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UPCOMING EVENTS!
Mark your calendar to attend these events. Most are COL events, some are put on by our partners in protecting the Galien River Watershed. Either way, you are bound to learn something, make a difference for our area, and have a good time!
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July 13, 9:30 & 11 pm
Voyageur Canoe Moonlight Ride (rescheduled from June, waiting list)
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July 23, 11 am
Live Bat Encounter!
(see article -->)
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July 27, 6 pm
Galien River Watershed event at New Troy Community Center
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August 3
Free Well Water Testing Night at New Troy Community Center (info to come)
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August 6, 10 am
Stewardship Work Day on new easement!
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August 20, 10 am
The Nature of the Beach at Weko Beach in Bridgman
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September 3, 6-9 pm
COL Hosts the Bar at Outsiders Outside
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September 24, 5-7 pm
Mingling at Middlebrook, our second annual barn benefit! (see article -->)
And more to come!
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Welcome to the new format of Chikaming Open Lands' e-Newsletter! We hope you will find an article or two of interest, and please feel free to forward to others who might want to get involved! We will continue working on the format over the next few months, so if you have feedback to offer, we welcome it!
--Chikaming Open Lands
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Get Ready for the Live Bat ENCOUNTER!
Chikaming Open Lands presents The Organization for Bat Conservation in a fascinating program introducing you to bats of the world! It's a safe bat show without cages where you'll meet examples of our local bats, as well as more exotic species including the Malaysian Gigantic Flying Fox Bat with a 6-foot wingspan!
OBC's founder and director, Rob Mies is an adventurous scientist, conservationist, TV personality, and bat expert who has focused his passion on educating and entertaining people about one of the most unique and misunderstood animals in the world. His energetic personality explains why he is such a popular presenter. Mies has appeared on many television shows with his furry, winged friends including The Tonight Show, The Ellen Degeneres Show, The Today Show, Live with Regis and Kelly, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Fox & Friends, and Martha Stewart.
Join us Saturday morning, July 23 at 11:00 am (Michigan)
at the New Buffalo Performing Arts Center
for this lively and informative program! Members receive complimentary tickets based on giving level (1 ticket at $30-49, 2 tickets at $50-99, and 4 tickets for memberships $100 and above). Additional tickets are $10/adults or $5/children 12 and under. Please call us at (269) 469-2330 or e-mail info@chikamingopenlands.org for more information.
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You're Invited!
Chikaming Open Lands' Second Annual Barn Benefit, "Mingling at Middlebrook", is scheduled for Saturday, September 24 from 5-7 pm. Mark your calendar now to enjoy an evening of cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and great raffle prizes!
The party will be held at Middlebrook Farm, Three Oaks' own source for grass-fed beef from Low-line Angus cows. The upstairs of the renovated barn, with its soaring rafters, includes a wonderful vista across a pasture of happy cows. You'll have a great time at this wonderful evening in the country. Watch for invitations mid-August!
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Preserved with Your Help!
When Dan Dale and Covenant Farm worked with Chikaming Open Lands (COL) several years ago to put a 29-acre conservation easement on part of their property, he was very excited. It was yet another step in the 30-year project to restore the farm and a part of a larger dream to improve water quality in the Galien River. A segment of the Galien River runs through this property and includes an oxbow (a bow shaped bend in the river), a heron rookery, and some rare and state threatened species of plants.
Then in 2010, the 25-acre property on the other side of the river and directly adjacent to his own came up for sale, he again worked with COL to acquire that property and put a conservation easement on it. Read the full story here.
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Chikaming Open Lands
14913 Lakeside Road
P. O. Box 291
Lakeside MI 49113
(269) 469-2330
www.chikamingopenlands.org
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