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~ The Dragonflyer ~ Volum e 1 4 , Num be r 1 2 Boone ’s L ick Cha pte r De ce m be r 20 1 8
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JOIN US FOR OUR ANNUAL HOLIDAY POTLUCK Thursday December 13th @ 6:30pm
MU Extension Office Featuring the 4th Annual Raffle & Silent Auction
to Benefit the MU Extension
PLEASE BRING: 1) A dish of your choice for the potluck (the chapter will provide meat, dinner rolls, and drinks), 2) MONEY to spend on the Raffle and Silent Auction (BRING YOUR CHECKBOOK and/or CASH), 3) If you can, bring something to donate to the Silent Auction – show up as early as 5pm with your item(s).
ENTER THE RAFFLE TO WIN SOME AWESOME ART CREATED BY VERY TALENTED (AND GENEROUS) CHAPTER MEMBERS!
Raffle Item Above: Canteen Gourd Oil Lamp, created by Chris Egbert (Class of 2009) Raffle Item to Right: Rutherford Bridge Photograph by David Frech (Class of 2011)
ONE CHANCE FOR $3 TWO CHANCES FOR $5
FIVE CHANCES FOR $10 NEW: WINGSPAN FOR $20!
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P R E S I D E N T I A L P O N D E R I N G S
Jill Edwards (Class of 2013)
Hello Boone’s Lick Chapter Members! If you are anything like me, you are still looking for the perfect holiday gift for the special someone(s) in your life. You can find one at our 4th Annual Silent Auction/Raffle and Potluck this Thursday! Sally Swanson (Class of 2005) and Suzanne Wright (Class of 2005) have been busy bees picking up items for the auction – if you have anything you would like to donate, please contact them ASAP so they can have an auction bid sheet ready for it. Thanks! Sally Swanson: 573-424-1007, [email protected] Suzanne Wright: 573-864-8263, [email protected] BREAKING NEWS!!! ADDITIONAL RAFFLE ITEM ADDED! We are fortunate to again have some of Julie Youmans’ (Class of 2010) pottery on the raffle table. Similar to the Monarch Bowl (pictured below), Julie is donating two small dessert or salad ceramic plates, about 7 or 8” in size with this beautiful Monarch motif. Lovely!
Hope to see y’all on Thursday! If not, I wish you and yours Happy Holidays or Merry Christmas or whatever you might have going on festivity-wise, if at all. Just be safe, have fun, and get yourself outside for a minute. Jill
Jill Edwards Boone’s Lick Chapter President (2017-2018) Missouri Master Naturalist Class of 2013 Please email me with questions, feedback, and ideas for future chapter meeting presentations!
M E M B E R ’ S C O R N E R
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As per Boone's Lick Master Naturalist bylaws, the nominating committee is submitting the following slate of
nominees for officers for 2019:
PRESIDENT: Carolyn Flynn (Class of 2013) for 1st Term
VICE PRESIDENT: Jill Edwards (Class of 2013) for 1st Term SECRETARY: Lori Johnson (Class of 2017) for 2nd Term
TREASURER: Stephanie Michels (Class of 2016) for 1st Term
It’s almost time for officer elections – since we were not able to finalize and publish the slate of candidates fifteen days prior to our December meeting, we can EITHER delay the vote until our January 2019 chapter meeting, or perhaps someone can make a motion to suspend the rules so we can vote during our December meeting. In either case, we will have chapter officers next year, hooray!
I T ’ S T IMESHEET T IME !
It’s time to submit your Master Naturalist 2018 Timesheet! You can find the timesheet template here.
Your completed 2018 timesheet (preferably in Excel, but we also accept hardcopy and other formats) is due by Monday December 31st. If you can’t meet that deadline, please try hard to get your timehseet in as soon as possible, since our end-of-year report is due to the state in early January. You can find the timesheet instructions and the timesheet template at this link (click XLS for Excel, but non-fillable PDF is an option too): http://extension.missouri.edu/boone/masternaturalist.aspxeither. Please send your completed timesheet by email attachment to [email protected] or mail to MMN Program, University of Missouri Extension, 1012 N. Highway UU, Columbia, MO 65203-9545.
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IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
Remember, for chapter meetings that include a business meeting, you can count ONE HOUR OF SERVICE, PLUS TRAVEL TIME to and from the meeting. Record this under service code ADM.
If the chapter meeting was designated as ADVANCED TRAINING, record the number of hours of the program IN ADDITION to the one hour of service (and travel time) noted above. For example, if it takes you 15 minutes to get to the chapter meeting (half-hour round trip),
our November 2018 meeting should be recorded as follows:
RE-CAP OF 2018 MISSOURI MASTER NATURALIST BOONE’S LICK
MONTHLY CHAPTER MEETINGS:
January 11th: MEETING CANCELLED as per Old Man Winter February 8th: Conservation Efforts in Columbia (Danielle Fox) Count 1 hour of service plus travel time (code ADM, hours in Volunteer Hours column) Approved for 1 hour of Advanced Training (hours in Advanced Training Hours column) March 8th: Weather in Missouri (Eric Aldrich)
Count 1 hour of service plus travel time (code ADM, hours in Volunteer Hours column) Approved for 1 hour of Advanced Training (hours in Advanced Training Hours column)
April 12th: Bird Monitoring Project at Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area (Clayton Light) Count 1 hour of service plus travel time (code ADM, hours in Volunteer Hours column) Approved for 1 hour of Advanced Training (hours in Advanced Training Hours column) May 10th: Prairie Fork CA Reconstruction Project (Chris Newbold) Count 1 hour of service plus travel time (code ADM, hours in Volunteer Hours column) Approved for 1 hour of Advanced Training (hours in Advanced Training Hours column) June 14th: Jefferson Farm & Garden Overview/Annual Potluck (Amy Weeks) No hours of service time, but… Approved for 1.5 hours of Advanced Training (hours in Advanced Training Hours column) July 12th: Overview of Chronic Wasting Disease in Missouri (John Gage) Count 1 hour of service plus travel time (code ADM, hours in Volunteer Hours column) Approved for 1 hour of Advanced Training (hours in Advanced Training Hours column) August 9th: The Art and Science of Bird-Banding (Suzanne Wright) Count 1 hour of service plus travel time (code ADM, hours in Volunteer Hours column) Approved for 1 hour of Advanced Training (hours in Advanced Training Hours column) September 13th: The Caddisflies of Missouri (Amy Meier) Count 1 hour of service plus travel time (code ADM, hours in Volunteer Hours column) Approved for 1 hour of Advanced Training (hours in Advanced Training Hours column) October 11th: How Old is a Rock? (Alan Whittington) Count 1 hour of service plus travel time (code ADM, hours in Volunteer Hours column)
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Approved for 1 hour of Advanced Training (hours in Advanced Training Hours column) November 8th: Sage Grouse: Icon of the West (Nop Paothong)
Count 1 hour of service plus travel time (code ADM, hours in Volunteer Hours column) Approved for 1 hour of Advanced Training (hours in Advanced Training Hours column)
December 13th: Holiday Potluck, Silent Auction/Raffle & Officer Elections
Count 1 hour of service plus travel time (code ADM, hours in Volunteer Hours column)
If you have any questions about how to complete your timesheet, please contact Phil Knocke at [email protected].
THANKS in advance for turning in your timesheet on time!
BE A WINNER! If you turn in your timesheet by the December 31st deadline, you will be entered into a drawing to win this beautiful necklace creation made with a fork by our very own Chris
Egbert (Class of 2009). WOW!
The City of Columbia is seeking
public input on updating the city’s weed ordinance. The update would
allow for residents to PLANT NATIVE PLANTS EXCEEDING 12 INCHES IN
HEIGHT on their property. The survey is open until Thursday
December 20th. Follow this link to the survey. Thanks!
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At our last chapter meeting,
the sweet was Spice Cake from Carolyn Flynn. She made it using her mama’s recipe! It received rave reviews, so I asked Carolyn to share the
recipe and it is below. Happy Holidays!
RECIPE FOR ANN’S OATMEAL SPICE CAKE From: Ann Landrum (Carolyn Flynn’s Mom!) 9” x 13” cake pan - serves 8-12 Cake:
o 1 C. Quaker (quick) oats o 1 1/4 C.s boiling water o 1 stick of butter o 1 C. white sugar o 1 C. (packed) dark brown sugar o 2 eggs, beaten o 1 1/3 C. plain flour o 1 teaspoon baking soda o 1 teaspoon cinnamon o 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg o 1/2 teaspoon salt
In medium saucepan, bring water to boil. Add oats and butter, cover, and leave for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, sift dry ingredients together in mixing bowl. Add beaten eggs, both sugars, then fold the flour mix into the oat mixture. Bake in 350 degree oven 35 minutes. Test with a toothpick in the center. Topping:
o 1 stick of butter o 1/2 teaspoon vanilla or hazelnut extract o 1/2 - 1 C. white sugar o 1 C. chopped English walnuts o 1 C. sweetened coconut flakes o 1/2- 1 C. “Half and Half” (milk and cream) or single whipping cream
Soften butter in mixing bowl til creamy yellow, then add liquid flavor and sugar, mixing well. Add nuts and coconut, then the cream to bind it. Pour the mixture over the cake, spread evenly to pan edges. Heat the oven broiler and carefully toast the topping until browned. Good luck! Store at room temperature. This cake improves with age.
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V O L U N T E E R O P P O R T U N I T I E S
I m a g e c o m i n g s o o n ! S E R V I C E P I N F O R 2 0 1 9 : B L A N D I N G ’ S T U R T L E
T h i s r a r e s p e c i e s r e p r e s e n t s p e r i l e d w e t l a n d s
a n d i s f o u n d i n N E M i s s o u r i .
Help with the Christmas Bird Count
Saturday December 15th From Mid-December through the first week in January, tens of thousands of volunteers throughout the Americas take part in an adventure that has become a family tradition among generations. Families and students, birders and scientists, armed with binoculars, bird guides and checklists go out on an annual mission - often before dawn. For over one hundred years, the desire to both make a difference and to experience the beauty of nature has driven dedicated people to leave the comfort of a warm house during
the Holiday season. Each of the citizen scientists who annually brave snow, wind, or rain, to take part in the Christmas Bird Count makes an enormous contribution to conservation. Audubon and other organizations use data collected in this longest-running wildlife census to assess the health of bird populations - and to help guide conservation action. From feeder-watchers and field observers to count compilers and regional editors, everyone who takes part in the Christmas Bird Count does it for love of birds and the excitement of friendly competition -- and with the knowledge that their efforts are making a difference for science and bird conservation. Volunteers agree to count birds on the day of the count as designated by the Columbia Audubon Society. Want to help? Please contact: Laura Hillman, 573-442-3703, [email protected] Dress warm, bring water to drink, bring money for lunch, and binoculars if you have them!
ALL SKILL LEVELS WELCOME – we have many birders in our chapter that would be happy to help you identify bird and bird calls!
(Timesheet Code: CAS)
More Volunteer Opportunities – see the Chapter Calendar for details!
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• Every Wednesday from 7:30am to 4:30pm: Birding Trip with Bill Clark (Columbia Audubon Society, in State Park or Conservation Area, fledgling birders welcome – the best way to learn about birds is by birding with an expert! Meet at SW Corner of Parkade Center parking lot, call Bill at 573-474-4510 to RSVP. (Timesheet Code CAS)
A D V A N C E D T R A I N I N G O P P O R T U N I T I E S
For updated information on advanced training opportunities, please see the online Chapter calendar. To submit an opportunity for advanced training consideration, use the form on the
chapter website and email it to [email protected].
SCIENCE CAFÉ COLUMBIA
2nd Monday of Every Month at 6pm
Broadway Brewery in Downtown Columbia
A "Science Cafe" cafe is an informal gathering of people interested in listening to or participating in a discussion on a popular science topic. Science Cafe's are grassroots, community-run organizations that seek to inspire minds and share scientific knowledge within the community. This fall the focus will be speakers that will explain how their work relates to the elements of Earth, Wind, Water and Fire. All are welcome!
MONDAY JANUARY 14th: Topic TBA Like on Facebook: Science Café Columbia Advanced training does not require a timesheet code – only volunteer hours require you to enter a timesheet code.
N O T E W O R T H Y
See an interesting video or article online? Please share your link via email to [email protected] Having a Bad Day? Not After Watching an Enormous Bear Wrestle with his Movie Trainer Wombat Poop: Scientists Have Finally Discovered Why it is Cubed
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Climate Change Means the Last Call of the Missouri Songbirds Goats like People Who Smile at Them An Antarctic Ice Shelf is “Singing” and it is Creepy Weird, Late Monarch Butterfly Migration Finally Reaches Mexico In Turkey, a Power Play Will Leave Ancient Towns Underwater The “I Voted” Stickers You Wear – From All 50 States “Single-Use” Crowned Word of the Year Weird and Wonderful Planets beyond Our Solar System Keep Having a Good Day: Check out the 41 Hysterical Finalists from This Year’s Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards
O U R N E X T C H A P T E R M E E T I N G T h u r s d a y J a n u a r y 1 0 t h
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Missouri Master Naturalists
Boone’s Lick Chapter 2018 Officers
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President Jill Edwards (Class of 2013)
Advanced Training
Committee
Linda Karns (Class of 2011) &
Suzanne Wright (Class of 2005)
Vice
President
Suzanne Wright (Class of
2005)
Communications
Committee
Jill Edwards (Class of 2013)
Secretary Lori Johnson (Class of 2017)
Hospitality
Committee
Sally Swanson (Class of 2005)
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Treasurer Linda Karns (Class of 2011)
Public Relations
Committee
Chris Egbert (Class of 2009)
Chapter
Historian
Becky Bohlmeyer (Class of
2010)
Training
Committee
Volunteer
Opportunities &
Project Approval
Committee
Suzanne Wright (Class of 2005)
Phil Knocke (Class of 2006)
Chapter Co-Advisors Kent Shannon
University Extension
Bob Pierce
University Extension
To promote awareness and citizen
stewardship of natural resources through science-based education and
community service.