HVC Events 06-07

Revised 02/27/08

Sunday September 17. Springhill Nature Preserve, Superior Township, Washtenaw County. Watch for email with details or call 734-994-3975 or 734-663-5667.
Saturday, September 23. HVC'c MBC display will be at the Faith and Environment Conference at Grosse Ille Presbyterian Church.
Sunday, October 8. Annual Fall Meeting, 1pm. Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Sunday, October 15. Oakland Land Conservancy Golden Prairie Preserve. Meet at 1 pm. at Matthaei to carpool. Leader Judy Kelly. jkelly@hfcc.edu
Saturday, November 4. Horner Woods. Leader Sylvia Taylor, 734-461-9390. Meet at Matthaei west parking lot to carpool.

Monday, September 18. “Nature Photography as Art” by Judge Ed Post, a renowned Michigan nature photographer. The eye of an artist and skilled photographer can find beauty that most of us never see in nature. Experience the art and craft behind the making of beautiful nature photographs and enjoy a broad sampling of outstanding nature photographs.
Sunday October 8. Annual Fall Meeting at Matthaei Botanical Gardens. A program about South Africa will be presented by Sylvia Taylor.
Monday, October 16. "Fossils, Molecular clocks and the Origins of Tropical Rainforest Tree Diversity" by Christopher Dick, Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Herbarium, University of Michigan.
Monday, November 20. "Plans for Making the University of Michigan Herbarium a Better Resource for Local and Global Research on Plant Diversity" by Paul Berry, Director, University of Michigan Herbarium.
Monday, January 15. Annual Pot Luck. "Linnaeus Sweden: The Man and his Land" by Sarah Nooden.
Monday, February 19. "Pollen, Prairies and Problem Plants. Does an Invasive Weed Disrupt Pollination in Iowa's Loess Hill Prairies?" by Ben Montgomery, Graduate student, Dept of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan.
Monday, March 19. "Special Species and Communities Resulting from Restoration Efforts at Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum" by Sylvia Taylor, Aunita Erskine and Connie Crancer (Bailie).
Monday, April 16. TBA

Members of the public are welcome to attend meetings which are held on the 3rd Monday of the month, September-April, excepting December.
Meetings start at 7:45 pm and are held in the auditorium of Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 N. Dixboro Rd., Ann Arbor, MI
For field trips, participants meet at Matthaei Botanical Gardens (unless otherwise noted) and carpool. No preregistration is necessary. Be prepared for rain or shine or snow, etc.

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