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Calendar of Events
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- Date: March 20, 2011 (Sunday)
Topic: Winter Outing
Leader: Greg Quinn, Krystal Mathieson & Rick Fournier
Location: Upper Gagetown Lion's Club
Start Time: 10:00 am
Now is your chance to practice your winter field identification of vascular and non-vascular plants. We plan to follow a former railway bed trail packed by snowmobile and ski traffic..walking should be easy but bring your skis or snowshoes if you wish. Snack and mulled apple cider will be provided but bring a lunch. The duration is expected to be 4 hours. We hope you will attend this unusual field outing by the club. Registration is necessary for this outing.
Please contact Rick Fournier .
- Date: May 22, 2011 (Sunday)
Topic: Annual Spring Wildflower Walk
Leader: Jim Goltz
Location: Bell Forest Nature Preserve, Carleton County,
(NB Atlas page 59 : N 46.23 W 67.74)
Start Time: 1 pm
This outing, sponsored by the Meduxnekeag River Association, is an annual event for exploring the spring flora of the rich hardwood forest, the alluvial forests and shorelines of the Bell Forest preserve. Plan on stocking up on wild coffee (photos), search for woodland violets, get to know lopseed and the rare black raspberry. Pre-registration for this event would be appreciated.
Please contact Jim Goltz (phone : 459 - 8685 ; or Rick Fournier, if you hope to attend.
- Date: late June (date TBA later)
Topic: Sedges in the Forest
Leader: Sean Blaney
Location: TBA, probably in the Moncton area.
Start Time: TBA
This is definitely a must attend outing...it is not often that we can
botanize with Sean for such an interesting group of plants.
Pre-registration is required for this event, please contact Rick Fournier.
- Date: July 31, 2011 (Sunday)
Topic: Riparian vegetation of the Restigouche River
Leader: Gart Bishop
Location: Restigouche River, near Two-Brooks
Start Time: TBA
It is always interesting to explore the banks of the Restigouche River for its varied flora.
Please contact Rick Fournier, if you wish to attend.
- Date: August 21, 2011 (Sunday)
Topic: Edible and Medicinal Plants
Leader: Jim Goltz
Location: Crock's Point, below Keswick Ridge (meet at the large parking on the South side of Mactaquac Dam)
Start Time: 1 pm
Who better than Jim to help us familiarize ourselves with the bounty of our native flora. This promises to be a very interesting outing.
Please Pre-registration Rick Fournier, if you wish to attend.
- Date: September 2 - 5, 2011
Topic: Nature NB Festival of Nature
Guest Speakers: Many of our members
Location: Grand Manan Island
Start Time: TBA
Please check the Nature NB website in the spring to register.
- Date: October 15, 2011 (Saturday)
Topic: Annual General Meeting
Guest Speakers: TBA
Location: Odell Park Lodge, Waggoners Lane and Rookwood Ave. Fredericton
Start Time: 1 pm
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