MERAMEC HILLS CHAPTER MISSOURI NATURALISTS
MAY 2009 NEWSLETTER
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CHAPTER COMMITTEES and NEW COORDINATORS
Volunteer
Opportunities Committee - Neil Elfrink and Ineke Vander Meulen will Co-Chair this
committee
The following members will be liaisons with centers, projects, and programs
with which we are working (The plan is for them to bring to the committee and
the membership information about volunteer work at these places):
Rich Hashagen - Camp Brimshire, St. James
Nancy Moenster - Bonebrake Center of Nature and History,
Salem, and Ozark Natural and Cultural Resource Center, Salem
Connie
Roberts - Audubon
Bob Perry - Bray Conservation Area, Rolla
Bob Perry - Truman Elementary School, Rolla
Publicity
Committee - Sue
Goodman will chair this committee
Advanced
Training Committee- Emily
Brown will continue to chair this committee
Core
Training Committee - Robin
Higley will continue to chair this committee
Newsletter
- Janet McKean
will continue to compile and send out the monthly chapter newsletter
Website
- Jerry Barnabee
will continue to update and add new information to the website
Note: If anyone is interested in
working with any of these committees, please contact the chair. We want
everyone in the chapter to be involved!
MAY EVENTS
Note:
There will be no
May meeting since the state convention is held this month.
May
13 (Wednesday)
First
and Second graders, Bray Conservation Area, 9:30 am - 1:30 pm
Volunteers
are needed to lead activities or help with different stations: Habitat hike,
Mammals, Macro-Invertebrates, Fishing. For more information and to
volunteer, contact Connie Schmiedeskamp:
e-mail: connie.schmiesdeskamp@mdd.mo.gov
tel: 573-368-2469 (Bray office)
tel: 573-422-3447 (home)
May
14 (Thursday)
"Common
Garden Weeds: Identification and Control," 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Shaw Nature
Reserve, Gray Summit
Fee is
$12.00. To make a reservation, call 636-451-3512 or go to the website: www.shawnature.org
(2 hrs.
advanced training credit)
May
16 (Saturday)
Kids'
Fishing Day - Maramec Spring Park, 8:00 am - 3:00 pm.
Volunteers
are needed to operate a kids' fishing game - not in the water, no hooks, no
live fish! Kids cast a magnet to paper fish on a tarp. When they
catch one, they get a ticket to go to the prize table and pick out a prize.
One volunteer is
needed for the first shift: 8:00 am - 11:30 am (Sandy Hubbard has already
signed up)
Two volunteers
are needed for the second shift: 11:30 am - 3:00 pm.
If you
are interested, please e-mail Neil and Ineke at nelfrink@rollanet.org
May
15 - 17 (Friday - Sunday)
2009
Master Naturalists' State Conference, Kansas City
Reservations
at Holiday Inn Plaza. Camping is also available. Letter has been
sent with details and registration.
May
22 (Friday)
"Managing
Your Land for Quail and Other Grassland Birds," 8:00 am - 10:00 am, Shaw
Nature Reserve, Gray Summit
Fee is
$12.00. To make a reservation, call 636-451-3512 or go to the website: www.shawnature.org
(2 hrs.
advanced training credit)
May
28 (Thursday)
Work
day for the pre-school area at Bray Conservation Area, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Please
contact Connie if you can help. E-mail: Connie.schmiedeskamp@mdc.mo.gov
or call: 573-368-2489 (work) or 573-422-3447 (home)
May
28 - 29 (Thursday and Friday)
"A
Summit on the Future of Missouri Outdoors," Columbia, MO. For more
information, contact Micaela Haymaker at mhavmaker@confedmo.org or call: 800-575-2322
May
30 (Saturday)
Work
day for the pre-school area at Bray Conservation Area, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm.
Please
contact Connie if you can help. E-mail: Connie.schmiesdeskamp@mdc.mo.gov
or call: 573-368-2489 (work) or 573-422-3447 (home).
May
30 (Saturday)
Missouri
Foresterkeepers Annual Conference, St. Charles, MO. Register by May
22nd. For more information go to: http://www.forestkeepers.org
.
UPCOMING EVENTS
June
7 (Sunday)
Chapter
social at the home and property of Bob and Pat Perry, beginning at 4:00 pm.
The
Perrys have burned 20 acres this winter and plan to burn another 7 before
March. They are willing to lead a walk through the burned acres to
discuss burning in the woods as well as habitat restoration efforts.
There should be both wildflowers and grasses up at that time.
Potluck
will be shared beginning at 6:00 pm. Spouses and significant others and
families are welcome.
RSVP by
calling 364-8440 or e-mail: perrypineridge@embarqmail.com
June
11 (Thursday)
Rain
Gardening and Managing Storm Water Runoff, !:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Shaw Nature
Reserve, Gray Summit
Fee is
$12.00. To make a reservation, call 636-451-3512 or go to the website: www.shawnature.org
(2 hr.
advanced training credit)
June
22 (Monday)
Regular
monthly meeting of Meramec Hills Chapter Missouri Naturalists, 6:00 pm - 7:00
pm, United Methodist Church, Rolla
Program:
"How to Operate a Greenhouse" - Presenter: Norman Cox
(1 hr.
advanced training credit)
Refreshments: Emily Brown
Bob and Pat Perry
July
9 (Thursday)
Native
Perennials and Grasses for Landscaping Part 2: Summer Blooming, 1:00 pm - 3:00
pm, Shaw Nature Reserve, Gray Summit
Fee is
$12.00. To make a reservation, call 646-451-3512 or go to the website: www.shawnature.org
(2 hrs
advanced training credit)
July
27 (Monday)
Regular
monthly meeting of Meramec Hills Chapter Missouri Naturalist, 6:00 pm - 8:00
pm, Bray Conservation Area Program: David Bruns - How to Identify Lichens
(2 hrs.
advanced training credit)
Refreshments: Connie Roberts
Pam and Jerry Barnabee
August
8 (Saturday)
Chapter
field trip to Ha Ha Tonka State Park, tentatively from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm.
Members bring their own picnic lunch.
August
13 (Thursday)
Prairie
and Savanna Restoration Part 1: Site Prep and Seed Collecting, 1:00 pm - 3:00
pm, Shaw Nature Reserve, Gray Summit
Fee is
$12.00. To make a reservation, call 636-451-3512 or go to the website: www.shawnature.org
(2 hrs
advanced training credit)
August
24 (Monday)
Regular
monthly meeting of Meramec Hills Chapter Missouri Naturalists, 6:00 pm - 9:00
pm, Bray Conservation Area
Program:
Carol Mahan - Creating Conservation and Nature Activities for Kids
(3 hrs.
advanced training credit)
Refreshments: Robin Higley
Linda Marshall
September
10 (Thursday)
Prairie
and Savanna Restoration Part 2: Seeding and Maintenance, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm,
Shaw Nature Reserve, Gray Summit
Fee is
$12.00. To make a reservation, call 636-451-3521 or go to the website: www.shawnature.org
(2 hrs
advanced training credit)
September
16 (Wednesday)
Managing
Your Land for Quail and other Grassland Birds, 8:00 am - 10:00 am, Shaw Nature
Reserve, Gray Summit
Fee is
$12.00. Call 636-451-3521 or go to the website: www.shawnature.org
(2 hrs.
advanced training credit)
September
21 (Monday)
Regular
monthly meeting of Meramec Hills Chapter Missouri Naturalists, 6:00 pm - 8:00
pm, United Methodist Church, Rolla. Program to be announced.
October
8 (Thursday)
Native
Perennials and Grasses for Landscaping Part 3: Autumn Blooming, 1:00 pm - 3:00
pm, Shaw Nature Reserve, Gray Summit
Fee is
$12.00. Call 636-451-3521 or go to the website: www.shawnature.org
(2 hrs.
advanced training credit)
October
10 and 11 (Saturday and Sunday)
Old
Iron Works Days, Maramec Spring Park. 4 volunteers are needed each day,
each pair working 1/2 day: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm (2 people) or 1:00 pm -
5:00 pm (2 people). Details to follow.
October
26 (Monday)
Regular
monthly meeting of Meramec Hills Chapter Missouri Naturalists, 6:00 pm - 8:00
pm, Bray Conservation Area Program: Carol Mahan - Mammal Skull
Identification
(2 hrs.
advanced training credit)
November
12 (Thursday)
"Deer-Resistant"
Native Landscaping, 1:00 pm - 3:000 pm, Shaw Nature Reserve, Gray Summit
Fee is
$12.00. Call 636-451-3521 or go to the website: www.shawnature.org
(2 hrs.
advanced training credit)
November
23 (Monday)
Regular
monthly meeting of Meramec Hills Chapter Missouri Naturalists, 6:00 pm - 7:00
pm
Program
to be announced.