One of our Trail Guides forwarded this to me; looks like it might be interesting and the Community Room at REI is a great place to meet. Our chapter of NABA meets there - easy to find near restaurants and plenty of comfortable space. Nancy Garden Director of Education Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary 615-370-4672 owlshill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx This is a reminder that the NTOS meeting will be in a different location for the April meeting only. The NTOS meeting will begin at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday, April 16 in the community room at the Recreational Equipment Inc (REI) store. It is located at 261 Franklin Road, Brentwood, TN, about 0.5 mile south of Old Hickory Blvd just south of the Fresh Food Market. We appreciate REI's accommodations for this meeting, courtesy of REI Manager Chuck Robinson. We look forward to the following program: NTOS Program, April 16, 2009. Tonya Van Hook, PhD., Research Biologist, Sweet Briar College Monarch butterflies: The migratory wonders of the insect world The well-known monarch is perhaps the most-studied and best-loved butterfly in North America. It is also the longest-distance migratory insect known to man. Tonya will give a slide presentation on the monarch butterfly's life history, focusing on similarities and differences between monarch and bird adaptations for migration. She will discuss monarch conservation concerns and how you might get involved.