Join
the AUGUSTA NATURE CLUB INC. organized
1919
CONSERVATION PLEDGE
"I pledge to protect and conserve
the natural resources of planet earth and promise to promote education
so we may become caretakers of our air, water, forests, land, and
wildlife."
HISTORY
In 1919, the Ball Bird Conservation
Club was started by a group of Augusta residents and named after the
Reverend Dwight Ball. By 1928, the emphasis migrated from birding to a
general nature agenda and the Club was renamed the Augusta Nature Club.
Beginning in 1932, the Club began looking for land to establish a
nature sanctuary. In the early 1960's, a major partnership was
undertaken by the City, the Rotary Club and the Augusta Nature Club to
acquire land and in 1972, with major parcels of abutting land deeded to
the Augusta Nature Club, the Augusta Nature Education Center changed
from a dream, to the reality of a nature educational preserve in
downtown Augusta.
The Augusta Nature Club also manages
the Augusta Nature Education Center located immediately adjacent to the
Capitol Area Vocational Center and the site of the new CONY High School
complex that opened in September of 2006. The Center is comprised of
175 acres of undeveloped natural habitat with 5 miles of trails. Open
during daylight hours every day without any fee, anyone can enjoy a
remarkable "wilderness" just minutes from downtown Augusta.
HOW
TO JOIN
We
welcome new members.
Questions or more information is quickly available by email the
President at toguspond@roadrunner.com
or contact any member of the Membership Committee as listed below.
Dues are only $15 a year, payable at
the Annual Meeting or by sending a check with your name and address to
the Treasurer Nancy Miner, Augusta Nature Club, PO Box 5335, Augusta,
ME 04332-5335.
Privacy
The Augusta Nature Club promises it will not publish or give out any
personal information of its members. Membership lists will not be given
nor sold to any third party.
MEETINGS
(Meetings are usually on the last Wednesday of the
Month)
Luncheon meetings (food prepared by
the Culinary Arts students) are held at the Capital Area
Technical Center on Pierce Drive, Augusta ME. Lunch is at noon at a
cost of $6. Business meeting is at 1 pm followed immediately by a
Program. Calling Committee must have reservations in by the Monday
preceding the meeting. Visitors are welcome but you must call for a
reservation if you wish to eat lunch. Reservations are not required for
the Program. Meeting is canceled if there is no school.
Programs vary from slide
presentations to hands on displays and cover everything including
wildlife, plants and the other wonders of nature. During the summer
months, several field trips are scheduled where we visit many
interesting and noteworthy features found in Maine.
TAX EXEMPT NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATION (IRS 501-C3)
The Augusta Nature Club has
enjoyed tax exempt status since 1965. Contact us for more information.
AFFILIATIONS
Maine Audubon Society (1960);
Mid-Coast Audubon Society (1964); Pine Tree State Arboretum; Augusta
Nature Education Center.
OFFICERS 2011-2012
(Please
click here for Past Presidents and In Memoriam)
DIRECTORS AT LARGE
-
Doris Anderson
-
Betty Carpenter
-
Coral Garrison
NATURE EDUCATION CENTER
MANAGER/CARETAKERS
-
Ken McNeill 622-2419
-
Jere Keller 623-1805
COMMITTEES
-
CARDS: Irene
Forster
-
FINANCE: Nancy
Miner, Betty Carpenter, Phyllis Fernald
-
HISTORIAN: Jane
Harvey
-
HOSPITALITY:
Glenda Goodwin
-
MEMBERSHIP: Betty
Carpenter (622-5227), Coral Garrison (622-9826), Jackie Mc Neill
(622-2419)
-
PHOTOGRAPHER:
Jackie McNeill, Joe Lupsha
-
PROGRAM:
Chairperson: Jackie McNeill; Coral Garrison, Carolyn Ladd, Betty
Carpenter, Phyllis Fernald, Irene Forster, Mary Perkins.
-
PUBLICITY:
Jackie McNeill
-
RESERVATIONS: Coral
Garrison
-
STATE CORPORATION
AGENT: Jackie McNeill
-
TELEPHONE:
Chairperson: Coral Garrison; Nancy Catlin, Eva Donnell, Glenda Goodwin,
Jackie McNeill, Arlene White, Irene Turner, Carolyn Brown, Mary Perkins.
-
YEARBOOK: Betty
Carpenter, Jackie McNeill
Recent Project: The
Stone Stairs


|
|
Calendar
|
| |
|
2011 & 2012
09/28/2011
Luncheon Meeting
"ART
of the EARTH". A 3-D slide presentation with Roger Richmond,
Photographer and Professor of Architecture @UMA. A
Spectacular,
visually exciting program!
10/12/2011
Luncheon Meeting
ANC Fall foliage trek through our Nature Center. Meet at
Vo-Tec greenhouse at 9:30 a.m. Rain or Shine!
10/26/2011
Luncheon Meeting
"Wild
Animal Rehab" by Carleen Cody, who is the co-owner with her husband,
Donald, of the Wildlife Care Center in Vassalboro since 1964.
They receive 350-400 wild birds and animals each year.
Carleen has a column in a local newspaper called "Critter
Chatter".
11/30/2011
Luncheon Meeting
"Birds
and Their Adaptations" with Lisa Kane, Inland Fish and Wildlife
biologist. See a variety of bird mounts and learn different
survival techniques of bird species. (Everything from songbirds to
water
fowl, owls and an eagle)
12/08/2011
Field Trip
Hinckley
Festival of Trees (exact date TBD) Come see the tree that we
(ANC) decorate! The title of our tree is "Have you been
Nautical
or Nice this Year?" Meet at Whitten Road Hannaford near the
bank
at 9:30 am to carpool to Hinckley. We'll enjoy the trees then
go
to the Fairfield Antique Mall for a while and have lunch locally.
01/25/2012
Luncheon Meeting
"Domestic,
Exotic and Wild Animals" with Bob Miner, owner of the D.E.W. in Mt.
Vernon. Come hear about the variety of wild and unusual
animals he
has acquired and see one of his animals first hand!
02/29/2012
Luncheon Meeting
"Maine Wildflowers" with Melissa Cullina, Director of Education and
staff botanist, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay.
03/28/2012
Luncheon Meeting
"Tiger
Beetles" with Mark DesMeules, Ecologist, Executive Director, Viles
Arboretum. He spent three years as a Peace Corps volunteer
and
has worked for The Nature Conservancy as Director of Science and
Stewardship.
04/25/2012
Luncheon Meeting
"Butterflies
- Beauty on the Wing" with Herb Wilson, teacher of ornithology and
other biology courses at Colby College and writes "Birding" articles
for the KJ.
05/23/2012
Field Trip
Spring
Wildflower Walk in Vaughn Woods, Hallowell, led by Ellen Blanchard.
Ellen has taught wildflower classes in Readfield and UMA
Senior
College. Meet at Hallowell waterfront at 9am to carpool to
Vaughn
Woods. Lady Slippers should be in bloom!
05/30/2012
Luncheon Meeting
Annual
Meeting, Augusta Country Club - "Tales of a Wildlife Photographer" with
ANC's own Heather Davidson! Heather is an experienced photo
journalist with photographs and articles in over fifty magazines,
books, calendars, catalogues, including cover shorts for L.L. Bean and
Orvis.
06/06/2012
Field Trip
ANC
Spring Trek thru the Augusta Nature Center w/Jerre Keller and Ken
McNeill. Meet at 9:30am at Vo_Tech near greenhouse - rain or
shine! Wear water-repellent foot gear.
06/11/2012
Program Committee Meeting
Meet
at Jackie's house at 1pm. Please call anyone on the committee
with
suggestions you might have for either a field trip or program topic!
06/27/2012
Field Trip
Domestic,
Exotic and Wild Animal Kingdom - Come see all the unusual animals that
live at D.E.W. in Mt. Vernon! (Fee was $10 in 2011)
Meet at
Whitten Road Hannaford nearest the bank at 9am to carpool.
Lunch
at the Weathervane Restaurant in Readfield.
07/25/2012
Field Trip
Pedal
Pushers Garden Center in Litchfield. Lynn LeClair has a
natural
approach to gardening with her signature hand-crafted "face" planters
tucked here-and-there along with hand-crafted pottery!
Unusual
pieces on display at her quaint shop. Come see this
imaginative
and truly unique oasis! We will do a short, easy nature trail
loop by the brook before heading off for lunch at a local restaurant.
08/29/2012
Field Trip
Vinalhaven
Ferry Boat Ride: Meet at 8:45am at the Church of Christ RT 17 to
carpool to Rockland for the 10:30am ferry. Bring cameras and
binoculars!! Lunch on the island. It is approx. one
mile to
town from ferry. Return ferrry at 2:45pm. Round
trip per
person is $17.50 in 2011 (crossing is approx 1 hour and 15
minutes) See windjammers, sailboats, lobstermen, seals and
whatever!
|
|