Schedule for Spring Foray 2015

Friday, May 22 

4:00 – 8:00 pm -  Check-in at the Four Points Sheraton – Saginaw, Registration in the hotel lobby
Dinner on your own (several restaurants are nearby)

7:30 pm -  Welcome and Orientation in the Zen Ballroom

8:00 pm -  Program “An Introduction to the Saginaw Bay Region” by Kyle Bagnall

Saturday, May 23 

6:30 – 8:00 am -  Breakfast in the Zen Ballroom

7:30 am -  Pick up lunches

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

Note: All Field Trips assemble in Parking Lot. Please meet 15 minutes prior to departure. 

8:30 am  -  Field trip departure for morning field trips in hotel parking lot

12:00 – 1:00 pm -  Lunch in field or at hotel

1:00 pm -  Field trip departure for afternoon field trips in hotel parking lot

*5:00 - 6:00 pm - Michigan Botanical Club State Board Meeting in Harmony Room

6:00 pm -  Dinner served in Zen Ballroom

7:30 pm - Announcements, Recognition of Student Scholarship recipients, etc.

8:00 pm -  Program “Moving Beyond a Shotgun Approach to Address Invasive Plants” by Phyllis Higman

Sunday, May 24

6:30 - 8:00 am - Breakfast in the Zen Ballroom

7:30 am - Pick up lunches

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

8:30 am - Field trip departure for morning field trips in hotel parking lot

12:00 – 1:00 pm - Lunch in field or at hotel

1:00 pm -  Field trip departure for afternoon field trips in hotel parking lot

*5:00 - 6:00 pm - Continuation of Michigan Botanical Club Board Meeting in Harmony Room

6:00 pm -  Dinner served in Zen Ballroom

7:30 pm -  Announcements, Awards, etc.

8:00 pm -  Program “Lakeplain Prairie Management at Saginaw Wetlands” by Andrew Bacon

Monday, May 25 

All Field Trips assemble in Parking Lot. Please meet 15 minutes prior to departure.

6:30-8:00 am -  Breakfast in the Zen Ballroom

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

12:00 pm -  Check-out time