Our History
Ruth Hoyt founded MoNEP, with the charter meeting
held on January 16, 1996. Club
officers and board members were selected. Bylaws were established, a
club logo designed and a monthly newsletter "Close-Up" began
circulation. The first year membership grew from 23 to 67 members.
Currently MoNEP has over 200 members. A club patch and
T-shirt are available for purchase. Annual dues are $25 per person or
$35 per household.
Meetings
Monthly meetings are held at the
Powder Valley Conservation Center auditorium. Each month a guest speaker is
invited to share his or her knowledge of photography and/or the
environment with members. MoNEP has hosted many well-known guest
speakers from Missouri and Illinois that have covered a wide range of
nature related topics. Members are encouraged to share their
work by showing slides, prints, or digital images during the "Share and Show"
segment at each meeting following the
guest speaker’s presentation. The focus is on learning and not
competition. An annual Holiday Show and party is held each December
and features members’ images set to music.
Field Trips
Local field trips are scheduled monthly, with
overnight field trips scheduled occasionally. Members go into the field to
photograph a natural area
or event as a group. These activities provide an
opportunity for members to share techniques, learn from each other
and have a good time. Images from these outings are often
viewed by the membership at the following meeting.
Community Events
& Service
MoNEP is invited to participate in local and
national community events each year. Volunteering our time and
services at these events is our way of giving back to the community by helping
increase public awareness of natural
beauty and the environment. MoNEP has participated in a
photographic exhibit at the Shaw Nature Reserve and community events
at National Public Lands Day, Earth Day, and the Fall Festival at
Faust Park. Members donated prints and slides to help with the
educational work of the Wild Bird Sanctuary after a field trip there.
Photography Seminars
MoNEP invites nationally known nature
photographers to conduct photography seminars that are open to the
general public as well as the membership. Past presenters have
included Pat O’Hara, Maria Zorn, Tom Murphy, George Lepp, Art Wolfe, Darrell Gulin,
Rick Sammon and Nancy Rotenberg.
Join Our
Circle of Friends!
You are invited to attend
our next meeting and meet many interesting people who all have one thing
in common . . .
a dedication to learning about nature photography.
You can start
by filling out our 2008 membership
form and bringing it to one of our meetings.
Officers, Board
Members and Volunteers
Officers
& Board Members
President, Program Chairman - Scott R. Avetta
Vice President -
Don Morice
Secretary/Treasurer - Linda Moder
Webmaster - Pat Burgess
- webmaster@monep.org
Shawn & Vicki Northrop - Membership Co-Chairman
Beverley Miller - Field Trip Chairman
Jerry Miller -
Digital Committee Chairman
Program Co-Chairman
- Ken Biddle
Volunteer
Support Members
Audit Committee Chairman - Larry Terrell
Community Outreach Committee Chairwoman - Lori Purk
Newsletter
Editor - Barb Addelson
For further information, contact any officer or
board member.
Website
Information
Website designed by Gary True
(1938-2004).
Revised by Rosa Owsley 2007
Photographs courtesy of the following MoNEP members: Scott
Avetta, Gene Bell, Mark Braun, Vearl Brown, Gary Budke, Pat Burgess,
Kathy Cherry, Mark Cherry, Lou Clauss, Sue Clauss, Kent Gastreich,
Jim Gray, Bob Koch, Beverley Miller, Jerry Miller, Linda Moder, Ted
Moreno, Don Morice, Dennis Owsley, Rosa Owsley, Julian Pfannmuller,
Lori Purk, Sarah Radke, Art Staden, Chris Starbuck, Mike Stewart,
Dan Terpstra, Margy Terpstra, Larry Terrell, Sammylane Wirth.
All photographs protected by
U.S. copyright laws AND MAY NOT BE USED WITHOUT PERMISSION.
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