All general membership meetings begin at 7:00 PM with the nights program starting at 7:30 PM. At 6:00 PM the Board of Directors meet to conduct the business of the Society. From 6:30 to 7:00 PM committees may have time to meet to handle their business. Everyone is welcome at all meetings.

Date	Location	Program	Speaker
2008 Meeting Schedule
January 19	John Ball Zoo
February 16	Scott Center
March 15	Scott Center	Prescribed Burns and the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake	Matt Cross
April	No Meeting
May 17	John Ball Zoo	Bring Your Favorite Herp Night	MSH Members
June	No Meeting
July	No Meeting
August	No Meeting
September 20	John Ball Zoo	TBD	TBD
October 18	Scott Center	Spotted Turtle Study	Diana Lutz
November 15	Grand Rapids	Annual Meeting/Election of Officers/Bring Your Favorite Herp Night	MSH Members
December 13	Scott Center	Holiday Potluck/ 50/50 Auction	MSH Members

Directions to Meeting Locations

John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids (links to Yahoo Maps)

The John Ball Zoo is located at the corner of Fulton and Valley (1300 W. Fulton), two miles west of downtown Grand Rapids, with easy access from I-196 and US-131. Meetings are held in the lower level of the pavilion, located near the parking lots and outside of the perimeter fence of the zoo.

NO LIVE ANIMALS MAY BE BROUGHT TO MEETINGS HELD AT JOHN BALL ZOO!

Scott Center in Lansing (links to Yahoo Maps)

The Scott Center is located at 125 W. Main Street where Capitol Avenue dead-ends at Main Street. Main Street is the freeway access road that runs immediately south of I-496 in downtown Lansing.

Eastbound I-496: Take the Pine-Walnut Street exit. Which will exit you onto Main Street. The third light will be at the driveway to the Scott Center. Turn right into driveway and it is the building on the left.

Westbound I-96: Take the Downtown-Grand Ave. exit. Cross Grand Ave., cross the first light at Washington Ave., turn left (south) at the next light at Capital Ave., and get in the right hand lane immediately. One block up there is a light at Main Street. Your must be in the right hand lane to dirve straight across to the dirve of the Scott Center.