All WGNSS meetings and activities, indoor and outdoor, are Suspended until further notice, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic concerns.
Program Changes Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
The current health crisis is interrupting everyone’s daily lives, not to mention WGNSS activities. In order to help prevent the spread of the disease and to protect our members, the Webster Groves Nature Study Society Board has decided to postpone the April General Meeting and the 100th Anniversary Banquet because of the coronavirus. Dates will be determined in the future. Announcements will be made in Nature Notes, email, Facebook, and our website (wgnss.org).
Natural History Group outdoor activities are suspended until further notice.
At this moment the plan is to continue Nature Notes. Without ongoing group reports, articles will be few. Steve Turner, our editor, has requested that the members contribute their own articles on their personal nature trips, nature observations, photographs, and the like.
We will be monitoring closely to determine when we will be able to resume activities as normal.
Your WGNSS board had hoped against hope that these measures would not be necessary. Our community is headed for tough times. Cancelling our programs will hopefully help decrease the rate of spread. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone.
Healthy trails,
Lisa Nansteel
WGNSS President
Program Changes Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
The current health crisis is interrupting everyone’s daily lives, not to mention WGNSS activities. In order to help prevent the spread of the disease and to protect our members, the Webster Groves Nature Study Society Board has decided to postpone the April General Meeting and the 100th Anniversary Banquet because of the coronavirus. Dates will be determined in the future. Announcements will be made in Nature Notes, email, Facebook, and our website (wgnss.org).
Natural History Group outdoor activities are suspended until further notice.
At this moment the plan is to continue Nature Notes. Without ongoing group reports, articles will be few. Steve Turner, our editor, has requested that the members contribute their own articles on their personal nature trips, nature observations, photographs, and the like.
We will be monitoring closely to determine when we will be able to resume activities as normal.
Your WGNSS board had hoped against hope that these measures would not be necessary. Our community is headed for tough times. Cancelling our programs will hopefully help decrease the rate of spread. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone.
Healthy trails,
Lisa Nansteel
WGNSS President
The 0100th Anniversary of WGNSS featured in the Webster Kirkwood Time:
WGNSS Entomology Group Programs, 2020
The March meeting is canceled due to coronavirus concerns.
Harit Bal from Bayer Crop Science will lead a workshop on “Soil food web and ecosystem services” with particular focus on nematodes. Harit’s graduate and post-doctoral work was focused on maximizing ecosystem services provided by the soil food web in organic farming systems and using nematodes as sustainable pest management agents and as bio-indicators of soil health.
April 20, 7:00 p.m. at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in Faust Park
Long-time WGNSS member, former WGNSS president and former Entomology Group chair, Richard Thoma, will present “St Louis Entomological Movers and Shakers from the Past 100 Years.” Additionally, Ted MacRae will have specimens on display from his trip to the desert Southwest that he presented on at the November Entomology Group meeting.
Entomology Group meets October through April on the 3rd Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in Faust Park (15193 Olive Blvd., Chesterfield). The only exception will in January 2020, the meeting will be held at a different venue TBA. Contact Chris at christopher.brown1@bayer.com for information.
The March meeting is canceled due to coronavirus concerns.
Harit Bal from Bayer Crop Science will lead a workshop on “Soil food web and ecosystem services” with particular focus on nematodes. Harit’s graduate and post-doctoral work was focused on maximizing ecosystem services provided by the soil food web in organic farming systems and using nematodes as sustainable pest management agents and as bio-indicators of soil health.
April 20, 7:00 p.m. at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in Faust Park
Long-time WGNSS member, former WGNSS president and former Entomology Group chair, Richard Thoma, will present “St Louis Entomological Movers and Shakers from the Past 100 Years.” Additionally, Ted MacRae will have specimens on display from his trip to the desert Southwest that he presented on at the November Entomology Group meeting.
Entomology Group meets October through April on the 3rd Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in Faust Park (15193 Olive Blvd., Chesterfield). The only exception will in January 2020, the meeting will be held at a different venue TBA. Contact Chris at christopher.brown1@bayer.com for information.
Join WGNSS Nature Photography Group Field Trips!
The March Photography outing is canceled due to coronavirus concerns.
April 11, 2020 Saturday – Subject and location to be determined the prior Thursday
April 25, 2020 Saturday – Photo walk through Piney Creek Ravine Nature Preserve, Randolph and Jackson Counties, IL. This trip will require moderate hiking over uneven terrain and our subjects of interest will be spring ephemeral wildflowers and water feature landscapes.
Interested in participating in WGNSS Nature Photography Group activities?
Send your contact information to Bill Duncan. Visit the WGNSS Nature Photography Group website here,
check current Nature Notes, or the WGNSS Facebook page for details and updates!
The March Photography outing is canceled due to coronavirus concerns.
April 11, 2020 Saturday – Subject and location to be determined the prior Thursday
April 25, 2020 Saturday – Photo walk through Piney Creek Ravine Nature Preserve, Randolph and Jackson Counties, IL. This trip will require moderate hiking over uneven terrain and our subjects of interest will be spring ephemeral wildflowers and water feature landscapes.
Interested in participating in WGNSS Nature Photography Group activities?
Send your contact information to Bill Duncan. Visit the WGNSS Nature Photography Group website here,
check current Nature Notes, or the WGNSS Facebook page for details and updates!
The 2020 WGNSS 100th Anniversary Spring Banquet is Postponed. A new date is not yet determined.
WGNSS ORNITHOLOGY GROUP
All WGNSS Birding Trips are Suspended until further notice. This include all scheduled Thursday and Saturday trips, due to the on-going COVID-19 epidemic.
All WGNSS Birding Trips are Suspended until further notice. This include all scheduled Thursday and Saturday trips, due to the on-going COVID-19 epidemic.
WGNSS Nature Book Club meets the 2nd Tuesday each month,1:30-3 p.m,
at Peace United Church of Christ in Webster Groves.
Meeting schedule 2020:
April 14 ‒ In a Sunburned Country, by Bill Bryson
May 12 ‒ White Man's game, Saving Animals, Rebuilding Eden, and Other Myths of Conservation in Africa, by Stephanie Hanes
Newcomers are welcome! For more information contact John Christensen.
at Peace United Church of Christ in Webster Groves.
Meeting schedule 2020:
April 14 ‒ In a Sunburned Country, by Bill Bryson
May 12 ‒ White Man's game, Saving Animals, Rebuilding Eden, and Other Myths of Conservation in Africa, by Stephanie Hanes
Newcomers are welcome! For more information contact John Christensen.
WGNSS MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS ARE DUE!
It’s time to renew your annual WGNSS membership dues: $15 yearly with online color Nature Notes or $25 yearly with Nature Notes copies in black and white mailed. Two new options are offered this year: $300 lifetime membership, Nature Notes online. and $135 ten year membership for the price of nine years, Nature Notes online. If you have already renewed, THANK YOU!
"Nature Notes" is our Newsletter - join WGNSS to receive the latest issues! Nature Notes features spectacular photographs and articles about botany, birding, entomology, and conservation by expert authors. Nature Notes is available by regular post or e-mail.
There are significant advantages to receiving Nature Notes by e-mail:
Past issues from the last few years are available to download from the Nature Note archive page.
Submit articles, photographs, or events to Steve Turner, the Editor of Nature Notes.
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Past issues from the last few years are available to download from the Nature Note archive page.
Submit articles, photographs, or events to Steve Turner, the Editor of Nature Notes.
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photo by Gwyn Wahlmann
Webster Groves Nature Study Society General Meeting
First Wednesday each month, 7:00 p.m. at Webster Groves Library
First Wednesday each month, 7:00 p.m. at Webster Groves Library
Events page photo slideshow credits:
Tower Rock in Misssissippi River by Casey Galvin - 1st place in Habitat category, 2013 WGNSS Photo Contest
Honey Bee on Bloodroot flowers by Abby Lee-Fairbanks - 1st place in Botany category, 2013 WGNSS Photo Contest
Waterfall, by Ryan Fairbanks - 3rd place in Habitat category, 2013 WGNSS Photo Contest
Peregrine Falcon, by Casey Galvin - 1st place in Birding category, 2013 WGNSS Photo Contest
Ice on LaBarque Creek, by Nels Holmberg - 1st place in Habitat category, 2013 WGNSS Photo Contest
Bronze Tiger Beetle by Ted MacRae - Grand Prize 2013 WGNSS Photo Contest
Summer Tanager by Mike Thelen - 2nd place in Birding category, 2013 WGNSS Photo Contest
Beach Wolf Spider by Ted MacRae - 1st place in Entomology category, 2013 WGNSS Photo Contest
Least Sandpiper by Casey Galvin - Honorary Mention in Birding category, 2013 WGNSS Photo Contest
Missouri Evening Primrose by Anne McCormack
Victoria Glade with Fremont's Leather Flower and Indian Paintbrush by Anne McCormack
Ruby-throated Hummingbird male by Casey Galvin
Wild Hydrangea with Harvestman by Anne McCormack
Red-spotted Purple Butterfly on Paw Paw by Anne McCormack
Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly on Eastern Blazing-Star by Anne McCormack
Duck Creek by Casey Galvin
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PO Box 190065
Saint Louis MO 63119-6065
Tower Rock in Misssissippi River by Casey Galvin - 1st place in Habitat category, 2013 WGNSS Photo Contest
Honey Bee on Bloodroot flowers by Abby Lee-Fairbanks - 1st place in Botany category, 2013 WGNSS Photo Contest
Waterfall, by Ryan Fairbanks - 3rd place in Habitat category, 2013 WGNSS Photo Contest
Peregrine Falcon, by Casey Galvin - 1st place in Birding category, 2013 WGNSS Photo Contest
Ice on LaBarque Creek, by Nels Holmberg - 1st place in Habitat category, 2013 WGNSS Photo Contest
Bronze Tiger Beetle by Ted MacRae - Grand Prize 2013 WGNSS Photo Contest
Summer Tanager by Mike Thelen - 2nd place in Birding category, 2013 WGNSS Photo Contest
Beach Wolf Spider by Ted MacRae - 1st place in Entomology category, 2013 WGNSS Photo Contest
Least Sandpiper by Casey Galvin - Honorary Mention in Birding category, 2013 WGNSS Photo Contest
Missouri Evening Primrose by Anne McCormack
Victoria Glade with Fremont's Leather Flower and Indian Paintbrush by Anne McCormack
Ruby-throated Hummingbird male by Casey Galvin
Wild Hydrangea with Harvestman by Anne McCormack
Red-spotted Purple Butterfly on Paw Paw by Anne McCormack
Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly on Eastern Blazing-Star by Anne McCormack
Duck Creek by Casey Galvin
Join WGNSS!
Webster Groves Nature Study Society
PO Box 190065
Saint Louis MO 63119-6065