WILD ONES, ARROWHEAD CHAPTER, CALENDAR FOR 2006

2005 Calendar

April 26, 2006 (Wed)

Bob DuBois, Entomologist with the Wisconsin DNR, will speak on dragonflies and damselflies. Bob recently published a book on this subject. He’ll cover basic ecology and identification in a slide show. The tie to plants is that aquatic (for larvae) and terrestrial vegetation (for adults) are both very important to dragonflies and damselflies. Adults use riparian trees, shrubs and grasses for roosting and shelter at night and during inclement weather, to provide shade, and for surfaces for gleaning prey. 7:00 PM at Hartley Nature Center.

*** NEW~! May 11, 2006 (Thur)

Spring wildflower AND birding tour at Jay Cook State Park – a joint outing with the Duluth Audobon Society. Meet at 6:00 PM near the swing bridge by the main park building. Remember you need to have an annual permit or pay for parking. Bring a camera AND binoculars as well as your favorite flower and bird ID book(s).

May 24, 2006 (Wed)

Arrowhead Chapter of Wild Ones proclaims spring IS coming and we’re all anxious for new things to start emerging from the frozen depths. We will have our Community Garden Tour and Work Party. 6:00 PM at the Wild Ones garden at the west end of Leif Erikson Park in Duluth. Bring a sandwich to eat while we visit and WO will provide something to drink and perhaps some cookies. Bring weeding tools and a bucket too.

June 15, 2006 (Thur)

Community Garden Tour and Work Party at Leif Erikson Park. Same plan as for May 24.

*** NEW~! June 20, 2006 (Tue)

Wild Ones is invited to join the Lake Superior Herbalist’s Guild for a “Weed Potluck.” Location = Katie Neff Dawson’s home. Details = TBA

June 28, 2006 (Wed)

Member yard tour. Location to be announced. (Cindy’s ? Ethan and Meredith’s?)

July 11, 2006 (Thur)

Community Garden Tour and Work Party at Leif Erikson Park. Same plan as for May 24.

July 14-16, 2006 (Fri-Sun)

Annual Wild Ones National Conference in Naperville Illinois (Chicago suburb.)

July 26, 2006 (Wed)

Boulder Lake Tour (tentative).

August 26, 2006 (Sat)

Tour Northland College in Ashland, WI and other nearby sites where native plants have been used extensively for formal gardens, restoration and rain gardens. Details TBA.

Dates may change, so go to www.d.umn.edu\~wildones, or call Carol Andrews at 529-8204. Unless otherwise indicated, business meetings start at 6 p.m. and programs at 7 p.m.

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