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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003B_01D04F74.AC6E6120 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ken McKenna Box 218 Stellarton NS B0K 1S0 902 752-7644 Hi Everyone 1) It might be cool outside, but come on out to the annual show and tell = night of the Pictou Co. Naturalist's Club tomorrow night, Feb. 24, at = 6:30 at the New Glasgow Library community room and enjoy the short = presentations of six or so local naturalists as they highlight some of = their most interesting nature observations from the past year or so.The = topics will be wide-ranging from butterflies, birds, flowers, seals, = owls,and waterfalls to name a few. Many will be a reminder of warmer = months and if past years are an indication, will be very informative!. = Come on out and support the presentations and bring along a friend as = everyone is welcome as always.=20 2) Only a week away will be our March 3 presentation. Local naturalist = and artist Mark Brennan from White Hill will give a presentation titled = "Seeking the Great Silence-Exploring the Old Growth Forests of Vancouver = Island Through Art and Sound".=20 Mark has been expanding his art work into recording sounds in nature and = in May 2014, he made a trip to Vancouver Island where he captured both = sights and sounds of old growth forests and he will share this work with = us and demonstrate how this not only a way to preserve these intact = wildernesses in art but also how it has deepened the sense of wild in = him and hopefully to us the audience. He will also be speaking on the = Garry Oak forest - an amazing ecosystem. Mark always puts on a great = presentation as his passion for nature pours out so mark this in your = calendar as one not to miss.=20 Note the correction of the date from my last notice. This presentation = is March 3 -not May 3.=20 3) Our "April" presentation will be actually be held March 31 and the = topic will be Hypopagea - the Realm of Winter-active Insects=20 St. Francis Xavier Student Lucas Daut will be joined by teacher Randy = Lauff as they present findings on research into insects active in = winter.=20 Ask anyone - 'What happens to insects in winter?' and you'll likely get = one of two answers: 'They die.' or 'They go dormant.' In reality, we do = find snowfleas, winter stoneflies and snow scorpionflies active on = milder days in winter. However, those insects reflect a mere pittance of = the activity which some beetles and bugs (among others) show. Where are = all these winter-active insects? In hypopagea, of course!" =20 Everyone welcome to come out and find out about this intriguing topic = with a strange new name! ------=_NextPart_000_003B_01D04F74.AC6E6120 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.23588"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton = NS<BR>B0K=20 1S0<BR>902 752-7644</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><BR> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Hi Everyone</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>1) It might be cool outside, but come on out to = the annual=20 <STRONG>show and tell night</STRONG> of the Pictou Co. Naturalist's Club = tomorrow night, <STRONG>Feb. 24, at 6:30</STRONG> at the = <STRONG>New=20 Glasgow Library</STRONG> community room and enjoy the short = presentations of six=20 or so local naturalists as they highlight some of their most interesting = nature=20 observations from the past year or so.The topics will be wide-ranging = from=20 butterflies, birds, flowers, seals, owls,and waterfalls to name a few. = Many will=20 be a reminder of warmer months and if past years are an indication, will = be very=20 informative!. Come on out and support the presentations and bring along = a friend=20 as everyone is welcome as always. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><FONT size=3D3>2) Only a week away will = be our=20 <STRONG>March 3 </STRONG>presentation.<STRONG> </STRONG>Local = naturalist=20 and artist <STRONG>Mark Brennan</STRONG> from White Hill will give a=20 presentation titled <STRONG>"Seeking the Great Silence-Exploring the Old = Growth=20 Forests of Vancouver Island Through Art and Sound". </STRONG></FONT> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3DArial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D3 face=3DArial>Mark has been expanding his art work = into recording=20 sounds in nature and in May 2014, he made a trip to Vancouver Island = where he=20 captured both sights and sounds of old growth forests and he will share = this=20 work with us and demonstrate how this not only a way to = preserve=20 these intact wildernesses in art but also how it has deepened the sense = of wild=20 in him and hopefully to us the audience. He will also be speaking on the = Garry=20 Oak forest - an amazing ecosystem. Mark always puts on a great = presentation as=20 his passion for nature pours out so mark this in your calendar as one = not to=20 miss. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D3><STRONG>Note the correction of the date from my last = notice.=20 This presentation is March 3 -not May 3. </STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D3><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D3>3) Our "April" presentation will be actually = be held=20 <STRONG>March 31</STRONG> and the topic</FONT><FONT face=3DArial><FONT = size=3D3>=20 will be <FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><STRONG>Hypopagea - the Realm of=20 Winter-active Insects </STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D3></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D3>St. Francis Xavier Student Lucas Daut will be joined = by=20 teacher Randy Lauff as they present findings on research into insects = active in=20 winter. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D3>Ask anyone - 'What happens to insects in winter?' = and you'll=20 likely get one of two answers: 'They die.' or 'They go dormant.' In = reality, we=20 do find snowfleas, winter stoneflies and snow scorpionflies active on = milder=20 days in winter. However, those insects reflect a mere pittance of the = activity=20 which some beetles and bugs (among others) show. Where are all these=20 winter-active insects? In hypopagea, of course!" = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D3>Everyone welcome to come out and find out about this = intriguing topic with a strange new=20 name! </FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_003B_01D04F74.AC6E6120--
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