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--_000_E48449919BF14D3996EF454972AB528Fdalca_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The regular monthly meeting of the Blomidon Naturalists Society will take p= lace on Monday, October 19 at 7:30 PM. This is a joint meeting with the Valley Gardeners and will be held in Room = BAC 244 (adjacent to our usual meeting room). The meeting is open to the pu= blic. The main presentation will be: Backyard & Neighbourhood Sanctuaries: Gardening for the Little Things that = Run the World by Phil Schappert Butterflies and other insects have two things going for them that most othe= r conservation targets don't: they're short-lived, and they're small. Many = have multiple generations in a year or season so what we do to their habita= t right now often has a direct impact on their lives. While it's true that = some insects travel long distances, many spend their entire lives in areas = not much larger than most backyards. The implications for butterfly and ins= ect conservation are pretty simple: if you plan and implement a garden with= these thoughts in mind, you can provide an oasis of habitat that can susta= in the entire life history of many butterflies and insects. Even simple, sm= all changes can have pretty large impacts on the lives of the insects that = frequent your garden. Think of your garden as a miniature wildlife preserve= -even better, think of your yard as one in a chain of similar backyard sanc= tuaries-and you'll be well on your way to helping butterfly and other insec= t populations to not only persist but to thrive. Phil Schappert received his doctorate, with distinction, in Biology at York= University in Toronto, Canada. He has taught ecology and conservation biol= ogy, conducted research on plant/butterfly interactions at York University = and the University of Texas at Austin, edited the News of the Lepidopterist= s' Society, managed the Stengl "Lost Pines" Biological Station for UT Austi= n, has authored a number of magazine articles and scientific papers about b= utterflies and their host plants, and is also the author of Monarch Butterf= lies: Saving the King of the New World. He and his wife, Pat, currently liv= e in Halifax, NS. For more information about the Society, visit: http://blomidonnaturalists.c= a/ =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Patrick Kelly Director of Computer Facilities =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Faculty of Architecture and Planning Dalhousie University =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D MAIL COURIER PO Box 15000 5410 Spring Garden Road Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2 Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada Canada =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Phone:(902) 494-3294 FAX:(902) 423-6672 E-mail:patrick.kelly@dal.ca =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D --_000_E48449919BF14D3996EF454972AB528Fdalca_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-ID: <7650EF8B55C5F64E86882908C339D44F@namprd03.prod.outlook.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dus-ascii"= > </head> <body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-lin= e-break: after-white-space; "> <div>The regular monthly meeting of the Blomidon Naturalists Society will t= ake place on Monday, October 19 at 7:30 PM. </div> <div><br> </div> <div>This is a joint meeting with the Valley Gardeners and will be hel= d in Room BAC 244 (<b>adjacent to our usual meeting room</b>). The meeting = is open to the public.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>The main presentation will be:</div> <div><br> </div> <b>Backyard & Neighbourhood Sanctuaries: Gardening for the Little Thing= s that Run the World</b> by Phil Schappert <div><br> </div> <div>Butterflies and other insects have two things going for them that most= other conservation targets don't: they're short-lived, and they're small. = Many have multiple generations in a year or season so what we do to th= eir habitat right now often has a direct impact on their lives. While it's true that some insects travel long dista= nces, many spend their entire lives in areas not much larger than most= backyards. The implications for butterfly and insect conservation are pret= ty simple: if you plan and implement a garden with these thoughts in mind, you can provide an oasis of habitat = that can sustain the entire life history of many butterflies and insec= ts. Even simple, small changes can have pretty large impacts on the lives o= f the insects that frequent your garden. Think of your garden as a miniature wildlife preserve-even better, th= ink of your yard as one in a chain of similar backyard sanctuaries-and you'= ll be well on your way to helping butterfly and other insect populatio= ns to not only persist but to thrive.<br> <br> <i>Phil Schappert received his doctorate, with distinction, in Biology at Y= ork University in Toronto, Canada. He has taught ecology and conservation b= iology, conducted research on plant/butterfly interactions at York Uni= versity and the University of Texas at Austin, edited the News of the Lepidopterists' Society, managed the Stengl= "Lost Pines" Biological Station for UT Austin, has authored= a number of magazine articles and scientific papers about butterflies and = their host plants, and is also the author of Monarch Butterflies: Saving the King of the New World. He and his wife, Pat, = currently live in Halifax, NS.</i><br> <br> <div> <div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -web