CHAPTER MEETINGS

West Metro Chapter's monthly meetings are start at 7 pm on the second Tuesday of the month (except July & August). Please sign in early for some social time with the other members. Meetings feature a presentation on a nature-related topic and last about 90 minutes. We usually meet in person at Minnetonka Community Center, though sometimes (especially during the winter months) meet via Zoom only. We aim to make all of our in-person meetings available to a Zoom audience (i.e., hybrid).

Upcoming Meetings:

Tuesday, October 13, 7 pm: Minnesota’s Fascinating Physical Environments with David Lyons, Master Nat and recently retired geology professor

David will discuss with us Lake Agassiz and Minnesota's drainage divides, dividing our state into six regions (NW, NE, SW, SE, Central, and Metro). For each region he will describe a few interesting features--rocks, hydrology, soils, geological history, and biomes.

This meeting will be Hybrid - ONLINE (Click this link to: Join the October Online Meeting) & IN PERSON (Click this link for directions to the: Minnetonka Community Center)

David Lyons recently retired from Century College, after teaching college-level geography for 35 years. He taught physical geography and environmental science, as well as the social science side of the discipline, including courses in human, world, regional, and Minnesota geography. He received a BA degree from UMD and an MS from UW Madison. His research interests are broad but he is particularly drawn to environmental histories, especially how the physical environment of a place influences how people live. 

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