BURNETT GARDEN CLUB
MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, January 14, 2010
The Burnett Garden Club met at 7PM Thursday evening, January 14, 2010 at the Crex Meadows Wildlife Education Center. Present were the following members: Molly Byers, Kathi Gajewski, Ron Gajewski, Mary Griesbach, Gaye Gunderson, Theresa Halls, Kris Henning, Alma Karels, Linnea Seume, Rick Seume, Becky Tessman and Mary Ann White. Also present were 2 unidentified guests and our 2 speakers: Kim Dauer and Alan Roelfs.
Secretary’s Report: Kris H. stated the secretary’s report from November 2009’s meeting was posted on our website. Mary Griesbach mentioned there were no minutes from our last gathering, as it was our annual Christmas party.
Treasurer’s Report: Becky Tessman reported a beginning balance of $1300.43.
Old Business: Kris reviewed our summer events for the months of June, July and August. All scheduled events can be viewed on the website and are listed in our membership books. One item for modification is the June 13 carpool Iris and Nursery tour in the Cities. Kris is proposing starting in the Minnetonka area for new sites.
Plant Sale planning will be resumed next meeting when chair Mary Charmoli will be in attendance.
New Business: Becky shared new information about a “Spring Fling” Seminar on March 13 at Lake Elmo HS and brought flyers with more details. The observation was made that all weekends in the month of March have gardening events scheduled.
Kim Dauer (Natural Resources Educator) and Alan Roelfs (Ph.D. Plant Pathology, retired) gave a powerpoint presentation on the use of Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide in identifying native plants. Other resources of note include the herbarium website at UW-SP: wisplant.uwsp.edu, the plant list on Crex’s website: www.crexmeadows.org and Crex’s book: Roadside Flowers of Glacial Lake Grantsburg. Yummy refreshments provided by Kris Henning followed. Many comments were heard about what a valuable gem we have in the wildlife areas in our county and the excellent staff and facilities available!
Our next scheduled meeting is Thursday, February 11, 2010. Becky Dickinson from Cushing will be sharing her expertise on culture of apple trees. Refreshments will be provided by Mary Griesbach and Pam Davies. We will resume our normal meeting place at the High School.
My apologies for errors and any information that was inadvertently omitted.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary Griesbach
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