The Natural History
Exploration Guild





Lectures
Ray Wiggers has the following talks slated for 2009-2010. Please visit his personal website's Lectures page for more information.

- Saturday 17 January 2009, 1:00 a.m. -2:30 p.m. A Geologist's View of the Solar System. A free public talk hosted by the Mokena Community Public Library, 11327 W. 195th Street, Mokena, IL. For more information, contact the library at (708) 479-9663.

- Thursday 12 March 2009, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Gardening with Nature. A free public talk hosted by South Holland Public Library, 16250 Wausau Avenue, South Holland, IL. For more information, contact the library at (708) 331-5262.

- Thursday 19 March 2009, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Climate Change: Past and Present. A free public talk hosted by the Glen Ellyn Public Library, 400 Duane Street, Glen Ellyn, IL. For more information, contact the library at (630) 469-0879.

-Sunday 5 April 2009, 3:00-4:30 p.m. Climate Change: Past and Present. A free public talk hosted by the Evanston Public Library, Church & Orrington, Evanston, IL. For more information, contact the library at (847)448-8600.

- Wednesday 15 April 2009, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Climate Change: Past and Present. A free public talk hosted by the Oak Lawn Public Library, 9427 Raymond Avenue, Oak Lawn, IL. For more information, contact the library at (708) 422-4990.

- Thursday 30 April 2009, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Climate Change: Past and Present.  A free public talk hosted by the Palatine Public Library, 700 N. North Court Street, Palatine, IL. For more information, contact the library at (847) 358-5881.

-Wednesday 20 May 2009, 11:30 a.m. -1:00 p.m. Discovering Cultivated Orchids. A free public talk hosted by the Lake Villa District  Library, 1001 E. Grand Avenue, Lake Villa, IL. For more information, contact the library at (847) 356-7711.

- Thursday 3 September 2009, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Geology at the Local Level: Kane County and Environs. A free public talk hosted by the Geneva Public Library, 127 James Street, Geneva, IL. For more information, contact the library at (630) 232-0780.

- Wednesday 7 October 2009, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Climate Change: Past and Present.  A free public talk hosted by the Fremont Public Library, 1170 N. Midlothian Road, Mundelein, IL. For more information, contact the library at (847) 566-8702.

-Wednesday 21 October 2009, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Discovering Cultivated Orchids. A free public talk hosted by the Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 Ellinwood Street, Des Plaines, IL. For more information, contact the library at (847) 827-5551.

- Monday 15 February 2010, 1:00-2:30 p.m. Land of the Living Sands: The Illinois Dunesland. A free public talk hosted by the Town and Country Public Library, 320 E. North Street, Elburn, IL. For more information, call (630) 365-2244.

- Monday 1 March 2010, 1:00-2:30 p.m. Climate Change: Past and Present. A free public talk hosted by the Town and Country Public Library, 320 E. North Street, Elburn, IL. For more information, call (630) 365-2244.

- Wednesday 17 March 2010, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Gardening with Nature. A free public talk hosted by Fremont Public Library, 1170 N. Midlothian Road, Mundelein, IL. For more information, contact the library at (847) 566-8702.

- Monday 29 March 2010, 1:00-2:30 p.m. Geology at the Local Level: Kane County and Environs. A free public talk hosted by the Town and Country Public Library, 320 E. North Street, Elburn, IL. For more information, call (630) 365-2244.

- Tuesday 6 April 2010, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Discovering Cultivated Orchids. A free public talk hosted by the Glenview Public Library, 1930 Glenview Road, Glenview, IL. For more information, contact the library at (847) 729-7500.

- Friday 14 May 2010, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Glaciers to Wildflowers: How Illinois' Living Landscapes Came to Be. A public talk hosted by the Nature Institute, 2213 S. Levis Lane, Godfrey, IL. For more information, contact the Nature Institute at (618) 467-2521. NOTE: This lecture is part of a two-day series that also includes a geology tour of the Mississippi River Valley and Illinois bluff in the Alton, Illinois area on Saturday 15 May.

- Monday 28 June 2010, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Ancient Life of Illinois. A free public talk hosted by the Coal City Public Library, 85 N. Garfield Street, Coal City, IL. For more information, contact the library at (815) 634-4552.

- Saturday 19 February 2011, 10:30 a.m. - noon. Geology at the Local Level: Grundy County. A free public talk hosted by the Coal City Public Library, 85 N. Garfield Street, Coal City, IL. For more information, contact the library at (815) 634-4552.
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