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Volume 34, Issue 6 Bayou Foliage June Board Meeting Kelly’s Restaurant 7011 Spencer Hwy @ Red Bluff Pasadena, Texas 77505 During June and July, there won’t be any regular volunteer meetings, just the board meetings. Armand Bayou Nature Center Volunteer Newsletter JUNE 5 Prairie Friday MFHF committee meeting 6 Stewardship Saturday National Trails Day (page 6) 7 Sundays In Nature 11 Volunteer Board meet 12 Prairie Friday 13 Second Sat. Bird Count 18 Bayou Foliage deadline 19 Prairie Friday 20 Stewardship Saturday 21 Sundays in Nature 26 Prairie Friday Even though I took on this task as a temporary assignment, I have enjoyed doing it and look forward to continuing into the future. Especially since I have some excellent assistance with 2 proof readers, and plenty of input from both volunteers and staff. Hint, hint; input appreciated from all. It is, and should be, your newsletter, one of the methods of communication that most everyone reads. Phone trees are long gone, emails are becoming passé, not everyone will text or subscribe to Facebook. For those few “hold-outs” not into electronic media, the printed version works just fine. Ideas for future publications are welcome. Whenever you have a brainstorm, please feel free to contact us. FROM THE EDITOR HEADS UP NOTICE: Wednesday June 3 to Friday June 5 from 7 am to 5 pm The Farm Area will be busy – Shell has scheduled to be on site for 3 work days, as part of their 5 year commitment. Please be safe and don’t walk into their activities.
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Volume 34, Issue 6
Bayou Foliage June Board Meeting
Kelly’s Restaurant
7011 Spencer Hwy @ Red Bluff Pasadena, Texas 77505
During June and July, there won’t be any regular volunteer
meetings, just the board meetings.
Armand Bayou Nature Center
Volunteer Newsletter
JUNE
5 Prairie Friday
MFHF committee meeting
6 Stewardship Saturday
National Trails Day (page 6)
7 Sundays In Nature
11 Volunteer Board meet
12 Prairie Friday
13 Second Sat. Bird Count
18 Bayou Foliage deadline
19 Prairie Friday
20 Stewardship Saturday
21 Sundays in Nature
26 Prairie Friday
Even though I took on this task as a temporary assignment, I have enjoyed doing it and look forward to continuing into the future. Especially since I have some excellent assistance with 2 proof readers, and plenty of input from both volunteers and staff. Hint, hint; input appreciated from all. It is, and should be, your newsletter, one of the methods of communication that most everyone reads. Phone trees are long gone, emails are becoming passé, not everyone will text or subscribe to Facebook. For those few “hold-outs” not into electronic media, the printed version works just fine. Ideas for future publications are welcome. Whenever you have a brainstorm, please feel free to contact us.
FROM THE EDITOR
HEADS UP NOTICE:
Wednesday June 3 to Friday June 5 from 7 am to 5 pm
The Farm Area will be busy – Shell has scheduled to be on site for 3 work days, as part of their 5 year commitment. Please be safe and don’t walk into their activities.
FROM THE VICE CHAIR
June 2015
Armand Bayou Nature Center
Volunteer Board 2015
Foliage proof readers:
Vicki Atkins Nancy Cushing
Staff Roster
Chair OPEN
Vice-Chair Joe Bryan 409-933-4087 [email protected]
Secretary Tom Scarsella 832-221-3752 [email protected]
Treasurer Eleanor Stanley 713-455-1502 no e-mail
Administration Gaye Batiz 713-518-5759 [email protected]
Weekend Demos Polly Swerdlin 281-814-4606 [email protected]
Weekend Trails Karen Sutera 281-474-5087 [email protected]
Greeters/Interpreters Polly Swerdlin 281-814-4606 [email protected]
Weekday Edu. Madeleine Barnes 281-474-9406 [email protected]
Outreach Susan Millsap 281-538-6695 [email protected]
Facilities James Frantz 281-470-0946 [email protected]
Stewardship Edward Craven 917-921-8290 [email protected]
Bayou Foliage Editor Polly Swerdlin 281-814-4606 [email protected]
Webmaster Shawn Gano 832-314-1608 [email protected]
Tom Kartrude Ext 11 Marketing Ext 12 Mark Kramer Ext 15 Barbara Baxter Ext 18 Kathy Gardner Ext 13 Dave Kovach Ext 16 Susan Millsap Ext 10 Heather Millar Ext 14 Jessica Collier Ext 17 Mike Maglitto Ext 10 Liz Van Orstrand Ext TBA Zach Roper Ext 20
Emails are [email protected] i.e.: [email protected] ; except Susan: [email protected] for the front desk
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Fellow Volunteers, I accepted the non-elected position of Interim Chair with the support of the volunteer board. I will not run for election of that position for 2016. I am not as well equipped for that role as Liz. I do not expect to do as good a job as Liz has done for the past 2 ½ years. I believe Liz’s part time role as Volunteer Coordinator as an ABNC employee will benefit the Nature Center more than her role as volunteer President. I will accept a role as the Vice Chair again for 2016 and continue to search for speakers for our volunteer meetings. Please think of good candidates for Chair for 2016 and share their names with the volunteer board. With the assistance of the experienced volunteer board members, including past chairs, I expect we will complete this year successfully. As a new retiree, I may have even assumed too many volunteer commitments since February, but sea turtle patrol ends in mid-July. I will move to seeking a speaker for our October meeting. A Clear Springs High School astronomy teacher, Ivanell George will speak on Astronomy at our August meeting. Our own Ed Craven will speak on the wolves of La Porte at our September meeting. Joe Bryan
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Beginning Balance $3597.08
Expenditures:
Volunteer Banner $150.00
Total Expenditures $150.00
Income:
$0
Total Income $0
Current Balance $3447.08
Meeting Snacks & Drinks The social portions of our meetings are enhanced with finger food
snacks and beverages; please sign up for one month, either one:
SNACKS DRINKS
AUGUST Eleanor Stanley x
SEPTEMBER x x
OCTOBER x x
NOVEMBER Polly Swerdlin x
DECEMBER (pot lunch dinner)
JANUARY (appreciation dinner)
FEBRUARY x x
MARCH x x Signup is on a clipboard in the Volunteer Office
Treasurer’s Report April 2015
VOLUNTEER MEETING MINUTES
May 14, 2015
Joe Bryan , acting Chair, called the meeting to order at 7:12 PM. A request for cardboard tubes from paper towel rolls for Ecocamp was made. Contact Heather or Kathy for more details if you have any to contribute. National Trails Day is June 6 and the ABNC has a full schedule. Hikes all day and the booked night hikes are full and volunteer help would be appreciated everywhere. Tom Kartrude said that the Rookery and gator watch tours are also sold out for the sixth and the coming weeks in general. Tom said that Mark Kramer had received the Terry Hershey Bayou Stewardship award on Tuesday for his life’s work on the Armand Bayou waterway. Previous winners include George H. W. Bush and George Mitchell. Tom said that the Armand Bayou is the best protected and best preserved bayou in the region and Mark should be justly proud of it. The State of the Lake was held in the Ginzbarg Educational Building by the Bay Area Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce this evening and went well. Commissioner Morman, local mayors, Pasadena councilmen, other local leaders who are ABNC stakeholders were present and preservationists were present. We adjourned at 7:29 PM. Tom Scarsella Secretary
Yellow Crowned Night Heron By Gaye Batiz
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TRAINING DATES TO REMEMBER Signup sheets are in the Volunteer Office located in the Kanaka Building.
To register: call 281-474-2551 ext. 10
Wednesday June 3rd Take Charge of Your Group: 10 am - noon Location: Auditorium Leader: Raquel Lewis This class is recommended for those leading or buddying with groups, classes and field trips. Topics to be covered: class/group management tools; timing and teamwork; and other tricks to keep your group moving successfully. Mon – Thu June 8 – 12 Training for Summer EcoCamp: 1 pm – 3 pm As soon as you know if you plan to attend, please let Heather know. We will be covering such topics as: Safeguarding Children and Adults; fishing and dip netting; canoe safety and strokes; prairie sweep netting; trail hikes; use of study specimens; assisting lead teachers; crafts and other topics as needed. It is important to attend the training as either a refresher or for the first time and for us to get to know one another and be on the same page while at the Center.
Are you on Facebook?
If so, join other current and past volunteers and staff to share
comments and news about
happenings at ABNC.
First and Third Sundays In Nature Zach Martin in Education is the POC for the projects
(Sponsored by Dow Chemical of Deer Park)
June – Turtles
July – Snakes
August – Insects
September – Outdoor Safety
October – Bats
November – Spiders
December – Mammals
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After our June classes, the next will be in September, stay tuned.
“In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria.” - Benjamin Franklin
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Outreach Opportunity
Call or email Susan Millsap to volunteer:
Bay Shore Elementary 800 McCabe Rd
La Porte
Reptiles 2nd thru 5th graders
Wednesday June 24
Two sessions 9-10 am and 10-11 am
Adriana will be leading this event, she needs one or
two helpers
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Education Department Page Leaders and Helpers needed for these events
Contact Heather 281 474 2551 ext. 14
June Day Care Field Trips 10 Pond Life 3rd & 4th grade 25 kids 11 Reptiles & Trail Pre-K 20 kids 15 Reptiles & Trail 5 & 6 years 25 kids 16 Reptiles & Pond Life 5-12 years 10 kids 17 Reptiles & Trail Kinder-5th grade 10 kids 18 Mammal Mania Kinder-3rd grade 60 kids 19 Reptiles & Trail 7 – 12 years 25 kids 23 Reptiles & Trail mixed ages 60 kids 24 Reptiles 2nd – 5th grade 25 Reptiles & Trail mixed ages 40 kids 30 Reptiles & Trail 18 – 30 years 10 special needs
ECO-CAMP JUNE 8 UNTIL AUGUST 7 MONDAY THRU FRIDAY
May 2 Turtle Class led by Margaret Frick
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CONTINUING EDUCATION
NEW IN THE LIBRARY A Weekend In September (1900 storm) Atlas of Indians of North America It’s Easy Being Green – Crissy Trask Wildflowers of Houston by John and Gloria Tveten (autographed)
June 6, 2015
Time Event Guides 6:30 am Waking Up to Nature Liz Van Orstrand, Marie Asscherick, Karen Sutera
Early morning hike with a light breakfast, coffee, juice RESERVATIONS 8:30 am Front Office Support Madeleine Barnes 9:00 am Guided Hike Laura Vincent 10:00 am Guided Hike Liz Van Orstrand 10:00 am ABC Hike for ‘Lil Hikers Karen Sutera 11:00 am “Members Only” Hike Tom Kartrude
This is for ABNC Members and it will be reservation-only. RESERVATIONS 12:00 pm Guided Madeleine Barnes 1:00 pm ABC Hike for ‘Lil Hikers Karen Sutera 2:00 pm Guided Joe Bryan 7:00 pm Night Hike Gaye Batiz, Liz Garney, Karen Sutera
This is the monthly scheduled Night Hike RESERVATIONS
Did you know? From Wikipedia about our popular critter on site: The red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans), also known as red-eared terrapin, is a semiaquatic turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. It is a subspecies of the pond slider. It is the most popular pet turtle in the United States and is also popular as a pet in the rest of the world, as, among other factors, it is easy to maintain. It has, therefore, become the most commonly traded turtle in the world. It is native to the southern United States and northern Mexico, but has become established in other places because of pet releases and has become an invasive species in many areas, where it outcompetes native species. The red-eared slider is included in the List of the world’s 100 most invasive species published by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
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Bayou Foliage deadline: 3rd Thursday of each month.
DATE
10:00 Trails
Karen Sutera
281-474-5087
2:00 Trails
Karen Sutera
281-474-5087
Greeters
Polly Swerdlin
281-814-4606
Natural History
Demos
Polly Swerdlin
281-814-4606
Farm House
Interpreters
Polly Swerdlin
281-814-4606
Farm Life
Demos
Polly Swerdlin
281-814-4606
6/06
National
Trails Day
See schedule
of events
page 6
See schedule
of events
page 6 Polly Swerdlin
Margaret Frick
Pond Life
Jane Bingel
Susan Hesley
Yarn Dolls
6/07
1st Sundays
in Nature OPEN Ken Russell
Eleanor Stanley
Reptiles Polly Swerdlin
Tina Bass
English Paper
Piecing
6/13 Leda Parker Karen Sutera
Nancy Cushing
Polly Swerdlin
Adaptations Julia Knutson
HABA onsite
8am to 4pm --------------
Jane Bingel
Stereoscope
6/14
Flag Day OPEN OPEN
Margaret Frick
Frogs Julia Knutson OPEN
6/20 OPEN OPEN OPEN
Margaret Frick
Snakes Jane Bingel
Polly Swerdlin
Butter Making
6/21
3rd Sundays
in Nature Leda Parker Joe Bryan
Tina Bass
Bees Jill Macomber
Nancy Saint
Yarn Dolls
6/27 Liz Van
Orstrand OPEN Julia Knutson
Jane Bingel
Birds Polly Swerdlin OPEN
6/28
Mel Brooks’
birthday Karen Sutera Zel Arbuckle
Madeleine Barnes
Bison Eleanor Stanley
Julia Knutson
Fabric
If you have to cancel, please do your best to find your own replacement. If you
cannot, please notify your coordinator AND the Front Desk. If you can cover
for any open slots, please call the coordinator for that event. When you arrive
at ABNC for your duty, please check in at the Front Desk.
ABNC Volunteer Duty Roster – June Weekends
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Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 58828
Houston, TX 77258
Location:
8500 Bay Area Boulevard
Pasadena, TX 77507
Phone: 281-474-2551
Web: www.abnc.org
Volunteer Web Page:
www.abncvols.org
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May Volunteer Picnic held inside again (since it was a rainy day)
Lew Hornung would like to thank everyone for the outpouring of condolences he received when Betty passed away. His family will be gathering for a memorial June 21 in Armand Bayou Nature Center’s auditorium from 12 noon to 5 pm. He would be most grateful to see old friends gather around.
