> or = call me at 651-260-7040 (you can pay at the door).
Mark Martell Director of Bird Conservation Audubon Minnesota 2357 Ventura Drive #106 St. Paul, MN 55125 651-739-9332 651-731-1330 (FAX)
