Miami Blue Meeting at Castellow Hammock Feb. 5, 2017

The Miami Blue Chapter, NABA  is excited to announce that our speaker for our February 5 meeting will be Frank Ridgley, DVM, Conservation and Research Department, Zoo Miami, Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation & Open Spaces.  His topic will be about the new habitat the zoo is creating to house threatened butterflies as a reservoir for future release.  Join us at 1 pm on Sunday, February 5.  Come early to see if plants donated to Castellow have been effective attracting butterflies to their garden.

Election of Officers:

Shelby Heeter, Nominations Chair will present the slate of officers:

President: Linda Evans

V.Pres. (Miami-Dade):  Kitty Suarez

V.Pres. (Keys):  Susan Kolterman

Treasurer: Ron Nuehring

Secretary: Tom Privett

Dir. Of Conservation: Dennis Olle

Dir. Of Communication:  Becky Smith

Dir. Of Programs: Jaeson Clayborn

Dir. Of Membership: Patty Phares

Additional nominations will be taken by the floor. K

Note:

“A Walk on the Wild Side” by Laura de Ara (Interpretive Program Leader), will lead a guided tour of Castellow Hammock.  Take a tour of our garden and nature trail to find out which butterflies are active each season and what attracts them.  Learn how to plant a garden of your own, what you can do to assist local parks and how you can play a role in saving our pollinators from extinction.  Join her for a guided tour at Castellow Hammock offered every first Sunday of the month  from 11:30-1 pm.  There will be a fee for this walk of 4$ per person,  funds going to Castellow Hammock.