October Chapter Meeting:
Wednesday, October 16 at 5:00 pm
Potluck picnic followed by a planning session for the upcoming year. More details to follow as we get closer to the event date.
Gerry Grant has lead a monthly phenology walk to explore phenology in her woods on the second Saturday of each month at 9:00 am. No RSVP required, simply show up. Lookout Road, Grand Marais, 55604.
Fall and Winter Book Clubs:
These are led by Chapter members and are open to the public via Cook County Higher Education on zoom.
Each month, you'd read the book on your own ahead of time, then join the discussion from 6:30-7:30 pm. To get the zoom link, register for the event with Higher Education through their website.
Here are the dates, hosts, and books:
Thursday October 10th: Discuss A Wild Path by Doug Wood with host Hillary Freeman
Thursday November 14th: Discuss Nature's Best Hope by Doug Tallamy with host Lowell Palaceck
Thursday December 12th: Discuss Natural Connections 2: Dreaming of an Elfin Skimmer by Emily M Store with host Janet Kampa
Thursday February 13th: Discuss What an Owl Knows by Jennifer Ackerman with host Jane Alexander
North House Folk School has a category of Northern Ecology classes with many options posted
Our first year as a chapter was full of fun events!
Some highlights:
Skull ID learning and Benthic Invertebrates with Karen Kobey
Dragonfly exploration with Kurt Mead
Exploring a fen with Chel Anderson
Learning about Spiders with Larry Weber
Book clubs on many nature themed books
A talk on Stoneflies with Kalli Hawkins
A holiday gathering where we learned feltmaking with Mary Sannerud