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Monthly Wachiska Audubon Society General Meetings are usually held the 2nd Thursday of the Month in Room 03 in the Lower Level of Union College's Dick Administration Building located at 3800 South 48th Street in Lincoln

 
 

Picnic by Sunlight, Then Stargaze by Moonlight

Thursday, July 10
6:30 p.m.
Holmes Park

by Arlys Reitan

Potluck PicnicIt’s that time of year when Wachiskans are thinking of having a picnic. As has been the case all this year, we are planning something special for our 35th anniversary summer.

On Thursday evening, July 10, meet us at Holmes Lake for a potluck picnic at 6:30 p.m. We’ll gather at the south end of the park (see directions below) by Hyde Observatory where arrangements have been made to have tables set up for our use. Bring your favorite dish to share, table service, and a tablecloth, if you can. Cold drinks will be furnished by the chapter. Don’t forget the bug stuff.

After dinner, the Population/Environment Committee will present its latest Lyman Award to Lincoln’s Parks and Recreation Department. Director Lynn Johnson plans to be on hand to accept the honor. Following this presentation, Lynn has agreed to lead a walk around Holmes Lake, pointing out the improvements made recently during the dredging project. This leisurely walk should take about an hour. Those preferring not to walk can remain at the picnic site where Ernie Rousek will discuss Wachiska’s prairie project, complete with a display.

StargazingAround 9:00 p.m. we’ll gather inside Hyde Observatory where Jack Dunn, director of UNL’s planetarium, will present a short program on stars, space, and all that fascinating stuff. If the skies are clear that night, the roof of the observatory will be opened and we’ll be able to use the telescopes to view heavenly bodies!

If you cannot make it for the entire evening, we hope you will choose the part that thrills you most—a guided walk in the park, gazing at the stars, a Nebraska prairie discussion, or the favorite dishes of Wachiska’s fabulous cooks! Invite your family and friends. No reservations are necessary. There will be no rain date—so be brave!

Hyde Observatory is located on the south side of Holmes Lake in southeast Lincoln. From downtown take Normal Boulevard all the way to South 70th Street, then turn south (right) and continue (past the North Shore Road entrance) to the South Shore Road entrance to Holmes Park. This is the same entrance used to get to the golf course. Turn west (right) onto the South Shore Road and continue past the golf course turnoff until you see the observatory (small white building) on your left. Find these instructions and a map HERE Signs or chapter people will be in the area to direct you to the picnic spot.

 

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