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2013 Program Guide BANC’s 100th Anniversary by Steven Daniel 2013 marks an important milestone: we celebrate the 100th anniversary of BANC, Rochester’s oldest conservation organization. Many of our members may not be aware of our club’s accomplished history, or of the dedicated and talented people who guided BANC through the decades, building the foundation of who we are today. BANC began with the vision of Rochesterian William B. Hoot, a lover of nature, who had purchased a set of books of John Burroughs’ writings. In early 1913 Hoot contacted others in our area who also owned the books, and on June 26, 1913, our club was founded. Its purpose was to promote the study of nature – particularly ornithology, entomology and botany. By the end of 1913, there had already been several programs and field trips to the new city parks, Highland and Durand-Eastman. Membership had grown from the original 37 charter members to over 100! From the start members were encouraged to write letters on conservation matters at local, state, and national levels – a tradition that continues to this day. Meetings took place in various places – the Reynolds Library (precursor to Rundel) and the Mechanics Institute (to become RIT) until BANC was invited, in 1922, to have its meetings at the Rochester Municipal Museum (forerunner to RMSC) located then at Edgerton Park. - 3 - Hoot corresponded with John Burroughs, and visited him at his home in the Catskills in the fall of 1913. Burroughs visited Rochester the following year. He arrived by train on a fine June day, unannounced and unexpected; Hoot received a telegram 20 minutes before Burroughs was at the railway station. Despite no notice and being contacted at the last minute, some 45 members made their way that Members on outing with Burroughs at Hoot’s home, afternoon to 1914. Original photo by George C. Kellogg. Hoot’s summer home near Sea Breeze, to meet the American icon, whose writings influenced John Muir, Teddy Roosevelt, and even Henry Ford! BANC had many illustrious and active members in those early days, including Charles Zoller, arguably one of the fathers of color photography (many of his photos are in the Eastman House archives), a BANC trustee and one of BANC’s official photographers; Milton Baxter, an extraordinary botanist and trip leader, whose thousands of plant collections make up the bulk of the Rochester Herbarium; Amelia Heydweiller, secretary and environmental advocate who kept impeccable minutes and club records for nearly two decades; E. R. Foreman, Rochester’s first official historian; Calvin Laney, the head of the new, developing Parks Department; John Dunbar, who became known for developing Rochester’s lilac collection; William Edson, who wrote a bird column for the D&C for decades; Fred Boughton, a ‘mushroom man’ also expert in Lepidoptera and Botany; and Herman Leroy Fairchild, world-famous geologist at the University of Rochester. - 4 - Few people owned cars in those days. How did people get to field trips, sometimes twice a month? If people drove, they would be asked to take as many riders as they could. Hoot tells us that in 1924 “17 autos with 85 people” started for the Tonawanda Indian Reservation! Other times people would meet at the end of a trolley line. (The 1924 Annual Booklet states: Meet at trolley station, corner Court and Exchange, in time for 2:10 Rochester and Sodus car.) The first annual booklet was produced in 1923 and we have a complete set. They provide a fascinating window into the club’s activities. It was common for upwards of 50 people to show up for a field trip! One trip to a member’s home in Bushnell’s Basin (before Powder Mills Park was created) had attendance of 124! Some trips ventured farther afield. In Some of the 1926 Catskills group after a strenuous hike to the top of Slide Mountain: William Hoot (left end, back row); Will Heydweiller (next to right end, back row); John Keller (right end, back row); Milton Baxter (left end, front row); William Edson (next to left end, front row); Amelia Heydweiller (right end, front row) 1924, 31 members traveled by car or train to the Adirondacks for a two week trip with daily botany, birding, and other outings. In 1926, 28 members visited Burroughs’ home in the Catskills on a two-week trip. - 5 - It was at a meeting of the Executive Council in 1925 that Milton Baxter suggested BANC look for a property to become its own sanctuary. Within a short time Hoot had found just the property, and The Woolston Farm clubhouse in the 1930’s the council approved the purchase of the Woolston Farm for $4,000. People pledged anywhere from $5 to $200 and the down payment of $2,000 was reached quickly. Dedication Day, 1927 Dedication Day in 1927 was quite the event with music, merriment, and dancing. Over 200 people attended, a bagpipe band and others performed - all in celebration of BANC’s new nature sanctuary. - 6 - BANC stayed active, even in the midst of the Great Depression. There were 394 dues paying members at the end of 1929. Through some of the 30’s and 40’s a summer nature camp was held for children who stayed overnight for a week at the clubhouse. An adult ‘camp’ was held as well. BANC continued its fine tradition of field trips, indoor programs, picnics, conservation advocacy and education right through the second half of the last century, and it continues today. * * * Come to the Annual Banquet on April 24, 2012. You’ll hear lots more of our fascinating history and see many photos that have been collected from BANC’s archives. Fording Densmore Creek near Star Cottage 1924 - 7 - BURROUGHS AUDUBON NATURE CLUB AN EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION Organized June 26, 1913 by William B. Hoot Chartered by New York State Board of Regents Provisional Charter Dated March 31, 1927 Made absolute by Board of Regents April 21, 1932 An affiliate of the New York State Ornithological Association We are a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization Mailing address BANC c/o John Gordon 126 Ayrault Rd. Fairport, NY 14450 Web site www.bancny.org Phone: 585-924-9454 Sanctuary location 301 Railroad Mills Rd. Victor, NY 14564 (mapquest address: Pittsford, NY 14534) - 8 - 2013 OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Julie Clayton, 230 Klink Rd., Rochester, 14625 President [email protected] 249-9489 Arthur Trimble, 37 Songbird Lane, Rochester, 14620 Vice President [email protected] 271-7820 John Gordon, 126 Ayrault Rd., Fairport, 14450 Treasurer [email protected] 586-3524 Shirley Shaw, 374 Cromwell Dr., Rochester, 14610 Rec. Secretary [email protected] 385-3907 Linda Smith, 6382 Kims Dr., Victor, 14564 Corr. Secretary [email protected] 924-3871 Jon Dombrowski, 36 Southcross Tr., Fairport, 14450 Finance Comm. [email protected] 425-2380 Frank Crombe, 70 Main St., Scottsville, 14546 Finance Comm. [email protected] 889-5644 Steven Daniel, 181 Railroad Mills Rd., Pittsford, 14534 Trustee 2011-13 [email protected] 249-5124 Carol Hinkelman, 348 Ripplewood Dr., Rochester, 14616 Trustee 2011-13 [email protected] 663-2981 Carolyn Ragan, 5 Woodside Dr., Penfield, 14625 Trustee 2012-14 [email protected] 385-2065 Christine Benard, 7785 Modock Rd., Victor, 14564 Trustee 2013-15 [email protected] 924-4979 Sabrina Commisso, 78 Parkridge Dr., Pittsford, 14534 Trustee 2013-15 [email protected] 385-9573 - 9 - Notice: St. John’s Meadows is located on the south side of Elmwood Ave. between Goodman St. and S. Clinton Ave. and is surrounded by a white fence. For all programs at St. John’s Meadows please use the parking lot on Johnsarbor Drive East (See map on p. 13.) The back door is unlocked from 7:00 to 8:00 on meeting nights and it is easier to park there. Friday, January 11, 7:30 PM St. John's Meadows GETTING TO KNOW RACHEL CARSON 1913 – 2013! What a glorious history Burroughs Audubon Nature Club has had! Come to our first meeting of the 100th Anniversary Year to begin twelve months of celebration. Enjoy historical vignettes from past BANC records and excerpts from the writings of John Burroughs. Member Carolyn Coit Dancy will then present her monologue play about Rachel Carson, called A REVERENCE FOR LIFE. Rachel Carson, author of Silent Spring, sounded the alarm about the dangers of uncontrolled use of pesticides. It is without question one of the landmark books of the twentieth century. Carolyn will relate in Rachel’s own words how she came to write Silent Spring. Friday, February 8, 7:30 PM St. John’s Meadows GENESEE LAND TRUST Genesee Land Trust’s, Gay Mills, will give a presentation about this well- known green organization that has done so much good work in the past twenty years. GLT currently protects 4,000 acres of land of the greater Rochester area – land in Monroe, Wayne and Livingston Counties. Presently, the organization is steward for eleven nature preserves, including the Christine Sevilla Wetlands in Caledonia. Gay will talk about how GLT has protected the land and their projection for the future. Saturday, March 2, 3:00 PM Hamlin Beach State Park WINTER BIRDING Even though it is still winter on the calendar, there are birds to find. Meet in Parking Lot 1 at Hamlin Beach State Park at 3:00 PM to search on foot for finches and other birds. Be sure to dress for the cold and windy lakeshore. Later in the afternoon we will look for owls by car in the Hamlin vicinity. Please call a leader to pre-register so they know you are coming in case a weather-related cancellation is necessary.
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