The Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter (MRVAC) will hold its February meeting on Thursday the 26th.
Speaker: Caroll Henderson The Program: Costa Rica & World Conservation Carrol Henderson, Supervisor of the Department of Natural Resources Non-game Wildlife Program, will present a program on the conservation movement that has developed in Costa Rica since 1969. He will discuss how Costa Rica has become a world leader in conservation of endangered habitats, in recognizing the importance of preserving biodiversity and in promoting nature tourism as a means of conserving protected areas. Please, join us at 7:30 p.m. at the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Visitors Center in Bloomington. You may wish to come early for the social period with coffee, cookies and committee exhibits. There is no admission. All are welcome. For directions call me (612-978-3993), e-mail me or see our newsletter at: http://home.comcast.net/~mrvac/Feb2004.doc or you can visit our website: www.mrvac.org . Steve Weston on Quigley Lake in Eagan swest...@comcast.net