The Waccamaw Audubon Society meets six times a year, on the first Thursday of March, April, May, September, October and November. Refreshments at 7:00, meeting starts at 7:30

Our programs for fall 2009 will be:

Sept 4 , 2009 Field Trip amd meeting at Hobcaw Barony, Georgetown. Rather than meeting Thursdays evening we will have a combined meeting and field trip on the morning of FRIDAY, September 4, 2009. Meet at the Hobcaw parking lot at 8:00AM (members coming from Conway or Myrtle Beach may want to car-pool). The trip will last about 3 to 4 hours. At the conclusion of the tour we can gather at their visitor center around 11 to 12 for a picnic and general meeting. If you wish to attend, please RSVP to Reggie (347-6222) or Bill (369-0521, bgobbel@sc.rr.com)

Oct 1, 2009 General Meeting at Christ the Servant Lutheran Church Hwy 501 in Conway. Speaker . Dr Jim Luken, Title "Is the Venus' fly trap Threatened and Endangered?"

Nov 5, 2009 General Meeting at the Santee Cooper Auditorium in Myrtle Beach, speaker Dr. Deborah Hutchinson, Title "You are what you eat: Dietary Toxin Sequestration in the Asian Snake Rhabdophis tigrinus."

The meetings are held at several locations in order to be most convenient to our geographically diverse membership. Locations of all meetings are announced in the preceeding issue of the WAS News and through press releases to the local media.

All WAS programs are free and the public is invited to attend. Members who prefer not to drive at night can call any officer or Board member. We will attempt to arrange a ride for you.

Members with suggestions for programs and speakers should contact Reggie Daves (347-6222). We want to thank Reg for working on this.