We're back! January & February 2013

Young birder at ELM :)

Hello Docents! Welcome Back! 
I am happily resurrecting my ADG Monthly Coordinator's Blog now that the cabin restoration is complete, and life is getting back to normal here at ELMNS. :) Thank you all for volunteering in January and February! Even with our limited programs due to the cabin restoration, we were able to reach out to 1,068 people through our education programs these past two months! Thank you all!





Trail Crew Projects

Goodbye Swift Tower!

The trail crew has been hard at work this month! They are building a new boardwalk path to the big pond fishing pier, removing invasive species, watering newly planted trees, repairing the church gate awning, expanding the Wilchester parking lot...and much much more! They also were able to remove the inhospitable swift tower last month, and now we're re-opening the cabin chimney for swifts! Keep an eye out for the swifts this spring! Thanks to our dedicated & hard-working Trail Crew  - Don, Neil, Harlan, Rony, Jack K, Jack B, Bill & Ken!

Cabin Update

Cabin Grand Re-Opening with Terry Hershey!

The Cabin Restoration is now complete! Please show off all the improvements to visitors - particularly the new cypress logs, new cedar roof, and visitor kiosk! Stay tuned for details on our first annual cabin-care work day!





Titmouse Club

Making Roly-Poly Terrariums

We taught over 280 Titmice and parents during our Jan & Feb Titmouse Programs! 

• "Skunks" - Jan 22 & 23
• Jan Stevenson, Sue DeFrank, Denise Hansen & Agnes Stanley
• "Alligators" - Jan 29 & 30
• Margaret Atmar, Cathy Nitsch, Dee Sorrick & Brenda Jackson
• "Snakes" - Feb 5 & 6
• Margaret Atmar, Jan Stevenson, Denise Hansen, Dee Sorrick & Dorthyle Headrick
• "Bird Valentines" - Feb 12 & 13
• Jan Stevenson, Sue DeFrank, Denise Hansen & Lauren Weiss
• "Insects & Inverts" - Feb 19 & 20
• Cathy Nitsch, Agnes Stanley, Denise Hansen & Sara Ranger
• "Roly-Polies" - Feb 26 & 27
• Peg McNealy, Cathy Nitsch, Denise Hansen, Betsy Mulligan, Ann Lloyd and Jeanelle Waldrop

Thanks for a great two months of preschool programs, ladies!

Tours, Outreach & Family Programs at ELM

Our Inaugural "Saturdays in Nature" Program!

We have had quite a few scout troops, schools and senior groups visit ELMNS since the cabin's grand re-opening. We also inaugurated our new "Saturdays in Nature" program for families on Feb 9th! A BIG Thank You to our tour, owl prowl, outreach and family program leaders & helpers: Martha Wright, Betty Rexrode, Rebecque Demark, Katelyn Kovski, Brenda Jackson, Denise Hansen, Barbara Duvall-Wesolek, Ivy Newberry, Betty Henderson, Patty Griffin, Sheryl Marquez, Jennifer Lezak, Miriam Vyles, Bernice Hotman, Peg McNealy, Annelise Luycks, Neil Broussard, Michaele Griffith, Keagan Foss, Ashley Garza and Don Gray - for training us all with his 'walk in the woods' natural history expertise! 

After-School Nature Explorers Club

Making Clay Bugs!

The ‘Nature Explorers’ are back in session for our 2013 spring semester! They are a great group of energetic naturalists. :) A BIG Thank You to Betty Rexrode & Lauren Weiss for their expert help teaching the after school kiddos. 



Welcome to our New Docents!
Welcome aboard to our Spring 2013 Class of Docents! We are excited to have you join our team! 

• Penny Bevill
• Katherine Bravo
• Kathy Broyles
• Keagan Foss
• Janet Foy
• Michaele Griffith
• Denise Hansen
• Kate Henninger
• Annelise Luyckx
• Vanessa Piña
• Flora Thevoux
• Lauren Weiss

ADG Upcoming Events
- Spring Docent Training "Moths of Texas" & ‘Walk in the Woods'! - Sat, March 16th

- Picnic Visit to Edith's Grave - Fri, March 22nd

Thank you all for volunteering in Jan & Feb!
Hope to see you in March!
PS: And don't forget to read your egadget news!

Bethany Foshée, Coordinator
Houston Audubon Docent Guild
houstonaudubon.org
2-27-13