*Effects of Harvesting Native Grasslands for Alternative Fuels on Birds and Small Mammals in Western Minnesota * Presented by *Bob Dunlap *U of M: Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology Some grassland birds and small mammals exhibit short- term changes in abundance following harvesting of native grasslands for biofuels. Planting native biofuel grasslands creates habitat for a wide variety of prairie wildlife, but it is important to harvest these grasslands in intensities that result in the least amount of damage to wildlife populations and communities. *When*: Thursday, April 25, 2013 @ 7:30pm Please join us from 7:00-7:30 pm to socialize over cookies. A brief business meeting and the featured speaker begin at 7:30 pm. The meeting will conclude before 9:00 pm. *Where*: Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center 3801 American Blvd E, Bloomington. Hwy 494 to 34th Ave – S to American Blvd; turn left and go 2 blocks. Center will be on your right. Also accessible via the Hiawatha Light Rail line; exit at the American Blvd. stop. Enter through the door in the center of the building.
*Our meetings are free and open to the public. All are invited, although seating is limited.* Steve Weston On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN swest...@comcast.net ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
