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SUMMARY:Monthly Chapter Meeting | Real Life Great Horned Owl Soap Opera **ZOOM ONLY**
DESCRIPTION:Karla Bloem will present “Real Life Great Horned Owl Soap Opera.”  \nThe presentation will only be available via Zoom Join Meeting  We are limited to 95 participants so join early.  \nA real-life soap opera has played itself out over the past 19 years between more than 25 captive and wild Great Horned Owls\, forming the basis of an in-depth vocal study on the species. In this presentation\, you will experience owl dating\, divorce\, territorial defense\, and more as you learn about the owls’ various vocalizations and meanings. \nKarla Bloem is the founder and executive director of the International Owl Center in Houston\, Minnesota. She acquired Alice the Great Horned Owl in 1998 for educational programs and began studying Great Horned Owl vocalizations in 2004. Karla is now the world authority on their vocalizations and has given presentations in The Netherlands\, Germany\, Argentina\, Italy\, Portugal\, and South Africa. Alice’s popularity led Karla to create the International Festival of Owls\, the first full-weekend\, all-owl event in North America that has inspired similar festivals in Italy\, Nepal\, and India. \nKarla and Alice festivals in Italy\, Nepal\, and India. Karla and Alice testified before the Minnesota House and Senate environment committees to successfully gain protection for Great Horned Owls in 2005. Karla received the Brother Theodore Voelker Award from the Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union in 2001\, a Bush Leadership Fellowship in 2008\, and a World Owl Hall of Fame Special Achievement Award in 2021. She has assisted several authors (including Jennifer Ackerman for her book “What an Owl Knows”) and filmmakers and has appeared on Animal Planet and the CBC’s “The Secret Life of Owls.” \nA recording of this presentation will only be available if we exceed the participant limit (95) on our Zoom licences. \n 
URL:https://saintpaulbirdalliance.org/event/monthly-chapter-meeting-real-life-great-horned-owl-soap-opera-zoom-only/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:Monthly Chapter Meeting,Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Monthly Chapter Meeting | Distribution and Ecology of Fishers in Southern Minnesota.
DESCRIPTION:Wildlife Ecologist Michael Joyce will present “Distribution and Ecology of Fishers in Southern Minnesota.”  \nFishers are cryptic forest carnivores in the weasel family native to Minnesota. They have expanded their range in Minnesota over the last two decades\, moving into southern Minnesota\, including the greater Twin Cities Metro area. Michael will discuss a general history of fishers in Minnesota\, summarize recent sightings\, and discuss preliminary results from a new study to learn about fisher ecology and population status in southern Minnesota. \nMichael Joyce is a wildlife ecologist at the Natural Resources Research Institute in Duluth. He has been studying wildlife in northern Minnesota over the last 12 years. His research focuses broadly on wildlife ecology\, conservation\, and management\, emphasizing understanding human activities’ effects on wildlife populations and communities. \nThe presentation will also be available via Zoom. https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82173638839 \n 
URL:https://saintpaulbirdalliance.org/event/monthly-chapter-meeting-distribution-and-ecology-of-fishers-in-southern-minnesota/
LOCATION:Aŋpétu Téča Education Center\, Roseville\, MN\, 1910 County B Road West\, Rm 207\, Roseville\, MN\, 55113\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Chapter Meeting,Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230914T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230914T203000
DTSTAMP:20260423T234335
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SUMMARY:Monthly Chapter Meeting | Stories from a "POC" Environmentalist
DESCRIPTION:Kao Thao\, Minnesota State Park Naturalist\, will present “Stories from a POC Environmentalist.”  \nKao believes that we\, as Minnesotans\, are fortunate to have abundant parks and wildlife spaces supported by some of the best environmental protection practices in the nation. In addition to telling stories of his own experiences as a person of color (POC) working as an environmentalist\, he will highlight how Minnesota’s increasing diversity is a strength that can continue to improve the enjoyment and protection of our environment. \nKao Thao graduated from the University of Minnesota with a combined degree in Computer Graphics and Fisheries/Wildlife. He says that being one of the few POC environmentalists in Minnesota has its rewards and challenges. “I was born in Laos during the Vietnam War and spent my first eight years living and running through the jungles before crossing the Mekong River to Thailand.” During these years\, I remember seeing how we depended on nature for survival. As a Park Naturalist in the late ’90s\, I was the first Southeast Asian Naturalist in the nation. Now\, I want all Minnesotans to understand how important it is to protect our planet’s limited resources and recruit more people of color to the outdoors. \nThe presentation will also be available via Zoom. https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88921240287 \n 
URL:https://saintpaulbirdalliance.org/event/monthly-chapter-meeting-stories-from-a-poc-environmentalist/
LOCATION:Aŋpétu Téča Education Center\, Roseville\, MN\, 1910 County B Road West\, Rm 207\, Roseville\, MN\, 55113\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Chapter Meeting,Speaker Series
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230511T203000
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SUMMARY:Monthly Chapter Meeting | Heather Holm\, Pollinator Conservationist and Author\, “Restoring Ecosystem Functionality and Biodiversity”
DESCRIPTION:Heather Holm\, Pollinator Conservationist and Author\, “Restoring Ecosystem Functionality and Biodiversity” \nMonthly chapter meetings are held the second Thursday of the month\, September-May\, at 7:00 p.m. They are open and free of charge to everyone. They include time to socialize and brief chapter announcements\, followed by featured presentations each month on a range of topics. \n 
URL:https://saintpaulbirdalliance.org/event/monthly-chapter-meeting-2-2023-05-11/
LOCATION:Aŋpétu Téča Education Center\, Roseville\, MN\, 1910 County B Road West\, Rm 207\, Roseville\, MN\, 55113\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Chapter Meeting,Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230413T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230413T203000
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SUMMARY:Monthly Chapter Meeting | Michael North\, DNR Brainerd\, “Characteristics of Woodpecker Nest Trees in Minnesota”
DESCRIPTION:Michael North\, DNR Brainerd\, “Characteristics of Woodpecker Nest Trees in Minnesota” \nMonthly chapter meetings are held the second Thursday of the month\, September-May\, at 7:00 p.m. They are open and free of charge to everyone. They include time to socialize and brief chapter announcements\, followed by featured presentations each month on a range of topics. \nThis will be an in-person meeting only.  The hybrid remote option will not be available. \n 
URL:https://saintpaulbirdalliance.org/event/monthly-chapter-meeting-2-2023-04-13/
LOCATION:Aŋpétu Téča Education Center\, Roseville\, MN\, 1910 County B Road West\, Rm 207\, Roseville\, MN\, 55113\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Chapter Meeting,Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230309T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230309T203000
DTSTAMP:20260423T234335
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SUMMARY:Monthly Chapter Meeting | Anthony Hauck\, National Audubon Conservation Ranch Program
DESCRIPTION:Anthony Hauck\, National Audubon Conservation Ranch Program \n\n“Birds\, Beef\, and a Better Climate.” Traditional conservation approaches have failed to stem the continued loss of native grasslands and the precipitous decline of grassland birds\, now estimated to be a 53% population decline since the first Earth Day. Nearly 70% of grassland species are vulnerable to extinction due to climate change. Audubon Conservation Ranching\, the National Audubon Society’s novel\, market-based approach to grassland bird conservation\, is working at the intersection of wildlife\, food\, people\, and climate to slow these trends.  Anthony will talk about the Audubon Conservation Ranching’s certification program\, which yields on-the-ground habitat results as well as the Audubon Certified bird-friendly seal that helps consumers recognize beef and bison products that originated on lands managed for birds and biodiversity. Grasslands also keep more carbon in the ground and capture it in plants\, reducing carbon dioxide in our atmosphere.  The bottom line: What’s good for grassland birds is also good for climate change mitigation. \nAnthony has dedicated his career to conservation communications. Before joining Audubon he served at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources\, and prior to that\, Pheasants Forever. He’s proud to call the prairie home\, with grassland and agricultural roots along the Minnesota and South Dakota border. His love for birds took flight at Salt Lake\, a historic prairie basin and birding destination bordered by both states. \n\nMonthly chapter meetings are held the second Thursday of the month\, September-May\, at 7:00 p.m. They are open and free of charge to everyone. They include time to socialize and brief chapter announcements\, followed by featured presentations each month on a range of topics. \nAn option for viewing the presentations remotely will also be provided. \n 
URL:https://saintpaulbirdalliance.org/event/monthly-chapter-meeting-2-2023-03-09/
LOCATION:Aŋpétu Téča Education Center\, Roseville\, MN\, 1910 County B Road West\, Rm 207\, Roseville\, MN\, 55113\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Chapter Meeting,Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230209T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230209T203000
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SUMMARY:Monthly Chapter Meeting | Stephanie Schmidt\, International Crane Foundation
DESCRIPTION:Stephanie Schmidt\, International Crane Foundation \n\nPresentation Streaming from Baraboo\, Wisconsin\nJoin us in-person or via Zoom: us06web.zoom.us/j/86703578381 \nFebruary 9: “Whooping Cranes in the Eastern Migratory Population.” In the 1940s\, Whooping Cranes\, once native to Minnesota\, faced near extinction as a result of increased threats from habitat loss\, hunting\, and more. It wasn’t until 2001 that Whooping Cranes returned to the eastern U.S. following a collaborative reintroduction program led by the International Crane Foundation (ICF). Today around 76 Whooping Cranes make up this population\, and a few individuals have made their way into Minnesota each year. Stephanie will talk about what the ICF and crane conservation partners are doing to safeguard their future. Following her presentation\, you will be able to identify Whooping Cranes by sight and sound\, understand the historic threats towards Whooping Cranes that led to their decline\, know the ins and outs of the reintroduction program and the current work crane conservation partners are doing to protect cranes in Minnesota and throughout their flyways\, and find out how you can be an ambassador for cranes in Minnesota. \nStephanie grew up in the Kettle Moraine area in southeastern Wisconsin\, a region known for its many Sandhill Cranes\, which ignited her early love for birds\, wetlands\, and nature. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Zoology and Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison\, and her master’s degree in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois\, Urbana-Champaign. \n\nMonthly chapter meetings are held the second Thursday of the month\, September-May\, at 7:00 p.m. They are open and free of charge to everyone. They include time to socialize and brief chapter announcements\, followed by featured presentations each month on a range of topics. \nAn option for viewing the presentations remotely will also be provided. \n 
URL:https://saintpaulbirdalliance.org/event/monthly-chapter-meeting-2-2023-02-09/
LOCATION:Aŋpétu Téča Education Center\, Roseville\, MN\, 1910 County B Road West\, Rm 207\, Roseville\, MN\, 55113\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Chapter Meeting,Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230112T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230112T203000
DTSTAMP:20260423T234335
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SUMMARY:Monthly Chapter Meeting | Dr. Jesus Pinto Ledezma UM “Remote sensing of plants and birds”
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Jesus N. Pinto-Ledezma will present “Harnessing Bird and Remote Sensing Data to Understand Biodiversity Change Over Space and Time.”\nBiodiversity is changing due to alterations in climate and human activities at rates only comparable to the fossil record\, and understanding the processes that drive and maintain the composition and structure of ecological communities is a critical challenge for biologists. Additionally\, species – the primary unit of analysis in ecology and evolution – are changing their distributions\, affecting how biologists understand and study biodiversity. \nPinto-Ledezma will talk about harnessing bird and remote sensing data for biodiversity assessments that allow us to go beyond the use of static data sets and perform a more realistic evaluation of the factors that determine species distribution and assemblage composition\, to enhance effective management strategies and conservation actions. He will talk about how ecological communities assemble over time and the processes that drive and maintain the bird diversity we see today\, about using Geolocators to help understand migration\, and about how we can integrate bird observations and remote sensing data to advance modeling approaches to better understand the associations between species and their habitats. \nJesus Pinto-Ledezma is a Presidential Fellow in the Department of Ecology\, Evolution and Behavior at the University of Minnesota. He is an evolutionary ecologist and is particularly interested in understanding geographical patterns of biodiversity\, the structure of ecological communities\, and the underlying mechanisms that drive\, maintain\, and alter such patterns. His work focuses on terrestrial systems\, with a focus on avifauna and vascular plants but also other groups. He integrates evolutionary and ecological theories of biodiversity and develops methodological advances to unveil processes acting in concert at different temporal and spatial scales. The ultimate aim of his work is to apply insights about the onset of biodiversity patterns to inform conservation and management responses to ongoing global change and biodiversity loss.
URL:https://saintpaulbirdalliance.org/event/monthly-chapter-meeting-2023-01-12/
LOCATION:Aŋpétu Téča Education Center\, Roseville\, MN\, 1910 County B Road West\, Rm 207\, Roseville\, MN\, 55113\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Chapter Meeting,Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221208T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221208T203000
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SUMMARY:Monthly Chapter Meeting | Tom Gable\, UM Voyageurs Wolf Project
DESCRIPTION:Speaker Series – Dr. Tom Gable – Wolf Researcher\nDecember 8 – Monthly Chapter Meeting In-Person @ 7:00 p.m.\nFeaturing Tom Gamble\, Lead researcher for the Voyageurs Wolf Project\nJoin us In Person\nThe December chapter meeting will take place in-person in Room 207 of the new Aŋpétu Téča Education Center in Roseville\, 1910 County Road B West\, Roseville. December 8’s meeting will include special recognition of Richard Newmark\, a long-serving volunteer. \n“Studying the Secret Life of Wolves in the Northwoods”\nBerry-eating\, fish-hunting\, beaver-ambushing wolves?? The Voyageurs Wolf Project was started to address one of the biggest knowledge gaps in wolf ecology: what do wolves do during the summer in forested ecosystems? Despite decades of research\, the answer to this question has remained elusive due to the difficulties of studying wolves during the summer.  With the help of advanced GPS-tracing technology and remote video cameras\, the Voyageurs Wolf Project has been able to get an unprecedented look at the summer ecology of wolves in the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem in Northern Minnesota. This research has revealed new aspects of wolf hunting behavior and shown just how variable wolf diets during the summer are. In Dr. Gable’s presentation\, you will learn about the complex and fascinating lives of wolves in the Northwoods and literally see for yourself (from remote video footage) how these elusive wolves make a living. \nDr. Tom Gable is the project lead for the Voyageurs Wolf Project and he recently completed his Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota.  He has been studying wolves in the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem since 2014 when he started his master’s degree at Northern Michigan University. He is particularly fascinated by wolf-beaver interactions and his graduate work was focused on trying to understand this predator-prey dynamic. Much of Gable’s early interest in wolves stemmed from encountering wolf tracks\, kills\, and the occasional wolf while exploring the wild places around his family’s cabin just outside of Killarney Provincial Park\, Ontario\, during the winter.
URL:https://saintpaulbirdalliance.org/event/monthly-chapter-meeting-2-2022-12-08/
LOCATION:Aŋpétu Téča Education Center\, Roseville\, MN\, 1910 County B Road West\, Rm 207\, Roseville\, MN\, 55113\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Chapter Meeting,Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221110T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221110T203000
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SUMMARY:Monthly Chapter Meeting | Aaron Morris\, UM Cons Bio PhD candidate
DESCRIPTION:Monthly chapter meetings are held the second Thursday of the month\, September-May\, at 7:00 p.m. They are open and free of charge to everyone. They include time to socialize and brief chapter announcements\, followed by featured presentations each month on a range of topics. \nAn option for viewing the presentations remotely will also be provided. \n 
URL:https://saintpaulbirdalliance.org/event/monthly-chapter-meeting-2-2022-11-10/
LOCATION:https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89471039251?pwd=aThvMXo5THJXeUU5TzVDZWo1c1BKUT09
CATEGORIES:Monthly Chapter Meeting,Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221013T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221013T203000
DTSTAMP:20260423T234335
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SUMMARY:Monthly Chapter Meeting | David Heemsbergen\, Bird Photographer
DESCRIPTION:David Heemsbergen presents “Lessons Learned in Two Parts: Photography and Habitat Establishment.” \nPart one will be a discussion of how preparation\, practice\, and patience can make taking photographs more enjoyable\, and how it is not necessary to be in an exotic location to capture images that tell a story you will want to share with family and friends. With a few exceptions\, he will present images taken in Minnesota and Wisconsin. \nPart two is about the experience David and his wife\, Jan Morlock\, have had to establish pollinator habitats\, including mistakes and successes! They have three pollinator habitats ranging from a 15-foot triangle to a 42-acre field\, size area will attract pollinators with the proper native plants. David will show images of the habitats and some of their new “friends” that live there. \nDavid grew up on an Iowa farm\, graduated from Cornell University\, and returned to Iowa where he farmed for a number of years. Later he worked in sales and marketing in the ag industry and then spent roughly ten years working internationally\, starting as an ag specialist for the Agriculture Bank of Papua New Guinea in the Peace Corps\, and then holding various ag development positions in Bulgaria\, Armenia\, Uganda\, and Moldova. He now spends his time working on their farm in Menomonie\, Wisconsin\, practicing photography and volunteering. \nPhotography by David Heemsbergen \n\nMonthly chapter meetings are held the second Thursday of the month\, September-May\, at 7:00 p.m. They are open and free of charge to everyone. They include time to socialize and brief chapter announcements\, followed by featured presentations each month on a range of topics. \nAn option for viewing the presentations remotely will also be provided. \n 
URL:https://saintpaulbirdalliance.org/event/monthly-chapter-meeting-2-2022-10-13/
LOCATION:https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86736855454
CATEGORIES:Monthly Chapter Meeting,Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220908T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220908T203000
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SUMMARY:Monthly Chapter Meeting | Jennifer Vieth\, Carpenter Nature Center
DESCRIPTION:Jennifer Vieth \nJennifer Vieth\, executive director of the Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center\, will tell us about designing and opening the brand-new Al & Laurie Hein Visitor Center\, named after the original donors of the first 98 acres of Carpenter’s current 300-acre Wisconsin Campus. Carpenter Nature Center is 725 acres total on the Minnesota and Wisconsin sites\, with 20+ miles of trails through habitats ranging from prairie to forest. The two campuses provide high-quality\, diverse wildlife habitat and are the site of long-term avian monitoring studies including MAPS\, Project Owl-net and the Motus network. The Al & Laurie Hein Visitors Center has been 30 years in the making. Research and planning included habitat management plans\, wildlife surveys\, community surveys and the inclusion of many voices. Having the opportunity to design and open a visitor’s center from the ground up was a special experience\, as we will hear. \nJennifer\, a native of Kingston\, Ontario\, has worked in the field of environmental education and bird conservation since interning at the World Bird Sanctuary in 1993. She has also worked at the University of Minnesota Raptor Center as program director. In her free time\, she volunteers on the Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union Board of Directors\, runs a Breeding Bird Survey route\, and is a curling instructor. She lives in the St. Croix Valley with her husband and two children. \n\nMonthly chapter meetings are held on the second Thursday of the month\, September-May\, at 7:00 p.m. They are open and free of charge to everyone. They include time to socialize and brief chapter announcements\, followed by featured presentations each month on a range of topics. \nWelcome to the 2022 – 2023 season.  This year’s General Meetings will be held in a hybrid version.   \n\nIn-person at the brand new Aŋpétu Téča Education Center (formerly the Fairview Community Center).\n1910 County B Rd W\, Room 207\, Roseville\, MN 55113 (map).\n\nor join with Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85998008398\nMeeting ID: 859 9800 8398\n\n  \nCovid Guidelines\n\nAll participants are expected to be vaccinated and boosted (if timing indicates) for COVID-19\nAll participants will maintain social distancing\nMasks are optional but welcome
URL:https://saintpaulbirdalliance.org/event/monthly-chapter-meeting-9-08-2022/
LOCATION:Aŋpétu Téča Education Center\, Roseville\, MN\, 1910 County B Road West\, Rm 207\, Roseville\, MN\, 55113\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Chapter Meeting,Speaker Series
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