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AUGUST MEETING
DATE: August 9, 2016
LOCATION: Cynthia Berkland, 3216 510th Ave., Cylinder
HOSTESSES: Jamie Christensen, Alice Ann Underwood
TIP OF THE MONTH: Hostesses
ROLL CALL: How many native species have you planted this year?
What kinds?
BUSINESS MEETING:
PROGRAM: Tour of Alice Ann’s & Cynthia’s Gardens & Wetland/CR
DID YOU KNOW? “Mowed lawns, sheared shrubs, and neatly raked
beds fail as wildlife magnets; most are inhospitable deserts to birds
and butterflies.” Jim Wilson
“The simplest wildflower meadow is more complex, more botanically
varied, than a grass lawn, offering a long season of pollens, nectars,
and finally seeds, along with nesting sites and shelter for all those
creatures that used to live somewhere before we arrived.” Ken Druse
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DATE: August 9, 2016
LOCATION: Cynthia Berkland, 3216 510th Ave., Cylinder
HOSTESSES: Jamie Christensen, Alice Ann Underwood
TIP OF THE MONTH: Hostesses
ROLL CALL: How many native species have you planted this year?
What kinds?
BUSINESS MEETING:
PROGRAM: Tour of Alice Ann’s & Cynthia’s Gardens & Wetland/CR
DID YOU KNOW? “Mowed lawns, sheared shrubs, and neatly raked
beds fail as wildlife magnets; most are inhospitable deserts to birds
and butterflies.” Jim Wilson
“The simplest wildflower meadow is more complex, more botanically
varied, than a grass lawn, offering a long season of pollens, nectars,
and finally seeds, along with nesting sites and shelter for all those
creatures that used to live somewhere before we arrived.” Ken Druse
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