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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_ql1+Vl/qRAm4zDnxodFn6w) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Monday, April 25, 2011 - AGM & A Botanical Expedition to Lockhart Brook (almost) in the Cape Breton Highlands In the summer of 2008, the KC Irving Environmental Science Centre of Acadia University and the Acadia Lifelong Learning (ALL) group, joined forces to organize and carry out a botanical expedition to Lockhart Brook, a remote gorge in the Cape Breton Highlands known to be one of the richest areas in northern Nova Scotia for rare Arctic Alpine flora. Since the time of the original botanical survey work, conducted in the 1950's by Acadia University professor E.C. Smith and students, no further plant surveys had been carried out at this location. The goal of the 2008 expedition was to revisit Lockhart Brook and determine the present day status of the arctic alpine flora. This presentation by Ruth Newell, Curator of the E.C. Smith Herbarium at Acadia University, will describe the botanical adventures and experiences of the participants in their efforts to reach Lockhart Brook. Our AGM, including election of officers will take place at the beginnng of the meeting. Place: Auditorium, N.S. Museum of Natural History, Summer St. Halifax Time: 7:30 p.m. This will be a good time to renew your annual membership - $15.00 for an individual, $20.00 family. As a member you can join small groups of others who share your interest and the appreciation and conservation of wild flora and their habitats. New Book now for sale! Copies will be available at the meeting. Indian Path Common Its Flora, Fauna & History Published by the Indian Path Common Land Committee $19.95 A lavishly illustrated pocket guide to the walking trails and flora of these natural south shore woods. Edited by Sue Kashanski, Garden Lots, & Catherine Pross, Indian Path. Designed by Jennie Carton, Feltzen South --Boundary_(ID_ql1+Vl/qRAm4zDnxodFn6w) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19048"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><STRONG>Monday, April 25, 2011 - AGM & A Botanical Expedition to Lockhart Brook (almost) in the Cape Breton Highlands</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV>In the summer of 2008, the KC Irving Environmental Science Centre of Acadia University and the Acadia Lifelong Learning (ALL) group, joined forces to organize and carry out a botanical expedition to Lockhart Brook, a remote gorge in the Cape Breton Highlands known to be one of the richest areas in northern Nova Scotia for rare Arctic Alpine flora. Since the time of the original botanical survey work, conducted in the 1950's by Acadia University professor E.C. Smith and students, no further plant surveys had been carried out at this location. The goal of the 2008 expedition was to revisit Lockhart Brook and determine the present day status of the arctic alpine flora. This presentation by <FONT color=#008000>Ruth Newell, Curator of the E.C. Smith Herbarium at Acadia University, </FONT><FONT color=#000000>will describe the botanical adventures and experiences of the participants in their efforts to reach Lockhart Brook. Our AGM, including election of officers will take place at the beginnng of the meeting.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Place: Auditorium, N.S. Museum of Natural History, Summer St. Halifax</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Time: 7:30 p.m.</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>This will be a good time to renew your annual membership - $15.00 for an individual, $20.00 family. </STRONG>As a member you can join small groups of others who share your interest and the appreciation and conservation of wild flora and their habitats.</DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>New Book now for sale! Copies will be available at the meeting.</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#008000>Indian Path Common</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#008000>Its Flora, Fauna & History</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000>Published by the Indian Path Common Land Committee</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000>$19.95</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>A lavishly illustrated pocket guide to the walking trails and flora of these natural south shore woods.</DIV> <DIV>Edited by Sue Kashanski, Garden Lots, & Catherine Pross, Indian Path.</DIV> <DIV>Designed by Jennie Carton, Feltzen South</DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML> --Boundary_(ID_ql1+Vl/qRAm4zDnxodFn6w)--
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