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September 2007
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| 6 | College of Agriculture New Student Cookout |
| 19 | Student Chapter Meeting w/ Mark Noark of Davey Tree
Mark will be speaking about job opportunities for foresters with Davey. He has graciously offered to supply pizza for the meeting. |
| 22 | Trail Work Day at Cedar Lake
Meet in the AG parking lot at 9:00am. We will be carpooling from there. The access road to the trailhead is heavily rutted and likely requires a vehicle with high clearance and 4-wheel drive. We will be hanging trail markers on trees along the trail. Bring a hammer if you have one. |
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October
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| 4 | Student Chapter Meeting, 6:30pm, AG187 |
| 9-11 | 27th Annual Central States Forest Soils Workshop
The IL SAF State Chapter business meeting will take place in the middle of the soils workshop at 6:45pm, Wednesday, October 10th. This is after dinner at Von Jakob Vineyard. There is no cost to attend only this meeting. The $50 registration is for the bus and meals provided through the soils workshop only. |
| 18 | Student Chapter Meeting, 6:00-7:30pm, AG209
Chris Evans, Coordinator for the River to River Cooperative Weed Management Area, will be giving a small workshop on invasive species identification. This is in preparation for our assistance with surveying for invasives at Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge (as volunteers). If you are interested in invasives and/or getting a little field experience for your resume, make sure you get to this meeting. |
| 19 | Last chance to get discount on national membership
Due to a generous contribution from the IL State SAF Chapter, we are able to reimburse both new and renewing members for a portion of their 2008 national dues. Don't forget that if you sign up now for 2008, the rest of this year is free! |
| 23-27 | SAF National Convention in Portland, Oregon |
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November
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| 1 | Student Chapter Meeting, 6:00-7:30pm, AG187
The main topics for this meeting will be our bird house/feeder fund raiser and scouting for invasive species at Crab Orchard. |
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December
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| 15 | Begin Winter Break
Be safe and happy holidays to everyone. |
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January 2008
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| 14 | Classes Resume
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| 19 | Friends of Giant City Workday, 12-3pm, meet at Interp. Center
Site Interpreter Jenny Skufca is facilitating an invasive species workday. The focus of these workdays is the removal of non-native invasive plant species. This can be very physical work and we will be out in the weather. Please dress appropriately. Hand tools and safety gear will be provided. Please contact an SAF Officer if you are interested in carpooling to this event. |
| 24 | Student Chapter Meeting, 6:00-7:00pm, AG187
Kelly Pearson, the District Trails and Volunteer Coordinator for the Forest Service Mississipi Bluffs Ranger District, will be coming to this meeting to discuss plans for our continued efforts on the Cedar Lake Trail. |
| 31 | RSO Fair, 5:00-7:00pm, Student Center Ballrooms
We will have a table setup for this Student Development sponsored event. Let an officer know if you are available to stand at the table and represent our organization. Setup begins at 4:30pm. Stop by if you can. |
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February
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| 7 | Student Chapter Meeting, 6:00-7:00pm, AG187
This will be an informational meeting to outline several of the events we have planned for this semester. |
| 14 | Pesticide Training, 9:30am-Noon, Test at 1pm, Giant City Interp. Center POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER - DATE TBA
This would qualify volunteers to use herbicide on public lands. Safety is, of course, our main concern. The use of herbicide in this precious state park will only be approved for very specific and small-scale applications. That is, we will only use small spray bottles for direct application to the stems of mostly bittersweet and autumn olive as we cut them. |
| 16 | Cedar Lake Trail Workday, 8am-3:30pm
RESCHEDULED TO MARCH 1ST DUE TO WEATHER
Those wishing to carpool should meet in the Ag parking lot at 8:00am. We will be moving a portion of the trail. Tools and safety gear will be provided. Please dress for the weather and bring your own water and lunch. |
| 21 | Student Chapter Meeting, 6:00-7:00pm, AG187
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| 23 | Friends of Giant City Workday, 12-3pm, meet at Interp. Center
These strenuous work days focus on the removal of non-native, invasive plants from nature trails. Bring work gloves and dress in layers for this rugged labor. No experience necessary. Tools will be provided. |
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March
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| 1 | Cedar Lake Trail Workday (rescheduled from Feb. 16th)
8am-3:30pm
Those wishing to carpool should meet in the Ag parking lot at 8:00am. We will be moving a portion of the trail. Tools and safety gear will be provided. Please dress for the weather and bring your own water and lunch. |
| 6 | Student Chapter Meeting, 6:00-7:00pm, AG187
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| 8 | Friends of Giant City Workday, 12-3pm, meet at Interp. Center
These strenuous work days focus on the removal of non-native, invasive plants from nature trails. Bring work gloves and dress in layers for this rugged labor. No experience necessary. Tools will be provided. |
| 8-16 | Spring Break
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| 27 | Student Chapter Meeting, 6:00-7:00pm, AG187
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April
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| 10 | Student Chapter Meeting, 6:00-7:00pm, AG187
We will hold elections for new officers at this meeting. |
| 24 | Student Chapter Meeting, 6:00-7:00pm, AG187
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May
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| 5-9 | Finals Week
Study hard and good luck. |
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