Delaware Valley Ornithological Club Time: 7:36pm (in Commons) Call To Order: President: Marty Dellwo (for George Armistead) VP: Linda Widdop; Secretary: Gregg Gorton Minutes from last meeting approved as submitted. Attendees: Members present: 22; Guests: 2 Reports from Council: none Committee Reports: Membership Committee: Gregg Gorton (for Bonnie Witmer) New Members: Ayyappan Nair, Bob Michener, Katie and Geof Margo New …
Minutes – Oct 4, 2018
Delaware Valley Ornithological Club Time: 7:33pm (in BEEs Conf Rm) Call To Order: President: George Armistead VP: Linda Widdop; Secretary: Gregg Gorton Minutes from last meeting approved as submitted. Attendees: Members present: 38; Guests: Reports from Council: none Committee Reports: Membership Committee: Bonnie Witmer New Members: Alan Simon (present), Julie Greenberg, Ayyappan Nair New applications received: Emily Choudhry, Bob Michener …
DVOC Annual Banquet + Art Show
🍁It’s that time of year again! 🍁 Banquet tickets are now available at: http://dvoc.org/about/committees/banquet/ This year’s speakers will be Kevin Karlson and Pete Dunne, who will provide a visually stunning program that reflects the mood of their new book: Birds of Prey: Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, and Vultures of North America! All are welcome to attend. Artists are encouraged to bring …
Passing of a Member – Edwin “Ed” Finkel
It is with sadness that we report the passing of DVOC Member Ed Finkel on Saturday October 13, 2018 A funeral service will be on Thursday October 18, 2018, 1:00 pm, at the D’Anjolell Funeral Home 392 Lancaster Ave, Frazer, PA 19355 proceeding to the Graveside at Haym Salomon Memorial Park, 200 Moores Road, Frazer, PA 19355. A Shiva at …
Banquet 2017
The 2017 DVOC Banquet was held at the Sheet Metal Workers Union Hall on Thursday, November 16th. Speaker: Neil Hayward “LOST AMONG THE BIRDS” Early in 2013 Neil Hayward was at a crossroads. He didn’t want to open a bakery or whatever else executives do when they quit a lucrative but unfulfilling job. He didn’t want to think about his …
FDR Park Master Plan
Fairmount Park Conservancy, in partnership with Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, has launched a master planning process for the 348-acre FDR Park in South Philadelphia. FDR’s popularity, years of heavy use, and regular flooding have taken a toll on its infrastructure and environmental integrity. The goal of the master plan is to revitalize the park, restoring it back to its original …
Minutes – Sept 20, 2018
Delaware Valley Ornithological Club Time: 7:37pm (in Commons) Call To Order: President: George Armistead VP: Linda Widdop (absent); Secretary: Gregg Gorton Minutes from last meeting approved as submitted. Attendees: Members present: 20; Guests: Lev Frid & Katie Eberhart Reports from Council: none Committee Reports: Membership Committee: Bonnie Witmer New Members: Olivia Snyder, Max Blaustein, Carl Marcus, John Lemonick, Jonathan Crawford, …