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• October 3, Sunday, 2:00pm.  Our  first  fall  program  will feature Eating for Life.  Jim Corcoran, president of “Veggies in Motion” will increase our awareness of the health, ecological and ethical consequences of our food choices.

• October 9.  State MBC Annual Fall Meeting at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids.  See fall issue of Arisaema for details.           

• November 7 Sunday, 2:00pm.  Dr. Russell Taichman will present a program entitled  “Wildflowers and Wildlife of the Arctic.”  Dr. Taichman will show us images from the trips he has conducted to the Arctic for the Sierra Club during the past five years.

• December 5,Sunday, 2:00pm.  SEC members and nature photographers, Ray and Pat Coleman will show us their program about Orchids.  Included will be both wild and cultivated orchids from their many travels around North and South America.  This is sure to brighten a winter day! 

• February 6, Sunday, 1:30 pm.  Annual Gourmet Dinner.  Bring a special dish to share and your own table service. Join us for “Detroit Parks: a glimpse into the City's botanical past.”  Plant surveys were recently completed for a number of Detroit parks, including Belle Isle, Rouge Park and Palmer Park. While downtown Detroit may not be the first place people think of to study interesting plant communities, the surveys yielded some interesting results.  Suzan Campbell, former naturalist at the Belle Isle Nature Center, will provide an overview of the parks, survey results and a comparison of these results with historic plant records. This meeting will be held at the Birmingham Unitarian Church, 38651 Woodward, Bloomfield Hills.  The church is located on the west side of Woodward, just north of Lone Pine.  The parking lot is accessible from both southbound Woodward and Lone Pine.  We will be meeting in the Commons Room.  As you approach the main entrance door from the parking lot, take the sidewalk on the left and watch for signs on the small door.
   

• March 6,  Sunday, 2:00 pm.“Highlights of a Visit to China” by Nancy Duffy.  Nancy, a long time local oriental gardener, will present pictures of the people, landscapes and a few outstanding Chinese gardens.  Join us at the Royal Oak Senior and Community Center, 3500 Marais, Royal Oak.  The Center is located on Marais, 2 blocks north of 13 Mile.  Marais is located between Crooks Rd. and Main St.  There is a light at Marais and 13 Mile.

•   April 3, Sunday, 2:00 pm Herbarium Tour Have you ever toured a herbarium? Do you know what makes a good herbarium specimen?  How do botanists make use of an herbarium?  Barbara Madsen, HVC member and interim Collections Manager at the Cranbrook Institute of Science, will give us a tour of  the herbarium there.  Did you know members of the Southeastern Chapter originally organized that herbarium?  We will meet at the Cranbrook Institute of Science, 39221 Woodward, Bloomfield Hills.  Enter the Cranbrook Community from the Woodward entrance (north of Lone Pine) and follow the signs to the Institute of Science.  We will meet in the basement (there is an elevator) in Learning Lab G.  No museum entrance fee for MBC program attendees.

FIELD TRIPS

• Saturday, October 23, 10:00-11:30 am.  Douglas-Evans Nature Preserve.  Beverly Hills
This preserve, owned by the city of Beverly Hills, is one of the only examples of an open meadow/tallgrass prairie in SE Oakland County.  Join us for an ecological tour with an emphasis on the striking fall prairie grasses.  The tour includes a short side trip to the high quality woodland area also.  This trip is hosted by the SE Oakland County Water Authority and the Rouge Green Corridor Project.  The Preserve is located on Evergreen Road, one-half mile north of 13 Mile Rd. on the west side.  Contact Dorothy Holden for trip details at 248-486-3538.