IWLA-PCC NEWSLETTER
PCC Founded 1958 * OCTOBER 2019 *60 years of conservation
“From the Dunes in the north, to the Kankakee River in the south”
Izaak Walton League of America - Porter County Chapter
Meetings held every 3rd Saturday, 1-3pm in the
Thomas Library in 2nd floor meeting room
200 W. Indiana Avenue, Chesterton, IN 46304
Next meeting October 19, 2019 from 1-3pm
Email: executivedirectoriwlapcc@gmail.com
Website: NWIconservation.org
Location: 200 West Indiana Avenue, Chesterton, IN, United States
Phone: 219-241-7431
Facebook: facebook.com/PCCIWLA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President - Gary Brown grbrown57@hotmail.com, 219-464-8882
Vice President - Jim Sweeney jp55biod@att.net, 219-322- 7239
Treasurer/Membership - Liz McCloskey tmconservation@csinet.net, 219-326-0700 Secretary - Susan Swarner susan.swarner@gmail.com, 219-201-5498
Chapter Directors: Don Frame df.nature@outlook.com, 219-331-6136,
Bill Iltzsche biltzsche@hotmail.com 219-464-9850 and
Herb Read 847-302-8069
IMPORTANT PCC UPCOMING EVENTS
10/1 E-STEM in the Field with Northview
9-2p Frame Family Little Cal Cons Area
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10/5 & 6 Wildlife Celebration
12-5p Sunset Hill Park
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10/12 Shirley Heinze Conservation Tour
9a Frame Conservation Area-Little Cal River
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10/12 4-H Breakfast with the Ghostbusters II
8-11a Discovery Charter School Gym
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10/19 October PCC Monthly Meeting
1-3p Thomas Library 2nd floor meeting room
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10/26 Owl Fest w/ Humane Indiana
9-5pm 4-H Bldg at Expo Center
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11/7 Family Nature Night
6-7:30p Washington Township
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11/14 Family Nature Night
6-7:30p John Simatovich School
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11/16 November PCC Monthly Meeting
1-3p Thomas Library 2nd floor meeting room
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To volunteer to help with anything that suits you; contact Annette Hansen executivedirectoriwlapcc@gmail.com 219-241-7431
e-stem in the field launches with discovery charter school
Kids volleyed for position to wear waders to get into the water where they checked water temperature, turbidity, scooped and counted macroinvertebrates, measured water depth and bank formations, then took a closer look under microscopes and magnifying glasses! Finally, they did chemical testing on the water to fill in their sheets and talk about what kind of environment they found. Happily, they discovered very clean water and a good variety of macros, so we know our water is clean.
The E-STEM in the Field program as sponsored by grants from NISOURCE Environmental Action, Indiana Div and National Endowments.
Honoring the Memory of Charlotte Read
On the rainy morning of September 28, 10 attendees met at the Read House to honor the memory of Charlotte Read. Among them were speakers Myrna Newgent from Shirley Heinze Landtrust, Natalie Johnson from Save the Dunes, Dena Mourtos from NPS, Gary Brown of PCC and David Read, Charlotte's son.
It was too rainy for riders so the group had lunch at the Read house instead of Carol Cook.
It was a special morning remembering Charlotte.
FAll 2019 Family Nature Night at Bailly
The next two are scheduled for 6-7:30pm in November; 11/7 at Washington Township and 11/14 at John Simatovich School. Please advise Annette Hansen if you can help at Family Nature Nights! executivedirectoriwlapcc@gmail.com
Thank you to Annette, Bill, Susan, Liz, Gary and Gene
for greeting guests of Apple Fest this year.
the pcc "adopt a bat" program is coming this october...
Wildlife Celebration
PCC will be a tabling partner during the Wildlife Celebration October 5 & 6th. Event runs noon-5pm on both days. Please contact Annette Hansen if you can take a shift in tabling and talking about our bat research and a little "Bat Adoption" program.
The PCC NWI Bat Adoption program gets kids involved in caring about bats. Bill Iltzsche helped us get a $250 Thrivent grant to start this program. Children come to our table, learn about bats with our PowerPoint presentation and chat with our PCC volunteers. They can adopt one of our 4" stuffed bats for a $10 donation. It comes with instructions to give it a snuggly home, keep it away from wind turbines and instructions for clean caving. The family also receives a monthly PCC Bat Research Program newsletter about what PCC is finding out about bats and what is going on with our bat habitat sites.
Festival of the Owls
PCC will be partnering with Indiana Humane Wildlife during their October 26 event on owls. It runs 9am-5pm at the Porter Co Expo Center in 4-H bldg.
Please contact Annette Hansen if you can take a shift in tabling and talking about our bat research and the "Adopt a Bat" program (see above).