North
Metro ChapterCalendar of Activities
The chapter meets on the 3rd Wednesday of each month, except for the months of May, July, and December.
The normal meeting location is at the Carlos Avery Game Farm, 5463C West Broadway Avenue, Forest Lake, Minnesota 55025. Meetings are normally held in the conference room. For a map and driving directions, click here.
From time to time, meetings are held at other locations for tours, field trips, or to access other educational resources.
6:00 p.m. Refreshments and Social Gathering
6:30 p.m. Chapter Meeting
7:00 p.m. Program
Chapter Meetings
- March 17, 2010, Wednesday
Presenter: Bonnie Sample, MN Breeding Bird Atlas Coordinator
Program: Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas ProjectThe MN Breeding Bird Atlas (MNBBA) is a state-wide survey of breeding birds, conducted over 5 years, with volunteer citizen scientists, who document evidence of breeding for all the different species they can find. Surveys are conducted in selected areas within every Minnesota Township so the Atlas covers the entire state. Results from this project will support local, county, state, and regional conservation planning with current, science-based data. It will also provide a baseline for monitoring future changes to species populations. We have just completed our first season and are gearing up for season 2. You will learn about how a survey is conducted and the value of this project for Minnesota and the volunteers.
- April 21, 2010, Wednesday - normal meeting location
Presenter: Dr. Karen Oberhauser
Program: Potential Impacts of Global Climate Change on Monarch Butterflies.
Monarchs, like other migratory species, require a sequence of appropriate
habitat conditions throughout their annual cycle of breeding, migrating,
and wintering. We'll learn how data collected by citizen scientists
throughout the US has informed predictions of how monarchs may need to
adapt to changing climate conditions.
- May 2010 - no monthly meeting due
to Minnesota Master Naturalist Program Annual Conference in May.
- June 16, 2010, Wednesday - normal
meeting location
Presenter: Val Cervenka, Forest Health Program Coordinator, Mn DNR
Program: The Emerald Ash Borer and Other Invasive Exotics
Presence of the Emerald Ash Borer was confirmed in Minnesota on May 12,
2009. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Minnesota
Department of Agriculture have plans in place for prevention, early
detection and rapid response. Minnesota has one of the highest volumes of
ash on forestland in the U.S. with an estimated 867 million forestland ash
trees and ash is a prominent component of our urban forests as well. The
potential economic and environmental impacts of losing these trees is
substantial. The cost of removing and replacing a single tree can range from
hundreds to thousands of dollars - how many ash trees are in your yard?
- July 2010 - no monthly meeting due
to summer vacations
Upcoming Events
- The Executive Committee (Chapter officers) are required by the
chapter bylaws to meet at least quarterly. These meetings are
open and chapter members are welcome. The tentative schedule
calls for the meetings to be held in October, January, April, and
July each year. This schedule is in alignment with other
required Chapter reporting. The schedule may be adjusted if
needed. Please check here to get specific meeting times and
locations.
- The next quarterly Executive Committee meeting for 2010 is
tentatively scheduled for:
4:00 pm, Sunday, April 18, 2010
Perkins Restaurant
12545 Ulysses St NE
Blaine, MN
This meeting is open and chapter members are welcome. Please check here for any changes of meeting time or location.