White Pine Chapter

Grand Rapids & West Michigan 

Three white pines, each over 100 ft tall, near Muskegon

Three white pines, each over 100 ft tall, near Muskegon

Next meetings - 

 

  •  July 8, Saturday, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM Dolan Nature Sanctuary field trip, led by Cal Lamoreaux.  It is 5 miles east of Caledonia. The parking lot is at 10350 Baker Ave SE, Alto. This area has been preserved from development for over 40 years. It is mostly hardwoods floodplain forest, with a 2 mile loop trail and several meadow prairies that contain bluestem grass. Because of the moderately thick brush, visitors may get rather close looks at birds and deer.

  • August 19, Saturday, Craig Elston will lead us on a field trip to Hudsonville Nature Center from 10 AM to noon to view the special prairie area he has maintained there.

  • September - Date, time and trip location to be determined.

  • October 7, Saturday – State-wide Fall Mini-Foray at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute near Hastings.

  • November—Date and Time to be determined. This will be an indoor program at GVSU.

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See also the calendar outline here, or below. Click on the balloon for the date for more details.

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Do you wish to join the White Pine Chapter of the Michigan Botanical Club? Then click here to access the membership form.

General Information About Meetings

  • Members of the public are welcome to attend meetings which are held on Saturday, September through April.
  • Unless otherwise noted, meetings start at 2:00 pm and are held at  Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI. 
  • Contact person:  Dorothy Sibley, Phone 231-652-2036

2016 Officers

President - Dorothy Sibley 231-652-2036

Vice President - Janet Skeberdis 231-924-0387

Treasurer - Robert Riepma 616-847-0751

Membership - Jelanie Bush 231-652-7046

Director at Large - Dave Chambers 231-652-6146

Director at Large - Craig Elston 616-822-4303

Director at Large - Arlene Obetts 616-874-8847