Meetings & Program Schedule
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Meetings start at
7:00
P.M. - Room 102, Yates Hall, (across from the North end of PSU football
stadium) at 1702 S.
Joplin St., Pittsburg, KS. Click here for a
PSU campus map. Click here
for a Yahoo map. |
| Thursday September 24, 2009 |
Larry Herbert (B.S. in Education and an M.S. in Biology from Emporia State) collaborates with Joyce Haynes (B.A. in Art from Louisiana State) to present “Penguins of the World", a unique program detailing the life histories of all the world's 17 Penguin species. With painted life-size cutouts of each Penguin species by Haynes. See photos: Photo #1 Photo #2 |
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October 29, 2009 |
Dr. Jim Triplett, Professor of Biology and former chair of the department for over 20 years at Pittsburg State University will report on “Water Issues in SEK”. Sperry-Galligar Audubon was one of the local sponsors for his application to the Neosho Basin Advisory Committee, which he chairs. This report is an update on where we are with respect to surface and groundwater quantities and quality, and what the Federal, State and local governments are doing to protect these resources. |
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November 2009 |
Due to conflict with Thanksgiving and Christmas, the November and December meetings have been combined, and held on December 3, 2009. |
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December 3, 2009 |
Margaret & Steve Hoyle will present a power point program on their trip through the eastern Canada provinces with emphasis on birding. Their journey covered 10,371, visiting unique fishing villages and the way of life in Newfoundland and Labrador, geology and world Heritage sites, the world's largest Northern Gannet colony, seeing many life bird species including Atlantic Puffins, Shearwaters, etc., even whales and icebergs. " |
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January 28, 2010 |
"Spider Talk", presented by Joy Reed, graduate student at Pitt State Univ. - who said "I became interested in tarantulas through my daughter, who talked me into our first one more than a decade ago." Currently, Reed is a contributing editor for the American Tarantula Society (ATS), a member of the British Tarantula Society (BTS) and is recognized as a tarantula breeder who currently keeps 400 spiders. She has attended BTS expositions and lectures, looked for tarantulas in the desert southwest and traveled to Peru to look for rainforest tarantulas with arachnologist Rick West, one of the world's leading authorities on tarantulas. Public is invited to attend - FREE admission. Light refreshments will be served. |
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February 25, 2010 |
Elma Hurt, local
Bluebird lady, will talk about "Bluebirds In My Yard". She
started birding in
1993, then started maintaining a Bluebird Trail with over 25 boxes, in
her backyard. She will talk about feeding meal worms, nest box
monitoring, nest
identification, record keeping,
etc. Elma spoke to many organizations about Bluebirds, encouraged
many others to start Bluebird Trails, and has been featured in several
news media articles over the years. |
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March 25, 2010 |
Dana Hoisington of Prairie State Park will present "Amphibians and Reptiles of the Prairie", a PowerPoint program augmented with some live specimens. A native born Kansan, Hoisington was a naturalist at Bennett Spring State Park near Lebanon, MO for the past 21 years before coming to Prairie State Park. He is 20 year member of the National Association for Interpretation and a lifetime member of the Association of Missouri Interpreters. Public is invited to attend - FREE admission. Light refreshments will be served. |
| Thursday April 29, 2010 |
Bird related Slide Show Program by John Dorio - retired U.S. Forest Service forest ranger and wildlife biologist . Details to be announced later. |
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May 27, 2010 6-9 P.M. |
Sperry-Galligar Audubon Picnic, this year held on a Thursday at Homer Cole Pittsburg Community Center, 3003 North Joplin in Pittsburg, KS. |
| Summer Hiatus | SGAS will not hold regular meetings in the months of June, July & August. |
