GLC Thankful for Bill Volkert and upcoming Annual Event Dinner!
Glacial Lakes Conservancy
We wish you a very joyful Thanksgiving Day! And we want to THANK YOU
for supporting Glacial Lakes Conservancy as the local land trust in
our community. There is much to celebrate, like our new Grasshopper
Hill Preserve!
If you are available, let's share a delicious dinner together on
Sunday, December 4th at Margaux Bistro in historic downtown
Sheboygan. These past few years at the Bistro have been joyous
gatherings with fun auction items, interesting topics, really nice
people, and delicious dining in a beautifully decorated setting.
Our Special Guest Speaker is BILL VOLKERT*** ornithologist and
naturalist
and he'll talk about The History and Ecology of the Horicon National
Wildlife Refuge
GLACIAL LAKES CONSERVANCY ANNUAL EVENT DINNER
Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 5:00 p.m.
Registration is $40 and includes dinner
Contact us by noon, November 30th at 920-273-1143
If you have a great item for the auction or want to sponsor the event,
please call us!
(Tom Tittl might be persuaded to bring some of his baked bread again
this year)
Margaux Bistro is located at 821 N. 8th Street, Sheboygan 53081
Dinner will be served, featuring:
White Bean & Barley Soup with house-cured pancetta
Bacon Wrapped Apple and Fennel Stuffed Bell & Evans Chicken
Cauliflower & White Cheddar Risotto
Sautéed Spinach
Thyme Chicken Jus and Crispy Leeks
A glass of Lees Fitch Pinot Noir
Dessert will be:
Almond Cake, house-made Raspberry Jam & Vanilla Cream
Raspberry Sorbet
Coffee
*** Bill Volkert was the wildlife educator and naturalist for the
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources at Horicon Marsh from 1984
until his recent retirement. Bill has conducted more than 3,400
education programs for 195,000 people through the Horicon Marsh’s
wildlife education program. He is also a federally licensed master
bird bander and has captured more than 9,000 birds over the past 27
years.
In addition to his work at Horicon Marsh, Bill has also worked in the
Lake Baikal region of Siberia and Mongolia and helped to develop a
national bird conservation education plan for Nicaragua. In his spare
time, Bill enjoys exploring remote lands and learning about the birds
of the world and in his travels has seen over 2,100 species of birds.
Our current sponsors include Kenn Buelow & Mary O'Leary, Quality Data
& Appraisal, Dale & Reneé Voskuil and we invite you to join them with
a sponsoring donation.
Proceeds from the event and silent auction will benefit the
conservation programs
of Glacial Lakes Conservancy, your local non-profit land trust
conservation organization.
Hope you can join us this year for our Annual Event. Thank You again
for your support of Glacial Lakes Conservancy!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Vickie Hall