Contact:

Tom Knisely

Media Relations Specialist

763/694-7617

tknisely@threeriversparkdistrict.org

AUDUBON CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT

LOWRY NATURE CENTER

Join us on Saturday, December 14, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., for the Audubon Christmas Bird Count, at Lowry Nature Center, in Carver Park Reserve, Victoria. Beginners and expert birders alike are invited to take part in this annual, nationwide census of our feathered friends. So get out and enjoy great winter birding with family and friends.

Please call Lowry at 763-694-7650 to sign up for a section of the park, and let us know if you will attend for a full- or half-day. This program is co-sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists Union. This program is free and open to ages 10+.

http://www.threeriversparks.org/events/A/audubon-christmas-bird-count.aspx

About Three Rivers Park District

Three Rivers Park District is a natural resources-based park system that manages park reserves, regional parks, regional trails and special-use facilities in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. The Park District offers facilities for every season, including picnicking, swimming, creative play, boating, fishing, downhill skiing,

snowboarding, golf, camping and sledding; extensive trails for hiking, biking, in-line skating, horseback riding, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing, as well as program sites for nature, recreation, historic and farm education.

Three Rivers Park Districts mission is to promote environmental stewardship through recreation and education in a natural resources-based park system. The Park District owns and operates more than 27,000 acres and serves more than 9.5 million visitors a year.

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