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Meetings:
May 19th NABA-BEST Board Meeting
March 6th NABA-BEST meeting
February 17,
2007
Board
Meeting
May 19th NABA-BEST Board Meeting
After
watching the bats at the Waugh
Street Bridge, we discovered we had
a quorum of BEST board members
meeting afterwards at Kelly Walker's
home for a party. So it was that we
had a 50 minute board meeting from
11:35pm to 12:25am, the night of
Saturday, May 19, 2007.
Board
members present: Caroline Day
David Henderson
Kelly Walker
Wally Ward
Hugh Wedgeworth
BEST
members also in attendance: Anissa
Curtis
Dan
Day
Ednelza
Henderson
Diane
Milano
Issues
discussed: Venue for Summer meetings
Feasibility
of Mitchell's Satyr Quest
Future
of the Publicity Chair position
The
meeting began with Wally stating
that due to a full summer
programming schedule, HMNS would not
be able to have us meet there during
the summer. Several alternatives
were discussed, including the
various Harris County Community
Centers. Anissa volunteered to take
charge of this.
Wally
then brought up the fact that he is
running out of ideas for speakers,
and ventured the idea that we should
again meet every other month again.
This was turned down out of hand,
but Ednelza put forth the idea that
not all meetings have to feature a
speaker, but rather that the
evening's programming could consist
of member slide shows,
identification lessons, etc. Dan
then stated that he had some
appropriate videos on hand that he
could show at any time and we agreed
to have this done at the June
meeting.
David
then brought forth the idea of a
quest for Mitchell's Satyr in
Alabama. As the flight season is in
early June, trip preparations would
have to be accelerated. A trip
quorum of 5 was put forth, but not
set. More information will be
needed.
Due to
health reasons, Caroline resigned
from her position as Publicity
Chair. After much discussion,
Ednelza was nominated and approved
unanimously to succeed her, with the
caveat that Ednelza would be able to
freely seek a willing co-chair.
The
meeting was then adjourned.
March 6th NABA-BEST meeting
The business
portion of the meeting began at 7:30.
Kathy Cook
is unable to temporarily fulfill
secretarial duties due to cancer. Kelly
Walker volunteered to fill in during the
interim. There was a unanimous vote for
Kelly to temporarily fill the secretary
position.
David
Henderson welcomed visitors and members
who do not regularly attend meetings.
Wally Ward
welcomed and introduced Dr. Jeff Neff
for the Native Bee program.
Billie
Strickland thanked Odie Asscherick and
Charles Buren for providing the
refreshments. Volunteers for providing
refreshments for the 2007 meetings were
solicited.
David
Henderson reviewed 2007 count
information. Highlights include 2 new
counts- 4/14 Roy Larsen Sandylands and
5/5 Big Thicket. Members were encouraged
to participate in order to gather new
data, especially on the elusive Yucca
Giant-Skipper. The Henaos recently
visited the Big Thicket and shared
species seen there.
David
Henderson announced that Farrar Stockton
has resigned and that Steve Abbey is the
current treasurer. The chapter’s current
balance is around $1,200.00 .
Other brief
reports on the February Board Meeting
include that there will no longer be a
$2.00 fee for NABA-BEST field trips.
Bob Honig
will lead a field trip on Sun. May 6, at
W.G. Jones State Forest in search of
odonates.
Kelly Walker
is organizing a garden tour. Suggestions
for dates were requested. The group
suggested a May date when a count is not
scheduled.
Nancy Greig
updated the group on the status of the
meeting room. The old theatre/meeting
place no longer exists due to
construction. She is doing her best to
accommodate the group. HMNS generally
charges $500./hour. We are currently
using the facilities free of charge,
therefore the meeting room may not be
consistent.
Bob Honig
announced the Katy Prairie Conservancy
Bayou Blitz Sun. 4/1. It is an attempt
to collect data on any species located
on KPC property. Go to katyprairie.org
for details and to volunteer.
The business
portion of the meeting ended at 7:55
p.m.
The
lecture/Q&A ended at 9:15 p.m.
Attendees:
David and Ednelza Henderson, Steve
Abbey, Bob and Maggie Honig, Odie
Asscherick, Rich and Sandy Jesperson,
Charles Buren, Ada and David Johnson,
Gail Carter, Diane Milano, Carlton
Collier, Farrar Stockton, Nancy Greig,
Billie Strickland, Sergio and Wanda
Henao Kelly Walker, Wally Ward, Hugh
Wedgeworth
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February 17,
2007
Board
Meeting of the Butterfly Enthusiasts of
Southeast Texas (BEST)
The Home of
David and Ednelza Henderson
Members
Present: David Henderson, Wally Ward,
Hugh Wedgeworth, Kathie Cook
President
David Henderson called the meeting to
order at 4:50 p.m. He welcomed new board
members Hugh Wedgeworth and Kathie Cook.
BUSINESS
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Beginning in March, BEST meetings
will be held at the Museum of
Natural Science in Classroom 3.
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2007
BEST Activities: David Henderson
presented the proposed schedule of
BEST meetings, field trips, nature
festivals, and butterfly counts for
2007 (see the attached schedule).
This year most of BEST’s activities
will be butterfly counts and nature
festivals, in order to better
support the objectives of NABA and
BEST.
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There will be fewer field trips,
and these will generally not be
local.
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The
proposed field trip to Grimes
County in September is in
question, since Don’s son-in-law
is ill.
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Wally Ward is going to Oregon in
late June to see blues.
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In
September, Steve Abbey will lead
the Attwater count and Wally
Ward will lead the Katy Prairie
count.
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A
new count has been added to the
list for the Big Thicket on May
5. It will be led by David
Henderson.
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The
August field trip to SE Arizona
should be in mid-July, not
August as listed on the
schedule, according to Wally
Ward.
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The
Mission Butterfly Festival and
Earth Day (04/14; conflicts with
the new date for the Roy Larsen
Sandylands count) will be added
to the list of nature festivals.
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Field
Trip Fees: David Henderson proposed
cancelling the field trip fees
altogether. Wally Ward moved that
the fees be changed as proposed;
Hugh Wedgeworth seconded the motion.
It was passed unanimously.
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2007
Speakers: the following list was
presented by Wally Ward.
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March: Native Bees
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April: Monarch Trip to Mexico
(Vic Hitchings)
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May:
Odonate Program (Bob Honig)
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June: Carlton Collier? (David
Henderson will make the
request.)
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September: Butterfly Lucky Bag 3
(Vic Hitchings)
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Fuji
letter: no progress.
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There
was a short discussion of
difficulties encountered by some
members in renewing NABA
memberships.
The meeting was adjourned at
approximately 6:00 p.m.
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