Bird Banning
The public is welcome to watch and ask questions at the annual bird banding event from 7:00 a.m. to 12 noon on May 18th at the group camp area. Spring migration should be in full force and this will give people an up-close of some of the birds that make Minneopa their home.
Merrill Frydendall of the Friends of Minneopa State Park will be leading the bird banding event. Dr. Frydendall is a retired biology professor from Minnesota State University, Mankato and has been maintaining and documenting 50 blue bird houses at the park for over 30 years.
The Friends of Minneopa is a nonprofit, volunteer organization of citizens that strive to preserve, manage and promote the resources of this state park. For more information on this group, http://mrbdc.mnsu.edu/sites/mrbdc.mnsu.edu/files/public/org/fom/index.html