The Ouabache Land Conservancy announces its 12th annual celebration will be on September 15, 2022. OLC is a 501(c)3 non-profit land trust that provides land protection services in Clay, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion, and Vigo counties. This year OLC welcomes Jim Nardi as the guest speaker. Jim is an OLC Board Member, naturalist, gardener, author, artist, and a Research Entomology Scientist at the University of Illinois School of Integrative Biology. He and his wife, Joy, are the driving forces behind the creation of OLC’s Atherton Island Natural Area in Parke County. Jim will share the fascinating history of OLC’s largest nature preserve during his presentation, “Atherton Island Natural Area: Helping Nature Chart Its Destiny.” He will delve into how the ages have been at work on Atherton Island and how settlers left their mark on the landscape in a mere 200 years. This inspiring presentation will discuss that we now have the opportunity with land protection to experience the gifts of nature for our minds, bodies, and spirits.
Please join OLC at The Red Barn at Sycamore Farm (5001 E. Poplar St., Terre Haute) for a buffet dinner, networking, awards, and Jim’s presentation. Social hour with an on-site silent auction and cash bar begins at 5:30 pm, with a buffet dinner at 6:30 pm.
This event is open to the public with a minimum paid 2022 OLC membership of $25 (per couple/family) or $15 for new members (per couple/family). The Butler’s Pantry catered meal is an additional $50 per adult. Meals for a child (under 12) is $12 for a chicken tender plate or $15 from the buffet.
An RSVP (with any dietary restrictions) and a mailed check for a 2022 membership and/or meals are required by September 9, 2022. For more information and to RSVP, please visit bit.ly/2022OLCBanquet. Please contact Denise Marie Sobieski, OLC Treasurer, with any questions about making reservations, the buffet, or making a donation to the silent auction at dsobieski@ouabachelandconservancy.org . To learn more about OLC and how to donate or join, please visit: www.ouabachelandconservancy.org, and follow OLC on Facebook.