Hello Boys and Girls,

This months CHS meeting will feature the double dueling doctors Steve Barten and Gery Herrmann talking about their recent tropical adventures in Ecuador. Steve and Gery are both long time members, former board members, and all around great guys to herp and hang out with. Steve is a fantastic photographer so this will be a visually awesome presentations and the duo Dr.s are experienced presenters so the talk itself will be excellent as well. Here is the write up off the forum,

Drs. Steve Barten and Gery Herrmann will present “Ecuador Expedition: Galapagos Islands and Rain Forest.” In June, 2010, Steve and Gery traveled with a group of veterinarians to Ecuador. They spent three nights in the rain forest of eastern Ecuador, seeing the abundant local wildlife including herps, birds, monkeys and insects. The group then flew to the Galapagos Islands, where they boarded a ship, visited 10 of the islands and saw giant tortoises, land and marine iguanas, lava lizards, three of the four endemic snake species, and many birds, sea lions, insects and fish. They crossed the equator eight times. Their presentation will showcase descriptions and hundreds of photos of the native wildlife and scenery.
Steve and Gery are long time (decades) members of the CHS. Both are veterinarians with special interest in herp patients, and both have been active field herpers for many years.


Still not excited to make it in?? Well we are planning a great raffle and who knows what will be drug out the river by then by Bob for a quick little show and tell... (hopefully nothing) Our lending library will be open for members and and and... I will be there, that should impress John at least. (Seriously, it should be a great presentation, this will be a good one to drag in that one friend for their first meeting and impress them with the CHS awesomeness!!!)