2008 Federal Duck Stamp Contest Phone: 507-831-2220 |
Wings on the Prairie
Date:
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May 3rd, 2008
Time:
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6:30 am - 1:00 pm
Location:
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Wings on the Prairie Discovery Center & Windom Wetland Management District, Wolf Lake Waterfowl Production Area Windom, MN (approximately 1/2 mile east of Windom on County Road 17). (click for map)
| CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL MIGRATORY BIRD DAY 2008 | ||
| Early Riser's Bird Walks | 6:30 and 8:00 am | |
| Swan registration begins with NHLGPA | 9:00 am | |
| Prairie Ecology Bus Center Activities | 9:00 - 11:00 am | |
| Kids Activities: | 9:00 - 11:00 am | |
| Build wood duck house | ||
| Color duck stamps | ||
| Explore wetland critters | ||
| Bingo nature hike | ||
| The Bluebird Recovery Program of MN | 9:00 - 9:50 am | |
| Jim Gerholdt & his "Remarkable Reptiles" | 10:00 - 11:00 am | |
| Trumpeter Swan Release | 11:00 - 11:45 am | |
| Bison Burger Lunch | 11:45 - 12:30 pm | |
| Friends Group Raffle Drawings | Noon | |
The Friends of the Windom Wetland Management District, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the goals of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, will be on hand to explain their role in supporting the work of the District. Please take time to talk with members of the Friends Group and consider becoming involved as a Friend of the Windom Wetland Management District.
Partners helping to bring you this event include:
Friends of Windom Wetlands; Minnesota DNR non-game division; Minnesota Zoo; North Heron Lake Game Producers Association; The Cottonwood County Bird Club; Prairie Ecology Bus Center; Hy-Vee; Hardees; McDonalds; Stone Hill Bison Farm; Subway; Sunshine Foods; The Windom Chamber of Commerce and Convention Visitors Bureau and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
ยท Business Arts & Recreation Center, Inc. (BARC) - 1012 5th Ave. Windom, will host on Friday evening at 7:00 PM - "Holocaust Witness: Legacy of Anne Frank" - Presentation by the Jungle Theater of Minneapolis.
