Date
|
Day |
Activity
|
Sponsor
|
Location
and Time
|
7th
|
Tues.
|
Reception
with Bill Webster and Joe Hautman
|
Bell
Museum
|
|
"Art
of the Wild" exhibit opens
|
|
|
10th
|
Fri..
|
Bird
Walks with FWS biologists
|
|
Minnesota
Valley NWR, Bloomington, MN
7:00
a.m. and 9:00 a.m. For more information, contact
Bob Russell at (612) 713-5437 robert_russell@fws.gov
|
10th
-18th
|
Fri.-
Sat
|
2008
Duck Stamp Art Contest entries on display.
|
|
|
11th |
Sat. |
Stamp
Show and display of 2007 original Federal Duck Stamp
artwork
|
|
|
Duck
Art and Waterfowl Wonders Family event
|
Bell
Museum
|
Bell
Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota
- 1:00 - 3:00 p.m ($5/adult;$3/children,
free for members)
|
Families,
Nature & Photography |
|
Families,
Nature & Photography: Creating Lifelong Connections
Bloomington
Art Center, 11:00
a.m. to 1:30 p.m. |
Bird
Walks with FWS Biologists
|
FWS
|
Minnesota
Valley NWR, Bloomington, MN
7:00
a.m. and 9:00 a.m.
For more information, contact Bob Russell at (612)
713-5437 robert_russell@fws.gov
|
12th
|
Sun.
|
Stamp
Show and display of 2007 original Federal Duck Stamp
artwork
|
Maplewood
Stamp Club
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14th
|
Tues.
|
Public
Photography event with Dudley Edmonson
|
Dudley
Edmonson
|
|
Kids
in Nature Day
|
Cabela's,
Pheasants Forever, MN Department of Natural Resources,
Refuge Friends, Inc. |
Minnesota
Valley NWR, Bloomington, MN
Bloomington
Art Center
|
Beginning
Bird Watching Class
|
Audubon
Minnesota
|
Minnesota
Valley NWR, Bloomington, MN
4:00
p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
|
15th
|
Wed
|
|
|
Padelford
Boat Birding Trip, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Reservations
- $25 admission fee
|
Meet
the Artists Night
|
|
Bloomington
Art Center - $35
admission fee, 6:00-9:00
p.m. Meet previous winners, current entrants
and former judges. Call 763 -253-0222.
|
16th
|
Thurs.
|
|
|
|
Youth
and Family Hunting Expo
|
|
Prior
Lake, Minnesota
11:00
a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
|
Judge's
Reception
|
Delta
Waterfowl - Minnesota NWRS Friends Groups
|
|
Prairie
Wildlife Photo Contest
|
|
|
17th
|
Fri.
|
2008
Duck Stamp Art Contest
|
|
|
Duck
Stamp Sales
|
|
|
Joe
Hautman Poster Signing (posters: $10)
|
|
|
Decoy
Display
|
Minnesota Decoy
Foundation
|
|
|
Ducks
Unlimited
Wild
Wings
|
$195.00
fee, 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
|
18th |
Sat.
|
2008
Duck Stamp Art Contest (cont.)
|
|
|
Winner
will be announced at approximately 12:30 p.m.
by Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks,
Dept. of the Interior, Lyle Laverty
|
All
2008 Duck Stamp Art will be on display until 5 pm
|
Wildlife
art lecture and book signing
|
David
Wagner
|
|
Decoy
Display |
|
|
Joe
Hautman Poster Signing (posters: $10)
|
|
Bloomington
Art Center
|