Our Focus
We focus on experiencing nature. We have 3 groups devoted to Botany, Birding/ Ornithology, and Entomology. Beyond plants, birds, and insects, our members are interested in everything in nature. We live in the St. Louis Missouri area and beyond. Join us!
Announcements & General Meetings
Our editor, Malinda Slagle, has re-located and is ready to receive your submissions for the combined Sept.-Oct. issue of Nature Notes at her new email address. Malinda would like to have everyone’s submissions within the next week, by Sept. 10 if possible. Many thanks to Malinda for continuing to serve as our editor for this combined September/October issue.
I am also pleased to announce that WGNSS member Ted MacRae has agreed to succeed Malinda as newsletter editor and will be working with her on the upcoming issue. Ted is an experienced blogger and is editor of two scientific journals, and he is looking forward to continuing to implement the changes with the newsletter that Malinda has begun. Thank you, Ted, for your willingness to serve as our new editor!
Here are some of the events we're looking forward to:
Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 7:30 PM, join us as we share a meeting with Missouri Native Plants Society at Powder Valley Nature Center. Our speaker will be 2008 winner of the Scudder Scholarship (sponsored by WGNSS), Nicole Miller. Miller is a PhD. candidate researching pollination of glade plants endemic to Missouri.
On Wednesday, October 7, at 7:30 p.m., we'll meet at Powder Valley Nature Center. Go North to Alaska with WGNSS on October 7! Visit “The Last Frontier” courtesy of a special audiovisual presentation by WGNSS member Layne Van Brunt highlighting the flora, fauna, and natural beauty of the 49th state. The birds and wildlife of Alaska's Kenai Peninsula and Glacier Bay National Park will be among the featured attractions. Don’t miss this adventure! (Please note the change in date, location, and time for this program from our usual program schedule.)
All members will have their 15 minutes of fame at the November general meeting at St. Louis Co. Library Headquarters, where they'll have an opportunity to "Show and Tell!" The date will be announced.
December 6 Holiday party with St. Louis Audubon at the Green Center, in University City.
WGNSS is on Facebook! Meet some of your favorite nature-lovers on our page, write something on the wall, even watch a video!
Subscribe to the email version of Nature Notes! Contact malinda.slagle AT mobot.org. (By the way, by AT we mean @. We write it this way to foil spammers.) There are several advantages:
- Receive your copy as soon as it is published! No more waiting for 2nd class mail.
- Enjoy the photos in color!
- Save a tree!
- Save WGNSS the postage and copying fees.
Tell your friends about this event list, and remind everyone about the calendar version, available by clicking the link at the bottom on this page.
Event leaders: Remember, you too can edit this page! Contact annemccormack AT sbcglobal.net
Do you have a nature blog or photo site you'd like to share with other WGNSS members? We can link to web pages of our members as space is available on "links" below. Contact annemccormack AT sbcglobal.net
Botany Walk on Mondays
email Jack Harris jahar AT mac.com for next destination
Entomology Group: See our page for meetings 4th Sundays
The Entomology meetings will resume on Sunday, Sept. 27 at the home of Rich Thoma. The topic is, "Show and Tell." To sign up to receive email updates, contact Richard Thoma at thomarkas4 AT sbcglobal.net
Board Meeting Wed., Oct. 7
The WGNSS board meets the first Wed. of the month, at 6:30PM (note time change), Powder Valley Nature Center. All members are welcome.
Visit our main page: WGNSS
For maps of birding locations, see Bird and Birding Information on our main page.
Favorite Nature Sites by Nature Nut Awesome stuff!
of birds, insects, and native plants.
