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Friends of Dunbar Cave Newsletter
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May 2008
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UPCOMING MEETIN=
G:
THURSDAY MAY 15th<=
/sup>,
AT 6:00 PM, DUNBAR CAVE STATE NATURAL AREA VISITOR CENTER.
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NEWs from dunbar cave:
&nb=
sp;
We have had a very busy spring, as usual. School groups three days a week, p=
ublic
cave hikes on weekends. The f=
lowers
are blooming, birds are arriving daily.&nb=
sp;
During the Spring Fling we were fortunate to see a female Wood Duck =
fly
into her nesting hole in a sycamore tree, and both Scarlet and Summer Tanag=
er
males in the same tree. Our G=
reen
Heron is back for the summer, many warblers are passing through. We see more wildflowers every year
– more species and just more in numbers, spreading in the areas that =
we
have protected for over thirty years.
The Pawpaw Trees are covered in flowers – making up for being
frozen last year? The Dogwood=
tree
the Friends were given by the Governor is also covered in flowers, and the =
oak
you planted in memory of Bob’s father five years ago is doing well.
&nb=
sp;
Nathan Smith has graduated from the Police Academy and is no longer
working here – he is now a ranger at Paris Landing State Park. We miss him.
&nb=
sp;
We have a new clerk, Teresa Novotny. Some of you met her at Spring
Fling. She has lived in Clarksville most of her life. She is fitting in very well and le=
arning
all the things she needs to know to run the office. Come by and see her one day!
We
hope to have the display panels for the cave art up in May. Jan Simek will visit us to help ex=
cavate
the holes for the posts – who knows what w=
e may
find under the cave floor.
W=
e want
to remind you of the Beyond Bow Birding Workshop on May 17. We hope you will attend.
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Next month’s meeting:
THURSDAY, JUNE 19th AT 6PM, DUNBAR
CAVE STATE NATURAL AREA VISITOR CENTER.
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UPCOMING Events=
:
"Dunbar
Cave: A Change of Seasons" by Greg Williamson will run April 24 through
June 29 in Heritage Hall at the Customs House Museum.
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A NOTE FROM DAV=
E:
Friends
Once again we had a successful S=
pring
Fling. Hundreds of people enjoyed the birds, the snakes, and all of t=
he
rest. It sure takes a bunch of us to pull this event off, and we did a
fine job of it. You may have noticed Leaf Chronicle, Clarksville Onli=
ne,
Channel 4, WZJM radio, and Clarksville Family all promoted our event.
Special thanks to Jen Mantlo for making all of that promotion happen.
Also, we had a nice follow-up article in Clarksville Online as well as
the Leaf Chronicle. Tennessee Wild Side was out for much of the=
day
to film our event – I was told to look for it early this fall.
Thanks to Suva and Jack Bastin with the Tennessee Trails group for providing
refreshments and lots of help. And of course, we could not have even
begun to have Spring Fling without Steve Hamilton lining up the presenters =
and
setting the schedule.
See you at the meeting!
Dave
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Save the date! M=
ay 17!
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&nb=
sp; Dunbar and TWRA (Po=
lly Rooker and Susan Lanier) are hosting our third annual birding workshop =
this May. Several of the Frie=
nds have participated in the last two, and we would love to have any of the=
Friends of Dunbar Cave involved this year. It is always a lot of fun. Here is the information-
=
&nb=
sp; Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and Dunbar Cave State =
Natural Area present our "Beyond BOW Birding Workshop" Saturday, =
May 17 from 9 am to 3 pm. For=
ages 18 and older. This is p=
art of the Becoming an Outdoors Woman program, but we won't discriminate ag=
ainst any men who want to participate.&nbs=
p; Learn to identify birds by sight and sound, take a bird walk thro=
ugh a variety of habitats, see a bird banding demonstration, and learn abou=
t backyard bird habitat basics. Fee is $20, which goes to Dunbar Cave to be used for educational materia=
ls. Lunch is included in the =
fee. In the past, participant=
s have received educational materials and freebies such as T-shirts, mugs, =
bird call CD's, Birds of Tennessee laminated i.d. folders, and other items.=
Stop by the Visitor Center a=
nd pick up a registration form, or call 931-648-5526 or e-mail amy.wallace@state.tn.us if you =
would like to be mailed a form. Call Don Hosse of TWRA at (615)781-6541 if you have any questions. <=
o:p>
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MEETING NOTES:<=
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April 17, 2008
Members present
Minutes approved for Ma=
rch: &=
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Budget Report: &=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; $23,610.00 &=
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p; &=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; &=
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Treasurer: Ron Hunter
Old business=
We
had 38 volunteers for the mulching which was a great turnout, and we finish=
ed
mulching all the areas that needed to be done.
Current Business=
Finalized
Spring Fling plans and approved the building of a shed.
Next Meeting=
To
be held on May 15th, 2008, Thursday, at 6 PM. =
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The Friends of DC
Historian is updating the scrapbook for the recent events that the Fri=
ends
have sponsored at Dunbar Cave:
=
Cooling
at the Cave 2007, Haunting History 2007, Mulching Trails in 2007 and 2008,
Trees to Trails 2006 and 2007, Spring Fling 2007 and 2008.
So please go through=
your
photo file and look for a few photos that depicts the
event. Clipped newspaper articles, etc., would also be appreciated.
If you have somethin=
g for
me, please identify the event and year and send to:
Friends of Dunbar Ca=
ve,
Attention Historian, P.O. Box 254, Clarksville, TN 37041-0254<=
span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>
If you have digital =
photos
that you can e-mail me, please e-mail to friends@dunbarcave.org=
=
and put
Attention: Historian in the Subject line.
Thank you very much!=
Debbie Hamlin=
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