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Meetings
Meetings are held the first Monday of months October, November, December, February, March, April and May. The meetings will be held at Prairiewoods on the corner of Boyson Road and Robin Road. The entrance is off Boyson Road. Social time starts at 7:00 PM with the meeting and program starting at 7:30PM.
Monday, September 13.
Meeting and social time. Discuss summer activities and then we can take a walk around the grounds and look for fall migrants.
Monday, October 4, Potluck. 900 2nd Street SE, Cedar Rapids,
Unit #508.
Tour The Green
Roof @ Water Tower Place, 5:30 p.m. Potluck in Unit 508,
6:00 p.m.
Program to follow by our member, Ruth Fox, Landscape Architect with
OPN who designed the layout of the roof and sedum plantings. Drop
off your dish and service at #508 then tour the roof before our
meal. There are flights of stairs to gain access to the roof. Anyone
not wishing to make the trek up the stairs will still come away well
informed following the program by Ruth. In addition, Judi Whetstine
WTP Board President who wrote the Grant and Candy Wong, Educational
Outreach for the Green Roof will have a sample of the roof
material and be here to help answer your questions.
Up, Up and Away: A Visit to the Monarch Butterfly Preserve.
Since it was discovered that Monarch Butterflies migrate all the way from eastern and mid-continent North America to the mountains of south-central Mexico, people from around the world have followed them. The colonies are usually above 9000 feet elevation so flat-landers should approach slowly and in stages. Last March, Linda & Robert Scarth were among a group which travelled with Bill Calvert, one of the scientists who first documented the colony locations in the 1970s. You may have seen Dr. Calvert in the PBS documentary on the Monarch migration. He and Bonnie Chase led the group organized by Karen Phelps, Benton County Conservation naturalist on a fascinating trip. They visited archeological, cultural and environmental sites on the way to the preserves - putting the experience into the context of life in Michoacan, Mexico.