Webster Groves Nature Study Society "ANNUAL SPRING BANQUET"
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"PLEASE INCLUDE ALL NAMES OF YOUR PARTY IN THE PAYPAL COMMENTS BOX"
Payments can be made here using the "Donate" Button to located below.
"PLEASE INCLUDE ALL NAMES OF YOUR PARTY IN THE PAYPAL COMMENTS BOX"
Upcoming field trips and natural history group meetings can be found in this newsletter and at wgnss.org, and on Facebook. Also, previous general meetings can be found on YouTube. Look for an article on E. O. Wilson later in this issue of Nature Notes.
The Webster Groves Nature Study Society is pleased to announce that applications are being accepted for the following 2023 scholarship grants:
Bo Koster Grant for Nature Study This is an annual award to support fieldwork of a college student in natural history. The Bo Koster Grant honors long time WGNSS member Bo Koster, an avid birder and researcher in diabetes. Click HERE for more information.
Menke Scholarship to Improve Wildlife Habitat This scholarship’s goal is to increase and improve wildlife habitat in Missouri, and honors Don and Nell Menke, long-term members of WGNSS and lifelong birders/ wildflower experts, and honors their son, David Menke, a wildlife park ranger all his professional life. Click HERE for more information.
Mickey Scudder Scholarship in Field Biology This is an annual award to support the field work of a graduate student in natural history. This scholarship honors long time WGNSS member Mickey Scudder, who is well remembered for her infectious enthusiasm towards field work, particularly with wild birds. Click HERE for more information.
Bo Koster Grant for Nature Study This is an annual award to support fieldwork of a college student in natural history. The Bo Koster Grant honors long time WGNSS member Bo Koster, an avid birder and researcher in diabetes. Click HERE for more information.
Menke Scholarship to Improve Wildlife Habitat This scholarship’s goal is to increase and improve wildlife habitat in Missouri, and honors Don and Nell Menke, long-term members of WGNSS and lifelong birders/ wildflower experts, and honors their son, David Menke, a wildlife park ranger all his professional life. Click HERE for more information.
Mickey Scudder Scholarship in Field Biology This is an annual award to support the field work of a graduate student in natural history. This scholarship honors long time WGNSS member Mickey Scudder, who is well remembered for her infectious enthusiasm towards field work, particularly with wild birds. Click HERE for more information.
WGNSS Nature Book Club, Virtual Zoom Meetings
The WGNSS Nature Book Group normally meets on the second Tuesday of each month. Due to the Covid pandemic we will be meeting on Zoom until further notice. Email John Christensen at dwib@swbell.net several days before the meeting to receive your Zoom invitation.
Newcomers are welcome! For more information contact John Christensen.
The WGNSS Nature Book Group normally meets on the second Tuesday of each month. Due to the Covid pandemic we will be meeting on Zoom until further notice. Email John Christensen at dwib@swbell.net several days before the meeting to receive your Zoom invitation.
Newcomers are welcome! For more information contact John Christensen.
WGNSS ORNITHOLOGY GROUP
Thursday and Saturday Bird Walks!
Contact David at DavidBecher@msn.com for details
WGNSS trips are free and open to all!
Thursday and Saturday Bird Walks!
Contact David at DavidBecher@msn.com for details
WGNSS trips are free and open to all!
WGNSS Nature Photography Group Field Trips!
Interested in participating in WGNSS Nature Photography Group activities?
Send your contact information to Miguel Acosta.
Visit the WGNSS Nature Photography Group website here,
check current Nature Notes, or the WGNSS Facebook page for details and updates!
Interested in participating in WGNSS Nature Photography Group activities?
Send your contact information to Miguel Acosta.
Visit the WGNSS Nature Photography Group website here,
check current Nature Notes, or the WGNSS Facebook page for details and updates!
WEBSTER GROVES NATURE STUDY SOCIETY
Membership Application/Renewal – September 1st to August 31st
Membership Application/Renewal – September 1st to August 31st
August is the 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!
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The 100th Anniversary of WGNSS featured in the Webster Kirkwood Time:
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
Join WGNSS!
Webster Groves Nature Study Society
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