Reports on events of 2001
Millers River Environmental Center
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REPORTS
2001

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REPORTS
2001

Dec. 15th, Saturday - Athol Christmas Bird Count
Dec. 12th, Wednesday 6pm - ABNC Planning Meeting
Wednesday December 12, at The Millers River Environmental Center,
Friday, Nov 23, - Birding Newburyport/Plum Island Trip
with Linda Mahoney & Mark Taylor
Nov 14, Time TBA - Annual Supper Meeting
At the church in North Orange
Invited speaker was Josh Smith on "Discovering the Giant Dinosaurs of North America"
Oct. 27th, Saturday, 8AM - Another Rocks and Minerals Bob Coyle leads another Mineral collecting trip, this time to the Northfield area.
Oct. 20th 8AM - Rocks and Minerals with Bob Coyle
Oct. 17th 7 PM - Millers River Watershed Council Anual Meeting
7 PM at the Millers River Environmental Center
Alex Haro, Ecologist from the S.O. Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center will give a special presentation on eels that migrate into our watershed.
Oct. 14th 8AM - Orange Airport with Dave Small
Meet at the airport administration area off East River Street in Orange
Oct. 13th Trip to Warwick's Indian Caves
By Clare Green
Oct. 10th 7pm - Monthly Meeting at the Harvard Forest
Fisher Museum, Rt 32 in Petersham
"Arctic Wildlife" Slides and presentation by noted Boston Globe photographer Mark Wilson
Oct. 9th 6pm - Open House for the Millers River Environmental Center
Sep 30, - Plum Island
Sep 22, 10am-5pm - Garlic and Arts Festival
Please call 978-544-7500 to volunteer at our table
Sep 22, Sat, call for time - Martha's Vineyard 
Sep 16, 9am -Mushrooms with Noah Segal
Meet Royalston Town Hall
Sep 15, Sat, 10 am - Gloucester 
Sep 15, Sat, 9:30 am - 12:30 Wild Edibles Walk at Skyfields 
Sep - Oct -BUTTERFLY MIGRATION WATCH - Westport
Sep 12, 7pm -Managing for Biodiversity
Jim Oehler of MassWildlife
Athol's own Cass Meadow will be discussed
at MREC, 100 Main Street in Athol
Aug 25, Sat, 10 am - 1 pm -  Holland, MA. 
Aug 25, Sat, 10 am - noon -  Otter River Event 
Otter River Conservation Area
Aug 19, Sun, 11am - 2pm -   MAS Broad Meadow Brook WS, Worcester.
Aug 18, Sat, 9:30 am -  Wenham Canal. 
Aug 12, Sun, 7:30pm, Springfield, Channel 57
Aug 15, Wed, 9:30pm, Boston, Channel 44
Umass Biology Professor Ed Klekowski's new documentary titled "Under Quabbin" to be aired this month on PBS.
Aug 12, Sun, 10 am -  Longmeadow and Springfield
Aug 11, Sat, call for time - "Birds and Butterflies"  Worcester
Aug 11, Sat, 10 am - Woburn, Burlington, and other North suburban areas
Aug 4, Sat, 10 am - Gloucester.
Aug 4, Sat, 10 am - Wachusett Reservoir. 
July 29, Sun, 10am - 4pm p.m. - Garden Tour, 12 gardens in Warwick and N. Orange 
July 28, Sat, 1 - 2:30 p.m. - Children’s Butterfly Program.   MAS Ipswich River WS 
July 28, Sat, 10 am -   Amherst, Pioneer Valley Butterfly Garden Tour
July 28, Sat, 10 am - Rock House Reservation, West Brookfield
July 27, Friday, 5 pm
Evening Tully Canoe Trip with Rick Magee
July 25, Wed, 4-6 pm NEFF Ecotourism Meeting)
July 21, Saturday, - Advanced "Butterfly Instuitute" for MA Audubon Broad Meadow Brook WS/MBC
July 15, Sunday, - Intro. to Dragonflies Field Trip 4 (of 4)
July 12, Thursday, - Intro. to Dragonflies Class 4 (of 4)
July 7, Sat, 1 - 3:30 p.m. - Family Butterfly Program. Ipswich River WS 
July 4,
Massachusetts Butterfly Club
2001 Butterfly Counts

See link for dates throughout the month.
June 30 -Rain date for the June 23rd dragonfly field trip. 
June 30, Sat, 10 am - Turkey Hill, Hingham. 
June 30, Sat, 10 am-2 pm - Hitchcock Center 
June 28, Thursday,  - Rapid Check on Water Quality
June 24, Sun, - Royalston, Carl Kamp,
June 23, Sat, 10 am -  Martin Burns WMA, Newburyport.
June 23, Sat, 10 am - noon -  Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain. 
June 21, Thursday,  -- 
Intro. to Dragonflies Class 3 (of 4)
June 20, Wed, 4 pm -North Quabbin Woodworkers Collaboration
June 20, Wed, 4 pm -Conway Design Presentation, -- at the Center
Landscape designers will present their final plans for the grounds of the Millers River Environmental Center.
June 17, Sun, 10 am -  Mountain Meadow Preserve, Williamston
June 17, Sunday, - Monitoring Water Quality: Physical and Chemical Characteristics Workshop
June 14, Thurs, 2-5pm - NEFF Meeting on North Quabbin Ecotourism
June 13, Wed, 7-9 pm  -- ABNC MEETING
Noah Segal, Introduction to Mushrooms, slide show
June 12, - Conway Presentation Environmental Landscape
June 9, Sat, 9:30 am - Dauphainais Park, Grafton. 

June 9, Saturday, - Intro. to Dragonflies Field Trip 2 (of 4)
Friday, June 8, 9, 10, 2001
Mass. Biodiversity Days 2001
June 7, Thur, - Intro. to Dragonflies Class 2 (of 4)
June 3, Sun, - call for time -Mt. Greylock 
June 3, Sun,   -- Birding Trip to Quabbin
June 2, Sat, 
Classical Music Concert by Carl Kamp
MREC fundraiser
June 2, Sat, - Gloucester, at Mill Pond field. 
May 31, Thurs, - Nightjars: Whip-poor-wills and Nighthawks
D. Small

May 26, - Intro. to Dragonflies Field Trip 1 (of 4)

May 24, - Intro. to Dragonflies Class 1 (of 4)
May 23, - Workshop on Insects as Water Quality Indicators 3 (of 3)
May 20, - BBB: Butterfly and Birding Buffet
May 19, - Workshop on Insects as Water Quality Indicators 2 (of 3)
May 18, - Friday Morning Migrant Bird Walk
May 17, - Workshop on Insects as Water Quality Indicators 1 (of 3)
May 17, - Tully River Stream Team Meeting
May 13, - Invasive Plants in Millers River Watershed
May 12, - Annual Birding Trip to Northfield
May 11, - Friday Morning Migrant Bird Walk 3 (of 4)
May 11, 2001 Local Habitats 
May 9, - ABNC MEETING -- Black Rat Snakes
May 6, - Rare Plant Intro and Workshop on the Diversity of Grasses
May 5, - Big Trees of MDC / North Quabbin
May 4, - Friday Morning Migrant Bird Walk 2 (of 4)
April 28, - Woodcock Evening
April 27, - Friday Morning Migrant Bird Walk 1 (of 4)
April 26, - Warbler Warmup
April 26, - Putting the Environment to Work
April 21, - Vernal Pools Workshop 2 (of 2)
April 19, - Vernal Pools Workshop 1 (of 2)
April 14, - Birding Field Trip to Hardwick
April 12, - Map & Compass Workshop 2
April 11, - ABNC MEETING -- Bird Migration over Veracruz
April 8 - Water Monitoring
April 7, - Birding Field Trip to Plum Island
April 3, – WILD TRADITIONS: A look at Forest Predators of the Northeast
March 29, 2001 - Map & Compass Workshop 1 
March 25, 2001 - Beaver, Birds, and Wetlands 
March 18, 2001 - MREC Cleanup/Work Party 
March 17, 2001 Deerfield
March 17, 2001 - Birds and Butterflies Field Trip 
March 15, 2001 - Tully River Stream Team Meeting 
March 14, 2001 -- ABNC MEETING -- The Sonoran Desert 
March 11, 2001 - Historical Snapshots of the Millers River
March 4, 2001 - MREC Cleanup/Work Party
February 28, 2001 - Planet Party: Find Out About Nature's Lights in the Night Sky
February 25, 2001 - MREC Cleanup/Work Party
February 20, 2001 -- MREC Steering Committee meeting
February 18, 2001 - MREC Cleanup/Work Party
February 15, 2001 - Owl Prowl (weather permitting) 
February 14, 2001 - Owl Preview Slide Show 
February 11, 2001 - MREC Cleanup/Work Party
February 4, 2001 - MREC Cleanup/Work Party
February 3, 2001 Southeastern MA
February 3, 2001 - Southeastern Massachusetts Winter Birds Field Trip 
January 28, 2001 - MREC Cleanup/Work Party 
January 21, 2001 - MREC Cleanup/Work Party 
January 6, 2001 - Local Winter Birds Field Trip 

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