June 10th (7 p.m.) is our next meeting.

May's meeting presentation was brought by Marvin and Sandy Smith. As we were talking about going outside for the botany walk, the winds picked up a little, so instead of a walk, we were treated to a great "virtual" wildflower walk, from the comfort of a nice dry chair. Marvin

certainly " wowed " us with the number of plants he was able to bring to us by way of slides. The extra information he brought to our attention about the use of the plants made it even more enjoyable. He had us pick a card depicting a wild flower and when we saw it on the screen, we helped in identifying it by reading what he had written on the back of the photo which we held in our hand. The trick to learning these flowers Marvin said is "Learn them one at a time". It was a beautiful way to enjoy a dreary evening.

Next month's (June 10th) meeting will be held outside. Pat Dutton, Dee Pendlebury and others who work with the group called " The Explorers" will be bringing us some information on what they do with the young people in Fredricksburg, for our evening program. This is a great volunteer effort on their part, and I've been curious to hear more about what they do. perhaps some of you can join them as you look for volunteer opportunities! I saw their display at the OCVN conference that I thought was interesting. This will be a lively presentation and it will be held outside in the picnic pavillion near the interpretive building. Hope you can make it for that night!

Future programs will involve Bluebirds, carbon footprints and recycling, and the intricacies of Land Snails! Keep with us and you'll be well involved with Natural History!

Don't forget to sign up for the Naturalist Refresher Classes:

Each class is $10.00 and you can contact Carrie Elvey for more information at 330-359-5235.

I'm really looking forward to these classes!

• Herpetology Field Day - July 31st
• Ohio Fossils - August 21rst
• Animal Signs and Tracking- September 9th
• Birding the Killbuck Wildlife Area - October 7th.

We have a FACEBOOK area that Jean Paddock set up for us also. There we can post photos and discuss sightings that are of interest to us. Here's the link!

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=116026211758632&ref=ts

Until the next meeting, we hope you all keep on exploring!

Greetings from Holmes County West!

Wally Road is beautiful in spring, and we would love to show you its natural wonders. Watch this space for an invitation - a chapter meeting will be held at the Mohican River Inn very soon!

Meanwhile, we need volunteers. Many of the pieces are in place for a brand new bluebird trail, but we need help at various levels. The plan is to have local landowners act as box monitors, but we want supervisors to make sure they're getting the work done and reporting their findings. We also will be involving scouts and 4-H groups. There will be a work day for assembling boxes and for installing them, and for educating the monitors.

So please, contact Vivian Ashcraft at 330-377-4001 or ninipapa@roadrunner.com. I also started a website, http://bluebirdtrail.webatu.com. It's still under construction, but I like it!

If you haven't been to Wally Road, or if you haven't been there for a while, you need to come visit! I'd be glad to show you around and so would Andy Miller, another OCVN, and owner of the Mohican River Inn.