Miami Blue Chapter Quarterly Meeting Q1

The Miami Blue Chapter of NABA will be holding their 1st Quarterly Meeting of 2023 and election of officers on Sunday, February 5th, 2023 and will be held at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.

Our guest speaker will be Daniela Champney from Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden’s “Connect to Protect Network”. Her presentation will be “Planting Pine Rockland plants to help save this ecosystem and attract pollinators.”

Brief abstract: The Connect to Protect Network (CTPN) has its focus on the pine rocklands – our fragmented, endangered ecosystem, which many people have never even heard about. Members of CTPN plant pine rockland plants in their yards, attracting butterflies and other pollinators. In this presentation you will find out what you can do beyond planting in your own yard. In addition, we will talk about our project of promoting the locustberry to help bring back the threatened Florida Duskywing butterfly.

This meeting and speaker will be in-person and also live-streamed via Zoom. Please see below for details on how to JOIN IN PERSON or JOIN VIA ZOOM.

Contributions of finger food and soft drinks for the refreshments table will be appreciated by all.

JOIN VIA ZOOM:
Using the link below on the day of the meeting, enter both your First and Last names. Please know you will then be in the waiting room, not hearing or seeing anything, until the live meeting commences at 1:00 pm ET.
https://mdc-edu.zoom.us/j/86075864429?pwd=NVMzOWhtd1NQRHM4KzVRZjF1RWNoZz09
Meeting ID: 860 7586 4429 | Passcode: 140886

JOIN IN PERSON:
Registration for in-person attendance is required for this meeting! 
To register, click here to send an email to Adam Skowronski at upinadam@hotmail.com providing your First and Last names. Two days before the event, we will send you detailed instructions on where to park, how to enter the garden and how to get to the meeting room.

IN PERSON VENUE:
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens
10901 Old Cutler Rd
Coral Gables, FL 33156

Meeting Agenda:

1. Welcome – DJO
2. Introduction of Guest Speaker ( Daniela Champney ) – JC
3. Presentation “Planting Pine Rockland plants to help save this ecosystem and attract pollinators.”
4. Election of Officers; appointment of other positions – DJO
5. Conservation Report – DJO
6. Other business – open
7. Next meeting (5-7-23).
8. Adjourn

Slate of Officers to be elected:
President: Dennis Olle
Vice President, Miami-Dade County: Linda Evans
Vice President, Monroe County: Susan Kolterman
Secretary: Lydia Cuni
Treasurer: Mary Rose

Positions to be reappointed by the new Officers:
Vice President, Community Outreach: Barbara McAdam
Vice President, Special Events: Adam Skowronski
Membership Chair: Ana Alexandra Rojas
Web and E-news Chair: Becky Smith

For reference:
Past President: Jaeson Clayborn