Medomak District Annual Meeting

Medomak District Of the Garden Club Federation of Maine

A call to the Officers and Members of the Garden Clubs of Bath, Boothbay, Camden, Friendship, Topsham, Waldoboro and Wiscasset Annual Meeting Monday, May 4th, 2026 Bigelow Laboratories for Ocean Sciences New Forum Auditorium 60 Bigelow Drive, East Boothbay, Maine

9:30 am Registration with refreshments 10:00 am Call to Order, Business Meeting, Recognitions 11:30 am Socializing, Perusing the White Elephant and Silent Auction Tables Noon Luncheon 1 pm Luncheon Program: Catherine Mitchell, Senior Research Scientist Satellite Oceanographer, Bigelow Labs for Ocean Sciences Her program is: Studying Phytoplankton using Ocean Color Satellites Brief explanation: Phytoplankton, also known as microalgae, are the base of several aquatic food webs, which include but are not limited to shrimp, snails, and jellyfish. More importantly, they provide half of the globe’s oxygen supply. Ocean Color Satellites measure light reflected from the surface of the Earth in several differ…