A Quarterly N e w s l e t t e r for members and friends of Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary
THE
SANCTUARY
Issue #4 - 14
Fall activities for the whole family!
Sunday, November 30
Friday, Saturday & Sunday
October 24, 25 & 26
29TH ANNUAL FAIRY TALE FOREST and the
WALK OF 100 JACK-O-LANTERNS
Time:
Ages:
Fee:
This non-scary Halloween event is sure to
delight you and your little ones! Walk a short trail
lit with over 100 jack-o-lanterns carved by local
students. Meet fantastically fun native animal
characters and a few goofy fairy tale folk who
are more than willing to give away some treats
and maybe a trick or two. Afterwards, go inside
the Nature Center to meet real live animals,
enjoy our educational exhibits, and make a cool
“spooky fun” craft. Proceeds of this special
event benefit the Nature Sanctuary and its education programming. Registration not required.
Ticket table runs 5:30 to 8:00 pm
All (especially for little ones)
$8/person ( advance tickets $5, Sept 15-Oct 18)
Members: $5/person (advance tickets $3,
Sept 15-Oct 18). Children under 2 are free
BIRDWATCHING AT SQUAW CREEK
Caravan with the friends and staff
of MLTNS and Backyard Bird Center
on a bird watching trip to Squaw
Creek National Wildlife Refuge,
located on I-29, 30 miles north of
St. Joseph, Missouri. We will take
along our spotting scopes and spare
binoculars for extra viewing. Bring
snacks, drinks, lunch, your birding supplies and friends.
Each group will stop at the viewing stations to look for
bald eagles and other wildlife. Pack a lunch and stay on
the refuge to see what passes by while we eat, or join the
group taking a side trip for lunch. Please call to register.
Time: Meet at the MLTNS Nature Center
by 7:00 am, to caravan/carpool, or
Meet at the Squaw Creek Visitor Center
by 9:00 am, to start the tour as a group
Ages:Family
Fee: $5 per person
Saturday & Sunday, December 13 & 14
ELVES’ WORKSHOP:
Children Shopping With Santa’s Elves
Celebrate the holidays with a visit to the Elves’ Workshop. Children are invited to visit the Nature
Center for face painting, treats, crafts, Santa and more! The Elves’ Holiday Store will be open for children
only. Parents, please provide a list of gift recipients and shopping money. The Elves will help your child
choose the perfect gift for friends or family members. Gifts are priced from less than $1.00 up to $10.00,
and are wrapped and labeled compliments of the Elves. While the children are shopping, adults can
browse in our gift shop, relax in the exhibit area, and snack on holiday treats. Registration not required.
Time: Anytime from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Ages: Able to shop without Mom or Dad Fee: $3/child; Members: $2/child
Want to help prepare for this event? Look around your house for new, nearly new and slightly used,
re-giftable items to donate. We need gifts for children to purchase for their family members of all ages
and for their pets. Donations will be accepted from now until December 10.
The mission of the Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary is to provide: u Engaging, hands-on environmental and natural science education for all ages
u Biodiversity of native plants and animals through wise management of our natural resources u Understanding that all Earth’s inhabitants are part of
complex, interdependent ecosystems, and u Opportunities for quiet reflection and reconnection with the natural world.
Printed on recycled paper with soy-based ink.
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f rom the sanctuary
By Michael Sandy Going Electronic
The newsletter can now be found on our website (www.
naturesanctuary.com). Simply scroll down on the home page and
click on the newsletter pdf on the left. We will send out an e-mail
and notice on Facebook when each new newsletter is published.
If you would like to get the e-mails, make sure you send us your
e-mail address when you renew your membership. Please include
your name, address, phone number and e-mail address in your
request so we can keep our records current. Our present plan is
to publish all newsletters electronically and mail out the fourth
quarter newsletter. This will allow the Nature Sanctuary to save
thousands of dollars each year, a very important option with the
rising cost of living.
The Nature Sanctuary is now using Facebook with a Martha
Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary site and a Martha Lafite
Thompson Nature Sanctuary EGADS Camp site to communicate with the public. Programs and events will be listed on the
Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary Facebook site and
anyone who has “liked” us will automatically receive an e-mail.
The EGADS Camp site will keep the families of the campers
up-to-date with what’s going on in camp. If you do not have a
Facebook site, check our website regularly for updates. Anyone
with a membership may request to be on our e-mail list.
Thank you all for participating at the Nature Sanctuary – I hope
you enjoy it as much as the staff and I do. Please call or come by
and spend a little time with us during the Holiday seasons!
Michael R. Sandy
Sharing nature with friends and family!
P.S. It’s that time again: look around your house for re-giftable
items to donate to Elves’ Workshop in December, bring them on
out and ask your friends to do the same. For more information,
give us a call at 816-781-8598.
WINTER HOURS
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1 THROUGH MARCH 31
Nature Center: Tuesday – Saturday, 9 am – 5 pm
Sanctuary and Hiking Trails: Open Daily, 8 am – 5 pm
(Gate closes promptly at 5 pm)
Saturdays, October, November and December
Saturday StoryTime
Join us for our new Saturday StoryTime; stories, make a craft and
take a hike. Come early for coloring pages and stay late to see the
animals eat! Please call to register. (Note: this program will not be
held on October 25 or December 13, but come on out to enjoy
Fairy Tale Forest and Elves’ Workshop those weekends.)
Time: 1:30 – 2:30 pm
Ages: Family
Fee: Please bring a donation
EARTH GUARDIANS ADVENTURE DAYS (EGADS)
SUMMER CAMP
Our day camps provide great opportunities for fun and hands-on,
engaging adventures in the natural world. Check out our website
(www.naturesanctuary.com) at a later date for the EGADS brochure
and more details.
Summer Camp registration begins Tuesday, April 7. MLTNS Members’ early registration begins Tuesday, March 10.
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Species Spotlight
By Collin Edwards
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
As the colors of the leaves change and fall begins to settle in,
migratory birds take flight. Neotropical birds that spent the summer mating in North America head back to habitats in Central
and South America. The time of fall migration presents the last
chance of the year to spot such birds, including the stunning
Scarlet Tanager.
The Scarlet Tanager is aptly named for the brilliant red color
of the males. In stark contrast to the males, females are an olive
color. This species is a medium-sized songbird in the cardinal
family. Its call consists of a unique and repeating chick-burr
sound. While in North America, this species inhabits deciduous or deciduous-coniferous forests from southeastern Canada
through much of the eastern United States, including Missouri.
As a migrant species, the Scarlet Tanager can be seen in Missouri
as early as the middle of March. Once the bird has arrived, it nests
and mates, producing broods of 3-5 offspring. The light blue eggs
of the Scarlet Tanager incubate in the nest for 11-14 days until
they hatch. The young leave the nest 9-12 days after hatching.
The Scarlet Tanager forages high in the canopy of tall trees. It
eats mostly flying insects, including grasshoppers, cicadas and
moths. When insect populations dwindle, the Scarlet Tanager
may eat chokeberries, raspberries, mulberries and other fruits.
Now that fall has arrived, the Scarlet Tanager has begun to migrate
south for the winter, heading to the tropical forests of Colombia,
Ecuador and Peru.
In terms of conservation
status, Scarlet Tanager populations are currently stable,
but they have been experiencing declines due to
loss and fragmentation of habitat. Loss of interior forest habitat has left the Scarlet
Tanager vulnerable to brood parasitism (in which a parasite
bird lays its eggs in the nest of another bird) by Brown-headed
Cowbirds. Another significant threat is nest predation by jays,
snakes, squirrels and other predators. Collision with cellphone
towers and other man-made structures is a problem as well.
The Scarlet Tanager is a rather rare birding sight, although it is
not particularly uncommon in many forests. Spotting this bird is
complicated by the fact that it inhabits the upper-most portion of
the canopy and is frequently obscured by dense summer foliage.
Additionally, it is very similar in appearance to its relative the
Summer Tanager, but the Summer Tanager can be distinguished
by its less vibrant, uniform red color and overall larger size as
compared to the Scarlet Tanager. With some patience and a set of
keen ears, bird watchers can hone in on the location of this bird
in large shade trees by listening for its call. A sighting is worth
the extra effort as it truly is a magnificent bird. This summer both
tanager species were seen nesting in the Nature Sanctuary.
Just for Kids – Let it snow!
Figure 1
The weather has turned cooler, fall has begun, and kids of all ages will soon start to dream of playing in the snow. To tide you over until then, try your hand at making these fun paper snowflakes
(and get a grownup to help you with the scissors).
Start with a square piece of paper (you can cut 2 ½ inches from the bottom of an 8 ½ by 11 inch
paper to make it square).
Next, fold the upper left hand corner to the bottom right hand corner to make a triangle, and
then fold the triangle in half, ending up as shown in figure 1.
Next, fold the left hand corner down diagonally to the right, until the left edge runs straight
down the middle from the top point, then fold the right hand corner to the left so that it overlaps
the left hand side, ending up as figure 2.
Finally, turn the paper over and cut across the bottom edge of the triangle, as shown in figure 3.
Figure 2
Figure 3
Figure 4
Figure 5
Now you are ready to cut a pattern in the
triangle, by cutting away the dark areas shown
in figure 4.
Carefully unfold your paper to reveal figure
5, your beautiful snowflake!
See the website below for more fun patterns,
or use your imagination to create your own
unique version.
Source for instructions and pictures:
http://www.origamiway.com/paper-snowflakepatterns.shtml.
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mltns programs and EVENTS
Call 816-781-8598 or visit www.naturesanctuary.com for further information.
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, PLEASE CALL TO REGISTER FOR ALL PROGRAMS AND EVENTS.
October
Thursdays, October 2, 9, 16,
23 & 30
HIKING GROUP
Weekly hikes for fun and exercise.
Time: 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Ages:Family
Fee: Donations, please
Friday, October 3
VOLUNTEER PICNIC
Turn in your volunteer hours by
September 30, and call to sign up for a fun
evening!
Time: Dinner at 5:00 pm, then AWARDS
Saturday, October 4
MLTNS GROUNDS WORK
L&R WORKDAY
Help keep our wildlife habitats healthy.
Registration not required.
Time: 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Ages: 14 and up
Saturdays, October 4, 11 & 18
SATURDAY StoryTime
Join us for our new Saturday storybook
time! See page 2 for details.
Saturdays, October 4 & 18
LIVE ANIMAL FEEDING
Watch our animals do what comes
natural: eating! Registration not required.
Time: 3:00 pm
Fee: Free, donations welcome
Tuesday, October 7
HOMESCHOOLERS:
CREEPY, CRAWLY & COOL
Learn about creepy, crawly things in
nature.
Time: 1:00 – 2:30 pm
Ages: 6 and up
Fee: $5/child or $10/family and
accompanying adult
Members: $3/child or $5/family and accompanying adult
Saturday, October 11
BREAKFAST WITH THE BIRDS
Come out early for coffee, snacks and
birdwatching.
Time: 7:00 – 8:30 am
Ages: Family
Fee: $5/vehicle
Saturday, October 11
SUNSET HIKE AND
SCARY ANIMALS
Start with a sunset nature hike, then
learn about our scary animals.
Time: 6:30 – 7:30 pm
Ages: Adult, children 10 and up welcome with parent
Fee: $5/person; Members: $3/person
Friday, October 17
PRESCHOOLERS:
CREEPY, CRAWLY & COOL
Learn about creepy, crawly things in
nature.
Time: 10:00 – 11:00 am
Ages: 3 – 6 years
Fee: $5/child or $10/family and accompanying adult
Members: $3/child or $5/family and accompanying adult
Wednesday, October 22
PRESCHOOLERS: FALL LEAVES
AND FALL COLORS
Learn about fall leaf colors, then take a
hike and make leaf rubbings.
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Ages: 3 – 6 years
Fee: $5/child or $10/family and accompanying adult
Members: $3/child or $5/family and accompanying adult
Thursday, October 23
HOMESCHOOLERS:
THE FALL COLORS
Learn about fall leaf colors and make leaf
pressings.
Time: 10:00 – 11:30 am
Ages: 6 and up
Fee: $5/child or $10/family and accompanying adult
Members: $3/child or $5/family and accompanying adult
Friday, Saturday & Sunday
October 24, 25 & 26
29TH ANNUAL FAIRY TALE
FOREST and WALK OF 100
JACK-O-LANTERNS
This non-scary
Halloween event will
delight your little ones!
See page 1 for details.
November
Saturday, November 1
MLTNS GROUNDS WORK
L&R WORKDAY
Help keep our wildlife habitats healthy.
Registration not required.
Time: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Ages: 14 and up
Saturday, November 1
A DAY OF PASTELS
Learn all about pastels with Holly Ann
Schenk.
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Ages: 13 and up
Fee: $45/person, or $57.50/person
with materials
Saturdays, November 1, 8,
15, 22 & 29
SATURDAY StoryTime
Join us for our new Saturday storybook
time! See page 2 for details.
Tuesday, November 4
HOMESCHOOLERS:
THE NEED FOR SEEDS
Learn seed identification and how plants
spread their seeds.
Time: 1:00 – 2:30 pm
Ages: 6 and up
Fee: $5/child or $10/family and accompanying adult
Members: $3/child or $5/family and accompanying adult
Thursdays, November 6, 13 & 20
HIKING GROUP
Weekly hikes for fun and exercise.
Time: 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Ages:Family
Fee: Donations, please
Saturday, November 8
SUNRISE WITH THE BIRDS
HIKE
Hike to look for migrating birds; if you
like, bring a lawn chair and watch from the
bird blind.
Time: 8:00 – 9:30 am
Ages: Adult, children 10 and up welcome with parent
Fee:$5/person
Members: $3/person
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Saturdays, November 8 & 22
LIVE ANIMAL FEEDING
Watch our animals
do what comes natural:
eating! Registration not
required.
Time: 3:00 pm
Fee: Free, donations welcome
Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Tuesday, November 11 through
Wednesday, March 25
PROJECT FEEDERWATCH
Help track bird populations all over
North America. See page 6 for details.
Wednesday, November 12
OWL PROWL
Hike and hoot for owls, then dissect an
owl pellet.
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Ages:Family
Fee: $6/person, $12/family
Members: $4/person, $8/family
Friday, November 14
PRESCHOOLERS:
THE NEED FOR SEEDS
Learn how seeds help both animals and
plants, and make a seed craft.
Time: 10:00 – 11:00 am
Ages: 3 – 6 years
Fee: $5/child or $10/family and accompanying adult
Members: $3/child or $5/family and accompanying adult
Friday, November 14
WINTER STARGAZING
Our monthly astronomy program.
Time: 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Ages: 6 and up
Fee: $8/adult, $5/child
Members: $5/adult, $3/child
Wednesday, November 19
PRESCHOOLERS:
LET’S TALK
TURKEY
Learn about turkeys, just
in time for Thanksgiving!
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Ages: 3 – 6 years
Fee: $5/child or $10/family and accompanying adult
Members: $3/child or $5/family and accompanying adult
Thursday, November 20
HOMESCHOOLERS: LET’S
TALK TURKEY
Learn about turkeys, just in time for
Thanksgiving!
Time: 10:00 – 11:30 am
Ages: 6 and up
Fee: $5/child or $10/family and accompanying adult
Members: $3/child or $5/family and accompanying adult
Thursday, November 27
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
The Nature Center will be closed
Thursday, but the grounds will be open
for you to walk off that extra turkey! The
Nature Center will be open Friday as
usual.
Sunday, November 30
BIRDWATCHING AT SQUAW
CREEK
Caravan to Squaw Creek National
Wildlife Refuge. See page 1 for details.
December
Tuesday, December 2
HOMESCHOOLERS:
AMAZING EAGLES
Learn about the bald eagle,
our nation’s symbol.
Time: 1:00 – 2:30 pm
Ages: 6 and up
Fee: $5/child or $10/family and accompanying adult
Members: $3/child or $5/family and accompanying adult
Friday, December 5
PRESCHOOLERS:
AMAZING EAGLES
Learn about the bald eagle, our nation’s
symbol.
Time: 10:00 – 11:00 am
Ages: 3 – 6 years
Fee: $5/child or $10/family and accompanying adult
Members: $3/child or $5/family and accompanying adult
Saturday, December 6
MLTNS GROUNDS WORK
L&R WORKDAY
Help keep our wildlife habitats healthy.
Registration not required.
Time: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Ages: 14 and up
Saturday, December 6
WINTER WREATH WORKSHOP
We supply wreath frame,
cedar boughs, ribbons and
natural decorations.
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Ages: 12 and up
Fee:$20/wreath
Members: $12/wreath
Saturdays, December 6, 20 & 27
SATURDAY StoryTime
Join us for our new Saturday storybook
time! See page 2 for details.
Saturdays, December 6 & 20
LIVE ANIMAL FEEDING
Watch our animals do what comes
natural: eating! Registration not required.
Time: 3:00 pm
Fee: Free, donations welcome
Tuesday, December 9
OWL PROWL
Learn about Missouri owls, then hike
and hoot for owls.
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Ages:Family
Fee: $5/person, $8/family
Members: $4/person, $6/family
Friday, December 12
WINTER STARGAZING
Our monthly astronomy program; stay
late to look for Geminid meteor shower.
Time: 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Ages: 6 and up
Fee: $8/adult, $5/child
Members: $5/adult, $3/child
Saturday & Sunday,
December 13 & 14
ELVES’ WORKSHOP
CHILDREN SHOPPING
WITH SANTA’S ELVES
Celebrate the holidays at the Elves’
Workshop! See page 1 for details.
Wednesday, December 17
PRESCHOOLERS:
CHRISTMAS CRITTERS
Learn about partridges, pear trees,
reindeer games and the Yule Goat!
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Ages: 3 – 6 years
Fee: $5/child or $10/family and accompanying adult
Members: $3/child or $5/family and accompanying adult
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Thursday, December 18
HOMESCHOOLERS:
CHRISTMAS CRITTERS
Learn about partridges, pear trees,
reindeer games and the Yule Goat!
Time: 10:00 – 11:30 am
Ages: 6 and up
Fee: $5/child or $10/family and accompanying adult
Members: $3/child or $5/family and accompanying adult
Wednesday, December 24 through
Thursday, January 1
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
The Nature Center will be closed
(except for Saturday, December 27, when
the Nature Center will be open), but the
grounds will be open for you to walk off
that extra holiday treat!
SCOUT PROGRAMS
Please call to register. Limit 20 scouts
per program. Fee: $5/scout.
Two adult leaders free with each group.
Additional adults: $5/adult. No fee for
adult MLTNS members.
We ask that groups of 13 or more scouts
call to schedule a private program.
Thursday, October 2
BEAR CUBS: ELECTIVE 15
WATER & SOIL CONSERVATION
6:00 – 7:30 pm
Tuesday, October 7
WEBELOS: GEOLOGY
6:00 – 7:30 pm
Tuesday, November 4
TIGER CUBS: ELECTIVES
31 & 32
ANIMALS & FEED THE BIRDS
6:00 – 7:30 pm
Saturday, November 8
BEAR CUBS: ACHIEVEMENT 5
SHARING YOUR WORLD WITH
WILDLIFE
9:30 – 11:00 am
Please call with specific requests for Girl
Scout programs.
Wish List
• Donations for Elves’ Workshop: see page 1
• Christmas and Halloween decorations
• Tractor
• 3 point brush hog
• 3 point post hole digger, small
Gift Shop
News
T-Shirts on
sale...
also, check out our
dinosaur shirts and
clearance table!
Please use....
www.Goodsearch.com
as your search engine – a great way
of donating to MLTNS!
Thanks to Backyard Bird Center
for donating our bird stations and
monthly feed.
MLTNS
Volunteers
These volunteers assisted with one or
more of the following projects: accounting,
animal care, bird feeding, committees and
board work, displays, grant applications,
land and resources, newsletter preparation
and folding, program and event planning,
preparation and assistance, reception,
recycling and volunteer training.
Dixie Baldwin, Paula Bargar, Ron Berry,
Bob Catt, Dave Catt, John Catt, Vicki Catt,
Eagle Scouts, Eli Eber, Collin Edwards,
Frank Gannon, Jacob Goodman, Julie
Goodman, Immacolata Manor My Day,
Betty Ledford, Bonnie Lewis, Virginia
Long, Master Gardeners, Marky Mutchler,
Kiersten Penrod, Esther Ray, Leah Rhuele,
Susan Robb, Pat Roth, Sue Scoggan, Susan
Seyboth, Doug Smith, Kay Thornton and
Chance Williams
NOTE: Volunteer hours recorded after June
30, 2014 will be listed in our next newsletter.
Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Tuesday, November 11
through
Wednesday, March 25
PROJECT
FEEDERWATCH
Think you need to be an ornithologist to help out bird populations?
Think again! Project FeederWatch
is an effort to help track bird populations through the winter at bird
feeders all over North America using
individuals just like you. We are a
FeederWatch site and need volunteers who have at least basic feeder
bird identification skills to come and
count the birds at our feeders. Call
us for the best times to come and
count! You can count birds on any
day you are available.
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M e m b e r s h i p s
&
D o n a t i o n s
M a n y t h a n k s t o a l l w h o h a v e c o n t r i b u t e d t o t h e m i s s i o n o f mltns!
NEW MEMBERS
Monarch Level
Kent & Cindy Peterson
Bluestem Level
Elizabeth Nevshemal
Bluebird Level
Nicole Bradham
Vaughn & Tamara Fletcher
Dan & Phyllis Hall
Michael & Kristen McArtor
Jennifer & Wade McCullough
Ryan McNallis
Kelly Pitts
Ron Willis
Coneflower Level
Corinne Wood
Ladybug Level
Jamie Ackart
Kathryn Swicegood
MEMBERSHIP
RENEWALS
Kingfisher Level
Chris & Renee Valentine
Dan & Sally Vlamis
Monarch Level
Bill & Elizabeth Brinton
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Calder
Melanie & Paul Lively
Gary & Dolores Swenson
Worthley Family
Bluestem Level
Alan & Ginny Boyer
E.L. & Mary Dobberstine
Lee & Judy Minor
Ken & Julia Phalp
Pete & Nancy Rucker
Laura Seubert
Stryker Family
Bluebird Level
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Allen
Donald & Joyce Bishop
Marilyn & Paul Boese
Phillip & Terri Carson
David & Sandra Cole
Stacie Cooley
Mathew & Abigail Dahlberg
Harold & Jill Draper
Mr. & Mrs. David Evenson
Mick & Kelly Freyermuth
Susan & Tom Guiffre
Eric & Lynne Haynes
Holthouse Family
Jeannette & Bob Lawson
David & Marilyn Lindsey
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Lorimer
Diana Maggio
Liesel Martin
McCann Family
Mindrup Family
Norma & Jerry Nicholson
Anne & Joel Nickel
Pelz Family
Gloria Proffitt
Charles & Marilyn Rhoades
Susan & Josef Rohrmeier
Frank & Pat Roth
George & Mary Ellen Schluter
Doug Smith
Jason Starr
Dan Swiss
Jan Venable
Fana Vogelbaugh
MEMORIALS
Memorial donations have been
received in loving memory of:
Gerald Bumgarner from Jerald & Rochelle Pelofsky, Lewis, Rice & Fingersh and
Richard & Beverly Arnold
Jean Geitz from the Shoal Creek Questers
David Simpson from
Angelo & Margaret Motta, Georgia & George Fuch II and Norma & Jerry
Nicholson
Anne Warzyn from R. Warzyn
Coneflower Level
Diana Balthasar
Leonard Herman
Jeanne Mason
Adelle Newlon
Lisa Owens
DONATIONS
Ladybug Level
Dorothy Brant
Richard Dawson
Betty Oldenburg
Molly Suddarth
Chris Veach
GIFTS
Backyard Bird Center
Brant’s Clothing
Golden Clovers 4-H
Northland Girl Scouts
Books from Cathy Johnson and Joseph Ruckman
NOTE: Memberships and donations received after June 30, 2014, will be listed in our next newsletter.
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Quarterly newsletter.
Discounts on all public programs.
10% discount on gift shop items.
Additional discounts during special,
member-only gift shop sales.
• Special member-only events.
• A Cathy Johnson print (at Monarch
Level).
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- BOARD OF DIRECTORS President............................Kent Peterson
President Elect...................... Anne Nickel
Secretary............................. Debra Ahern
Treasurer ................................Dan Vlamis
Joe DeBold • Bill George • Steve Karol
Glenn Longworth • Amy Petersen
Holly Ann Schenk • Paul Schenk
Chris Wilson • Waiva Worthley
Hours
The Interpretive Center:
The sanctuary and trails:
Tuesday – Saturday
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed Sunday & Monday
April through September
Open Daily, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
October through March
Open Daily, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Interpretive Center closed on major holidays. Hiking Trails are open unless
weather hazards (such as lightning, high winds, falling trees, etc.) or
construction/maintenance hazards dictate.
- MLTNS STAFF Director............................... Michael Sandy Naturalist........................... Collin Edwards
Administrative Assistant............. Gail Doerr
Newsletter Editor...................Kay Thornton