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SUMMARY:Member Meeting - Tracking Mammals in the Northeast
DESCRIPTION:Linda Spielman will be the guest speaker for our January meeting. She will discuss techniques for finding and identifying mammal tracks. \nLinda has been an environmental educator and student of animal tracking for over twenty-five years. She has studied tracking with Charles Worsham\, Paul Rezendes\, Susan Morse\, George Leoniak\, and Tom Brown. The tracker and artist Charles Worsham encouraged her to use drawing as a learning tool. Linda has been drawing ever since and loves the way drawing a track leads her to insights she would otherwise have missed. She has also been photographing tracks for many years and enjoys sharing her extensive collection of photos. She leads tracking workshops and informal outings with participants\nat all levels. She has worked with conservation organizations\, tracking conferences\, nature centers\, college and university classes\, and school-age youth. She also leads the Ithaca Tracking Club. Linda’s expertise will be shared with our club at our monthly meeting at the Vestal Public Library and again on a tracking field trip on February 4 (see below). You can also learn more through her book\, A Field Guide to Tracking Mammals in the Northeast. \n  \nZoom Meeting Information \nUse this link to join the meeting: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86125429140?pwd=N2pjMy9mU3RBZTFSZ1JiVGpyam9mUT09\nMeeting ID: 861 2542 9140 Passcode: 948386 \nAll participants will be muted until the question and answer period of the presentation. You will be able to join the meeting beginning at 7:00pm
URL:https://naturalistsclub.org/event/membership-meeting-tracking-mammals-in-the-northeast/
LOCATION:Vestal Library\, 320 Vestal Pkwy East\, Vestal\, 13850
CATEGORIES:Membership Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230524T190000
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SUMMARY:Member Meeting - What's Up With The Trees?
DESCRIPTION:We’ll take a look at what’s going on with our trees – in the recent past and today – and what the future might hold. Environmental and ecological changes are accelerating\, and trees are a sort of visible canary-in-the-coal-mine indicator of nature’s health. We’ll look at a few species from American Chestnut to Ashes to Eastern Hemlock. Are the problems manageable? \nJeff Smith is a Naturalist and board member at Waterman Conservation Education Center (WCEC)\, with a focus on wetland ecology and botany. In the past few years he’s been working on inventorying plants and plant changes at WCEC sites. Recently he’s focused on invasive plants and insects and troubled trees (especially Hemlock and Ash). He promotes general nature education through nature/plant identification walks and talks. As a videographer\, he maintains the WCEC YouTube channel “Waterman’s STNY Nature” (youtube.com/@watermancenter). \nSilent Auction\nThe Naturalists’ Club will be holding their annual Silent Auction at our May membership meeting. Please bring any nature related items you would like to donate to the club for this fundraiser. Items can include books\, optics\, gardening supplies\, knick-knacks\, bird feeders\, and more. There will be bidding forms describing the item. Fill in your name and your bid amount on the form. Keep an eye on any items that you want. Someone may outbid you and then you can rebid to try to win the item. The bidding will close at program start. Come a little early to drop off your donation and browse through all the items. Thank you in advance for your donations. All proceeds help fund club activities.
URL:https://naturalistsclub.org/event/member-meeting-whats-up-with-the-trees/
LOCATION:First Congregational Church\, 30 Main Street\, Binghamton\, NY\, 13905\, United States
CATEGORIES:Membership Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220928T190000
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SUMMARY:Member Meeting - Rick Bunting "Got Cavities"
DESCRIPTION:Rick Bunting will be the first guest speaker to welcome us back to in-person meetings. He will share a compilation of photos taken over the past few years that focus on some of the our cavity nesting bird species and the family life they create in their special homes. \n \nRick Bunting is Professor Emeritus from the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam where he served as Chair of Music Education and conductor of the renowned Crane Chorus. Previous to his work at Potsdam he taught at the Bainbridge- Guilford Central School\, SUNY Fredonia and Jacksonville University. He continues his musical endeavors as a guest conductor and as a member of the Susquehanna String Band. \nSince his retirement from teaching he has devoted a great deal of time to his passion as an amateur naturalist. He enjoys taking pictures of what he sees and sharing them whenever he can. \nAs always\, Naturalists’ Club member meetings are free and open to the public. \nNEW MEETING LOCATION! Don’t forget that our club will now meet at the First Congregational Church at 30 Main St. in Binghamton. There is plenty of free parking in the church lot\, accessed via Front Street. The meeting room can be accessed by the door off the parking lot. The meeting room is located in the basement and there is an elevator for those members who do not want to use the stairs. \nSAFETY PRECAUTIONS – As we move back to in-person meetings\, we recognize that safety may be a concern for members. We plan to space out chairs so members can practice social distancing. We also encourage anyone who is unvaccinated\, has health issues\, or a low risk tolerance to wear a mask during the meeting.
URL:https://naturalistsclub.org/event/member-meeting-rick-bunting-got-cavities/
LOCATION:First Congregational Church\, 30 Main Street\, Binghamton\, NY\, 13905\, United States
CATEGORIES:Membership Meeting
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SUMMARY:Online Meeting - California Condors: Back from the Brink
DESCRIPTION:California Condors once soared across the continent\, but progressive decline of food sources\, habitat\, and interactions with humans meant that by the 1980s\, there were barely two dozen birds alive. Massive efforts to keep the largest of North American birds alive have resulted in three well-monitored flocks that once again soar over the western regions of Mexico and United States. \n \nGuest speaker Christina Baal is a bird artist and naturalist whose dream in life is to meet and paint 10\,000 different species of birds. After graduating from Bard College with a degree in studio art\, she started her own art business and travels across the country and around the world searching for birds. Christina currently lives in Pinnacles National Park in Central California where she volunteers with the California Condor Recovery Program. \nJoin us online using this link to join the meeting:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86125429140?pwd=N2pjMy9mU3RBZTFSZ1JiVGpyam9mUT09\nMeeting ID: 861 2542 9140 Passcode: 948386 \nThis meeting is open to the public\, all are welcome to join. All participants will be muted until the question and answer period of the presentation. You will be able to join the meeting beginning at 7:00pm and the talk will begin at 7:15pm.
URL:https://naturalistsclub.org/event/online-meeting-california-condors-back-from-the-brink/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Membership Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220323T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220323T203000
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SUMMARY:Online Meeting - The Mysterious Stone Piles in the Woods
DESCRIPTION:Thousands of carefully laid up piles of stones are scattered across the hillsides of southern New York and northern Pennsylvania. They were built by human hands sometime after the glaciers retreated north more than 12\,000 years ago. When they were made\, who made them\, and why they were constructed are questions that do not have definite answers. \nDolores Elliott encountered a site in 1966 in Painted Post while on highway survey for the proposed right-of-way of route 17. In the years since she has inventoried several hundred more sites. Over 30 years ago she reported on them at a program of the Broome County Historical Society which met in Sears Harkness at Roberson Center. She has collected some more information since then but the questions are still not answered. \nClub member Dolores Elliott grew up her father’s Chenango County dairy farm and graduated from Bainbridge High School. She received a BA in Anthropology from Harpur College and a Masters in Archaeology from SUNY Binghamton.  \nJoin us online using this link to join the meeting:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86125429140?pwd=N2pjMy9mU3RBZTFSZ1JiVGpyam9mUT09 \nMeeting ID: 861 2542 9140     Passcode: 948386 \nYou will be able to join the meeting beginning at 7:00pm and the talk will begin at 7:15pm. 
URL:https://naturalistsclub.org/event/online-meeting-the-mysterious-stone-piles-in-the-woods/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Membership Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220126T190000
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SUMMARY:Online Meeting - Forest Forensics - Reading the Forested Landscape
DESCRIPTION:Forests Past\, Present and Future \nAlmost all of the northeastern forest was cut down for lumber\, growing crops\, or grazing farm animals when the United States was colonized. Yet\, today\, we have more forest in the northeast than we did 200 years ago. What does the type of trees\, the growth form of trees\, and other signs of past human habitation tell you about what the forest you are standing in was used for in the past? How can you “read” the signs to make a hypothesis as to the land’s previous usage? I will introduce you to two wonderful books by Tom Wessels that will aid us in doing just that. We will also delve into some current problems with local forests and what they might look like in the future. \nClub member Victor S. Lamoureux is a biology professor at SUNY Broome and was introduced to this material as a student of Dick Andrus’ at Binghamton University. It has always fascinated him and he teaches the material to his ecology students each spring. \nJoin us online using this link to join the meeting:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86125429140?pwd=N2pjMy9mU3RBZTFSZ1JiVGpyam9mUT09 \nMeeting ID: 861 2542 9140     Passcode: 948386 \nYou will be able to join the meeting beginning at 7:00pm and the talk will begin at 7:15pm. 
URL:https://naturalistsclub.org/event/online-meeting-forest-forensics-reading-the-forested-landscape/
CATEGORIES:Membership Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210526T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210526T203000
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CREATED:20210526T173840Z
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SUMMARY:Online Meeting - What Goes There? The use of trail cameras to reveal the natural world around us.
DESCRIPTION:Club member Victor Lamoureux will show us what he’s been finding on his trail cameras. Inexpensive trail cameras (aka game cameras) are widely available. They have become mainstream for some wildlife biology studies\, but the everyday naturalist can also use these to reveal animals that share the lands around them. This talk will give some tricks and tips from 4 years of heavy trail camera use with up to 6 out at a time. Highlight pictures will be shown and some animals’ natural history will be discussed. \nVictor S. Lamoureux is a biology professor at SUNY Broome Community College\, the Program Director for the Broome County Naturalists’ Club\, and an amateur wildlife photographer. He was instrumental in the development of the hiking trails at SUNY Broome\, where some of the photos he will share were taken. \nJoin us online using this link to join the meeting:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86125429140?pwd=N2pjMy9mU3RBZTFSZ1JiVGpyam9mUT09 \nMeeting ID: 861 2542 9140     Passcode: 948386 \nYou will be able to join the meeting beginning at 7:00pm and the talk will begin at 7:15pm. 
URL:https://naturalistsclub.org/event/online-meeting-what-goes-there-the-use-of-trail-cameras-to-reveal-the-natural-world-around-us/
CATEGORIES:Membership Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210428T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210428T203000
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CREATED:20210413T175104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210413T175235Z
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SUMMARY:Online Meeting - Using Science to Conserve Georgia's Diamondback Terrapins
DESCRIPTION:The Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) is the only strictly estuarine turtle in the world. Terrapins have a relative unique ecology and a history of overexploitation. Over the last half century\, terrapin populations have declined throughout their range (Cape Cod\, MA to Corpus Christi\, TX). This talk will describe research that began in 2007 to document the state-wide status of terrapin populations in Georgia and how –over the subsequent decade – research identified patterns of human-caused terrapin mortality that led to novel management actions and local community efforts to stem terrapin declines and recover populations. \nDr. John Maerz is a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor and Professor of Vertebrate Ecology in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia. He is an affiliated faculty with UGA’s Center for Integrative Conservation’s ICON Ph.D. program and an adjunct professor in the Odum School of Ecology. He received his Ph.D. from Binghamton University in 2000 and was a Research Associate at Cornell University until 2005. His research focuses on the effects of terrestrial and aquatic environmental change on the ecology of wildlife – notably amphibians and reptiles; how variation in the abundance of animals affects terrestrial and freshwater ecosystem processes; and developing science-based tools to help communities effectively conserve wildlife. He has published 125 papers and book chapters on wildlife ecology and conservation\, was a Co-PI and member of the Science Advisory Committee for the National Science Foundation’s Coweeta Long-Term Ecological Research site\, and served as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Wildlife Management for 13 years. He is co-chair of the Diamondback Terrapin Working Group and chairs the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles Pre-College Program to engage high school students in amphibian and reptile biology. He is the faculty advisor to the University of Georgia Herpetological Society\, and he teaches annual courses in animal behavior\, herpetology\, and sustaining human societies and natural environments including an annual course in New Zealand and Australia. \nPlease email bcnatclub@gmail.com to get a link to join this meeting. You will be able to join the meeting beginning at 7:00pm and the talk will begin at 7:15pm. 
URL:https://naturalistsclub.org/event/online-meeting-using-science-to-conserve-georgias-diamondback-terrapins/
CATEGORIES:Membership Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210324T190000
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SUMMARY:Online Meeting - In Search of Lost Frogs
DESCRIPTION:This talk by Twan Leenders will chronicle his nearly 30 years of working with endangered neotropical amphibians. Catastrophic declines in Central American amphibian populations during the late 1980s and early 1990s\, left the region’s herpetofauna decimated. Twan has been working in Central America since the early 90s\, trying to identify the drivers of this decline and tracking down some of the last surviving populations of these charismatic animals. Dividing his time between research and outreach\, Twan has used his photography and artistic abilities to increase awareness of the plight of amphibians and to energize a citizen scientist movement among young people in the region. Between encouraging natural recoveries to ex-situ captive breeding efforts\, much is happing in amphibian conservation. Twan will share stories and images from the tropics to illustrate this fascinating topic and to temporarily make us forget that it is winter in the northeast! \n \nFrom a young age\, Twan Leenders was fascinated by tropical rainforests and the exotic plants and animals that inhabit them. Growing up in a small town in The Netherlands\, he devoured every relevant book his local library had to offer. While finishing up his degree in Biology and Animal Ecology at the University of Nijmegen in the early 1990s\, Twan spent six months in the rainforest of Costa Rica to study coral snake mimicry and survey the\nherpetofauna of the rainforest canopy – from that point on there was no turning back. \nAfter living and working in various parts of Central America for more than a decade\, Twan moved to the U.S. in 2000 where he worked as a researcher in the Division of Herpetology and Ichthyology of Yale University’s Peabody Museum of Natural History. Since then\, he has worked as an Assistant Professor of Biology at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield\, CT\, and returned to the trenches of conservation research and outreach while leading the Science and Conservation Office of the Connecticut Audubon Society. As Senior Director of Science and Conservation of the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History (RTPI)\, he now applies his experience to Western New York. However\, Twan returns to Costa Rica and Panama regularly\, with or without student researchers in tow\, to band migratory birds on their wintering grounds and to study some of the planet’s most endangered amphibian populations. \nBased on the notion that all stewardship starts with education\, Twan has always been keenly interested in sharing his experience and knowledge. He has authored four books and numerous magazine and journal articles on the flora and fauna of Costa Rica\, including the very first field guide to amphibians and reptiles for that country in 2001. As an avid photographer and wildlife artist\, his images adorn the pages of these books. However\, Twan’s photographs have also appeared in publications by the National Geographic Society\, GEO\, Dorling Kindersley’s ‘Eyewitness’ publications\, and numerous other magazines and books. His field guide illustrations are currently in use for educational purposes and displays at the Royal Ontario Museum\, Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History\, the California Academy of Sciences\, and Smithsonian’s ‘BioMuseo’ in Panama City\, Panama. \nIn 2013\, Twan joined the “Meet your Neighbours” Global Biodiversity Project as a contributing photographer and administrator. Participants in this project use striking high-key photography to draw attention to the plants and animals living in their backyards – wherever on the planet these backyards may be. Combining his love for photography and his work at RTPI\, Twan tries to follow in the footsteps of the Institute’s namesake\, Roger Tory Peterson\, to provide the public with the tools and knowledge to better understand — and hopefully better protect – the fascinating biodiversity that surrounds us. \nPlease email bcnatclub@gmail.com to get a link to join this meeting. You will be able to join the meeting beginning at 7:00pm and the talk will begin at 7:15pm. 
URL:https://naturalistsclub.org/event/online-meeting-in-search-of-lost-frogs/
CATEGORIES:Membership Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210224T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210224T203000
DTSTAMP:20260429T223011
CREATED:20210217T204304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210217T205304Z
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SUMMARY:Online Meeting - From the Andes to the Amazon
DESCRIPTION:For our February program we welcome back guest speakers Sam Wilson and Margeaux Maerz who will help us explore Northern South America which has the highest biodiversity on the planet – Colombia and Peru are number one and number two for bird species diversity. Once notorious for drug cartels\, Pablo Escobar\, and violence\, Colombia is now welcoming tourists back in thanks to a renewed peace agreement between FARC rebels and the government. Peru’s tourism industry has boomed with world renowned destinations and UNESCO world heritage sites like Machu Picchu. Come enjoy a photographic journey from urban centers to the Andes cloud forest and off-the-grid wilderness locations in the Amazon basin where it truly feels like stepping back in time to a place where giant macaws\, river dolphins\, big cats\, and rare primates still roam undisturbed by human presence. \n \nSam Wilson has been working in conservation and environmental education for the past 10 years\, including for NJ Audubon as a naturalist at the Nature Center in Cape May\, New Jersey and at Camp Denali in Denali National Park as a Naturalist Guide. Sam is also an occasional writer and photographer for magazines like Cape May Magazine\, Audubon\, and American Birding Association’s Birding. \nMargeaux Maerz is originally from Vestal\, but has found a way to spend most of her time traveling. After graduating from the University of Georgia with her degree in Ecology\, Margeaux worked as an environmental educator and naturalist guide for various non-for-profits and government organizations along the east coast and abroad. Margeaux worked for 3 years at Camp Denali as a Naturalist Guide and a variety of other environmental programs. \nSam and Margeaux have traveled extensively in the past 3 years in Alaska\, Asia\, and North America\, all in pursuit of birds and wildlife. Their most recent adventure included a 3-month stint traveling South America – from the Andes to the Amazon. \nPlease email bcnatclub@gmail.com to get a link to join this meeting. You will be able to join the meeting beginning at 7:00pm and the talk will begin at 7:15pm. 
URL:https://naturalistsclub.org/event/online-meeting-from-the-andes-to-the-amazon/
CATEGORIES:Membership Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201209T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201209T203000
DTSTAMP:20260429T223011
CREATED:20200911T171125Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201109T150110Z
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SUMMARY:Online Meeting - Member Slide Night
DESCRIPTION:Our December Program gives club members a chance to share up to 20 of their favorite photographs with fellow club members. Please go through your photographs and select some to share. \nOnly active members are invited to share photos. Photos will need to be submitted before the meeting. If you have any questions or to make arrangements to submit your images\ncall Robert Grajewski at 607-775-5041 or email images to bcnatclub@gmail.com \nAs always\, Naturalists’ Club member meetings are free and open to the public. \nPlease email bcnatclub@gmail.com to get a link to join this meeting. You will be able to join the meeting beginning at 7:00pm and the talk will begin at 7:15pm. 
URL:https://naturalistsclub.org/event/online-meeting-2/
CATEGORIES:Membership Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201111T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201111T203000
DTSTAMP:20260429T223011
CREATED:20200911T171038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201109T145830Z
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SUMMARY:Online Meeting - Northern Saw-whet Owls
DESCRIPTION:Learn a bit about the natural history of Northern Saw-whet Owls (Aegolius acadicus) as well as the ongoing avian research taking place within Lackawanna State Park in Northeastern Pennsylvania. \nRobert Smith\, Ph.D.\, professor of biology at The University of Scranton\, has been conducting research on avian migration in both Michigan and Pennsylvania for some 27 years\, and since joining the faculty at The University of Scranton\, in and around Lackawanna State Park for the last 17 years. \nAs always\, Naturalists’ Club member meetings are free and open to the public. \nPlease email bcnatclub@gmail.com to get a link to join this meeting. You will be able to join the meeting beginning at 7:00pm and the talk will begin at 7:15pm. 
URL:https://naturalistsclub.org/event/online-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Membership Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201024T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201024T203000
DTSTAMP:20260429T223011
CREATED:20200911T170751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201011T230327Z
UID:1020-1603566000-1603571400@naturalistsclub.org
SUMMARY:Online Meeting - Pantanal - Realm of the Jaguar
DESCRIPTION:Photo of Adrian by Todd Gustafson \nIn the center of South America lies Brazil’s Pantanal\, the world’s largest inland wetland. This immense\, seasonally flooded region hosts a breathtaking array of wildlife. It is home to a large variety of wetland birds\, and endangered species such as Hyacinth Macaw\, Giant Anteater\, Giant River Otter\, and Jaguar. \nJoin Adrian Binns\, Senior Tour Leader with Wildside Nature Tours\, as he takes you on a photographic tour of Pantanal. We will travel along the Transpantaneira through diverse habitats\, from dry grasslands and open scrub to extensive swamps\, gallery forests and tranquil rivers\, to discover the prolific wildlife of the northern Pantanal. \nAdrian\, a naturalist and field ornithologist\, grew up in Morocco and England where his birding experiences paved the way for a career in the birding community. A former tennis professional\, Adrian also worked as an ecological landscape designer\, combining a lifelong interest in wildlife with expertise in crafting native-plant landscapes\, particularly wetlands and water gardens\, to attract birds\, butterflies and other critters. \nA professional tour guide since the 1990’s\, Adrian has led birding and eco-tours across five continents\, for a variety of organizations and tour companies. He joined Wildside Nature Tours in 2007\, leading trips to Africa\, India\, Brazil\, Colorado\, Florida and other favorite destinations. As an educator Adrian has written articles and lectured on “Landscaping for Wildlife” as well as being a regular contributor to Pond Magazines. He co-authored “Big City Birding: Philadelphia\,” for the May 2001 issue of Wild Bird magazine\, and produced an educational program\, “Eastern Owls\,” for the National Audubon Society. Adrian has attended birding festivals all across North America and abroad\, serving as keynote speaker\, workshop presenter\, and field trip leader. \nAdrian is a past president of the Delaware Valley Ornithological Club (DVOC) in Philadelphia\, one of the oldest bird clubs in the country. He competed in the World Series of Birding as a member of the Nikon/DVOC team (1997-2006)\, placing 1st five times including a record number of 231 species found in 24hrs in New Jersey in 2003. Adrian is currently a member of Zeiss Birding and very fond of his 8×42 Victory SF bins and Conquest 85mm scope\, the latest in high definition optics. \nAn accomplished avian illustrator and photographer\, Adrian’s images regularly appear in major birding magazines and media formats. In a 2006 issue\, Wild Bird magazine named Adrian one the ‘upcoming leaders to watch’! Adrian collaborated with Birding Adventures TV on several episodes including Hawk Mountain and Botswana. You may find Adrian featured on the local Philadelphia non-profit TV station\, MiND TV\, hosting a handful of short birding programs. \nMeeting Information \nPlease register in advance at https://www.bigmarker.com/wildside-nature-tours/PANTANAL-Realm-of-the-Jaguar. \nOnce registered\, you will receive a confirmation and a link to join the webinar. Your link is unique to you and cannot be shared. Registering for this program will add you to the Wildside Nature Tours email list for information and updates on tours\, contests and other upcoming webinars. You may unsubscribe at any time.
URL:https://naturalistsclub.org/event/membership-meeting-via-zoom-2/
CATEGORIES:Membership Meeting,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200923T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200923T203000
DTSTAMP:20260429T223011
CREATED:20200911T170650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200913T193354Z
UID:1019-1600887600-1600893000@naturalistsclub.org
SUMMARY:Online Meeting - Wildlife: Myths and Misconceptions
DESCRIPTION:In this virtual presentation Dylan Horvath will discuss misconceptions about wildlife that persist and spread through the media\, Hollywood\, and word of mouth. Conventional wisdom such as “bats are blind” that “everyone knows” is true\, may not be. Dylan will talk about myths of local wildlife\, and some exotic wildlife as well. \nAs the Steward of Natural Areas at Binghamton University\, Dylan oversees the maintenance and usage of the campus Nature Preserve and natural areas as well as teaching courses\, training volunteers\, and research. In addition\, Dylan has been a wildlife field biologist for many years\, working with birds\, salamanders\, bats\, and wolverines. \nAs always\, Naturalists’ Club member meetings are free and open to the public.\nPlease email bcnatclub@gmail.com to get a link to join this meeting. You will be able to join the meeting beginning at 7:00pm and the talk will begin at 7:15pm. 
URL:https://naturalistsclub.org/event/membership-meeting-via-zoom/
CATEGORIES:Membership Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200624T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200624T201500
DTSTAMP:20260429T223011
CREATED:20200612T172407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200612T172628Z
UID:1015-1593026100-1593029700@naturalistsclub.org
SUMMARY:Online Meeting - Common Local Frogs and Salamanders – Identification and Natural History
DESCRIPTION:In this virtual presentation club member Victor Lamoureux will highlight our local frogs and salamanders. We will discuss where they can be found (habitats)\, how to identify them when found\, and what they are doing in the environment around us. Although frogs are often more obvious\, you might not realize that we actually have more species of salamanders than frogs in our local area. Join us to learn more about these fascinating and often overlooked creatures. \nVictor S. Lamoureux is a biology professor at SUNY Broome Community College\, the Program Director for the Broome County Naturalists’ Club\, and an amateur wildlife photographer. He completed his PhD at Binghamton University on the green frog\, a common local frog that he will discuss. \nAs always\, Naturalists’ Club member meetings are free and open to the public.\nPlease email bcnatclub@gmail.com to get a link to join this meeting. You will be able to join the meeting beginning at 7:00pm and the talk will begin at 7:15pm. 
URL:https://naturalistsclub.org/event/online-meeting-common-local-frogs-and-salamanders-identification-and-natural-history/
CATEGORIES:Membership Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200527T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200527T210000
DTSTAMP:20260429T223011
CREATED:20190909T133549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200519T005003Z
UID:984-1590606900-1590613200@naturalistsclub.org
SUMMARY:Online Meeting - Butterflies and Other Day Flying Moths
DESCRIPTION:Club member Colleen Wolpert will talk about how Butterflies are not only related to moths\, they are moths. Prehistoric ancestors of moths were day fliers until too many\npredators\, such as birds\, evolved to eat them.  Flying at night as well as mimicking other creatures/things offered protection. Learn what they look like and which ones still fly during the day nectaring side by side with butterflies on flowers and bait. They cannot be found in your butterfly field guides. \nColleen Wolpert will explain moths vs. skippers vs. true butterflies while presenting some identification and life cycle information about all of the leps along the way. \nAs always\, Naturalists’ Club member meetings are free and open to the public.\nPlease email bcnatclub@gmail.com to get a link to join this meeting. 
URL:https://naturalistsclub.org/event/member-meeting-camera-trapping-tips-techniques-and-stories/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Membership Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200422T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200422T191500
DTSTAMP:20260429T223011
CREATED:20190909T132935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200403T204503Z
UID:982-1587582900-1587582900@naturalistsclub.org
SUMMARY:CANCELLED - Member Meeting - Animal Misconceptions
DESCRIPTION:Dylan Horvath\, Binghamton University Nature Preserve Steward and club member\, will talk about animal misconceptions. \nAs always\, meetings are free and open to the public!
URL:https://naturalistsclub.org/event/member-meeting-animal-misconceptions/
LOCATION:Vestal Library\, 320 Vestal Pkwy East\, Vestal\, 13850
CATEGORIES:Membership Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200325T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200325T210000
DTSTAMP:20260429T223011
CREATED:20190909T132615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200313T145744Z
UID:981-1585163700-1585170000@naturalistsclub.org
SUMMARY:CANCELLED - Member Meeting - A Galapagos Adventure
DESCRIPTION:As a precaution\, to assist in protecting our membership and our community\, we are cancelling our March meeting.  \nClub member Renee DePrato  will talk about her recent trip to the Galapagos. Armed with a new camera and a sense of adventure\, she fulfilled her dream of visiting these islands which maintains an almost mythical status for most nature lovers. \nIn this photo filled presentation\, you will learn what makes the Galapagos islands special and enjoy photos of the diverse flora and fauna of these islands. Renee DePrato is an avid birder and nature lover who enjoys traveling to see new wildlife. \nAs always\, meetings are free and open to the public!
URL:https://naturalistsclub.org/event/member-meeting-a-galapagos-dream/
LOCATION:Vestal Library\, 320 Vestal Pkwy East\, Vestal\, 13850
CATEGORIES:Membership Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200226T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200226T210000
DTSTAMP:20260429T223011
CREATED:20190909T132108Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200206T164045Z
UID:980-1582744500-1582750800@naturalistsclub.org
SUMMARY:Member Meeting - Teri Franzen - From Desert to Shore
DESCRIPTION:Illustrated with images and video\, Teri will first take us through her multi-year quest for Bighorn rams which began in Wyoming in 2013. The journey continued until 2019 and an epic encounter amid the striking\, red sandstone rock formations of Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada. Next\, we’ll travel to the coastal shores of Long Island and visit the shorebird and seabirds that raise their families among the sand dunes. \n \nTeri Franzen is a wildlife conservation visual storyteller based in Endicott\, NY. Through photography\, filmmaking and stories\, Teri works to raise awareness of the natural beauty that surrounds us and the importance of protecting these precious ecosystems. A member of the Waterman Conservation Education Center board of directors\, Teri works to promote environmental awareness through Natural History Through the Lens (NHTL) photography workshops and blog. The NHTL program teaches photography skills and natural history through students’ own images\, inspiring them to learn about the vulnerability of nature\, thus cultivating a conservation mindset.\nLearn more about Teri and view more of her photography at\nhttps://www.terifranzenphotography.com. \nThe club will be holding our annual Silent Auction at this meeting.  Please bring any nature related items you would like to donate to the club for this fundraiser. Items can include books\, optics\, gardening supplies\, bird feeders\, and more.  Come prepared to bid on some treasures to take home! Your generosity in both donations and purchases helps the Naturalists’ Club make charitable contributions to other local Nature related organizations. \nAs always\, Naturalists’ Club member meetings are free and open to the public.
URL:https://naturalistsclub.org/event/member-meeting-teri-franzen/
LOCATION:Vestal Library\, 320 Vestal Pkwy East\, Vestal\, 13850
CATEGORIES:Membership Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200122T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200122T210000
DTSTAMP:20260429T223011
CREATED:20190909T131904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200109T202757Z
UID:979-1579720500-1579726800@naturalistsclub.org
SUMMARY:Member Meeting - Half - Earth
DESCRIPTION:Guest speaker and club member\, Julian Shepard\, will discuss the Half-Earth project. How can we save half of Earth for nature? In the face of recent publicity about decimations of animal and plant populations\, the idea of saving half of Earth for nature has recently been popularized by the great biologist/conservationist Edward Wilson. Guest speaker Julian Shepherd\, PhD\, will present some of the evidence for how this might be accomplished and illustrate it with some of his experiences locally and in the tropics. \nJulian Shepherd\, PhD was born in England and emigrated to the United States at the age of 4. He was educated at Cornell\, London\, and Harvard Universities. Dr. Shepherd worked in East Africa for 2 1/2 years before coming to Binghamton University in 1975 where he continues to teach. He has taught various ecology\, zoology and conservation courses\, that have included both local and Costa Rica field trips\, research on insect biology\, and an inventory of natural areas in Broome County. \nAs always\, Naturalists’ Club member meetings are free and open to the public.
URL:https://naturalistsclub.org/event/member-meeting-half-earth/
LOCATION:Vestal Library\, 320 Vestal Pkwy East\, Vestal\, 13850
CATEGORIES:Membership Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191211T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191211T210000
DTSTAMP:20260429T223011
CREATED:20190909T131401Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190909T131500Z
UID:978-1576091700-1576098000@naturalistsclub.org
SUMMARY:Member Meeting - Member Photo Night
DESCRIPTION:Our December Program gives club members a chance to share 10 to 15 of their favorite photographs with fellow club members. Please go through your photographs and select some to share. \nYou may bring your pictures on a CD or thumb drive. If possible make arrangements ahead of time so that digital images can be pre-loaded on to the computer and avoid any computer related difficulties at the meeting. \nOnly members are invited to share photos. If you have any questions or to make arrangements to load your images in advance call Robert Grajewski at 607-775-5041 or email bcnatclub@gmail.com. \nAs always\, Naturalists’ Club member meetings are free and open to the public.
URL:https://naturalistsclub.org/event/member-meeting-member-slide-night/
LOCATION:Vestal Library\, 320 Vestal Pkwy East\, Vestal\, 13850
CATEGORIES:Membership Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T210000
DTSTAMP:20260429T223011
CREATED:20190909T131222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191107T161706Z
UID:977-1574277300-1574283600@naturalistsclub.org
SUMMARY:Member Meeting - Fish Crows
DESCRIPTION:Guest speaker and Binghamton University graduate student Connor Loomis will talk about how Broome and Cayuga counties represent a unique area of North America in that they have 3 Corvus species living together in a shared landscape\, including the Common Raven\, the American Crow and the Fish Crow. The smallest of these species\, the Fish Crow is a new arrival to the north\, becoming established in the late 1970’s. They exist here\, in one of their northernmost breeding colonies\, in small numbers (between 60-150 individuals). Much of Fish Crows’ life history\, ecology\, and genetic diversity remain unstudied. In a time where conservation efforts must consider the implications of global change\, it is imperative that we document basic life-history and behavioral characteristics of species to understand the threats that face them. In addition\, the quantification of genetic diversity within this northern population can help elucidate trends regarding population health or divergence. Identifying the traits and environmental factors that cause population ranges to expand and contract with our changing environment allows for insights into how this population and others will respond to further human-induced change. \nConnor O’Horo Loomis is a PH. D. student and teaching assistant in Binghamton University’s Ecology\, Evolution and Behavior Department\, where he teaches Introduction to Population Biology and Zoology. He is a part of the Crow Research group\, a joint research group between Binghamton University and Cornell’s Lab of Ornithology. \nAs always\, Naturalists’ Club member meetings are free and open to the public.
URL:https://naturalistsclub.org/event/member-meeting-fish-crows/
LOCATION:Vestal Library\, 320 Vestal Pkwy East\, Vestal\, 13850
CATEGORIES:Membership Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190925T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190925T210000
DTSTAMP:20260429T223011
CREATED:20190909T130734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190909T130734Z
UID:973-1569438900-1569445200@naturalistsclub.org
SUMMARY:Member Meeting - Collected Stories from 2019
DESCRIPTION:Crowd favorite Rick Bunting will be back this September to share a variety of experiences and photos from his daily outings in the area and also from his time in Florida this year. Rick has a regular email post “the Roadside Naturalist” that many of us receive and his photos\, stories\, and insights into the wide variety of flora and fauna he observes never ceases to amaze me. Rick’s presentation is sure to be a great kickoff for our 2019-20 program year. \nRick Bunting Rick Bunting is Professor Emeritus from the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam where he served as Chair of Music Education and conductor of the renowned Crane Chorus. He continues his musical endeavors as a guest conductor and as a member of the Susquehanna String Band. \nSeptember Open House\nBe sure to bring a friend to our September membership meeting and open house. Barb\nCole\, club member and licensed wildlife rehabilitator\, will bring a rescued animal. At the meeting\, we encourage members to show their support for local wildlife rehabilitators by helping to collect donations of rehabilitation supplies. Suggested donations include: small coffee filters\, baby food\, powdered milk\, old blankets and towels\, dog food\, and paper towels. \nAs always\, Naturalists’ Club member meetings are free and open to the public.
URL:https://naturalistsclub.org/event/member-meeting-collected-stories-from-2019/
LOCATION:Vestal Library\, 320 Vestal Pkwy East\, Vestal\, 13850
CATEGORIES:Membership Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190522T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190522T203000
DTSTAMP:20260429T223011
CREATED:20190517T163012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190522T163020Z
UID:957-1558552500-1558557000@naturalistsclub.org
SUMMARY:Member Meeting - The Magic of Monarchs
DESCRIPTION:Tannar Cliffe will be presenting his Magic of Monarchs program at our May meeting. He has had a life-long interest in insects which in the past few years has broadened to include birds and many other forms of wildlife. These interests have been enhanced by his expanding abilities as a photographer. He has been a member of the Bainbridge-Guilford Envirothon Team which has represented his region in the state competition for the past two years. For several years he has participated in the Monarch Watch Project by raising and tagging Monarch butterflies. From this work he has developed a program entitled “The Magic of Monarchs” which he has presented to Audubon Groups\, birds clubs\, and garden clubs. \n \nTannar will be graduating from Bainbridge-Guilford Central School in June. He looks forward to college study at SUNY ESF in the biological sciences where he will pursue his interests in the natural world. \nOur May Plant Exchange which will take place at this meeting! Share your flowers\, ornamentals\, herbs\, or vegetable plants\, seedlings\, or cuttings. Please be sure to include any specific growing instructions. Donations will be accepted to benefit club activities and programs. This is a great opportunity to get started on your spring gardening! \nAs always\, Naturalists’ Club member meetings are free and open to the public.
URL:https://naturalistsclub.org/event/member-meeting-the-magic-of-monarchs/
LOCATION:Vestal Library\, 320 Vestal Pkwy East\, Vestal\, 13850
CATEGORIES:Membership Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190424T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190424T203000
DTSTAMP:20260429T223011
CREATED:20190405T162128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190405T162128Z
UID:954-1556133300-1556137800@naturalistsclub.org
SUMMARY:Member Meeting - Pollination Biology and Pollinator Conservation
DESCRIPTION:Pollination is a critical ecosystem service\, and one that is mostly provided by flower visiting animals. In addition to supporting terrestrial ecosystems\, pollination is also directly responsible for much of the food human populations consume. Unfortunately\, global change is weakening these critical interactions\, and some pollinator species and communities are in decline. In this talk\, I will explore some interesting facts and examples of plant-pollinator interactions and conclude with some simple steps we all can take to promote pollinator diversity and abundance in our own backyards.[/caption] \nGeorge Meindl grew up in a biodiversity hotspot in Northern California\, where he became passionate about plant diversity and species interactions. Following a MS degree at Humboldt State University studying pollination of carnivorous plants\, he completed a PhD studying the impacts of floral metal accumulation on plant-pollinator interactions at the University of Pittsburgh. In his free time\, he enjoys the outdoors\, being an amateur mycologist\, and playing disc golf. He is now an Assistant Professor in the Environmental Studies Program at Binghamton University. \nAs always\, Naturalists’ Club member meetings are free and open to the public.
URL:https://naturalistsclub.org/event/member-meeting-pollination-biology-and-pollinator-conservation/
LOCATION:Vestal Library\, 320 Vestal Pkwy East\, Vestal\, 13850
CATEGORIES:Membership Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190327T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190327T203000
DTSTAMP:20260429T223011
CREATED:20190219T152544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190321T172126Z
UID:942-1553713200-1553718600@naturalistsclub.org
SUMMARY:Member Meeting - Understanding Threats to Amphibians and How to Get Involved
DESCRIPTION:Human activities are threatening freshwater ecosystems across the globe.  Amphibians are particularly vulnerable to human activities with populations declining worldwide. Understanding the myriad ways our activities influence amphibians is paramount to conservation efforts. \nMembers of the Hua lab will provide a broad overview of recent work examining various threats to amphibians\, including light pollution\, road salt\, and invasive species. Specifically\, graduate student\, Grascen Shidemantle\, will discuss her recent discoveries regarding the effect of light pollution at night on amphibian growth and development. Graduate student\, Nicholas Buss\, will speak about how exposure to low amounts of road salts can make amphibians more susceptible to disease. Finally\, graduate student\, Devin DiGiacopo\, will talk about how leaf litter from invasive plants can affect amphibian susceptibility to other contaminants. Collectively\, we hope to convey that integrating an ecological perspective is crucial to understanding the threats facing amphibians. \nIn order to protect amphibians and the freshwater ecosystems that they live in\, we need to effectively communicate and engage with groups beyond the scientific community. As such\, graduate student\, Vanessa Wuerthner\, will highlight the Hua lab’s efforts at using art and citizen science to facilitate research and communication. \nOur annual Silent Auction will also take place at this meeting.  Please bring any nature related items you would like to donate to the club for this fundraiser. Items can include books\, optics\, gardening supplies\, knick-knacks\, bird feeders\, and more.  Come prepared to bid on some treasures to take home! Your generosity in both donations and purchases helps the Naturalists’ Club make charitable contributions to other local Nature related organizations. \nALTERNATE PROGRAM – A GALAPAGOS DREAM\nThere is a chance that our speakers may be pulled in to the field for research if warm weather brings the wood frogs out of hibernation. In the unlikely event of their unavailability\, we will hear from club member Renee DePrato who will talk about her recent trip to the Galapagos. Armed with a new camera and a sense of adventure\, she fulfilled her dream of visiting these islands which maintain an almost mythical status for most nature lovers. \nIn this photo filled presentation\, you will learn what makes the Galapagos islands special and enjoy photos of the diverse flora and fauna of these islands. Renee DePrato is an avid birder and nature lover who enjoys traveling to see new wildlife. \nAs always\, meetings are free and open to the public!
URL:https://naturalistsclub.org/event/member-meeting-understanding-threats-to-amphibians-and-how-to-get-involved/
LOCATION:Vestal Library\, 320 Vestal Pkwy East\, Vestal\, 13850
CATEGORIES:Membership Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190123T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190123T203000
DTSTAMP:20260429T223011
CREATED:20190104T133659Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190104T134953Z
UID:939-1548270900-1548275400@naturalistsclub.org
SUMMARY:Membership Meeting - Across Siberia: Birding with a Microphone
DESCRIPTION:Join us as guest speaker Bob McGuire talks about spending several weeks in the summer of 2017 traveling across Siberia\, from the Mongolian border to the Arctic Ocean. Join him for photos\, recordings\, and videos of some amazing birds as well as landscapes\, street scenes\, and then a few stories from an experience he will never forget. \nBob is a former president of the Cayuga Bird Club and editor of “Birding the Cayuga Lake\nBasin”. An avid birder and sound recordist\, he has contributed over 4\,500 recordings to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Macaulay Library. His personal collection includes the vocalizations of 600 North American birds. \nMembership meetings are free and open to the public.
URL:https://naturalistsclub.org/event/membership-meeting-across-siberia-birding-with-a-microphone/
LOCATION:Vestal Library\, 320 Vestal Pkwy East\, Vestal\, 13850
CATEGORIES:Membership Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181212T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181212T210000
DTSTAMP:20260429T223011
CREATED:20181106T153530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181106T153530Z
UID:934-1544642100-1544648400@naturalistsclub.org
SUMMARY:Member Meeting - Member Photo Night
DESCRIPTION:Our December Program gives club members a chance to share 10 to 15 of their favorite photographs with fellow club members. Please go through your photographs and select some to share. \nYou may bring your pictures on a CD or thumb drive. If possible make arrangements ahead of time so that digital images can be preloaded on to the computer and avoid any computer related difficulties at the meeting. \nOnly members are invited to share photos. If you have any questions or to make arrangements to load your images in advance call Robert Grajewski at 607-775-5041 or email bcnatclub@gmail.com.
URL:https://naturalistsclub.org/event/member-meeting-member-photo-night-3/
LOCATION:Vestal Library\, 320 Vestal Pkwy East\, Vestal\, 13850
CATEGORIES:Membership Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181114T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181114T210000
DTSTAMP:20260429T223011
CREATED:20181012T212038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181108T154003Z
UID:925-1542222900-1542229200@naturalistsclub.org
SUMMARY:Member Meeting - An Insider's View of Denali
DESCRIPTION:Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska is a shining star in the National Park system of the United States. Larger than the state of New Hampshire with nearly a third of it designated as “Wilderness”\, this intact ecosystem houses incredible diversity\, landscapes\, and a magic all its own. Framed by the Alaska Range and Mount Denali\, visitors can enjoy charismatic megafauna\, incredible wildflowers\, and unimaginably large vistas. Come enjoy a photographic journey of some of our favorite parts of the Park and learn what makes Denali so special. \nMargeaux Maerz is originally from Vestal\, but has found a way to spend most of her time traveling. After graduating from the University of Georgia with her degree in Ecology\, Margeaux worked as an environmental educator and naturalist guide for various non-for-profits and government organizations along the east coast and abroad. \nSam Wilson has been working in conservation and environmental education for the past 10 years\, including for NJ Audubon as a naturalist at the Nature Center in Cape May\, New Jersey. Sam is also an occasional writer and photographer for magazines like Cape May Magazine\, Audubon\, and American Birding Association’s Birding. Sam was honored this year with a photo in the 2018 Audubon Photography Awards Top 100.  \nMargeaux and Sam met in Cape May\, NJ in 2014 when they both worked as educators for NJ Audubon. Over the past few years together the travel bug bit…hard…and they have since traveled around the southern US\, East Asia\, Southeast Asia\, England\, and Alaska—all in pursuit of birds and wildlife. Margeaux started her career in Alaska in 2016 working for the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies in Homer\, Alaska. Both Margeaux and Sam quickly fell in love with the wilderness of Alaska and took positions as Naturalist Guides for Camp Denali and North Face Lodge in Denali National Park and Preserve. As guides for private lodges housed at the western end of the Park road\, they enjoy uncommon access to Denali and its unadulterated wilderness. It is their time spent exploring Denali that inspired Margeaux and Sam to give this photographic journey of one of the most beautiful places in North America.
URL:https://naturalistsclub.org/event/member-meeting-an-insiders-view-of-denali/
LOCATION:Chenango Town Hall\,  1529 State Rte 12\, Binghamton\, 13901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Membership Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180627T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180627T200000
DTSTAMP:20260429T223011
CREATED:20180620T004734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180620T005342Z
UID:907-1530122400-1530129600@naturalistsclub.org
SUMMARY:June Picnic
DESCRIPTION:Bring your family to our annual picnic! This year’s picnic will\nbe at Veterans River Park in the town of Kirkwood. We have\nreserved Pavilion #1 for our festivities. Please bring your\nown table service and a dish to pass. Drinks (soda\, water\, juice)\nwill be provided. If you don’t have a dish to pass\, come anyway\,\nas there is always plenty of good food.  After dinner we will enjoy a walk next to the river. \nDirections to Veterans River Park:\nVeterans River Park is located off Main Street in the Village of\nKirkwood. From Route 11\, go through the underpass at the\nnorth end of the village. Just before the Bridge Street overpass\,\nturn right into the park.
URL:https://naturalistsclub.org/event/june-picnic/
LOCATION:Veteran’s Park Kirwood\, Main St\,\, Kirkwood\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Membership Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="":MAILTO:rgrajewski@verizon.net
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