October 6 Meeting: Visit to Osborne Homestead Museum

This meeting was held at the Kellogg Environmental Center and Osborne Homestead Museum.  Curator Susan Robinson spoke about the life of Frances Osborne Kellogg, conservationist dedicated to preserving open space.  A tour of the Homestead followed by Club members.

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The Club discussed collecting milk weed seeds to send to the Monarch Program at the University of Kansas which is developing seedings for the spring which will increase the food supply for the Monarch Butterfly.

A presentation on little and and big brown bats, the pollinators of the month was enjoyed by all along with a discussion on the artistic and horticulture displays of the month.