Upcoming Programs - 2010

Unless otherwise noted, meetings are held at the Blatchley Nature Club clubhouse at 125 Boulder Drive, Noblesville, Indiana 46060. Click here for a map.

Questions? Contact Brian Crosley, Program Committee, at (317) 776-2437 or email him.

To view the 2010 program brochure, please click here (300 Kb PDF)

January 28 7:30 p.m.
Conservation Connection - Ways to green your home and improve environmental and personal health
Amanda Smith, Cool Creek Nature Center
Location: Bethel Church
Host: Shannon Stewart
February 14 Valentine's Birdcount
Location: Your home
February 25 6:30 p.m.
Board Meeting
Location: Bethel Church
February 25 7:30 p.m.
Nature Journaling
Terry Ballenger
Location: Bethel Church
Hosts: Sherry & Phil Cartwright
March 20 9:00 a.m.
Interior Cleanup & Clubhouse Opening
March 25 6:15 p.m.
Preserving the Costa Rican Food Heritage: A Planting, Harvesting, and Preparation Guide from Small Farmers
Rebeca Hernandez, Blatchley Scholarship Winner
Host: Pitch-in dinner/Scholarship Comm.
April 17 9:00 a.m.
Spring Cleanup - Outdoor and Sanctuary
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
April 22 6:30 p.m.
Board Meeting
April 22 7:30 p.m.
Boy Scouts at Philmont
Casey Rowe
Hosts: Dee & Fred Nelson
April 24 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Wildflower Walk
Host: Craig Wind, Sherry Hittle & Mary Burns
May 15 8:00 a.m.
Field Study - Birds
Terry Ballenger
May 27 7:30 p.m.
Bird Carvings
Geoff Davis
Hosts: Rita Courtney & Don Miketa
June 12 10:00 a.m.
Field Study - Fox Prairie Stream
June 24 7:30 p.m.
Insects: Indiana's Diverse and Ever-Present Wildlife
Jon Babcock of Dow AgroSciences
Hosts: Deb & Ken Carrell
July 10 10:00 a.m.
Field Study - Blue Heron Rookery
July 22 6:30 p.m.
Board Meeting
July 22 7:30 p.m.
Butterflies
Sherry Cartwright
Hosts: Carol & Dave Folger
August 14 10:00 a.m.
Butterfly Walk - Koteewi Park (Strawtown)
Sherry Cartwright
Location: Koteewi
August 14 1:00 p.m.
Summer Picnic at Leanna & Joe Roberts' Home
Location: Roberts' home
August 26 7:30 p.m.
Amazon Rainforest
Tanya Mueller and Students
Hosts: Marian & Pat Crimans
September 11 8:30 a.m.
White River & Blatchley Sanctuary Cleanup
September 23 7:30 p.m.
Rain Gardens and Water-Worthy Natives
Shaena Reinhart, Hamilton County Soil & Water Conservation District
Hosts: Bruce & Gina Maddy
October 16 10:00 a.m.
Fall Hike
October 28 6:30 p.m.
Board Meeting
October 28 7:30 p.m.
The Great Bend in the River - Amazing Archaeology in Strawtown
Karin Anderson & Christy Brocken
Hosts: Becky Heck & Marc Reynolds
November 13 TBD
Road Trip (deestination to be determined)
November 18 7:30 p.m.
Wildlife Rehabilitation
Michelle Manker, A Critters Chance
Host: David Hinshaw
December 9 6:30 p.m.
Christmas Gathering - Pitch-in
Location: Bethel Church
Hosts: Blatchley Officers/Board
December ? Christmas Bird Count
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