2002- 2003 Meetings

• Tuesday, September 3, 2002.  

• Tuesday, October 8, 2002.  

• Tuesday, November 5, 2002

• Tuesday, December 3,2002.  Dr. Mel Koelling,  MSU Forestry professor and Extension specialist will be speaking on "The Natural Christmas Tree Industry: Seeds to Sales". 

• Tuesday, January 7, 2003.  Roy and Marlene Wesselman will speak on  "The Galapagos: A Natural Selection"

• Tuesday, February 4, 2003.  Dr. Trock will present  "You Only Thought You Knew My Name: Why Plant Names Change: a Case Study in the genus Senecio".  Afterwards she will also demonstrate a brief overview of proper preparation, care and handling of collected plant specimens as part of her effort to enlist herbarium volunteers.

• Tuesday, March 4, 2003.   Doug Pearsall, the Director of Conservation Science for the Michigan Chapter of the Nature Conservancy  will discuss current Nature Conservancy projects in the Great Lakes and  suggest concrete ways we can join them in their efforts.

• Tuesday, April 1, 2003.  Our speaker will be Dr. Woody Ehrle,  an award winning Western Michigan Univ. Biology prof. [emeritus] and long-time MBC member. From his position as the Michigan "Big Tree" program coordinator, he will present "An Update on Michigan's Big Trees".

• Tuesday, May 6, 2003.