Ecology Day, a special one time activity for children & adults at the CSA. Naturalist Jim McGrath of Nature Discovery in Williamston, MI will be here to present a Michigan Wildlife program from 3-5 PM in the CSA Assembly Building. There will be live animals to see, touch and help feed including reptiles, amphibians, insects, [...]
In attendance: Nancy Baglan, Intern Katie Hartin, Intern Lauren Hoerr, Emily Baker, Linda Campbell, Jane Comings, Nancy Donald, Elizabeth Hill, Michael Kennedy, Ed Petrick, Heidi Smith
Introductions, New Members (Michael Kennedy, Heidi Smith), Updated Contact Information
Main Activities (all taking place in Main Assembly Building unless otherwise noted)
July 16th 10am – Dr. David Roberts from MSU: “The [...]
Now posted on the Ecology Committee page…check out happenings for this summer!
In attendance: Nancy Baglan, Julia Frost-Nerbonne, Intern Katie Hartin, Intern Lauren Hoerr, Jim Boecker, Gayle Boecker, Jane Comings, Carol Edmonds, Elizabeth Hill, Kim-Nora Moses, Linda Campbell
Introductions, New Members, Updated Contact Information
New Members: Jim & Gayle Boecker, Visitor: Kim-Nora Moses
Jane Comings expressed opinion that there is a lack of concern at CSA about dying trees
Nancy told [...]
Hello, fellow CSA members! The CSA Ecology Committee is writing to you to ask for your support to bring our Ecology interns back to the CSA for one more year. We are lucky to have both Katie Hartin and Lauren Hoerr returning for a second summer! This year they will continue Ecology Fun activities for [...]
Katie Hartin is a senior at the University of Vermont. She is majoring in Environmental Studies with a minor in Music. She also plays violin.
Lauren Hoerr is a junior at Elon University in North Carolina. She has a double major in Environmental Studies and Sociology and a minor in GIS (geographic information systems).
The CSA Ecology Committee is asking for your support to bring our Ecology interns back to the CSA for one more year. This year’s budget is $5,900. The CSA Women’s Association has granted us $1,500, the CSA Trustees $1,500, and we have received a $500 grant from the John N. Barnes Environmental Education Endowment. We have raised more [...]
Read a summary of the accomplishments this summer on the Ecology page!
In 2009, the CSA Ecology Committee sponsored two programs- an ecological education program for children and an environmental baseline assessment of the CSA. Carrying forward with this momentum, they proposed to continue Ecology Fun classes in 2010 and, additionally, build a robust plan for tackling the threat of invasive species in the CSA forest.
In order [...]