Just a late reminder about tonight's BSW meeting.
Speaker: Jun Wen
Topic: Botanical Collecting and Capacity Building in Himalayan Tibet
Further details about meeting are on the webpage:  http://botsoc.org

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Also, Larry Klotz wanted everyone to receive an invitation to the June
17-21 Joint Field Meeting in Elkins.  The 2007 Joint Botanical Field
Meeting will meet on the campus of Davis and Elkins College in Elkins,
West Virginia, from Sunday, June 17 to Thursday, June 21. Their program
will include three all-day field trips plus four evening lectures on
pertinent topics.

For full details, see: http://www.botsoc.org/jointmeeting2007.pdf

Full details (and wonderful pictures!) for the June 2 fieldtrip to Flag
Ponds and Battle Creek Cypress Swamp are at this URL:
http://www.botsoc.org/BattleCreek-FlagPonds-2Jun07.pdf

Here is a portion of the text from the above URL:

Botanical Society of Washington
Field Trip  10:30 AM, Saturday, 2 June 2007
Battle Creek Cypress Swamp and Flag Ponds Nature Park, Calvert County,
Maryland
Trip Leaders:  Larry Morse, Doug and Arlene Ripley, and Rod Simmons

1.  Background Information:

  	 a.  Battle Creek Cypress Swamp

At the northernmost limits in the United States forthe natural range of
bald cypress trees (Taxodiumdistichum), this 100-acre nature sanctuary
recalls atime some 100,000 years ago when cypress swampswere common over
large parts of the region andnow-extinct animals like mammoths roamed
thelandscape.

Today, thanks to The Nature Conservancy, which acquired the property in
1957, the Sanctuary's primevalbeauty is a protected home to more familiar
wildlife. As you walk on the quarter-mile boardwalk trail, listen
tonature's harmony of calling frogs and songbirds. Withquiet patience and
sharp eyes you may even catch aglimpse of some of the abundant life
supported by thiswetland.

On your walk, examine the intricate beauty of seasonal wildflowers or just
gaze up at the inspiring 100-foot canopy of cypress trees that can reach
an age of over 1,000 years.

Inside the nature center, you can explore more closely the mysteries of
the swamp through exhibits that focus on the natural and cultural heritage
of the area.http://www.calvertparks.org/Parks/CypressSwamp/CShome.htm  b.
Flag Ponds Nature Park:For hundreds of years the forces of nature
havereshaped the Chesapeake Bay shoreline of Flag PondsNature Park,
creating a remarkable variety of naturalenvironments  from sandy beach, to
freshwater ponds,to the forested heights of Calvert Cliffs. Today,
naturecontinues to play with the sand, changing the park's landscape with
each tide, storm, and season. Flag Pondsis also a part of Maryland's
history. Once the site of amajor pound net fishery, today the site
preserves one of the original shanties and houses a fascinating exhibit on
the Bay's old-time fishing industry.  A highlight of our visit will be to
observe the Blue Flags (Iris vesicolor) which should be in full bloom,
along with many other interesting plant and animal species.

http://www.nestbox.com/sections/Calvert/FlagPonds/fponds.htm
http://www.baygateways.net/general.cfm?id=78
http://www.calvertparks.org/Parks/FlagPonds/FPhome.htm
Map: http://tinyurl.com/3yx6jv

http://www.calvertmarinemuseum.com/

  	 c.  5:30 PM:  Interested participants meet at Stoney's Solomon's
Pier Restaurant, 14575 Solomons Island Road, Solomons, for
dinner.
http://www.frommers.com/destinations/solomonsandcalvertcounty/D54250.html
http://www.washingtontimes.com/weekend/20050818-121538-8545r.htm

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Topic for June 5 BSW meeting not yet announced.

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A Native Plant Sale will be held on Saturday, May 19th from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. at Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria, VA. This is the spring sale of
the Potowmack Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society, a non-profit
organization dedicated to the conservation of and education about
Virginia's native plants. Over 1,000 native plants will be offered and
include ferns, shrubs and perennials for shady and sunny areas. Free
brochures on gardening with native plants will be available as well as
help and advice from expert gardeners. The focus of this spring's sale is
based on the chapter brochure, "Native Alternatives to English Ivy" (and
other invasive plants, too!).

All proceeds support the chapter's educational and conservation efforts.
http://www.greenspring.org

884th Meeting

Tuesday, June 5th at 7:00 P.M
Speaker: Warren Wagner
Smithsonian Institution

Topic: "A revised classification of the Evening Primrose family
(Onagraceae)"


Location:  Cathy Kerby Room (Room CE-340)
on the third floor of the new East Court building
Smithsonian Institution, National  Museum of Natural History
All are Welcome.

As usual, light refreshments will be served.

Pre-meeting dinner: 5:30 P.M. at the Elephant & Castle Pub and Restaurant,
1201 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington. Phone 202-347-7707. The
restaurant is diagonally across from the Old Post Office Pavilion at 12th
and Pennsylvania, a few blocks from the Museum, with Federal Triangle the
nearest Metro station, and Metro Center also nearby.

BSW Webpage: http://botsoc.org

Next Fieldtrip: June 2 to Flag Ponds and Battle Creek Cypress Swamp,
Calvert County Information on http://botsoc.org/bswfieldtrips.html

In my previous message about the June 5 meeting, I forgot to say that
there's an illustrated .pdf file of the announcement online at:
http://www.botsoc.org/jun07.pdf


Date: Tuesday, June 5st 7:00 PM
Speaker: Warren Wagner
Topic: A revised classification of the Evening Primrose family
(Onagraceae)

Meeting location: Cathy Kerby Room (Room CE-340), third floor of the East
Court building Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History
10th St. and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC. Use the Constitution
Avenue entrance; wait to be escorted up. As usual, light refreshments will
be served prior to and after the presentation.

Pre-meeting dinner: 5:30 P.M. at the Elephant & Castle Pub and Restaurant,
1201 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington. Reservation under BSW. Phone
202-347-7707. The restaurant is diagonally across from the Old Post Office
Pavilion at 12th and Penn., a few blocks from the Museum, with Federal
Triangle the nearest Metro station, and Metro Center also nearby.

"The Thrill of the Trill: Capturing an Insect Symphony"
On NPR last yesterday: Interview with authors of new book, "Song of
Insects" - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10661663

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June 5 - 7 PM
Speaker:  Warren Wagner

Topic: A revised classification of the Evening Primrose family
(Onagraceae)

Meeting location: Cathy Kerby Room (Room CE-340), third floor of the East
Court building Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History
10th St. and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC. Use the Constitution
Avenue entrance; wait to be escorted up. As usual, light refreshments will
be served prior to and after the presentation.

Pre-meeting dinner: 5:30 P.M. at the Elephant & Castle Pub and Restaurant,
1201 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington. Reservation under BSW. Phone
202-347-7707. The restaurant is diagonally across from the Old Post Office
Pavilion at 12th and Penn., a few blocks from the Museum, with Federal
Triangle the nearest Metro station, and Metro Center also nearby.

See http://www.botsoc.org/BSWSept2007trip.pdf for illustrated pdf about
September trip to southeastern Virginia.  Text details are copied below.


Botanical Society of Washington

Annual Field Excursion 2007  Southeastern Virginia

Tentative dates: September 15-16 -Saturday & Sunday
or
September 22-23 -Saturday & Sunday

Prince George and Southampton Counties of Virginia

Estuarine River Shores and Bottomland Hardwoods


The Botanical Society of Washingtons annual field excursion will be a
weekend trip to southeastern Virginia in September.
We plan to visit three field-sites in Prince George and Southampton
Counties, located deep in Virginias cotton and peanut farms, approximately
3 hour drive from Washington D.C.  The weekend trip will include a group
dinner Saturday evening.  We are investigating hotel and camping
accommodations in and around the town of Wakefield, a.k.a. "Peanut Capital
of the World."  Nearby Jamestown 400th anniversary celebrations
(1607-2007) can be an additional side trip for those interested; a ferry
service across the James River provides a direct access route.  Local
botanists and/or land managers will be invited to serve as trip leaders
for each field site, and participation by state Natural Heritage Program
staff is also anticipated.
Field sites include:

Saturday Afternoon  Estuarine Shores of the James River

The James River National Wildlife Refuge is located in Prince George
County, 8 miles southeast of the City of Hopewell and thirty miles
southeast of Richmond. The Wildlife Refuge encompasses 4,200 acres of
hardwood forest and wetland habitats along the James River, bordered by
Powells Creek to the west, and the historic Flowerdew Hundred Plantation
to the east.  The Wildlife Refuge offers access to undeveloped estuarine
(freshwater-tidal) shores and adjacent marshes, shrub zones, and forests.
While similar in general appearance to the Washington-area shores of the
tidal Potomac or Patuxent, or Chesapeake Bay, the James River flora
includes numerous southerly species that dont extend farther north into
the Washington region.  Plant species of particular importance include
sensitive joint vetch (Aeschynomene virginica) and Longs bittercrest
(Cardamine longii).  Both of these species are globally rare and are
candidates for listing as endangered species.


For more information, please see:
http://www.fws.gov/northeast/jamesriver/index.html

Sunday Morning  Old-growth Blackwater Swamp Forest.  The Nature
Conservancy Blackwater River Preserve is located in Southampton County,
just below Hickaneck Swamp, extending about one mile on the West Bank of
the Blackwater River.
Few examples of Virginias presettlement cypress and hardwood swamp forests
remain, and even fewer are accessible without boats or extended
cross-country hikes.  This preserve has one of the best remaining examples
of an ancient bald cypress forest in the Southeast, with some trees
estimated to be least 800 years old!
We are requesting approval to take our group into the Preserve.  If such a
visit cannot be readily arranged, we will substitute a different
non-estuarine wetland habitat in the general area.

For more information on the Blackwater River Preserve, please see:
http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/virginia/preserves/art1229\
.html
Sunday Afternoon  Brief supplementary site.  Similar to other weekend
excursions, a third site in the area will be selected for a brief
afternoon visit for those interested, noting that some will want to return
home in daylight.  The third site might provide another example of one of
the habitats already visited, or a brief introduction to a different
ecological area in the same region.  Suggestions are welcome!

Pat Ford of the Society's field-trip committee is coordinating and
organizing this year's excursion.  Please contact her for further
information or to provide suggestions, especially for local trip leaders,
possible restaurants for Saturday evenings dinner, accommodations in the
Wakefield area, and possibilities sites for the Sunday afternoon field
stop.  Or, if you have a preference for September 15-16 or 22-23.  She may
be contacted by phone: (703)-358-2494 (workday) or (703)-519-3042
(evening/weekend), or by e-mail at: p2zamora@... (best option).


Larry Morse (Chair) and Pat Ford, BSW Field Trip Committee
June 2007.

Hi -

Pat Ford asked me to pass this along to the BSW/

--Kathy


For the Sept 15-16 BSW field trip to southeastern Virginia, we will stay in the
town of Hopewell Sat (9/15)night. There are 6 hotels in Hopewell:
http://ci.hopewell.va.us/data/publish/accommodations_and_restaurants.shtml

The closest States Park I found is Chippokes State Park
(http://www.stateparks.com/chippokes_plantation.html).  Does anyone know of any
other close campgrounds?
>
In order for us to get a group room rate, I need to know how many people plan to
stay in a hotel in Hopewell?  Please contact Pat Ford at p2zamora@...
(phone: 703-519-3042) by August 10, 2007, if you plan on staying in Hopewell Sat
night .

Thanks,
Pat






-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Kathy Bilton <kathy@...>
>
>
> See http://www.botsoc.org/BSWSept2007trip.pdf for illustrated pdf about
> September trip to southeastern Virginia.  Text details are copied below.
>
>
> Botanical Society of Washington
>
> Annual Field Excursion 2007  Southeastern Virginia
>
> Tentative dates: September 15-16 -Saturday & Sunday
> or
> September 22-23 -Saturday & Sunday
>
> Prince George and Southampton Counties of Virginia
>
> Estuarine River Shores and Bottomland Hardwoods
>
>
> The Botanical Society of Washingtons annual field excursion will be a
> weekend trip to southeastern Virginia in September.
> We plan to visit three field-sites in Prince George and Southampton
> Counties, located deep in Virginias cotton and peanut farms, approximately
> 3 hour drive from Washington D.C.  The weekend trip will include a group
> dinner Saturday evening.  We are investigating hotel and camping
> accommodations in and around the town of Wakefield, a.k.a. "Peanut Capital
> of the World."  Nearby Jamestown 400th anniversary celebrations
> (1607-2007) can be an additional side trip for those interested; a ferry
> service across the James River provides a direct access route.  Local
> botanists and/or land managers will be invited to serve as trip leaders
> for each field site, and participation by state Natural Heritage Program
> staff is also anticipated.
> Field sites include:
>
> Saturday Afternoon  Estuarine Shores of the James River
>
> The James River National Wildlife Refuge is located in Prince George
> County, 8 miles southeast of the City of Hopewell and thirty miles
> southeast of Richmond. The Wildlife Refuge encompasses 4,200 acres of
> hardwood forest and wetland habitats along the James River, bordered by
> Powells Creek to the west, and the historic Flowerdew Hundred Plantation
> to the east.  The Wildlife Refuge offers access to undeveloped estuarine
> (freshwater-tidal) shores and adjacent marshes, shrub zones, and forests.
> While similar in general appearance to the Washington-area shores of the
> tidal Potomac or Patuxent, or Chesapeake Bay, the James River flora
> includes numerous southerly species that dont extend farther north into
> the Washington region.  Plant species of particular importance include
> sensitive joint vetch (Aeschynomene virginica) and Longs bittercrest
> (Cardamine longii).  Both of these species are globally rare and are
> candidates for listing as endangered species.
>
>
> For more information, please see:
> http://www.fws.gov/northeast/jamesriver/index.html
>
> Sunday Morning  Old-growth Blackwater Swamp Forest.  The Nature
> Conservancy Blackwater River Preserve is located in Southampton County,
> just below Hickaneck Swamp, extending about one mile on the West Bank of
> the Blackwater River.
> Few examples of Virginias presettlement cypress and hardwood swamp forests
> remain, and even fewer are accessible without boats or extended
> cross-country hikes.  This preserve has one of the best remaining examples
> of an ancient bald cypress forest in the Southeast, with some trees
> estimated to be least 800 years old!
> We are requesting approval to take our group into the Preserve.  If such a
> visit cannot be readily arranged, we will substitute a different
> non-estuarine wetland habitat in the general area.
>
> For more information on the Blackwater River Preserve, please see:
>
http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/virginia/preserves/art1229
> .html
> Sunday Afternoon  Brief supplementary site.  Similar to other weekend
> excursions, a third site in the area will be selected for a brief
> afternoon visit for those interested, noting that some will want to return
> home in daylight.  The third site might provide another example of one of
> the habitats already visited, or a brief introduction to a different
> ecological area in the same region.  Suggestions are welcome!
>
> Pat Ford of the Society's field-trip committee is coordinating and
> organizing this year's excursion.  Please contact her for further
> information or to provide suggestions, especially for local trip leaders,
> possible restaurants for Saturday evenings dinner, accommodations in the
> Wakefield area, and possibilities sites for the Sunday afternoon field
> stop.  Or, if you have a preference for September 15-16 or 22-23.  She may
> be contacted by phone: (703)-358-2494 (workday) or (703)-519-3042
> (evening/weekend), or by e-mail at: p2zamora@... (best option).
>
>
> Larry Morse (Chair) and Pat Ford, BSW Field Trip Committee
> June 2007.

Julie asked me to pass this info along to the BSW.  Too bad it conflicts
with the BSW September meeting.  (Members' Night - think about photos to
bring and show the other members Tuesday, September 4 at 7 PM.)


CHASING THE RAIN

Taylor Lockwood, mushroom photographer and author, will treat the
Mycological Association of Washington (MAW) to a narrated digital slide
show with photographs and stories from his new book Chasing the Rain: My
Treasure Hunt for the World's Most Beautiful Mushrooms.

This program features travel tales from Taylor's mushroom hunting
expeditions around the globe including images from: North America, Tibet,
Australia, Europe, Africa, Japan, India, Indonesia, Chile, and beyond. A
fast-paced, fun, and informative program combining science and cultural
exchange at ground level, Chasing the Rain is sure to please a wide range
of audiences.

MAW is hosting the event which takes place on Tuesday, September 4th at
8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. at the Chevy Chase Public Library, 8005 Connecticut
Avenue, Chevy Chase. The event is free and open to the public., and it is
suitable for children of all ages. Reservations are not required. For
directions and more information call the MAW hotline at 301-907-3053 or
visit www.maw.freeservers.com or taylorlockwood.com.

Contact: Taylor Lockwood
v: 800-958-5809 f: 413-638-7912
P.O. Box 1412
3 Pine Street
Mendocino, CA  95460
Taylor@...
http://www.TaylorLockwood.com

Larry asked me to forward this to the BSW members.


Richard H. "Dick" Goodwin became a member of the New England Botanical
Club on December 5th, 1930.  He was the oldest (96 years) and longest NEBC
member (77 years) at the time of his death, and he had attended our 1999
symposium for the centennial of Rhodora, NEBC’s journal.  Below are 4
links that provide details on different aspects of Dr. Goodwin’s life and
accomplishments.

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/07/17/richard_h_goodwi\
n_96_led_nature_conservancy/
The Boston Globe 17 July 2007 obituary by Dennis Hevesi, includes photograph.
(New York Times obituary is the same.)
http://www.nature.org/aboutus/leadership/art21877.html
The Nature Conservancy – Dick Goodwin was a co-founder of the TNC in 1951 and
served as its president twice (1956-58; 1964-1966).
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-goodwin23jul23,1,1958285.story?coll\
=la-news-obituaries&ctrack=1&cset=true
LA Times – 23 July 2007 - Connection to California conservation.
http://aspen.conncoll.edu/news/3537.cfm
Connecticut College where he was Department of Botany chair for 21 years – see
below.
Richard H. Goodwin, early land preservationist and Connecticut College
professor, dies at 96
July 06, 2007
NEW LONDON, Conn. - Richard H. Goodwin, land preservationist, past president of
the Nature Conservancy and Katharine Blunt Professor Emeritus of Botany at
Connecticut College, died on July 6, 2007. He was 96.
          Goodwin was an early leader in the field of land preservation, and
served as the president of the Nature Conservancy from 1956-58 and again from
1964-66. In 1960, Goodwin negotiated the then-largest deal in the organization’s
history, protecting 6,500 forested acres on the California coast.
Goodwin led the effort to create and then expand the Burnham Brook Preserve in
East Haddam, Conn., which today totals more than 1,200 acres. He himself donated
his home and property on Dolbia Hill to add to the preserve, which is now used
specifically for scientific research.
Goodwin served as professor of botany and chair of the botany department at
Connecticut College from 1944 until 1976, and helped the college create one of
the nation’s first environmental studies programs - then called human ecology -
in 1969. Goodwin also oversaw the growth of the college’s arboretum from 90
acres to more than 400 acres. Today the arboretum comprises more than 750 acres.
At Connecticut College, Goodwin was actively involved in research on the
physiology of root growth, the florescent compounds in plants and the effects of
light on plant growth. He published numerous articles and regularly gave
speeches about his research and his work in land conservation.
The Connecticut College Goodwin-Niering Center for Conservation Biology and
Environmental Studies was founded in 1993 and renamed in 1999 in honor of
Goodwin and William A. Niering, the Lucretia L. Allyn Professor Emeritus of
Botany at Connecticut College. Niering and Goodwin co-founded the Connecticut
chapter of the Nature Conservancy.
Goodwin also established the Conservation and Research Foundation, an
independent venture launched in 1953 to offer seed grants to scientists and
others seeking to study and preserve the natural environment.
Goodwin’s autobiography, "A Botanist’s Window on the Twentieth Century," was
published in 2002 by Harvard Forest in Petersham, Mass. In it, Goodwin describes
growing from a sickly child into a young man with an insatiable passion for the
environment.
Goodwin studied botany and zoology at Harvard University, graduating with a
bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in biology in 1933 and 1934,
respectively. He went on to earn his doctorate degree in biology with a
concentration in botany, also from Harvard, in 1937.
Goodwin had a profound effect on his students. David Foster, who studied under
Goodwin at Connecticut College and now teaches at Harvard, said Goodwin had a
way of "putting small things into a very large context in a way that dealt with
issues that really matter.
"On one hand, he’s had a very simple life," Foster said. "On the other hand,
he’s led an incredibly rich and diverse life, and he’s made some incredible
contributions."
Connecticut College alumna Barbara Rice Kashansky noted Goodwin’s commitment to
teaching and to environmental stewardship.
"Before it was fashionable to be putting land aside, he was very much involved
in the preservation of open space," she said. "In his quiet way, he reinforced
this kind of caring in his students, and many have gone on to be quite
influential in the field."
An avid traveler, Goodwin visited Cuba, Panama, Peru, China, New Zealand,
Holland, Switzerland and Tanzania, among many other countries.
Goodwin is survived by the former Esther Bemis, his wife of 71 years, his
daughter Mary Linder Wetzel, and his son Richard H. Goodwin, Jr. He had four
grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held in New London at All Souls Unitarian
Universalist Church, where the Goodwins are long-time members.
A memorial in Harkness Chapel at Connecticut College is planned for the fall.
The New England Botanical Club
Harvard University Herbaria, 22 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138-2020
NEBC WEB SITE: http://www.rhodora.org/
Club Phone:  (617) 308-3656 (Ray Angelo)


NEBC Corresponding Secretary
Dr. Nancy M. Eyster-Smith, Department of Natural and Applied Sciences, Bentley
College
175 Forest Street, Waltham, MA  02452-4705
(781) 891-2987    FAX (781) 891-2838    Email: neystersmith@...

PLease see webpage for details of the upcoming Members' Night.  There is a
pdf file there you can download for posting.

http://botsoc.org

September 4 at 7 pm



This is being sent from about a mile from
http://www.confluence.org/ca/ns/n46w061v2/pic6.jpg

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 07:28:36 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jamie Whitacre <jamie_s_whitacre@...>
To: Kathy Bilton <kathy@...>
Subject: Next DC Ethnobotanists Meeting: Sept. 1, 3:00 pm

Hi Kathy,
Could you please post the following message to the
group? Thanks! See you on the 4th!

Dr. W. Hardy Eshbaugh
Some Like It Hot - The Little Known World of Chili
Peppers
Saturday, September 1, 3:00 pm
Hosted by the U.S. Botanic Garden

Take a journey with Dr. Eshbaugh and learn about the
fascinating world of chili peppers. Learn about their
origin, evolution, history uses and how they have
changed our lives.

Dr. Eshbaugh, an expert in chili pepper taxonomy, was
recognized as the 2007 Distinguished Economic Botanist
by the Society for Economic Botany. He has
distinguished himself as a tireless advocate for
biodiversity conservation and has contributed to the
next generation of botanists through his inspirational
teaching and service.

Dr. Eshbaugh is a past president of the Botanical
Society of America, the American Institute of
Biological Sciences, the American Society of Plant
Taxonomists, the American Institute of Biological
Sciences, and the Society for Economic Botany.

This should be an informative and inspiring meeting!

Please contact Jamie Whitacre (202-230-8447) or
jamie_s_whitacre@... to RSVP.

----------------------------------------------
The U.S. Botanic Garden (USBG) is located on the
National Mall at the base of the U.S. Capitol
Building. The meeting will be held in the USBG
Conservatory classroom (on the left side of the main
entrance). Parking in front of the conservatory is
free on weekends.  Federal Center SW is the nearest
Metro station.




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Just to let you know about this October 6th dedication of a grassland at
Mt. Pleasant to long time BSW member Jean Worthley.

Location: http://www.hcconservancy.org/Directions.htm

SPECIAL EVENT The Maryland Native Plant Society made a donation for a warm
season grassland in the Howard County Conservancy's Honor's Garden celebrating
the work of Jean and Elmer Worthley. The grassland has been seeded and we are
planning to dedicate it to Jean Worthley this fall as part of our yearly fall
festival.  Jean has agreed to be our guest of honor. The Fall Festival is
Saturday, October 6th from 1-5 p.m. with a dedication ceremony for the
grassland schedule for 2:00.  We are planning a fun filled afternoon for
families with artisans demonstrating weaving, spinning, quilting,
blacksmithing, musicians, a small native plant sale plus more.  We were
wondering if the Native Plant Society would like to participate and if you
could include this event in you next newsletter? I would be glad to fill you in
with more details as the deadline for you newsletter approaches. Members of the
Maryland Native Plant Society are invited to contribute (and actually plant)
native plants from their own garden as part of this dedication. For
information: Marianne Pettis; The Howard County Conservancy; 410-465-8877

Here's an article about long time BSW member, Jessie Harris, from a
publication called "Inside Nature" - sent to me by Julie Moore to send out
to the BSW list.







(See attached file: 5Jessie Harris081.pdf)

Reminder - tomorrow - Tuesday, September 4th at 7:00 PM is the next BSW
meeting.  I haven't heard how many people are on the schedule but if you
haven't contacted Carol, there may well be opportunity for last minute
additions.  Her contact info is below.

The September meeting is Members' Night!

Several members will be giving 5-10 minute presentations on various
topics.

As in the past, our September "Members' Night" will provide an opportunity
for several members to share some of their botanical travel or research
slides, or to present other short subjects (10 minutes or less) to which
this format is especially suited. Members who plan to present slides
should send an email to Carol Kelloff at KELLOFFC@... or call her at
202-633-0953.

Remember: Upcoming BSW fieldtrip Sept. 15-16
A new file about the trip will be available in a couple of days when I
have access to a faster internet connection.

In the meantime, see these messages for further details.
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/botsoc/message/175
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/botsoc/message/176


There's going to be a Paw PAw Festival in Paw Paw, WV the weekend of Sept.
13-16.
http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_245011115.html

Here is more info about upcoming Sept. 15-16 fieldtrip.  Note that you
need to make a reservation by Sept. 5 to get the better price at the
motel.

This info will soon  be posted as a pdf file at:
http://botsoc.org/sept15-16fieldtrip.pdf

Botanical Society of Washington

Annual Field Excursion 2007  Southeastern Virginia

September 15-16 -- Saturday & Sunday

Estuarine River Shores, Bottomland Forests,andaCanebrake

(SecondAnnouncement)

For the 2007 season, the Botanical Society of Washington is planning a
weekend trip to southeastern Virginia as its annual field excursion,
Saturday and Sunday September 15-16, including three field-site visits,
and a group dinner and overnight motel accommodations Saturday evening in
Hopewell.  Thisregionis southeast of Petersburg, and roughly south of
Jamestown or Williamsburg, about 160 miles from Washington, with driving
time in good traffic about 3 hours each way by major roads.  The nearby
Jamestown 400th anniversary celebrations (1607-2007) are an optional trip
addition for those interested, with ferry service across the James River
providing a direct route.
We expect to visit three field sites during the weekend:
Estuarine Shores of the James River  Saturday Afternoon.  The James River
National Wildlife Refuge offers access to undeveloped estuarine
(freshwater-tidal) shores and adjacent marshes, shrub zones, and forests.
While similar in general appearance to the Washington-area shores of the
tidal Potomac or Patuxent, or Chesapeake Bay, the James River flora
includes numerous more southerly species that dont reach the Washington
region, as a glance at the maps in the Atlas of the Virginia Flora readily
shows.  The sites diverse dragonflies & damselflies also reflect the
biotas southern affinities.
Blackwater Swamp Forest  Sunday Morning.  Few examples of Virginias
cypress and hardwood swamp forests remain, and even fewer are accessible
without boats or extended cross-country hikes.
Whilenotold-growth,asitenearZunioffersthe characteristic Southernspecies.
Canebrake  Sunday Afternoon.  As in other recent weekend excursions, we
will visit a third site Sunday afternoon for those interested and
available, a canebrake in a pine savanna nearWakefield, noting that some
will want to return home in daylight.
Local botanists and/or land managers will be invited to serve as trip
leaders for each field site, and participation by state Natural Heritage
Program staff is also anticipated.
***

Saturday morning isallowedfortravelto Southeastern Virginia.

Saturday afternoon:  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services James River Refuge:
http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=51621
The Refuge encompasses 4,200 acres of forest and wetland habitats along
the southsideoftheJames River, bordered by Powells Creek to the west and
the historic
Flowerdew Hundred Plantation to the east.  It is located 8 miles southeast
of the City of Hopewell and thirty miles southeast of Richmond, Virginia.

We will meet at noon for lunch (bringyourown), and a FWS biologist
willprovidea brief introduction to the refugeat 12:45 p.m.  We will then
spend the afternoon exploring the refuge for botanical and otherwildlife
species of interest.

GroupDinner Saturday night:  At 7:30 p.m., we will meet at Rosas Italian
Ristorante in Hopewell (4098 Oaklawn Blvd.; 804-458-8744) for a group
dinner.

Saturday night accommodations:  A block of rooms has been reserved at the
Quality Inn in Hopewell under the name of Botanical Society of Washington.
Hotel contact info: phone: 804-458-1500; 4911 Oaklawn Blvd.  The hotel
will only hold the rooms at $79.00/night until Wed., Sept. 5, 2007.

Note:  Food and provisions for Sundays field trips should be obtained
either Saturday night or Sunday morning, as food options nearZuni will be
limited.

***

Sunday morning we will explore the Blackwater Swamp floodplain located
within the Zuni Pine Barrens Natural Area and Antioch Pines Natural Area,
owned by the state:
http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/natural_area_preserves/antioch.shtm\
l
The Antioch Pines Natural Area is contiguous with Old Dominion
University's Blackwater Ecological Preserve, which includes some of the
rarest habitat types in Virginia:
http://www.odu.edu/~lmusselm/blackwater/
Weplantomeetatthesiteforanoverviewat10:00a.m., andhaveapicniclunchnearby
(bring yourown)at 1:00 p.m.

Sunday afternoon after lunch,forthose wanting to do more exploring, we
will drive a short distance to visit a canebrake in a pine savanna in The
Nature Conservancys Piney Grove Preserve at 2:00 p.m., near Wakefield:

http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/virginia/preserves/art4982\
.html
This is one of the most frequently burned pine savannas in southeast
Virginia, and supports the state's only extantpopulation of the
red-cockaded woodpecker.  The photo below shows the Arundindaria tecta
canebrake there, in an area that has been burned 3 out of the last 8
years.

***

Pat Ford of the Societys field-trip committee is coordinating and
organizing this years excursion.  Specific information about the trip
(e.g., meeting locations, directions) will be posted soon
atwww.botsoc.org.

If you plan to attend partorallofthis two-day event, please contact Pat
Ford at p2zamora@..., or Larry Morse at
Larry.E.Morse@... or at (202)-543-2488.

All travel,meals,hotel reservations, and othercosts are the responsibility
of the individual and not BSW.  Motelreservations at the group rate of
$79.00 must be made by midnight Sept. 5th.

--PatFordandLarryMorse,Sept.2,2007

Canebrake Picture (removed from email version)

Get full details here:
http://botsoc.org/sept15-16fieldtrip.pdf

Annual Field Excursion 2007 Southeastern Virginia

September 15-16 -- Saturday & Sunday

Estuarine River Shores, Bottomland Forests, and a Canebrake

For the 2007 season, the Botanical Society of Washington is planning a
weekend trip to southeastern Virginia as its annual field excursion,
Saturday and Sunday September 15-16, including three field-site visits,
and a group dinner and overnight motel accommodations Saturday evening in
Hopewell. Thisregionis southeast of Petersburg, and roughly south of
Jamestown or Williamsburg, about 160 miles from Washington, with driving
time in good traffic about 3 hours each way by major roads. The nearby
Jamestown 400th anniversary celebrations (1607-2007) are an optional trip
addition for those interested, with ferry service across the James River
providing a direct route.

Get full details here:
http://botsoc.org/sept15-16fieldtrip.pdf

I have just received word that the fieldtrip has been rescheduled to the
weekend of October 20-21, from the previously scheduled Sept. 15-16.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

The 2007 Annual Field Excursion to Southeastern Virginia-Estuarine River
Shores, Bottomland Forests, and a Canebrake Area has been rescheduled from
September 15-16 to October 20 and 21 (Saturday & Sunday).

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Quality Inn in Hopewell for
Saturday night (10/20) under the name of Botanical Society of Washington.
Hotel contact info: phone: 804-458-1500; 4911 Oaklawn Blvd. Hotel
reservations at the group rate of :$79.00 must be made by midnight October
3, 2007.

If you plan to attend part or all of this two-day event, RSVP Pat Ford at
p2zamora@..., or Larry Morse at Larry.E.Morse@...
or at (202)-543-2488.

Detailed information is posted on the BSW's Web site, with directions and
meeting location to follow.

Botanical Society of Washington

An illustrated flyer is online at: http://www.botsoc.org/oct07.pdf
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

886th Meeting

Tuesday, October 2nd 2007 at 7:00 P.M

Speaker: Karen Redden
      In the Pursuit of Paloue:
          My botanical adventures in the rainforests of the Guiana Shield


Location:  Cathy Kerby Room (Room CE-340)
on the third floor of the new East Court building
Smithsonian Institution, National  Museum of Natural History
All are Welcome.

As usual, light refreshments will be served.

Pre-meeting dinner: 5:30 P.M. at the Elephant & Castle Pub and Restaurant,
1201 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington. Phone 202-347-7707. The
restaurant is
diagonally across from the Old Post Office Pavilion at 12th and
Pennsylvania, a few blocks from the Museum, with Federal Triangle the
nearest Metro station, and
Metro Center also nearby.

Fieldtrip: Saturday and Sunday, October 20-21st Southeastern Virginia
The Botanical Society of Washington is planning a weekend trip to
southeastern Virginia as its annual field excursion, including three
field-site visits, a group dinner and overnight motel accommodations
Saturday evening in Hopewell.
http://www.botsoc.org/oct20-21fieldtrip.pdf
(This is the trip originally scheduled for September.)

BSW Webpage: http://botsoc.org

The Parkfairfax Native Plant Sale will be held NEXT SATURDAY, September 29, from
9 a.m.
to 2 p.m.!  (This will be the 9th of these sales, held twice a year since
October 2003.  This
sale is now FOUR years old!)  The sale is healthier than ever before and offers
a greater
variety of NATIVE plants than any other sale in the DC Metro area!

Call for VOLUNTEERS!  About eight volunteers are needed at the sale to help it
run
smoothly.  If you would like to help out for a few hours, either at the start of
the sale (from
8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.) or at the end (from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.), please
call me at
703-671-8416 or send an email to sknudsen@....

Regards,

Scott Knudsen
Organizer
Parkfairfax Native Plant Sale
website:  http://home.earthlink.net/~sknudsen/

703-671-8416
sknudsen@...

---------------------
PARKFAIRFAX NATIVE PLANT SALE
September 29, 2007 -- 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Eleven vendors from four states (VA, MD, PA, & WV) will be at the 9th
Parkfairfax Native
Plant Sale!  Several of the vendors carry native trees and shrubs as well as
perennials, and
several of the vendors specialize in some aspect of native plants, such as
fruiting shrubs,
wetland plants, or native azaleas.  A few of these vendors do not come to our
local area
for any other plant sale.

For a list of vendors, and links to their websites, please see the plant sale
website at http:/
/home.earthlink.net/~sknudsen/ and click on the "vendors" page.  The vendor list
includes
their contact information and is also available as a downloadable file.

The sale is entirely organized and run by volunteers.  No one makes money from
it except
the vendors.  The purpose of these sales is to promote native plant gardening in
our
region because gardening with natives is better for our watershed, our
woodlands, and our
wildlife, especially birds.  Bringing together a variety of growers makes it
easier for local
gardeners (especially those new to native plant gardening) to find quality
plants and
encourages greater demand for natives in the nursery industry.

For those interested in news about the progress of these sales, the Parkfairfax
Native Plant
Sale has gained a following.  Having grown from a modest beginning, four years
ago, of
five vendors selling to about 200 people, this semi-annual neighborhood sale now
hosts
over ten vendors from four states and draws more than 500 people regularly.  At
the April
2007 sale, eleven vendors sold over 2,000 plants to roughly 600 attendees,
making it the
best of the eight sales held thus far!  (It was an increase over the figures
from April 2006
of about 30% in total plants sold and about 20% in attendees.)  In April 2006,
eight
vendors sold over 1,500 plants to approximately 500 people, which was an
increase over
the previous fall sale of over 30% for total plants sold!

Directions:  Parkfairfax is located in the Washington DC metro area within the
I-495
Beltway, in northwest Alexandria directly across I-395 from Shirlington.  From
I-395, exit
Shirlington/Quaker onto Quaker Lane.  At the first light on Quaker, turn left
onto Preston.
Follow Preston to Valley and continue past Gunston Road.  The sale will be in
the long
parking lot on the right.  Maps and directions are available on the sale
website.

Please pass this email along to your interested friends.  This sale depends
entirely on
word-of-mouth support.  Thank you for helping to spread the word!

I have noticed that the server hosting the Parkfairfax Native Plant Sale is busy
or somehow
unavailable, which renders the website inaccessible via the address I gave out
in my last
email.

The alternative website address still works, though!!  (Don't ask me how.)  The
working
alternative website address for the Parkfairfax Native Plant Sale is:
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~sknudsen/

The list of vendors containing their contact information that I mentioned in my
last email
is available online and as a downloadable file at the following address:
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~sknudsen/id3.html

Thanks for your understanding!

Scott Knudsen
Organizer
Parkfairfax Native Plant Sale
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~sknudsen/

703-671-8416
sknudsen@...

From Emanuela Appetiti, our Washington Academy of Sciences representative

_________________________________________________________________


An important message from Paul Hazan, Vice President for W.A.S. Jr.
Academy Affairs:

Dear Colleague,

Global competition is creating an urgent need to motivate and attract
some of the best and brightest students into science and technology
careers. In the U.S. Congress, K-12 education is receiving renewed
bipartisan support in both the House and Senate.

The Washington Academy of Sciences (W.A.S.)** is expanding its "STARS"
(Science and Technology Aptitude Recognition for Schools)
youth-in-science outreach program.

In recent years, the program has included not only active participation
in several Senior High School Science Fairs, but also science events at
Elementary and Middle Schools, a robotics competition involving 20
Middle Schools, and judging of over 80 outstanding mentored student
projects for the Montgomery Blair Magnet Research Convention. Both the
AAAS and the IEEE have supported our efforts by grants to the
STARS program.

We are planning 8 major events in the 2008 school year. We will offer
Challenge Cups, cash prizes, plaques, and certificates.

We are interacting with many area schools and allocating a large number
of awards to secondary school students, as well as recognizing
outstanding teachers.  Award winning student projects will also be
recognized in the W.A.S. Journal and Web site.

Our biggest asset is your expertise and dedication and that of your
fellow professionals.  I am writing to offer you the opportunity to
participate as a judge in a school science project. You will not need
any special preparation, and the Washington Academy of Sciences will
provide everything needed on site at the school.

Typically this will involve about a 4-hour commitment at a
participating school (in the DC, MD or Northern VA area) sometime in the
December 2006-March 2007 time frame.
The number of schools and students benefitting from the "STARS" Program
depends directly on your commitment to participate.

If you are interested, please *e-mail me a one-liner by November 15th
2006, saying:
"I would like to be included in the 2008 W.A.S. Judges' Roster"
and include your name, e-mail, affiliation, address, and telephone
number.
You will be notified as soon as the schools give us their event dates.

We look forward to welcoming many who have participated in the past. If
you are joining us for the first time, we believe you would find your
interaction with fellow judges, the schools, and those enthusiastic
students to be a worthwhile, rewarding, and fun experience, and look
forward to our collaboration in this exciting 2008 W.A.S. initiative.

Paul Hazan, Vice President for W.A.S. Jr. Academy Affairs
*e-mail: pmhazan@...   Tel: (301) 603-0536

** W.A.S. Affiliates include 60 Science/Technology professional
organizations.

Just a reminder that the next BSW meeting is tonight - Tuesday, October 2.

Speaker:Karen Redden
Topic: In the Pursuit of Paloue:
My Botanical Adventures in the Rainforests of the Guiana Shield
Details on the webpage: http://www.botsoc.org/

Below is a message from the PCA mailing list about a talk given last April
at the Saving Biological Diversity Conference at Connecticut College.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 10:39:40 -0500 (CDT)
From: Olivia Kwong <plant@...>
To: native-plants@...
Subject: [PCA] WEB: Video of Kathryn Kennedy speaking on
      "Twenty Years of Recovering America's Vanishing Flora"

Just spotted this nicely done online video from a conference:

http://www.conncoll.edu/ccrec/greennet/ccbes/bio-diversity/Kennedy.html

Kathryn Kennedy of the Center for Plant Conservation gives a talk on
Twenty Years of Recovering America's Vanishing Flora.  The talk was given
at the Saving Biological Diversity Conference at Connecticut College that
took place from April 6th-7th, 2007.

There are videos of the other talks from the conference as well.


_______________________________________________
native-plants mailing list
native-plants@...
http://lists.plantconservation.org/mailman/listinfo/native-plants_lists.plantcon\
servation.org

Via Larry:

From:
To:
mpwg@...;native-plants@...;apwg@\
lists.plantconservation.org
Sent: 10/2/2007 2:14:40 PM
Subject: [PCA] Pollinator Symposium, October 25, 9-10:30 am,Dept. of Interior -
Washington, DC


The North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC) invites you to attend
"Where have the Pollinators Gone?  An update on bees, plants and the
implications of change" on Thursday, October 25 from 9 to 10:30 am at Yates
Auditorium, Main Interior Building, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20240.

There will be speakers on Climate Change & Pollinators, the National Academy of
Sciences Report on the Status of Pollinators in North America, Colony Collapse
Disorder in honeybees, and a variety of other topics of current interest.

RSVP by Friday, October 12 to rsvp@... or 415-362-1137.  You may RSVP
through the NEW Department of Interior Pollinator webportal at:
http://www.fws.gov/pollinators/
Please bring your government-issued ID.

Please distribute this invitation widely to anyone you know who might be
interested.

-Patricia

Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.
Botanist - Division of Scientific Authority
Chair - Plant Conservation Alliance - Medicinal Plant Working Group
US Fish & Wildlife Service
4401 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 750
Arlington, VA  22203
703-358-1708 x1753
FAX: 703-358-2276
Working for the conservation and sustainable use of our green natural resources.
<www.nps.gov/plants/medicinal>

Larry asked me to pass this along.


BSW SE Va Oct 20-21:
Register by Thurs midnight 10/4 please!
Will be cancelled, reconsidered for a future year unless a reasonable quorum
(~12) quickly materializes
Details on BSW web site (http://www.botsoc.org/oct20-21fieldtrip.pdf), also
attached
Larry


Larry Morse
Washington, D.C.
larry.morse.dc@...
(Larry.E.Morse@...)
(202)-543-2488
< http://www.lem-natural-diversity.com/ >

Bot. Soc. Wash. Kids & Everyone Field Trip -- Rock Creek Park, D.C., 2:00
p.m. Sat Nov 3, 2007.
Full announcement is at http://www.botsoc.org/rockcreek.html, text only
(no links) below:

**********

Botanical Society of Washington

Kids & Everyone Field Trip

Rock Creek Park, D.C.

Fall-Foliage Diversity, Bedrock Geology,

and a Biogeographic Question

Saturday November 3rd, 2007, 2:00 p.m.

Larry Morse

Field Trip Leader

The Botanical Society of Washington is planning an easy-going field trip
for kids, old-timers, and everyone else to the Pierce Mill area of Rock
Creek Park (Washington, D.C.) on Saturday November 3rd, 2007, starting at
2:00 p.m.

Rock Creek cuts deeply into the complex Piedmont bedrock here;  a geologist
may be able to join us to help relate bedrock, landforms, and vegetation.
Fall colors should be conspicuous along the easy trails, and kids (and
others) will have the chance to study fallen leaves and fruits and match
them with nearby trees.  We will particularly watch for stands of one
familiar tree species, native nearby, which may (or may not) be native in
the District itself.

* * *

Meet at the NPS Visitor Center at Pierce Mill at 2:00 p.m.  By car, from
Connecticut Ave., take Tilden St. for ˝ mile east (and steeply downhill) to
the old mill; Tilden is north of Porter and south of Van Ness and
Albemarle.  By Metro, exit at Van Ness/UDC, and walk south on Conn. to
Tilden, then east down into the Park.

Topo:  TopoZone Pierce Mill                    Street Map & Aerial:
MapQuest Tilden                    NPS Park Info:  Rock Creek

D.C. Piedmont Geology Intro:  Zoo Geol     Examples:  Pied DC NVCC    Rock
Dates & Events (Tech.):  Tonalite

* * *

Please direct any questions and/or RSVP likely participation to Larry Morse
at:
Larry.E.Morse@... or at (202)-543-2488.  BSW field
trips are open to the interested public.
-- LEM 2 Oct 200

From Larry:


Due to low registration (seven), the 2007 BSW field excursion (Oct 20-21) has
been cancelled.  A similar trip may be offered some other year.
Suggestions for destination areas and timeframes for a 2008 weekend BSW field
excursion (and for shorter trips closer to D.C.) welcome -- send to me.
Thanks,
Larry
Larry Morse
Washington, D.C.
larry.morse.dc@...
(Larry.E.Morse@...)
(202)-543-2488
< http://www.lem-natural-diversity.com/ >

Botanical Society of Washington

887th Meeting

Tuesday, November 6th  2007 at 7:00 P.M

Speaker: Rusty Russell
Topic:   The Wilkes Expedition

Decorative flyer for posting: http://www.botsoc.org/nov07fromjpg-2.pdf


Location:  Cathy Kerby Room (Room CE-340)
on the third floor of the new East Court building
Smithsonian Institution, National  Museum of Natural History
All are Welcome.

As usual, light refreshments will be served.

Pre-meeting dinner: 5:30 P.M. at the Elephant & Castle Pub and Restaurant,
1201 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington. Phone 202-347-7707. The
restaurant is diagonally across from the Old Post Office Pavilion at 12th
and Pennsylvania, a few blocks from the Museum, with Federal Triangle the
nearest Metro station, and Metro Center also nearby.

Elections always take place at the November meeting.

Upcoming fieldtrip to Rock Creek Park on November 3, 2 pm.  Details:
http://www.botsoc.org/rockcreek.html


These notices are archived at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/botsoc/

The title for the Nov. 6 meeting talk by Rusty Russell is:

The story of botany on the U.S. Exploring Expedition,1838-1842 to
present

Illustrated flyer for meeting is at:
http://www.botsoc.org/nov07fromjpg.pdf

And remember the upcoming fieldtrip to Rock Creek Park on November 3, 2
pm. Details: http://www.botsoc.org/rockcreek.html

Meeting details:

887th Meeting

Tuesday, November 6th 2007 at 7:00 P.M

Location: Cathy Kerby Room (Room CE-340)
on the third floor of the new East Court building
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History
All are Welcome.

As usual, light refreshments will be served.

Pre-meeting dinner: 5:30 P.M. at the Elephant & Castle Pub and Restaurant,
1201 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington. Phone 202-347-7707. The
restaurant is diagonally across from the Old Post Office Pavilion at 12th
and Pennsylvania, a few blocks from the Museum, with Federal Triangle the
nearest Metro station, and Metro Center also nearby.

Elections always take place at the November meeting.

Reminder, the next BSW meeting will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, November
6, 7 pm

Speaker: Rusty Russell
Topic: The story of botany on the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 to
present

   Meeting location:  Cathy Kerby Room (Room CE-340), third floor of the
East Court building Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural
History 10th St. and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC. Use the
Constitution Avenue entrance; wait to be escorted up. As usual, light
refreshments will be served prior to and after the presentation.

Pre-meeting dinner: 5:30 P.M. at the Elephant & Castle Pub and Restaurant,
1201 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington. Reservation under BSW. Phone
202-347-7707. The restaurant is diagonally across from the Old Post Office
Pavilion at 12th and Penn., a few blocks from the Museum, with Federal
Triangle the nearest Metro station, and Metro Center also nearby.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

The date of the holiday banquet will be announced soon. As last year, it
will be held at the Aria Trattoria on the plaza at 13th Street and
Pennsylvania Avenue http://www.ariatrattoria.com/. (It will be on a date
other than our regular first Tuesday of the month.)

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Also - on Tuesday the 14th, there is to be a Symposium at the
Smithsonian:

Three Hundred Years of
Linnaean Taxonomy
In Celebration of the Exhibition of
the 1st Edition of Linnaeus' Systema Naturae
Tuesday, November 13, 2007


Details can be found here:
http://www.mnh.si.edu/rc/linnaeusSymposium.htm

This year's BSW holiday banquet will be held on Monday, December 10, at
the Aria Trattoria http://www.ariatrattoria.com starting at 6 pm.

The title for Rod Simmons' presidential address will be:

Vanishing Flora of Washington and Vicinity:
Three Centuries of Botanical Exploration in Alexandria

Details to be provided soon.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Upcoming field trip:
Winter Solstice Walk at Chapman Forest, Charles County

(Co-sponsored by the Botanical Society of Washington and MNPS)

Leaders: Rod Simmons and Meghan Tice

Date: Saturday, December 22 Time: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
The old-age section of Chapman Forest is always a great place to celebrate the
winter season and see a remarkable diversity of native trees.  We will mainly
walk the lowland areas along the Potomac River below the ravines and bluffs from
historic Mount Aventine to Glymont.  This area along the river is a fascinating
and regionally unique meeting ground for plants with a primary range in the
inner piedmont and mountains and those of the coastal plain.  Along the way we
will see many species of oaks, including ancient pagoda, chinquapin, and
northern red oaks, 4 hickory species, 2 hackberry species, basswood, white and
pumpkin ash, ancient sassafras, Virginia hop-hornbeam, bladdernut, wafer ash,
southern bayberry, and many others.  We will also look for butternut and
Shumard's oak.  We should also see a variety of birds such as red-headed
woodpeckers, wood ducks, and bald eagles.
Directions: Take Indian Head Highway (Rt. 210) south from Capital Beltway (495).
Proceed south on Rt. 210 for app. 22 miles.  Continue on Rt. 210 past Bryans
Road intersection (McDonald's, Burger King, and shopping center on right -
what a surprise) and start looking for Chapman Landing Road on right.  Take half
right on Chapman Landing Road and proceed a couple of miles to entrance to Mount
Aventine on right.  Park and meet in parking lot.

Bring: Wear sturdy shoes.  Bring lunch, snacks, and water.

Note: Moderate walk, mostly on trails.  Cancelled in the event of pouring rain,
sleet, or snow.
Contact: Rod cecropia13@...<mailto:cecropia13@...> or 301-809-0139.