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Read the May 2006 newsletter!!

• Tuesday, October 4, 2005  7:30 PM  Our speaker will be Dr. Donald Dickmann, recently retired from the Dept. of Forestry, MSU.  He'll be discussing his recently published book, "Forest Communities of Michigan".  You may recall Robert Bloye invited him and Larry Leefers to discuss their co-authored book, "Forests of Michigan".  Don is a very good speaker and his topic is sure to fascinate us all.  If you have seen his book, the photos are tremendous and a wonderful read of our varied forest communities.

• 01 November 2005:Speaker: Dr. Dennis Fulbright, Professor of Plant Biology.  His topic will be Chestnut blight, progress being made and progress of the fledgling Chestnut industry.  Dr. Fulbright is a plant pathologist at Michigan State University working on overcoming this blight and assisting industry producers.  With good fortune Dr. Fulbright and an assistant will roast Chestnuts for attendees to taste.

• 12 November 2005 Field Trip: Mr. Jeremy Emmi, Director of the Michigan Nature Association and RCC member, will lead us over land along the Red Cedar River being negotiated for purchase.  He will show us the significance of this land and why MNA considers it a valuable addition to their holdings.  We will meet Mr. Emmi at 10 AM at the MNA office located at 326 East Grand River Ave, Williamston.  The office is just east of the downtown traffic light.  Our field trip is a short drive through town.

• 06 December 2005 As usual this will be an in-house event.  We hope to have both of our 2005 Sponsored students give us their impressions of the Memorial weekend Foray, vote in 2006 officers, and have a very vocal time gifting attendees with botanical prizes.

• 03 January 2006  Speaker: Dr. James Detjen, Director of the Knight Center for Environmental Journalist at Michigan State University.  The Center offers over a dozen courses on environmental journalism to undergraduates and graduate students.  Dr. Detjen will give us an overview of the objectives of the Center and its impact on the public.

• 07 February 2006  Speaker: Dr. Leah Knapp, Director of Biological Programs, Olivet College.  Dr. Knapp will discuss endangered Michigan plants and factors that have taken them to this precarious status.

• 07 March 2006  This month our invited speaker will focus on one of the most botanically devastating phenomenon in our area. Dr. Dennis Fijalkowski, Executive Director of the Michigan Wildlife Conservancy, will discuss the problems of deer out-of-control and effects on Michigan flora. Dr. Fijalkowski will show some of the impacts of deer grazing, what some organizations are doing, and what future steps are essential to prevent the potential extirpation of some species.  Before our meeting do plan to join us, and our speaker, for dinner. We have again reserved the Garden Room in the Harrison Roadhouse, northeast corner of Michigan and Harrison at 5:30 p.m.

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