Dear Tom, Hi, How are you and all your activities? I haven't received any up dates from Delta Institute at this email address and would like them to also go to [log in to unmask] if you are still doing them. Hope things are busy for you down there. Thanks and take care. Candy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas F. Vining" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 7:02 AM Subject: Delta Institute of Natural History courses > Dear Natural Historians, > > The Delta Institute of Natural History (in Bowdoin, Maine) is a center for > instruction in, as its name indicates, natural history topics. Initially, > course offerings focus on plant identification, but the plan is to expand > into subjects such as amphibians and reptiles, mammals, and fungi to name a > few. Courses generally run from 1-3 days, are usually on Fridays, Saturdays, > and/or Sundays, and cost between $50 and $150 to make them accessible to as > many persons as possible. In addition to its own courses, the Institute is > offering courses in cooperation with the New England Wild Flower Society > (NEWFS). A schedule of the latter is expected to be released in a few weeks. > Courses presented independently by the Delta Institute (posted at > http://www.vfthomas.com/deltahome.htm) are: > > Salix (willow) identification - instructor George Argus - 11-13 June 2004 > Carex - instructor Tony Reznicek - 3 July 2004 > Isoetes - instructor Carl Taylor - 20-21 August 2004 (possibly 21-22 August) > Dryopteris and Hybrids - instructor James Montgomery - 27-28 August 2004 > > I plan to send an e-mail every month or two to update you on news about the > Delta Institute, its course offerings, herbarium, library, etc. If you > prefer not to receive this e-mail, please let me know, and I will remove > your name for this list. > > Thanks, > Tom > > Thomas F. Vining > V. F. Thomas Co. > Delta Institute of Natural History > 219 Dead River Road > Bowdoin, ME 04287 > 207-266-5748 = 207-BOOKS-4-U > http://www.vfthomas.com