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)
President: Jackie McNeill (622-2419)
Vice President: Coral Garrison
Secretary: Irene Forster
Treasurer: Nancy Miner
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
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2011 & 2012 09/28/2011 Luncheon Meeting 10/12/2011 Luncheon Meeting 10/26/2011 Luncheon Meeting 11/30/2011 Luncheon Meeting 12/08/2011 01/25/2012 Luncheon Meeting 02/29/2012 Luncheon Meeting 03/28/2012 Luncheon Meeting 04/25/2012 Luncheon Meeting 05/23/2012 Field Trip 05/30/2012 Luncheon Meeting 06/06/2012 Field Trip 06/11/2012 Program Committee Meeting
06/27/2012 Field Trip 07/25/2012 Field Trip 08/29/2012 Field Trip |