Other DSA and Related Meetings

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Upcoming Events & Meetings

Northeastern NymphFest 9-10 February 2008 in Athol, Massachusetts
Here is an opportunity for northern odonatologists to spend quality time with dragonflies this winter without heading toward the Equator. NymphFest 2008 will be February 9-10, 2008, in Athol, Massachusetts. Experts and novices alike with gather at the Millers River Environmental Center to share and swap wisdom (and exuviae) in what is certain to be an entertaining and educational event. NymphFest is sponsored by the Northeast chapter of the DSA and the Athol Bird and Nature Club. Participants can expect lectures on finding and identifying dragonfly larvae and skins. We are also planning workshops on identification of particular groups. Another idea is to include an “Identification Station” where experts-in-residence can help participants who bring their own exuviae. NymphFest organizers are seeking presenters and workshop leaders. Topics may include, for example, techniques for larval or exuviae collection, preparation and preservation; identification of key ode taxa in larval form; or new or informative discoveries. Organizers are still finalizing details for the weekend event. Consult http://www.odes.millersriver.net/nymphfest2008.htm for updates on the schedule, lodging, food, participants and registration. Presenters can contact me at bryan@wingsenvironmental.com. Participants seeking more information should check the web site periodically.

DSA SE Regional Meeting, 8-11 May 2008 in Cheraw, South Carolina
The 2008 DSA SE Regional Meeting will be held in Cheraw, South Carolina from May 8-11. I have reserved a block of 10 rooms at the Inn Cheraw which will be our base hotel. Call (800) 535-8709 soon and ask for Roger and mention my name or DSA group to reserve. Try its website at http://www.inncheraw.com for more information on this hotel. Also, try the local website at http://www.cheraw.com to find out more about the town of Cheraw and its attractions, other motels, maps, and restaurants. Thanks to the hard work of Chris Hill, we have permits to collect specimens, plus inventory the Odonata fauna in Cheraw State Park and the Sandhills Forest Reserve for the South Carolina park service. Notable species include Gomphus diminutus (Diminutive Clubtail), Gomphus parvidens carolinus (Piedmont Clubtail), Epitheca semiaquea (Mantled Baskettail), and Enallagma davisi (Sandhill Bluet). Also, Ed Lam needs to scan certain species for his new book. We will be helping him out in this endeavor. The plan is to arrive the afternoon of May 8, get our rooms, and then go collecting out in the field May 9-10. Sunday the 11^th will be optional for field work or just driving back home or exploring in North Carolina and South Carolina for Gomphus septima (Septima’s Clubtail) and Ophiogomphus incurvatus (Appalachian Snaketail). Plenty to keep us busy! For more information, please contact Jerrell J. Daigle jdaigle@nettally.com.

Dragonfly Days Weslaco, TX - May 15-18, 2008
DSA NE Regional Meeting, 26-29 June 2008 in Adirondacks of New York
You are invited to visit New York and experience early summer on the northern edge of the Adirondack Park. The 2008 Northeast Regional meeting of the DSA will be held in Malone, NY in Franklin County. Malone is situated between the Adirondack Park and the St. Lawrence River and we will have trips to both of these areas. We hope to explore bogs and rocky streams in the Adirondacks as well as the great St. Lawrence itself. Franklin and neighboring counties have over 125 species of odonates - something for everyone! This will be peek time in the region for many odonates including various spring corduliids, five species of Leucorrhinea (white faces), three species of Cordulegaster (spiketails), and numerous gomphids such as Gomphus borealis (Beaverpond Clubtail), G. descriptus (Harpoon Clubtail), G. vastus (Cobra Clubtail), Ophiogompus anomalus (Extra-striped Snaketail), and O. aspersus (Brook Snaketail). And, if the season holds, we may still be able to find Arigomphus cornutus (Horned Clubtail), which is seen throughout June in Northern New York. Collection data will be forwarded to the NY Dragonfly and Damselfly Survey (NYDDS) and the Adirondack Biodiversity Project (ADK ATBI). Primary lodging will be at the Malone EconoLodge, which is holding a block of rooms until June 13. For reservations, call the EconoLodge at (1-800-607-7449) and mention that you want to reserve one of the rooms held by Trybula for the dragonfly meeting. Seniors, AAA, and AARP members receive 10% off the room rate. If you have any questions, please contact Jan Trybula (trybulj@potsdam.edu) at the email or address listed above. Also, please let Jan know if you are planning on attending and when you have made your lodging reservations. More information will be posted at the meeting web site, http://www2.potsdam.edu/trybulj/NEDSA
DSA Annual Meeting, August 1-3, 2008 in Bend, Oregon