May 2001 Issue:
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Butterfly Walk, May 13 |
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Butterfly Garden Work Party and Butterfly Walk, May 20 |
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Election of Officers and Directors |
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4th of July NABA Butterfly Count, July 8 |
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We will visit Valley View Glade near Hillsboro on Sunday, May 13. The Butterfly Walk will start at the main entrance at 10:00 a.m. (Directions follow). People who want to carpool should meet at 9:00 a.m. on the parking lot of Dierberg’s on Tesson Ferry about ½ to 1 mile west of I-270. The Dierberg’s shopping center would be on your left. Park in the lot closest to Tesson Ferry (as opposed to parking close to the entrance of the store). Tom Krauska has also offered his home as a meeting place for carpools (and you will get a tour of his garden). Tom lives in South County. I thank Jack Harris for these directions. Although I do not attend his weekly Botany Walks for Webster Groves Nature Study Society, I save all his announcements just for the directions. Directions: (Option #1): Take I-270 to Tesson Ferry Road (Hwy. 21) and exit at Tesson Ferry. Go south on Tesson Ferry/ Hwy. 21 for approximately 26 miles to Hwy. B on the south side of Hillsboro. Turn right (west) onto B at the traffic signal and travel (west/north) approximately 5 miles to Valley View Glade parking area. Parking area is on the north/east side of Hwy. B. Watch for standard Mo. Dept. of Conservation Area sign. (Option #2): Take I-270 to Hwy. 30/Gravois Road. Travel south/west on Hwy. 30 for approximately 20 miles to Hwy. B. Turn left (east/south) at traffic signal onto B. Travel south on B for approximately 6 miles to Valley View Glade parking area on the north/east side of road. Watch for standard Mo. Dept. of Conservation Area sign. SPECIAL CAUTION: Do NOT turn onto Hwy. "BB". Proceed past BB and turn onto B. Bring water, insect repellent, hat, sunscreen. *********************************************************** BUTTERFLY GARDEN "WORK PARTY" AND WALK, MAY 20 On Sunday, May 20, we will have another "Work Party" at the Jim Ziebol Butterfly Garden at Busch Conservation Area. The work party will start around 8:00 a.m. and you can come any time from 8:00 to 9:45. Then we will stop working and get ready for a Butterfly Walk at 10:00. We will be weeding, planting, defining the paths, spreading mulch, etc. Please bring gardening tools – trowels, hoes, etc. *********************************************************** ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS Our first Annual Membership Meeting was held on April 29 at Busch Conservation Area. Dianne Benjamin presented the slate of the Nominating Committee and nominations were taken from the floor for three open Board positions. All nominations were uncontested. At its meeting in February, the Board had amended the Bylaws to add several Board positions. The new lineup of Officers and Directors for the following year is: President: Yvonne Homeyer We welcome new Board members Ann Earley, Dennis Bozzay, Linda Virga, Anne Craver, and David Larson. We are grateful to outgoing Board member Dr. Tom Bratkowski for his service in our chapter’s first year. *********************************************************** 4TH of JULY NABA BUTTERFLY COUNT, JULY 8 NABA sponsors a 4th of July Butterfly Count in the United States, Canada and northern Mexico every year. This year our Chapter will hold its Count at Busch Conservation Area on Sunday, July 8. Meet at the Jim Z. Butterfly Garden (by the headquarters parking lot) at 9:45 a.m. Bring water, sunscreen, hat, and insect repellent. There is a charge of $3.00 per person, which is paid to the national office to cover the cost of publishing the results of all the counts. Our chapter will get a copy of the book. *********************************************************** *********************************************************** |
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