Guest Speakers

General Meetings & Speaker Program Schedule
Nature speaker programs are held at the Royal Oak Middle School (709 N Washington- Between 11 Mile Rd & Catalpa) from September to May.
- The June meeting is held at the Senior Community Center (3500 Marais).

The programs begin at 7:30 p.m. and are usually held on the first Wednesday of the month.

At our monthly meetings, September through June, we present speaker programs. Usually, they are slide shows focusing on various natural history topics. If you watch nature programs on PBS or the Discovery channel, our program is better because you can meet afterwards and ask the speakers questions.

“Flora and Fauna of Michigan” is being held on Wednesday, March 7th, 2012.  Join Pat & Ray Coleman, professional photographers & Nature Society members, as they show us a wide variety of the plants, flowers, mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and insects of Michigan as an eye appealing experience.  They will also point out some unusual or strange facts about some of them.  

“Maine: Puffins, Plants, and Whales” is being held on Wednesday, April 4th, 2012.  Nancy Tar has been involved in Audubon for 30 years and is past president of both Michigan Audubon and Oakland Audubon.  Join her for a visit to Maine where she will show you the Atlantic Puffin Reclamation Project started by Steven Kress 35 years ago.  Along the way we’ll see Acadia National Park, pelagic birds, plants, lobsters, and Finback Whales.  

“You go photographing where? Michigan's Jack Pine Plains” is being held on Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012.   In the center of the northern Lower Peninsula lies a high, sandy plateau.  Much of the soil there contains almost no organic matter and drains very quickly.  Away from the moderating effects of the Great Lakes, temperatures can fluctuate 50 degrees from day to night in the summer and reach 40 degrees below in winter.  Michigan's Jack Pine plains contain some unique flora and fauna adapted to survive under these harsh conditions.  Join Don and Joyce Drife, Royal Oak Nature Society botanists, for an up-close look at a part of Michigan most people just drive through.

“Nature Society Year in Review” is being held on Wednesday, June 6th, 2012 at the Royal Oak Senior/Community Center (3500 Marais) instead of at the Middle School.  We will talk and show photos about what has been going on with the Nature Society, Cummingston Park, Tenhave Woods and our arboretum in Worden Park East.