MBC Spring Foray 2010 Schedule

Friday, May 28

4 pm-8 pm Check-in at the Holiday Inn French Quarter

Registration in the hotel lobby

Dinner on your own

7:30 pm Welcome and Orientation in the Depot Room

8:00 pm Program “The Geological and Botanical Context for the 2010 MBC Foray” by Todd Crail

Following program, snacks in Club Car Room

Friday Evening Book Sale

The Wild Ones will be offering books for sale Friday evening, including field guides, books about gardening with native plants and other natural history selections. Come prepared with your checkbook and support the Wild Ones, a non-profit environmental education and advocacy organization promoting environmentally sound landscaping practices using native plants.

Saturday, May 29

6:30 -8:00 Breakfast at J. Patrick’s Restaurant (ticket required)

7:30 am Pick up lunches in Club Car Room

8:00 am Field trip departure for morning and all-day trips in hotel parking lot

Noon-1 pm Lunch in field or at hotel Atrium

1 pm Field trip departure for afternoon trips in hotel parking lot

*4:30-6 pm Michigan Botanical Foundation Board Meeting in Club Car Room

6:00 pm Dinner served in Depot Room

7:30 pm Announcements, Awards, etc.

8:00 pm Program “Oak Openings Region – Past, Present and Future” by Dr. Tim Walters

Sunday, May 30

6:30 -8:00 Breakfast at J. Patrick’s Restaurant (ticket required)

7:30 am Pick up lunches in Club Car Room

8:00 am Field trip departure for morning and all-day trips in hotel parking lot

Noon-1 pm Lunch in field or at hotel Atrium

1 pm Field trip departure for afternoon trips in hotel parking lot

*4:30-6 pm Michigan Botanical Club Board Meeting in Club Car Room

6:00 pm Dinner served in Depot Room

7:30 pm Announcements, Door prizes, etc.

8:00 pm Program “Orchids and Rumors of Orchids” by Eric Durbin

Monday, May 31

6:30-8:00 am Breakfast at J. Patrick’s Restaurant (ticket required)

9:00 am departure for field trips (later to allow for hotel check-out)

11 am Check-out time

*Members of MBF and MBC Boards take note of meeting time and location

What to Bring

Be prepared for a variety of weather conditions and for walking in a range of habitats, some of which will be wet! Wear good walking boots or shoes and you may also need rubber boots for some trips. Other recommended items to bring include: a hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, raingear, camera, binoculars, hand lens, field notebook, reference books and a refillable water bottle. Coolers will be provided for lunches on the all day trips.

Student Scholarships

Each chapter is responsible for arranging the hotel reservations and transportation for their own scholarship students. Each student should fill out and send in their own reservation form with their field trip selections as soon as possible, and each chapter should pay the required amount for registration and meals to the host chapter. The MBF will provide one student scholarship per chapter which should already have been received by the chapter Treasurer. Any student wishing to attend that does not have a scholarship may pay the reduced price for students with the proper ID. Chapters wishing to find roommates for their students may contact the Registrar.

Registrar

Kathleen Thomson
5066 Elmhurst Ave.
Royal Oak, MI 48073-1102
248-435-2070
tkatkep@aol.com