• Planning session for next year’s budget. We walk through the budget, line by line, adjusting plans for next year as needed.
• Officers/executive committee only.
• Please submit budget requests to Donna Hocker no later than 1 March, 2024.
• Via Zoom only
• https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7211203928?pwd=RXNwMjZpQVNvSHJGRld3cWZFQjJiZz09Meeting ID: 721 120 3928   Passcode: cardinal20
• Leader: Donna Hocker, treasurer

• Annual Business Meeting: Elections. Need a quorum, so please vote! All chapter members welcome.
•  See who and what we’re voting for and how to vote
• Main Program: Make Your Yard a Living Bird Feeder – Bird Friendly Natives for Home Landscapes
• In-person meeting. Also available via Zoom.
• Presented by: Rebecca Shubert, Native Niche
• Organized by: Anne St. John
• Location: St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church
• Also available via Zoom

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7211203928?pwd=RXNwMjZpQVNvSHJGRld3cWZFQjJiZz09

Meeting ID: 721 120 3928
Passcode: cardinal20

• Planning meeting, primarily for field trips. Followed at 7:30 by Joint Executive Committee/Board of Directors meeting.
• Zoom only
• Leader: Lisa Coombs, vice president
• Zoom info:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7211203928?pwd=RXNwMjZpQVNvSHJGRld3cWZFQjJiZz09

Meeting ID: 721 120 3928
Passcode: cardinal20

Conococheague Audubon Society Outreach

Display table at Tayamentasachta Environmental Center’s Apple Festival. Contact Terri Kochert to help.

• Nature Film:  Islands of Wonder: Madagascar, PBS.
• The oldest island on Earth, Madagascar has been isolated longer than any other place in the world. Life here has had time to evolve in unusual ways, resulting in more unique wildlife than possibly any other island on the planet.
• Door prizes, one free youth binoculars prize. No pre-film music.
• Location: Chambersburg Area Middle School South (CAMS)

• Pot luck dinner and members’ photo show. All are welcome.
• Note the start time is 6 PM.
• Members typically contribute one dinner item (casserole, meat, vegetable, salad, pasta, fruit, rolls, etc.) and/or a dessert. Coffee, tea, and jugs/pots of water will be provided.
• Bring your own table setting, including napkin, flatware, plate, bowl, and mug/cup. Let’s try to avoid plastic and disposable items!
• Bring a few photos you wish to share (no more than 15, please) on a USB thumb drive.
• No Zoom. In-person only.
• Location: St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church

• NEW DATE! Nature Film: Woodpeckers: The Hole Story, PBS.
• Get an intimate look at what makes woodpeckers so special. Explore their unique abilities and intimate stories from around the world. Narrated by Paul Giamatti.
• Door prizes, one free youth binoculars prize. No pre-film music.
• Location: Chambersburg Area Middle School South (CAMS)

• Nature Film: Frogs: The Thin Green Line, PBS.
• Scientists try to save populations of frogs, as large-scale die-offs of the amphibian continue around the world.
• Door prizes, one free youth binoculars prize. No pre-film music.
• Location: Chambersburg Area Middle School South (CAMS)

• Outreach:  Fun day for beginning birders.  Easy walks with seasoned birders, fun activities for children. All families, adults, teens, and children age 6 or older (accompanied by parent/guardian) are welcome.  Activities include; Bird Walks, Kid’s Corner, Nature Walk, Birding Bingo, Scavenger Hunt, and refreshments. “Birding Buddies” will help participants identify birds.
• Bring binoculars and a field guide if you have them. A few loaners will be available.
• Meet at Visitors Center in Caledonia State Park, Fayetteville.  Park in first parking lot beyond Visitors Center.
• Please Pre-register with Dave Cooney, or Janet Tice 

• Beyond Beauty: Native Plants & Pollinators Event
• Native Plants Garden at Norlo Park (3050 Lincoln Way E, Fayetteville, PA 17222)
• Note: This talk and tour are scheduled to start at 6 PM to try to avoid the heat, or at least have some shade in the garden.
• Our walk will be on lawn grass which may not be dry.  Rain date is Wednesday, July 16.
•  Please contact tour host Josh Donaldson with any questions at  717.264.6920