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2011 GRATIOT LAKE CONSERVANCY CALENDAR

July 16
&
July 17

Sketching Nature in Watercolor at Gratiot Lake
2 day workshop
with artist: Marilynn Brandenburger

July 16 & July 17
10 AM to 4 PM

Learn to render subjects quickly in pencil and to enhance your drawings with ink and watercolor.
Class will be held mostly outside as weather permits.
Fee $100 ($85 GLC members).
Advance registration (GLC) required.
Scholarship available.


July 23

Explore the GLC Preserve
Saturday, July 23

U
ncover nature’s secrets at the GLC Preserve.
Look for special plants and animals along the Bear Paw Path. See what lives near beaver dams.
Hug some old pines and hemlocks, and discover Gratiot Lake shoreline.

Adults and children accompanied by adults are invited to this nature hike.

Meet at Brunette Park on the Gay-Lac Labelle Road by 10:30 to carpool (via old logging roads) to the GLC preserve at Gratiot Lake.  Or come across the lake from the public boat access to the Noblet Field Station in your canoe, kayak, or small (beachable) boat.

Rendezvous at the Noblet Field Station by 11AM.
Bring a bag lunch and plenty of water to drink.
Stormy weather may cause cancellation.
Contact Bonnie at GLC for more details.



August 13

Beginners Workshop on Dragonflies and Damselflies

Saturday, August 13,
10 AM to 4 PM

A Beginners Workshop on Dragonflies and Damselflies
led by amateur odonatist Bob Marr
will take place at GLC's Noblet Field Station and nature sanctuary.
Class will be held mostly outside.

Although geared towards adults, children 11 and above
who are interested in nature may attend if accompanied by an adult.

Advance registration is necessary and group size will be limited.
Fee $20 ($15 GLC members).
Janet Avery Scholarships are available (contact Bonnie).



July 27

Gratiot Lake Conservancy Annual Members Meeting
Wednesday, July 27
Eagle Harbor Community Building Reception 6:45 PM
Business Meeting 7:00 PM
Guest Speaker 8:00 PM

Save this date! Bring a friend! Guest speaker, Tom Rozich, a retired fisheries biologist, will present the history of the Gratiot Lake fishery and water chemistry, including insights from the most recent surveys of the lake.


July 29

Astronomy Night with Robert Nemiroff At Fort Wilkins
July 29
7:30 PM Slide Talk
9:30 PM Star Party

New location this year!
Presented by GLC in conjunction with the Fort Wilkins Natural History Association and Fort Wilkins Historic Park.
Astronomer Robert Nemiroff will present a slide talk on celestial highlights before the star gazing gathering.

Rain date August 5.

August 20
&
August 21

 

Aquatic Plant Workshop
2 day workshop
with botanist Janet Marr

August 20 & August 21
9 AM to 4 PM

Learn aquatic plant identification in the classroom and in the field.
For professionals, students, and others interested in inland lake monitoring.

Fee: $70
($55 GLC members).

Advance registration (GLC) required.
Janet Avery Scholarship available.


September 17

Gratiot Lake Shoreline Clean-Up
September 17
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM

Meet at Gratiot Lake public access.

Help remove trash from Gratiot Lake shoreline and other lakeshore in the Keweenaw this weekend. Call or email GLC for details.





GRATIOT LAKE CONSERVANCY
http://www.mlswa.org/Gratiot-Lake-1508/

Contact GLC Program Director: belh@verizon.net
(Please put "Gratiot Lake" in subject line.)