Delaware Nature Society Program Guide and Newsletter Aug-Dec 2018 | Page 18

October ASHLAND ABBOTT’S COVERDALE DEEC Colors indicate site | Addresses for many sites on page 9 Kingfisher on a Limb by David Mellon Advocate for the Environment ASHLAND Preschool details pages 10–11 ABBOTT’S COVERDALE DEEC Colors indicate site | Addresses for many sites on page 9 The 149 th General Assembly ended on a high note with $10 million allocated to Delaware’s Open Space Program; $10 million to our Farmland Preservation Program; and $10 million for Clean Water! Ensure this progress continues. Join us in 2019 for the 150 th General Assembly and become an advocate for Delaware (and our nation’s) environment! Visit DelNature.org/Advocacy to learn about our 2019 Issues and stay informed! How a Bill Becomes Law in Delaware Tue, Oct 23 | 9:30 am – 11 am | Ages 2-5 Thu, Oct 25 | 9 am – 1:30 pm | Adult 18+ Tue, Oct 30 | 9:30 am – 11 am | Ages 2-5 Green by Nature: Kingfishers and their Feathered Friends Mount Cuba to Ashland Loop Hike Green by Nature: L is for Leaves Led by Val Walters Meets at DEEC Mem $6 | Non-mem $10 | F18234DC Wed, Oct 24 | 10 am – 11:30 am | Ages 2-5 Knee High Naturalists: Fall Changes – Down Low! Led by Karen Hammer Meets at Abbott’s Mem $4 | Non-mem $7 | F18338AM Led by Joe Sebastiani & Mount Cuba staff Meets at Mount Cuba Center Mem $30 | Non-mem $40 | F18007AS To register, call Mount Cuba Center at 302.239.4244 Fri, Oct 26 | 9:30 am – 11 am | Ages 2-5 Green by Nature: Kites! Led by Neenah Newell & Shweta Arya Meets at DEEC Mem $6 | Non-mem $10 | F18235DC Wed, Oct 24 | 5 pm – 6 pm | Adult 18+ Fri, Oct 26 | 12 pm – 4:30 pm | Adult 18+ Your Two Cents: Changing Opinions Through Media Flint Woods to Granogue Hike and Lunch Led by Laura Miller & Danni Van Drew Write a letter to the editor Meets at DEEC FREE for everyone | V18510DC Pre-registration required. Led by Joe Sebastiani & Michele Wales Strenuous 3-mile hike, includes gourmet lunch Meets at Flint Woods Mem $35 | Non-mem $50 | F18008AS October Drop-in Programs Led by Judi Vanderwerff Meets at Coverdale Mem $6 | Non-mem $10 | F18134CF A Bill is Introduced in Either Chamber Bill Assigned to Committee House of Representatives or Senate Debate Amend Bill Moves to the Other Chamber if passed Wed, Oct 31 | 10 am – 11:30 am | Ages 2-5 Debate Amend Vote Table Defeat Pass Floor Action by Chamber if passed Preschool details pages 10–11 Goes to Governor Goes Back to Chamber of Origin for Revote Bills passed by one Chamber and amended by another do not go back through the Committee process Bill Becomes Law When signed by the Governor Bill Fails to Become Law Speak out - make a difference! REGISTER TODAY! DelNature.org/Programs | 302.239.2334 if passed with amendment if passed without amendment Learn more: DelNature.org/DropIn 18 if passed Bill Assigned to Committee At Abbott’s, Ashland, Coverdale, and DEEC. No pre-registration required. Free for members. Free for non-members except at Ashland, which has a trail fee – Adult: $5, Child age 2+: $3 Guided Nature & Birding Hikes | Hawk Watch Farm Market Days | Bird Banding Meet Live Animals | Catch Critters with Dip Nets Floor Action by Chamber Most bills require a simple majority vote Knee High Naturalists: Bones Led by Karen Hammer Meets at Abbott’s Mem $4 | Non-mem $7 | F18339AM Vote Table Defeat Pass When the Governor vetoes it and a vote to override fails DelNature.org/Advocacy Blog.DelawareNatureSociety.org @DENatureSociety . Facebook.com/DelawareNatureSociety | 19