Sunday, January 29th, 2012
This is our tentative schedule of meetings for the year. We invite anyone interested in entomology to participate in our meetings. The schedule may change over the year, so we encourage you to contact us or check the site for updates. For field trips, we often leave at 8 a.m. from the Lakeview Museum parking lot.
All meetings are held (or start) at Lakeview Museum (1125 W. Lake, Peoria, IL). Generally, we start at 9 a.m. (usually on the third Saturday of the month). There is no December meeting due to the proximity to the holidays.
- January 21, 2012 – planning meeting
- February 18, 2012 – Frank Hitchell collection (meet at Frank’s house at 9 a.m.)
- March 24, 2012 – St. Louis Butterfly House field trip (leave at 8 a.m. from Lakeview)
- April 28, 2012 – Revis Ridge field trip (leave at 8 a.m. from Lakeview)
- May 19, 2012 – Rocky Glen field trip (leave at 8 a.m. from Lakeview)
- June 16, 2012 - Banner river walk field trip (leave at 9 a.m. from Lakeview)
- July 21, 2012 – Jubilee night collecting field trip (meet at 8 p.m. at Jubilee State Park)
- August 18, 2012 – Midewin Natural Tallgrass Prairie field trip (leave at 8 a.m. from Lakeview)
- September 15, 2012 - Jubilee picnic and night collecting (meet at 5 p.m. at Jubilee State Park)
- October 20, 2012 – Singing Woods field trip (leave at 9 a.m. from Lakeview)
- November 17, 2012 – fumigate Lakeview Museum insect collection
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Sunday, January 23rd, 2011
This is our tentative schedule of meetings for the year. We invite anyone interested in entomology to participate in our meetings. The schedule may change over the year, so we encourage you to contact us or check the site for updates. For field trips, we often leave at 8 a.m. from the Lakeview Museum parking lot.
All meetings are held (or start) at Lakeview Museum (1125 W. Lake, Peoria, IL). Generally, we start at 9 a.m. (usually on the third Saturday of the month). There is no December meeting due to the proximity to the holidays.
- January 15, 2011 – planning meeting
- February 19, 2011 – Rob Bell photo show
- March 19, 2011 – Gordon Adams photo show
- April 16, 2011 – Revis Ridge field trip (leave at 8 a.m. from Lakeview)
- May 21, 2011 – Funk’s Grove field trip (leave at 8 a.m. from Lakeview)
- June 18, 2011 - Bridget’s Woods field trip (leave at 9 a.m. from Lakeview)
- July 9, 2011 – Audubon butterfly count contact Tracy Fox for more information)
- August 20, 2011 – Mattheissen field trip (leave at 8 a.m. from Lakeview)
- September 17, 2011 - Jubilee night collecting (meet at 5 p.m. at Jubilee State Park)
- October 15, 2011 – Singing Woods field trip
- November 19, 2011 – fumigate Lakeview Museum insect collection
Frank is also planning some night collecting field trips to Banner Marsh (call him if you are interested). These trips are highly dependent on the weather conditions at that time.
- May 20 or 21
- June 10 or 11
- June 24 or 25
- July 8 or 9
- July 22 or 23
- August 5 or 6
- August 19 or 20
- September 9 or 10
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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
This is our tentative schedule of meetings for the year. We invite anyone interested in entomology to participate in our meetings. The schedule may change over the year, so we encourage you to contact us or check the site for updates. For field trips, we often leave at 8 a.m. from the Lakeview Museum parking lot.
All meetings are held (or start) at Lakeview Museum (1125 W. Lake, Peoria, IL). Generally, we start at 9 a.m. (usually on the third Saturday of the month). There is no December meeting due to the proximity to the holidays.
- January 16, 2010 – organizational planning meeting
- February 20, 2010 – forensic entomology program
- March 20, 2010 – undecided program at this point
- April17, 2010 – field trip to Horseshow Lake State Park (leave at 8 a.m.)
- May 15, 2010 – field trip to Matthiessen State Park (leave at 8 a.m.)
- June 19, 2010 – field trip to Sand Ridge State Park (leave at 9 a.m.)
- July 10, 2010 – annual butterfly count (call Tracy Fox)
- August 14, 2010 – field trip to Bridget’s Woods (leave at 9 a.m.)
- September 18, 2010 – field trip to Jubilee State Park (night collecting) (meet at Jubilee State Park at 5 p.m.)
- October 16, 2010 – Banner Marsh walk
- November 20, 2010 – fumigate Lakeview Museum insect collection
- No December meeting – Happy Holidays
Below is a possible list of the weekends we may have outings to Banner Marsh for night collecting/ observations. These depend on weather conditions – contact Frank Hitchell if you plan to participate.
- May 21 or 22
- June 11 or 12
- June 25 or 26
- July 10 or 11
- July 23 or 24
- August 6 or 7
- August 20 or 21
- September 10 or 11
- September 24 or 25
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Friday, December 12th, 2008
This is our tentative schedule of meetings for the year. We invite anyone interested in entomology to participate in our meetings. The schedule may change over the year, so we encourage you to contact us or check the site for updates. For field trips, we often leave at 8 a.m. from the Lakeview Museum parking lot.
All meetings are held (or start) at Lakeview Museum (1125 W. Lake, Peoria, IL). Generally, we start at 9 a.m. (usually on the third Saturday of the month). There is no December meeting due to the proximity to the holidays.
- January 17, 2009 – organizational planning meeting
- February 21, 2009 – update website with current information
- March 21, 2009 – slide show of group’s 2008 trip to Belize (bring specimens, books and related materials)
- April18, 2009 – field trip to Revis Ridge (leave at 8 a.m.)
- April 25, 2009 – Earth Day exhibits at Forest Park Nature Center (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
- May 16, 2009 – field trip to Matthiessen State Park (leave at 8 a.m.)
- June 20, 2009 – field trip to Maury Bruckner’s Prairie near Henry (IL) (leave at 9 a.m.)
- July 11, 2009 – annual butterfly count (call Tracy Fox)
- August 15, 2009 – field trip to Jubilee State Park (leave at 9 a.m.)
- September 19, 2009 – field trip to Dirksen Park (leave at 9 a.m.)
- October 17, 2009 – guest speaker (at Lakeview)
- November 21, 2009 – fumigate Lakeview Museum insect collection
- No December meeting – Happy Holidays
Below is a possible list of the weekends we may have outings to Banner Marsh for night collecting/ observations. These depend on weather conditions – contact Frank Hitchell if you plan to participate.
- May 8 or 9
- May 22 or 23
- June 12 or 13
- June 26 or 27
- July 11 or 12
- July 24 or 25
- August 7 or 8
- August 21 or 22
- September 11 or 12
- September 25 or 26
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