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JANUARY 15, 2002 MEETING - INTRODUCTIONS, ELECTIONS

The metamorphosis of The first Duluth Chapter meeting of the non-profit North American Butterfly Association was called to order by Pat Thomas at 6:30 on Tuesday January 15, 2002 to a distinguished crowd of over 60 people.

NABA has been established in 16 states with 30 chapters. There are no chapters in Minnesota or Wisconsin. NABA's intent is to encourage recreational butterfly identification, gardening, photography, and conservation efforts. The 4th of July butterfly count was also mentioned.

Membership was discussed, $ 30.00 Individual and Family $40.00. Pat would look into how much of that fee would be used in our local chapter. This fee includes 2 quarterly magazines, The American Butterflies and Butterfly Gardening.

Pat asked people to voluntarily introduce themselves. This first meeting attracted Master gardeners, photographers, artists, writers, a bee keeper, an entomologist from UMD, high school students, teachers, and many other butterfly enthusiasts. It was exciting to hear the stories behind each person's encounters and interests related to butterflies. Workshops were also announced.

An election was held and Pat Thomas was enthusiastically elected the Duluth's Chapter's first President. Tom Kasper, Duluth's gardener/park maintenance coordinator, was elected the first Vice President, Barb Ellingson was elected secretary, and Pat also assumed the treasury position.

It was agreed that most meetings would be on the second Tuesday of the month. Next meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 12, 2002.

Larry Weber was introduced as the chapter's speaker for the February meeting. Larry will present a slide show, which will ID common local species of butterflies. Larry discussed his own butterfly count in Carlton. Larry's latest publication, "Butterflies of the North Woods" was available.

Meeting ended at 7:30 P.M.