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In Memorial: Cathy Jo Bloom Troendle January 24, 1953-December 21, 2023 It is with deep sadness that we note the passing of our friend, fellow instructor, and North Metro Master Naturalist Charter Member, Cathy Troendle. Cathy died peacefully in her home, surrounded by her loved ones, from complications with cancer. Cathy touched many lives through her love of nature. She took her children and grandchildren on adventures to state and national parks. As a scout leader, 4-H leader, and Minnesota Master Naturalist, Cathy shared this love of nature with everyone, especially youth. Cathy was a dedicated Master Naturalist and Instructor, who took every opportunity to attend virtually every lecture, workshop, and conference that she could, in pursuit of new knowledge of the natural world. Southwood Nature Preserve held a special place in her heart. Here she shared nature with local school children and her grandchildren. Cathy spent much of her time improving the preserve and sharing her knowledge with visitors. It is fitting that her ashes will be spread near a Burr Oak tree in the prairie. Cathy's Celebration of Life: Visitation: Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 Time: 10:00am to 11:00am Celebration of Life: Saturday March 2nd, 2024 Time: 11:00am to 12:00pm Reception: 12:00pm to 2:00pm Location: Community of Christ Church 2475 Skillman Ave. E. North St. Paul, MN 55109 Full Obituary At: Obituary Link Provided by Oakwood Funeral Special Course: The North Metro Chapter is proud to sponsor an all day workshop entitled Wolves: Advanced Training with Misi Stine. This will be held on Monday, April 15th, 2024 from 10am to 4pm. The cost is $50 and the workshop will be held at the Wildlife Science Center. Please contact the Wildlife Science Center for more information. Wildlife Science Center 22830 Sunrise Road, NE Stacy, MN 55079 651-464-3993 May Conference: Due to the Gathering Partners Conference there will be no lecture in May. Please visit the Main Master Naturalist Website to register for the Conference. VOLUNTEER AT WARGO: Feederwatch Volunteers: This program is in conjunction with the National Cornell Feeder Watch Program. It usually starts around November and runs through April. Twice a week (Usually on a Tuesday and Wednesday), a volunteer spends around an hour observing and recording the types and numbers of birds seen at the feeders at Wargo Nature Center. Currently we have about 4 volunteers doing this and we work out a schedule based on volunteer availability. We are always happy to have new volunteers start at any time and will provide training. It is generally pretty relaxing. Blue Bird Box Monitoring: Wargo also sponsors a Blue Bird Trail. It is located at Lino Lakes City Hall, right off of Highway 35. The program starts in the Spring and runs through early Fall. There are about 10 boxes. Monitoring is done once a week. People sign up for the weeks that work for them. It involves walking (or bike riding on trails) to the area of the boxes. Boxes are then checked for nesting birds and recorded. Note that there is a fair amount of walking with this project. This past year we had Baby Blue Birds! Contact Person for these Opportunities: Lisa Gilliland Program Supervisor Wargo Nature Center Work 763-324-3447 Cell 612-505-1870 There are also a number of one day events throughout the year at Wargo - Snow Days, Maple Syruping Day, Earth Day, Little Goblins Event, that are always looking for volunteers. Also, volunteers are needed who can help to maintain our various native gardens and one small veggie garden. Website Address: We have a unique website address, however rather than typing it in every time just type in "North Metro Master Naturalists" into your browser and it will pop right up. The address was fashioned after the West Metro Chapter, so that if all the web page addresses were eventually standardized, this would be the likely format. We suggest you bookmark the page so you can find it easily when you want to look something up. |