Reminder - the deadline for getting in reservations for the BSW annual
holiday banquet is December 4.  If you are planning to go, but haven't yet
sent your check in, email Paul to tell him you are coming and that the
check might not reach him by the 4th.  (Dinner is on Monday, December 10.)

Invitation, registration and dues form, and menu can be found in the files
here:
http://www.botsoc.org/dec07dinner

And remember to send in your 2008 dues now even if you are not planning to
come to the dinner. ($10/person or $15 for 2 at one address.)

DUES for 2008.  If you have not already paid them, please send your 2008
dues ($10 for 1 person or $15 for 2 at the same address) to:

Paul Peterson
Botany Dept., MRC 166
National Museum of Natural History
P.B. 37012
Washington, DC 20013-7012

If you have changed your snailmail or email address recently, please fill
out the form at:
http://www.botsoc.org/bswapp.html and send that in along with your check.

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

The January meeting will be held on January 8 becuase the first Tuesday is
New Year's Day.  Details TBA.

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FREE CONCERT tomorrow, December 13, 6-8 PM at the U.S. Botanic Garden.
BSW member, Jim Dronenburg, will perform as a consort with 3 other
harp-and-singers.
http://www.usbg.gov/

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Fieldtrip to Chapman Forest on Saturday, December 22, 2007

Winter Solstice Walk at Chapman Forest, Charles County

Leaders: Rod Simmons and Meghan Tice (Co-sponsored by the Botanical
Society of Washington)

Date: Saturday, December 22, 2007

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@... or 301-809-0139.

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

MNPS has a fieldtrip this coming Saturday the 15th to Rock Creek Park,
Boundary Bridge, Montgomery County
See: http://mdflora.org/events/trips.html#rockcreek for details

The Washington Academy of Sciences and its affiliated societies (of which
the BSW is one) present Capital Science 2008 to be held March 29 30, 2008
at the National Science Foundation in Arlington.

On Saturday and Sunday, March 29-30, 2008, The Washington Academy of
Sciences and its Affiliated Societies will hold the third event of the
biennial pan-Affiliate Conference Series, Capital Science 2008. This event
will take place at the Conference Facility of the National Science
Foundation in Arlington, VA, within a block of the Ballston Metro Stop.

With about 20 of our Affiliated Societies participating, the Conference
will serve as an umbrella for scientific presentations, seminars,
tutorials, and talks. These pan-Affiliate Conferences clearly demonstrate
that the Washington, DC area is not only the political capital of the
country but, in many respects, the nation's intellectual capital -- with
several major universities and government laboratories that are the homes
of an astonishing number of Nobel Prize Laureates.

In addition to the sessions organized by the various Affiliated Societies,
the weekend-long event will feature three major addresses and three
plenary sessions.

This year the BSW will be working jointly with three other societies to
present its two day session.

Further details at:  http://www.botsoc.org/CapSci2008.pdf

More information will be coming soon.

Reminder:

   Winter Solstice Walk at Chapman Forest, Charles County

Leaders: Rod Simmons and Meghan Tice
Date: Saturday, December 22, 2007

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@... or 301-809-0139.

BSW  Members:

In one of her first acts as our new President, Carol Kelloff appointed our BSW
Field Trip Committee for 2008:
Pat Ford, Rod Simmons, and myself (Larry Morse) as chair

We have several suggestions for 2008 already, but would welcome others, either
places that you recommend or have heard about, or particular species or habitats
that you would like to see.

Some day-trip possibilities being considered:

Bear Island (Potomac Gorge), early spring
Susquehanna Gorge, Harford Co., Md., mid-spring (esp. for Trillium flexipes)
Chapman's Forest, tidal Potomac (old-growth trees)
Canoe trip on tidal Mattawoman (vic. Indian Head)
Ptilimnium (Harperella) somewhere (probably Sideling Hill Creek in western
Maryland)
Easy-going Fall trip somewhere nearby for kids, old-timers, and everyone else
(Ideas,anyone?)

As a possible weekend excursion for 2008, Bill McAvoy (Del. Nat. Heritage
Program) has offered to host us in "Inland Delmarva," the area between the
Chesapeake Bay shore and the beaches, dunes, and marshes of the Atlantic Coast. 
The globally rare but locally frequent seaside alder (Alnus maritima) would be a
highlight.  Members: Sound interesting?  Other ideas for a weekend trip, for
2008 or some future year?

Also, note that Carol has clarified that the Dec. 22, 2007, Maryland Native
Plant Society field trip to Chapman's is not being co-sponsored by BSW (contrary
to wording in some earlier announcements);  MNPS welcomes BSW members to this
event.

Larry

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

Next Meeting: Tuesday, January 8 - 7 PM
Speaker: Dan Nicolson
Topic: Aroid collectors and scholars.

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.

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

MNPS and BSW member, Jessie Harris, will be doing the January program for
MNPS. Her topic: Wild Orchids of North America
Date and time: Tuesday, January 29, 2008  7:30 p.m.
Details: http://www.mdflora.org/events/monthlymeeting0801.html

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

BSW Webpage is at: http://botsoc.org

Remember - 2008 dues are due now if you have not already paid them.
Please send $10 (or $15 for two  at the same address) to:

Paul Peterson, Treasurer,
Department of Botany - MRC 166
National Museum of Natural History
P.O. Box 37012
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, DC  20013-7012

(Or bring with you to the Tuesday, January 8 meeting.)

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

Jil wanted people to know about an upcoming symposium:

Earth's Green Mantle -  How it Works

2008 Adkins Arboretum Spring Symposium


SAVE THE DATE

Friday, May 16, 2008

At Chesapeake College, Wye Mills, MD


Learn to interpret and understand todays environmental issues from carbon
footprints to the impact of the decline of pollinators to genetic
engineering by reviewing basic scientific principles.  Featuring keynote
speakers Dr. Doug Tallamy from the University of Delaware, and author and
photographer Rick Darke.  Six sessions taught by dynamic, engaging
scientists and teachers will cover living soils, fresh water resources,
evolution, pollinators, plant physiology and ecosystems and energy.
Whether you are a gardener, land steward, community planner, teacher,
landscape designer, homeowner, horticulturist or naturalist this unique
symposium will leave you better informed.

Registration will open in mid-February.  Visit www.adkinsarboretum.org,
e-mail info@... or call 410-634-2847 x0 for more
information.

Next Meeting: Tuesday, January 8 - 7 PM
Speaker: Dan Nicolson
Topic: Aroid collectors and scholars.

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.

Flyer for posting: http://botsoc.org/jan08.pdf

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


Also - Remember - 2008 dues are due now if you have not already paid them.
Please send $10 (or $15 for two at the same address) to:

Paul Peterson, Treasurer,
Department of Botany - MRC 166
National Museum of Natural History
P.O. Box 37012
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, DC 20013-7012

(Or bring with you to the Tuesday, January 8 meeting.)

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 14:38:04 -0500
From: Emanuela APPETITI <eappetiti@...>

Dear All,
please, circulate the news below among the membership!

On Saturday and Sunday, March 29-30, 2008, The Washington Academy of Sciences
and its Affiliated Societies will hold the third in our series of our biennial
pan-Affiliate Conferences, Capital Science 2008. It will be held in the
Conference Facility of the National Science Foundation in Arlington, VA at the
Ballston Metro stop. Space is limited so it would be prudent to register early.

You may register on-line at http://www.washacadsci.org/capsci08/Index.htm.  The
same URL provides all of the information about the conference (abstracts and
titles are entered as they come in).

WAS and Affiliated societies members:
$ 50.00 BY FEBRUARY 29th -late registration fee: $ 75.00
NOT MEMBERS:
$ 100.00 BY FEBRUARY 29th - late registration fee: $ 125.00

STUDENTS registration:
FREE until deadline (FEBRUARY 29th) - late registration fee: $ 25.00

MEALS:
lunches with featured lectures: $ 20.00
Banquet dinner with featured lecture: $ 45.00
The student meals are $10.00 for lunch and $22 for dinner

AAAS reception: FREE, but registration required.  Limit attendance: 100
people.

If the society wishes to register and pay for a speaker or attendee,  in the
email box  please do write the
email of the person who will attend the conference, and include all the details
required related to that attendee,
even though the payment will be made by somebody else. This is needed to write
the badges properly and in case
we need to get in touch with speakers and other participants. Payments can be
done either online, with credit card,
or by mail (sending a check to the address provided in the registration form).

Please, do not hesitate to contact me, if you need further information and
assistance.

Thanks and best,
Emanuela

These are non-BSW events but may be of interest.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

*Rock Outcrops of Shenandoah National Park: Recent Findings*
*Thursday, January 10**th**, 7:30 p.m.*
*Green Spring Gardens*
Details: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vnps-pot/message/1975

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Subject: Insect Sounds this Saturday
WHere: Howard County Conservancy

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Insect Sounds with Wil Hershberger
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Please join us for a free Wonder Talk this Saturday at 10 a.m. at the
Conservancy.
   Naturalist and photographer Wil Hershberger will lead a slide presentation on
his
book/CD set - The Songs of Insects.  Families welcome!
http://songsofinsects.com/

Event Information

10520 Old Frederick Road
Woodstock, Maryland 21163
(close to I-70)

410-465-8877 or http://hcconservancy.org

Saturday, January 12
10:00 AM

Howard County Conservancy | 10520 Old Frederick Road | PO BOX 175 | Woodstock |
MD | 21163

Tonight, Tuesday, January 29:
MNPS and BSW member, Jessie Harris, will be doing the January program for
MNPS. Her topic: Wild Orchids of North America
Date and time: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 7:30 p.m.
Details: http://www.mdflora.org/events/monthlymeeting0801.html

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From last March - Bar Coding for Botany, A system modeled on commercial bar
codes may soon enable anyone to identify any plant from a small fragment of its
DNA. By Kenneth M. Cameron
http://www.naturalhistorymag.com/0307/0307_feature.html

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Next BSW meeting: 7 PM February 5

The title of the presentation is:
Fish and Wildlife Service's Candidate Conservation Program,
keeping species from being listed under the Endangered Species Act.

Speakers are: Julie Moore and Karen Anderson
with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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.

Remember: Dues are due if you have not already paid them.  Details at
bottom of email.

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

There is a room change for the Tuesday, February 5 meeting. (And likely
for future meetings this year.) It will be held in the Waldo Schmitt Room
on the other side of the museum.  Please wait in the entrance to be
escorted up to the room. (This is the room where the meetings used to be
held prior to the move to the Cathy Kerby Room.)

Illustrated Flyer for February 5 meeting: http://botsoc.org/feb08.pdf

Info about Waldo Schmitt:
http://bsa-troop33.net/history/waldo_schmitt.html

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Next BSW meeting: 7 PM February 5

The title of the presentation is:
Fish and Wildlife Service's Candidate Conservation Program,
keeping species from being listed under the Endangered Species Act.

Speakers are: Julie Moore and Karen Anderson
with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Meeting location: Waldo Schmitt Room,  West 218-B, 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.


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

Dues Due: If you have not already paid your 2008 dues, please send $10 (or
$15 for two  at the same address) to:
Paul Peterson, Treasurer,
Department of Botany - MRC 166
National Museum of Natural History
P.O. Box 37012
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, DC  20013-7012

In the Waldo Schmitt Room

Next BSW meeting: 7 PM February 5

The title of the presentation is:
Fish and Wildlife Service's Candidate Conservation Program,
keeping species from being listed under the Endangered Species Act.

Speakers are: Julie Moore and Karen Anderson
with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Meeting location: Waldo Schmitt Room, West 218-B, 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 next BSW meeting will be on Tuesday, March 4 at 7 pm in the Waldo
Schmitt Room.

The speaker for March: Dr. Carl Taylor.
Presentation title is: "The Case of the Promiscuous Quillwort."

Dr. Taylor will talk about studies to decipher the evolutionary history of
Isoetes using structure, chromosomes, and DNA.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++=

Fieldtrips to the Billy Goat Trail/Bear Island  are scheduled for April 5
and 12.  Another fieldtrip is being planned for later in April.

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

From VNPS:

Please join the Potowmack Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society on
Wednesday evening for a fascinating talk by Gary Krupnick. Copies of the
book "Plant conservation: a natural history approach" will be available
for purchase at $20, cash or check only.

Potowmack Chapter programs are free and open to the public.


A Natural History Approach to Plant Conservation,

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 7:30 at Green spring gardens
                  Natural history has always been the foundation of conservation
biology.  For centuries, botanists collected specimens in the field to
understand plant diversity. Now that many habitats are threatened, botanists
have turned their focus to conservation and, increasingly, they look to the
collections of herbaria and botanical gardens for insight on developing
assessment and management programs. This talk will explore the value of natural
history collections in light of contemporary biodiversity studies.
              Gary A. Krupnick is the head of the Plant Conservation Unit in the
Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian
Institution in Washington, D.C. At NMNH, Dr. Krupnick coordinates activities and
research that focus on plant conservation, biodiversity hotspots, and endangered
plant species.  Dr. Krupnick is the co-editor of the book "Plant Conservation: A
Natural History Approach" (University of Chicago Press; 2005), and the editor of
two newsletters: the "Biological Conservation Newsletter" and the "Plant Press"
(newsletter of the U.S. National Herbarium).

Directions to Green Spring Gardens:  From Interstate 395, exit at Route 236 West
(Little River Turnpike); turn right at Braddock Road and go one block north to
park entrance: 4603 Green Spring Rd., Alexandria.

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The Beginning of a New Invasive Plant  - about Callery Pear
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1211665/the_beginning_of_a_new_invasive_pla\
nt/index.html

I've just learned that Gary Krupnick will be the April 1 speaker for the
BSW. I wanted to let you know about this as the earlier message alerted
you to his speaking at the VNPS meeting tomorrow evening.
(Info at http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/botsoc/message/215)

(No fooling!)

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

As for the March meeting:

Speaker: Dr. Carl Taylor
Topic: The Case of the Promiscuous Quillwort
Date and Time: March 4, 7 PM

Dr. Taylor will talk about studies to decipher the evolutionary history of
Isoetes using structure, chromosomes, and DNA.

Meeting location: Waldo Schmitt Room, West 218-B, 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.

From: Emanuela APPETITI <eappetiti@...>


If you still haven't registered, please, do so by FEBRUARY 29th; after than the
fee will increase!!!

You can register at
http://www.washacadsci.org/capsci08/Index.htm.

Once inside, you can register online, check the schedule of sessions and read
the abstracts that have already been included. Also, don't forget that students
register for free.

Thanks for your participation and look forward to seeing you there!

Best,
Emanuela

Larry Morse asked me to send out this notice.
   (Please reply to Larry - larry.morse.dc@...)
__________________________________________________________

Bill McAvoy (Delaware Heritage) has offered to host the BSW for a weekend
excursion to central Delmarva, with Saturday dinner and overnight accommodations
in Seaford in southwestern Delaware.

Bill suggests Aug. 23-24, with alternate dates of July 26-27 and Aug 2-3. 
Please let me know by Mon. evening March 3rd if you cannot come Aug. 23-24, but
could come on one or either of the alternate dates.

Tentative itinerary:

Saturday afternoon  --  Coastal Plain seasonal ponds ("Delmarva Bays"), Caroline
Co., Md., and swamp forest in Tuckahoe State Park (nearby).

Sunday morning  --  Nanticoke River (Del. or Md.), including the near-endemic
seaside alder (Alnus maritima).

Sunday afternoon  --  Upland sand ridges near the Nanticoke.

Larry


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

Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:34:14 -0500
From: Emanuela APPETITI <eappetiti@...>

Here is the (provisional) program for the 2-day session (4 societies).
There will also be posters during the sessions. We'll distribute the
speakers in the 2 days soon:


Virginia Native Plant Society:

Greg Zell, Natural Resource Specialist, Arlington County, VA:
Planning and Implementing a Natural Resources Inventory
and Management Plan

Jerry Dieruf, Gypsy Moth Coordinator/Arborist, City of Alexandria Department of
Recreation, Parks, and Cultural Activities, Park Planning Division:
An Overview of the GypCheck Program

Marion Lobstein, Professor of Biology, NVCC:
The Flora of Virginia Project

Maryland Native
Plant Society:

Rod Simmons, Plant Ecologist, City of Alexandria Department of Recreation,
Parks,
and Cultural Activities, Park Planning Division:
A Survey of Natural Communities and Vegetation Types in
the Greater Washington, D.C. Region

   Botanical Society of Washington:Alain Touwaide & Alice Tangerini, Smithsonian
Institution, National Museum of Natural History:
Botanical Illustration: past and present

Society of Plant BiologistsMark Holland (and possibly other members) will submit
his abstract soon!

Just a reminder that tomorrow, March 4, is the next BSW meeting.

Speaker: Dr. Carl Taylor
Topic: The Case of the Promiscuous Quillwort
Flyer for posting: http://www.botsoc.org/mar08.pdf

Details on webpage:  http://www.botsoc.org/

Next BSW meeting

Date: Tuesday, April 1st 7:00 PM

Speaker: Dr. Gary Krupnick

Topic: A Natural History Approach to Plant Conservation

      Natural history has always been the foundation of conservation
biology. For centuries, botanists collected specimens in the field to
understand plant diversity. Now that many habitats are threatened,
botanists have turned their focus to conservation and, increasingly, they
look to the collections of herbaria and botanical gardens for insight on
developing assessment and management programs. This talk will explore the
value of natural history collections in light of contemporary biodiversity
studies.

Flyer for Posting: http://www.botsoc.org/apr08.pdf
Details on the webpage: http://botsoc.org

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

Fieldtrips to Bear Island - April 12 and 19,
and to Susquehanna Gorge: April 26

Others later in the year, including an August 2-3 trip to Delaware.

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

BSW member Rod Simmons will be speaking at the March 25 MNPS meeting:
http://mdflora.org/events/monthlymeeting0803.html
and also at the March 13 VNPS meeting:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vnps-pot/message/2014
7:30 at Green Spring Gardens

The initial flyer I put online for the APril 1 meeting said it would be
held in the Cathy Kerby Room. It will actually be held in the
Waldo Schmitt Room.

(Thanks to Peg Kay for catching that!! She caught it right away but my
email correction got left in my postponed mailbox 'til now.)

http://www.botsoc.org/apr08.pdf

Meeting details also available on webpage: http://www.botsoc.org

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

Fieldtrips: April 12 and 19  Bear Island      April 26  Susquehanna Gorge

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SOme fairly recent news regarding Galax poaching:
http://www.nationalparksgallery.com/park_news/6414

Reminder:  Next BSW meeting - tomorrow - April 1 at 7 pm in the Waldo
Schmitt Room.  Gary Krupnick will speak on this topic:  A Natural History
Approach to Plant Conservation. Details on the webpage:
http://www.botsoc.org

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If you are concerned about Washington County's plans for a 190 cell tower
in the Harpers Ferry viewshed, please see this page:
http://www.fred.net/kathy/celltower.html

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Team Leader position for the National Capital Region Exotic Plant Manager
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vnps-pot/message/2023

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The USA National Phenology Network (USA-NPN) is a new partnership.....
http://lists.plantconservation.org/pipermail/native-plants_lists.plantconservati\
on.org/2008-March/001196.html

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In honor of April Fools' Day.....

The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest

In 1957 the respected BBC news show Panorama announced
that thanks to a very mild winter and the virtual elimination of the
dreaded spaghetti weevil, Swiss farmers were enjoying a bumper spaghetti
crop. It accompanied this announcement with footage of Swiss peasants
pulling strands of spaghetti down from trees. Huge numbers of viewers were
taken in. Many called the BBC wanting to know how they could grow their
own spaghetti tree. To this the BBC diplomatically replied that they
should "place a sprig of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for
the best."

http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/Hoaxipedia/Swiss_Spaghetti_Harvest/

Jim Dronenburg asked me to send this to the BSW list:

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:06:21 -0400
From: James Dronenburg <jdronenburg@...>
To: Kathy Bilton <kathy@...>
Subject: Let's try this again... Jim D

Hi, all. Jim Dronenburg here.

       This isn't exactly botany, but Dr. Richard Bittner, author of
Conifers for American Gardens,  will speak at the Beltsville Behnke's at
one o'clock PM, Saturday, April 5th.  He is a great speaker and will
absolutely make you think of conifers in a new light.  He will also be
selling & signing his book.  I've heard him speak (last year at
Swarthmore) and got him down here....

      From there, a group of people (my garden club and anyone else who
wants) will take a few minutes to terrorize Behnke's and then go out to
Susanna Farms in Boyds, MD for a tour there, starting at three pm.  They
specialize in both Unusual Conifers, and Conifers of Unusual Size.  Also
Japanese maples...I'll try to get the group herded there by three PM.


      To get to Behnke's in Beltsville, take your best route to the north
side of the Washington Beltway, and exit on Md. Rte 1 North.  Go - THIS
IS A GUESS-about two and a half miles, you will pass a Costco on the
right and the next light should be Powder Mill Road.  Go through that,
and through the next light, and then Behnke's is on the left.

      The meeting is in the 2nd floor of the northmost building of
Behnke's.  If lost, ask for the Dawn Rose room.  Enter the second floor
via some cast iron stairs on the west side of the building.

       To get to Susanna Farm from Behnke's:

   Leave B's, turn right(south) on Rte 1 and retrace your path to the
Beltway, and take the beltway West.  Exit the beltway on I-270.  Go
north on 270 to exit 18 (Rte 121, Boyds/Clarksburg).  At end of exit,
turn towards Boyds on Clarksburg Road. Continue until the road ends.
Turn right- the road immediately becomes White Ground Road.  Stay on
White Ground Road for approximately 3.4 miles.  Susanna Farm Nursery is
on the right.     ( http://www.susannafarmnursery.com )

Next Saturday, April 12,  will be our first fieldtrip of the year.

2008 Field Trips  Preliminary Schedule
http://www.botsoc.org/BSWFieldTrips2008PreliminarySched.pdf

April 12 and 19  Bear Island
http://www.botsoc.org/fieldtrips/2008BearIsland.pdf

Preliminary April 26 - Susquahanna Gorge Info
http://www.botsoc.org/fieldtrips/2008SusqMD-Prelim.pdf

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      Next Meeting
      Date: Tuesday, May 6th 7:00 PM
      Speaker: Keith Tomlinson
      Topic: The Potomac Valley Native Plant Collection at Meadowlark
Botanical Gardens: A Floristic Approach to Collection Development

May Flyer for Posting - http://botsoc.org/may08.pdf

      Meeting location: Waldo Schmitt Room (Room B-218), 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.


Upcoming Meetings:

      * June 3 - Linda Davis - Mosses
      * September 2 - Members' Night
      * October 7 - Carole Bergmann, Forest Ecologist with Montgomery
County, MD
      * November 4 - Ray Mims, Conservation Horticulturist at the U.S.
Botanic Garden
      * December ? - Holiday Banquet

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Upcoming Bioblitz June 13-15 in West Virginia
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WestVirginiaNaturalHistory/message/1804

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Webpage: http://www.botsoc.org/

Remember - this Saturday, April 12, is the first of two consecutive
Saturday fieldtrips to Bear Island.  Details at:
http://www.botsoc.org/fieldtrips/2008BearIsland.pdf

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Below is an announcement from Emanuela about the May 6 Washington Academy
of Sciences Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet which will be held at
Meadowlark Gardens. (The director of the Gardens will be the May BSW
speaker - on the same night.)

May meeting flyers:
http://www.botsoc.org/may08.pdf
http://www.botsoc.org/may08-10.pdf


---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 15:40:36 -0400
From: Emanuela APPETITI <eappetiti@...>
To: undisclosed-recipients:  ;
Subject: WAS Awards Banquet


News from the Washington Academy of Sciences!

   You are cordially invited to the Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet of the
Washington Academy of Sciences
to be held at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, Vienna, Virginia, May 6, 2008 at
6:00 pm.

The event will feature an illustrated talk by renowned Anthropologist Dr William
Fitzhugh, Curator at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian
Institution.

For reservations and additional information, please see our website at:
http://www.washacadsci.org

Black tie optional

Thanks and hope to see you then!

Emanuela Appetiti
WAS Banquet Chair

Also - next fieldtrip will be this Saturday, April 19. (Led by honoree,
Dan Nicolson.) Info at http://www.botsoc.org/fieldtrips/2008BearIsland

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:58:31 -0400
From: Emanuela APPETITI <eappetiti@...>

As the representative of the BSW to the WAS Board, I am very happy to inform you
that Dan Nicolson will
receive the “Award for Distinguished Career in Science”  by the
Washington Academy of Sciences during the annual banquet of the Academy, to be
held on May 6 at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens. Stan Shetler
nominated him and Alain Touwaide endorsed the nomination.  For your information,
Stan and
Alain themselves were awarded for their scientific contribution by the Academy,
in 2002 and 2003, respectively.


About the Award to be presented to Dan, I quote from the
nomination:

He is best known worldwide for his expertise in the
arcane subject of botanical nomenclature, the science of naming plants, which is
governed by the intricate and complex rules set forth in the International Code
of Botanical Nomenclature. Serving in effect as a botanical lawyer he interprets
the rules and often adjudicates disputes for colleagues, authoritatively
rendering nomenclatural opinions that others follow. For more than 50 years he
has participated in the work of the International Association for Plant Taxonomy
(IAPT), the governing body for nomenclature, and has held virtually every
position in that organization, including Co-Editor of the Code and President.

This lifetime achievement comes with the one Dan
recently received at Harvard University, where he has just been recognized as
“Botanist of the Year, 2008”.

Members of the Society who would like to celebrate
him on this special occasion can register for the banquet at:
http://www.washacadsci.org Email: banquet@... to say, it
would be just great if colleagues
and friends would come to congratulate him and enjoy with him and the other
scientists who will be awarded in different
disciplines this exciting event!
Thanks and best wishes, and I look forward very much to seeing you at Meadowlark
on May 6th,
Emanuela Appetiti
WAS Banquet Committee

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:17:51 -0400
From: Larry Morse <larry.morse.dc@...>


Revised information for next two Botanical Society of Washington field trips:
April 19 (Sat.) -- Potomac Gorge.  Meet near Old Angler's Inn at 9:30 am (as
previously announced), but destination will be the Gold Mine Tract, uphill of
the Berma Road, rather than Bear Island.
April 26 (Sat.).-- Susquehanna River.  Meet in park at 1:00 pm (noon for picnic
lunch).  Let me know if interested in carpooling.
Details for both trips to be posted on BSW web site (http://www.botsoc.org/).
Larry Morse, BSW Field Trip Chair 2008

The Parkfairfax Native Plant Sale is next Saturday, April 26, from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m.  (This will be our 10th sale!  Now regularly hosting
over 10 vendors, the Parkfairfax sale has grown over the past five
years into the largest native plant sale in the Washington D.C. area!)

As it has been for the past two years, the Parkfairfax sale will
continue to be held on the last Saturdays in April and September.  (The
next sale after this will be September 27.)

There is still opportunity for a few more volunteers to help out at the
sale.  If you would like to help at the sale for three hours, either at
the start (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@...

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PARKFAIRFAX NATIVE PLANT SALE
April 26, 2008 -- 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Eleven vendors from Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia
will be at the 10th Parkfairfax Native Plant Sale, which has been held
twice a year since October 2003 and grown into the largest native plant
sale in the Washington D.C. area.  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, carnivorous 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://www.home.earthlink.net/~sknudsen/ and
click on the "vendors" page.

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 is gaining a following.  From its modest
beginning with just five vendors, this neighborhood sale now regularly
hosts over ten vendors from four states and regularly draws over 500
attendees.

At the April 2007 sale, eleven vendors sold an estimated 2,000 plants
to roughly 600 people who came to the sale, making it the best sale
held thus far!  A year before, in April 2006, eight vendors sold over
1,500 plants to approximately 500 people, which was also an increase of
over 30% over the previous fall in terms of 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 turn left on Valley.  The sale will be just past
Gunston on your 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!

Reminder - this Saturday is the fireldtrip to the Susquehanna River Gorge.
Details at http://botsoc.org/fieldtrips/BSW-Susq-final-2008.doc

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A few days ago Dan Nicolson sent me an email in which he clarified
something that had been sent out previously.  The award he received at
Harvard was from the New England Botanical Club, which holds its meetings
at Harvard. (He was named Botanist of the Year 2008 of the New England
Botanical Club.)


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Next BSW meeting: May 6.  Details, including flyer for posting, on
webpage: http://botsoc.org

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May 6 is also the day of the annual banquet of the Washington Academy of
Sciences which is honoring Dan at the meeting.  Details:
http://www.washacadsci.org/Banquet/Index.htm  For any banquet-related
questions, please write to banquet@...  .

Tuesday, May 6th 7:00 PM

Speaker: Keith Tomlinson

Topic: The Potomac Valley Native Plant Collection at Meadowlark Botanical
Gardens: A Floristic Approach to Collection Development


Meeting location:  Waldo Schmitt Room (Room B-218), 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.

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Next meeting, June 3rd
Speaker: Linda Davis
Topic:  Mosses