November 1, 2017 – WGNSS General Meeting
Wednesday 7:00 pm , at the Webster the Groves Library
Wednesday 7:00 pm , at the Webster the Groves Library
Friendly reminder of WGNSS DUES RENEWAL -- August is the time to renew your WGNSS membership dues. Annual membership is just $15 to receive Nature Notes by email (or $25 to receive Nature Notes by USPS mail). You can use the membership form at on the back of Nature Notes, also available at the bottom of this webpage. Please note any changes to your email, phone, etc., and mail with your payment to:
Webster Groves Nature Study Society
PO Box 190065
St. Louis, MO 63119
If you have already renewed, THANK YOU!
Webster Groves Nature Study Society
PO Box 190065
St. Louis, MO 63119
If you have already renewed, THANK YOU!
2017 Fall Nature Hikes, WGNSS in partnership with Kirkwood Parks and Recreation, offer two nature hikes this autumn, free and open to the public!
October 21, Saturday – Rocks, Quarries, & Fossils – Geologist and WGNSS Education Board Member Scott George will guide us through Kirkwood's Meramec Highland Quarry at Dee Koestering Park. This site is a historic quarry with large boulders and quarry spoils providing a view of the unique geology of our region. Bring a camera and notebook if desired. Unpaved trails, moderate difficulty. Rain or Shine. Free for all ages. Location: Meramec Highland Quarry at Dee Koestering Park (1703 Marshal Road, Kirkwood, MO). Meet at the trailhead kiosk at 10:00 A.M.
October 28, Saturday – Why Aren't Autumn Leaves Green? – Join Biologist and WGNSS Vice-President Rich Thoma for a hike through the colorful fall woods of Emmenegger Nature Park as he explains the responses of trees to the changing seasons. Bring camera and notebook if desired. Unpaved trails, easy to moderate difficulty. Rain or Shine. Free to all ages. Location: Emmenegger Nature Park (11991 Stoneywood Drive, Kirkwood, MO) Meet at the trailhead kiosk at 10:00 A.M.
October 21, Saturday – Rocks, Quarries, & Fossils – Geologist and WGNSS Education Board Member Scott George will guide us through Kirkwood's Meramec Highland Quarry at Dee Koestering Park. This site is a historic quarry with large boulders and quarry spoils providing a view of the unique geology of our region. Bring a camera and notebook if desired. Unpaved trails, moderate difficulty. Rain or Shine. Free for all ages. Location: Meramec Highland Quarry at Dee Koestering Park (1703 Marshal Road, Kirkwood, MO). Meet at the trailhead kiosk at 10:00 A.M.
October 28, Saturday – Why Aren't Autumn Leaves Green? – Join Biologist and WGNSS Vice-President Rich Thoma for a hike through the colorful fall woods of Emmenegger Nature Park as he explains the responses of trees to the changing seasons. Bring camera and notebook if desired. Unpaved trails, easy to moderate difficulty. Rain or Shine. Free to all ages. Location: Emmenegger Nature Park (11991 Stoneywood Drive, Kirkwood, MO) Meet at the trailhead kiosk at 10:00 A.M.
2017 WGNSS Nature Photography Group:
October 21, Saturday – Photographing the great springs of southeast Missouri
Interested WGNSS members will carpool to the Missouri Ozarks to visit and photograph the great springs that are iconic to this area. This will be a full day trip. Autumn colors should be part of the scenery!
Contact Bill Duncan if you are planning to attend.
November 7, Tuesday – WGNSS Nature Photography Group Classroom Session at 6:00p.m. at Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center, 11715 Cragwold Rd., Kirkwood, MO. A member photo "show-and-share" will occur at the end of each meeting following the featured topic.
Interested in participating in Nature Photography Group activities?
Send your contact information to Bill Duncan.
Check Nature Notes or the WGNSS Facebook page for details and updates!
October 21, Saturday – Photographing the great springs of southeast Missouri
Interested WGNSS members will carpool to the Missouri Ozarks to visit and photograph the great springs that are iconic to this area. This will be a full day trip. Autumn colors should be part of the scenery!
Contact Bill Duncan if you are planning to attend.
November 7, Tuesday – WGNSS Nature Photography Group Classroom Session at 6:00p.m. at Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center, 11715 Cragwold Rd., Kirkwood, MO. A member photo "show-and-share" will occur at the end of each meeting following the featured topic.
Interested in participating in Nature Photography Group activities?
Send your contact information to Bill Duncan.
Check Nature Notes or the WGNSS Facebook page for details and updates!
WGNSS Photo Contest 2017 !
Winning photos are on display from November 1 through December 31
at the Audubon Center at Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary,
301 Riverlands Way, West Alton, MO, (636)-899-0090 Hours: 8 am - 4 pm, 7 days a week
Winning photos are on display from November 1 through December 31
at the Audubon Center at Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary,
301 Riverlands Way, West Alton, MO, (636)-899-0090 Hours: 8 am - 4 pm, 7 days a week
The WGNSS third digital photo contest was held at the Kirkwood Community Center on April 6. Judging took place in four natural history categories (Plants and Fungi, Invertebrates, Vertebrates, and Landscapes) with a first, second, third and honorary mention for each category. In addition, the 2017 contest included a new 'Photo Blog' category. Each blog that was submitted for judging included photos and a natural history essay. For the natural history categories, judging took place in “American Idol” style where each judge described the features of photos they thought were great, from a photographer’s point of view as well as from the subject and natural history perspective. The Photo Blog category was judged by the WGNSS Nature Book Club. The Photo Contest was a wonderful opportunity for the participates to learn how to take great natural history photos! From the top three photos in each category a Grand Prize photo was chosen by everyone in attendance. Congratulations to the photo winners.
"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 Ted MacRae, the Editor of Nature Notes.
Annual WGNSS membership is just $15 (for Nature Notes by email) or $25 (for Nature Notes by USPS mail). Webster Groves Nature Study Society
PO Box 190065
St. Louis, MO 63119
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
Join WGNSS!
Webster Groves Nature Study Society
PO Box 190065
Saint Louis MO 63119-6065
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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 Ted MacRae, the Editor of Nature Notes.
Annual WGNSS membership is just $15 (for Nature Notes by email) or $25 (for Nature Notes by USPS mail). Webster Groves Nature Study Society
PO Box 190065
St. Louis, MO 63119
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
Join WGNSS!
Webster Groves Nature Study Society
PO Box 190065
Saint Louis MO 63119-6065
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