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SPNC Birding Club
The Seven Ponds Nature Center Birding Club provides a forum for people to learn about and enjoy birds and birdwatching. Meetings are held at the nature center on the third Tuesday of the month, at 7:00 p.m., except where noted otherwise. There are no meetings in July, August, or December. For additional information about the club, or for a full 2010 schedule of events, please contact the nature center.Peregrine Falcons of Southeast Michigan
Tuesday, September 21
Join us as we “visit” several peregrine falcon nest sites in southeast Michigan to learn about the progress toward the restoration of this beautiful species. With the help of Barb Baldinger, a Michigan Department of Natural Resources Peregrine Falcon Volunteer, we will follow the history of each nest site and view close-up photos of nesting parents and their young.
Madagascar – Land of the Endangered
Tuesday, October 19
Madagascar boasts an interesting collection of birds, mammals, reptiles, and plants. They range from vangas, ground-rollers, and rock-thrushes to lemurs, geckos, chameleons, and baobab trees. While wildlife is varied and very interesting, many of these species are critically endangered and face a very unsure future. Take a look at the wildlife and life on this exotic island off the African coast with Oakland Audubon Society President Don Burlett.
Where Eastern Birds meet Western Birds
Tuesday, November 16
The Hill Country of Texas is one of our favorite nature center field tour destinations. It is a very birdy area, with lots of spectacular scenery. It provides an interesting combination of eastern and western species of a variety of bird groups, including raptors, flycatchers, gnatcatchers, wrens, buntings, tanagers, vireos, warblers, blackbirds, sparrows, and finches. Join us for this meeting as Director-Naturalist Mike Champagne recounts the nature center’s visits to this area.
Eastern Michigan Collectors (EMC)
This club meets on the last Friday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at the nature center unless otherwise noted.Seven Ponds Photo Club
This club meets on the second Friday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at the
nature center. For more information check the club website on WordPress.September 10 meeting: Formal & Informal Image Showing + Mentoring Committee Presentation
October 8 meeting: Showing and Mentor Session
October 15 meeting: Photo Evaluation
November 5 meeting: Composition by Dale Vronch
November 19 meeting: Photo Evaluation
Friends of Herbs
All sessions start at 10:00 a.m. and meet the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month, April thourgh August. The usual schedule is to work in the herb garden, eat lunch, and then enjoy a short program or prepare for herb sales. For information about Friends of Herbs or attending the programs, contact Ruthanne Morningstar at 810-796-3895 or Jan Burns at 248-628-0601.Seven Ponds Nature Center Beekeepers' Club
This club meets every fourth Tuesday of the month, unless otherwise noted, at 7:00 p.m.Butterfly Garden Work Schedule
Group workday is the second Wednesday of the month from June through October from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Bring your own gardening tools.Seven Ponds Nature Center Astronomy Club
Astronomy at the BeachSeptember 10 & 11, 6:00 p.m. to midnight
Kensington Metropark, Brighton, Michigan
Heritage Harvest Days
September 18 & 19, 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Seven Ponds Nature Center
Great Lakes Star Gaze
October 7 -10
River Valley RV Park, Gladwin, Michigan
General Observing & Presentation
November 6, 7:00 p.m.
Seven Ponds Nature Center
For any revisions to the above schedule of events be sure to visit the Seven Ponds Astronomy Club website at: http://bhmich.com/sevenpondsac. If you have any questions relating to astronomy, please contact me at 248-969-2790 or via e-mail at jelines@yahoo.com
John Lines