AUBURN — A talk about Maine vernal pool conservation will be presented at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, at the monthly meeting of the Stanton Bird Club. The presentation will be by Dr. Aram J.K. Calhoun.

Calhoun is the Associate Professor of Wetlands Ecology with the University of Maine. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Maine in 1996. Her current research includes vernal pool ecology and conservation and wetland ecology. Calhoun teaches courses in wetland mapping and delineation, wetland ecology and conservation, field studies in ecology and environmental solutions, and is the faculty advisor for the Maine Student Chapter of the Society for Conservation Biology.

The Stanton meeting and Calhoun’s talk will take place at the Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St. The meeting is free and open to the public.

The Stanton Bird Club is a conservation organization offering monthly free natural history programs and field trips throughout the state. The organization welcomes new members whose dues help to provide land stewardship at three sanctuaries, owned and managed by the club, in Lewiston and Monmouth. For more information, call 782-5238, visit the Web site at www.stantonbirdclub.org or e-mail questions to [email protected].