Several fieldtrips are in the works for the next couple of months.

# April 4, Saturday - Bear Island - C and O Canal - Mile 10.5 (Maryland) -
9:00 AM.
# April 11, Saturday - Turkey Run Park (Virginia) - Time and meeting place
TBA
# April 25-26, Saturday-Sunday - St. Anthony's Wilderness, PA.
# May 9, Saturday - Joint trip with the MNPS and the VNPS to do field
surveys and have a field botany workshop along Mattawoman Creek.
# May 30-31, Saturday-Sunday - State College-Lewisburg, PA area. Visit an
old-growth forest. Joint trip with PNPS and MNPS.

Details can be found here:
http://www.botsoc.org/bswfieldtrips.html

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Next meeting:

Date: Tuesday, April 7th 7:00 PM

Speaker: Jamie Whitacre
            Fellow, U.S. Capitol Historical Society

Topic: Botanical Art in the U.S. Capitol: Brumidis Fruits and Flowers

Flyer for posting: http://botsoc.org/apr09.pdf

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A couple of Bluebell stories in last Friday's Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/19/AR2009031901281.\
html

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/achenblog/2009/03/bluebell_season.html

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Note: Harbinger of Spring in full bloom at Turkey Run on Sunday.

Two upcoming talks by BSW members:

Sunday, March 29
2:00 p.m. at the Ashburn Library
Stan Shetler will be speaking about
SPRING BIRDS AND WILDFLOWERS, THEIR INTERWOVEN WORLD
Free program is sponsored by the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy
http://www.loudounwildlife.org/blog/

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Join the Friends of Dyke Marsh and the Virginia Native Plant Society
                        Wednesday  May 13, 7:30 p.m.
                                    and learn about
                     the Plants of the Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve

          Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Wells, Botanist, George Washington
University

Dr. Wells will lead a visual "walk" through the preserve and discuss the
many, varied wetland plants and zones of the Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve.
Huntley Meadows Park Visitor Center, 3701 Lockheed Boulevard, Alexandria,
VA 22306.

                              Free and open to the public

Saturday, April 4 - Bear Island. (MD) Park across from Old Angler's Inn.
Meet at 9:00.  Bring water, lunch, binoculars, hand lens, fieldguides

Lots of Bear Island info: http://www.botsoc.org/2009BearIsland.rtf

Alan Whittemore has compiled Dan Nicolson's list of things seen in flower
on our April trips into a master list:
http://botsoc.org/fieldtrips/Bear_Island_master_list.doc

Saturday, APril 11 - Turkey Run. (VA) A.M. Time will be determined on
April 4.


Tuesday, April 7 - will be the next BSW meeting.  Speaker: Jamie WHitacre.
Topic: Botanical Art in the U.S. Capitol: Brumidis Fruits and Flowers
Details on Webpage: http://www.botsoc.org


Information about trips farther into the future can be seen here:
http://www.botsoc.org/bswfieldtrips.html

April 5, 2009

Hi All

This is my plan for 11 April 2009 for Turkey Run Park, weather willing.

Meet in parking lot C1 at 9:30 a.m. If there are not enough parking spots
in C1, park in C2. You can walk from C2 to C1 through the picnic area.
There are restrooms in the picnic area.

As a group, we'll pool our knowledge, stop at 11 designated stops, discuss
each stop, and update Park worksheets.

We'll need people to be in charge of lists for Invertebrates, Vertebrates,
Dicots 1, Dicots 2, Dicots 3, Dicots 4, Monocots, Nonflowering Plants,
etc. I'll put the worksheets (lists) and the vegetation map online later
this week. This is an active-learning exercise.

Green cheers, Edd Barrows

__________________________

Stop 1. Orientation. Successional Tuliptree Forest (Circumneutral Type)
(Community 25), parking lot and picnic area.

Stop 2. Dry Mesic Chestnut Oak  Northern Red Oak Forest (Community 3).

Stop 3. An Embarrassment of Riches. Rich Boulderfield Forest (Community
10).

Stop 4. Go West People! Community 10, slope east of Turkey Run.

Stop 5. Moss Madness (Community 10).

Stop 6. Repeated Richness. Rich Cove  Mesic Slope Forest (Twinleaf  Blue
Cohosh Type) (Community 7)

Stop 7. Slopes Revisited (Community 10).

Stop 8. Community 7, small stream.

Stop 9. Thrilling Trillum Treat (Community 7).

Stop 10. Pink Perfection (Rich Floodplain Forest) (Community 13).

Stop 11. Colonists near Long Island (Silver Maple Floodplain Forest, many
rock chairs, a lunch site) (Community 14)

On your own, hike west across Dead Run to the American Legion Bridge
wonderful cliffs, even some caves.

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Map of Turkey Run Park showing trails and parking:
http://botsoc.org/fieldtrips/turkeyrunmap.jpg

(Not as clear as would be nice as it is from a picture taken of the map
behind glass at the C-1 parking area.)

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Directions:

Turkey Run Park is located in McLean, Virginia, two miles off the Capital
Beltway (Interstate 495) on the George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP).

      * From I-495 (The Beltway) - Take exit 43. Follow GWMP for 2 miles to
the Turkey Run Park exit on the right. Follow signs into the park.
      * From Washington, D.C. and Old Town Alexandria: Take the GWMP
northbound. Take a right-hand exit at the Turkey Run Park sign just after
the Parkway Headquarters/U.S. Park Police Substation. Make first right
turn into the park.

From Chain Bridge; Right onto Rt. 123. Right onto the GWMP. Take a
right-hand exit at the Turkey Run Park sign just after the Parkway
Headquarters/U.S. Park Police Substation, which is just beyond the exit
for the CIA. Make first right turn into the park.  Parking area C-1 will
be the first parking area on the left.

http://www.nps.gov/gwmp/turkey-run-park.htm

Our next meeting will be at 7 PM tomorrow, Tuesday, April 7.

Speaker: Jamie Whitacre
            Fellow, U.S. Capitol Historical Society

Topic: Botanical Art in the U.S. Capitol: Brumidi's Fruits and Flowers

Meeting location: Cathy Kerby Room (Room CE-340), 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. 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.

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Field trip reminder, 9:30 AM, Turkey Run.  More information at:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/botsoc/message/272
Further info will be sent later on the week.

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April Nature Conservancy events - Garlic Mustard pulls and other weeding
and planting events:

http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/maryland/events/

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MNPS Field trips: http://mdflora.org/events/trips.html

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VNPS - Piedmont Chapter Events: http://www.vnps.org/chapters/piedmont/

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See http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/botsoc for the archive of previous
announcements.

Meghan Tice sent some pictures from the Saturday trip to Bear Island.  I
created a Flickr account and put them there.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37133157@N05/sets/72157616448041186/

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From Rod Simmons:

We've been spoiled these past several years with all the great local
geologic forays, lectures, workshops, and surveys by our "resident"
geologist extraordinaire Tony Fleming (he's practically a board
member of both plant societies, as well as City of Alexandria
employee!), but apart from all his customized work for us and
assistance, the following geologic field trips are outstanding and a
great opportunity to learn geology or supplement one's knowledge.

   I've always thought that NVCC does the best job locally in
instruction in geology, and field trips offered are wide-ranging
(D.C. and Maryland covered too) and great resource.  (I think all are
1 credit hour.)

Sites include Shenandoah Park, Calvert Cliffs, the National Zoo, Billy
Goat Trail and many others.

http://www.nvcc.edu/schedule/crs2093/schedule_search_result.asp?term=2009+Summer\
&course=GOL&campus=All&zSession=All&submit=Search

Field trip reminder, meet at 9:30 am on Saturday, the 11th at parking area
C-1 of Turkey Run Park.

The trip is on barring torrential rain, earthquakes, tsumanis, and their
ilk. We are tough! Please dress appropriately! (Bring handlens, raingear,
water, lunch, fieldguides, binoculars, etc.)

From Edd regarding materials for April 11 Turkey Run trip:

Each person should have a map so we can study plant communities together.
People who want the long handout for the trip are certainly welcome to
print it. I put a table of contents in the handouts beginning to help
people pick and choose what they might wish to print for themselves.

The Biodiversity workbook for our Saturday biodiversity walk is at:

https://gushare.georgetown.edu/xythoswfs/webui/_xy-5698700_1-t_KnPgwL56

Our map is at

https://gushare.georgetown.edu/xythoswfs/webui/_xy-5698701_1-t_QZ6qxgZ4

The key to the map is at the end of the handout.

Further details, including the 11 stops on the trip:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/botsoc/message/272

Cell phone contact #   1-301-991-5470

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From Jil:

Frank Solis of the VA Master Gardeners program sent me a copy of "Common
Native Trees of Virginia" by Ellen Powell of the Virginia Dept of
Forestry. The book is paperback, 120 pages, has nice b&w illustrations,
and covers 78 species in detail. It's very nice. A list of additional tree
species you'll likely encounter in VA, including some invasives, is also
provided. Unfortunately, the term "naturalized" is used for some of them
when exotic or invasive would have been a better choice. Other than that,
it's really a nice field guide.

For a peak, or to download the whole thing, go to:

http://www.dof.virginia.gov/info/index-forms-docs.shtml

Direct link to download the file:
http://www.dof.virginia.gov/edu/resources/pub-Native-Trees-Va_2007.pdf
(5.1 MB)


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Notes on Claytonia virginica from the The Journal of the Cincinnati
Society of Natural History:

http://books.google.com/books?id=AXwSAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA68&lpg=PA68&dq=claytonia+cinc\
innati&source=bl&ots=kOveqc2_Qs&sig=Ojj3NUe2nmh_TzjASkHf7zYndUI&hl=en&ei=lC7eSbK\
kMdPtlQe-p41a&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1

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From PCA list:

Subject: [PCA] WEB: PDF of Mistaken Identity? Invasive Plants and their
Native
     Look-alikes (Mid-Atlantic)

Mistaken Identity? Invasive Plants and their Native Look-alikes: an
Identification Guide for the Mid-Atlantic

This publication is a full-color, 62-page booklet. The purpose of the work
is to facilitate correct identification of confusingly similar invasive
and native plant species. Targeted at land managers, gardeners,
conservationists, and all others interested in plants, this booklet covers
over 20 invasive species and their native look-alikes.

Higher quality 8meg file:
http://www.nybg.org/files/scientists/rnaczi/Mistaken_Identity_Final.pdf

Lower quality 2meg file for dial-up connections:
http://www.nj.nrcs.usda.gov/documents/Mistaken_Identity.pdf

http://lists.plantconservation.org/mailman/listinfo/native-plants_lists.plantcon\
servation.org

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Date: Tuesday, May 5th 7:00 PM
Speaker: Leslie Overstreet
Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian
Institution
Topic: Botany and book-making in the 18th century: Mark Catesby's Natural
history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands (1731-1743)
Flyer for Posting: http://www.botsoc.org/may09.pdf

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Here are some pictures from Turkey Run.  They were actually taken
yesterday - as the day of the field trip was very rainy which made
managing a camera and an umbrella rather difficult.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37133157@N05/sets/72157616647357397/

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VNS Butterfly Gardening Program - Tursday, April 16 7:30 pm
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vnps-pot/message/2301

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Bioblitz at Patuxent River Park - May 30-31
http://dnr.maryland.gov/education/download/022309bioblitz.pdf

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The North American Pollinator Protection Campaign has put online the first
of their series of ecoregional guides (using Bailey's Ecoregions) on
plants for pollinators.

http://www.pollinator.org/guides.htm

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Meeting details on the webpage at:
http://www.botsoc.org/ as well as on flyer http://www.botsoc.org/may09.pdf

The wrong affiliation was given for our next month's speaker, Leslie
Overstreet.

It should have said: Cullman Library, Special Collections Dept.,
Smithsonian Institution Libraries

There is now an updated version of the flyer at the same location as was
the previous version: http://www.botsoc.org/may09.pdf

Rod sent me some pictures from the 4-4 trip to Bear Island taken by his
sister, Jennifer Simmons.  I've uploaded them to Flickr.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37133157@N05/sets/72157616676376089/

The Parkfairfax Native Plant Sale is NEXT week, on Saturday, April 25,
from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.!

As always, a contact list for the vendors is available on the plant
sale website.  Feel free to call vendors to ask about specific plants
they might bring for your purchase.  Links to their websites (which
usually have plant lists) are also available on the same webpage.  That
page is:
http://home.earthlink.net/~sknudsen/id3.html

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
Saturday, April 25, 2009 -- 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
3601 Valley Drive, Alexandria, VA  22302

Ten vendors from Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia
will be at the 12th Parkfairfax Native Plant Sale, which is held twice
a year and has 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 these sales, the Parkfairfax Native
Plant Sale has gained a loyal following.  From a modest beginning with
five vendors, this sale now regularly hosts over ten vendors from four
states and regularly draws over 600 attendees.  A year ago, at the
April 2008 sale, ten vendors sold an estimated 2,400 plants to over 700
people who came out, making it our best sale yet!  A few vendors even
sold out!

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.

As it has been for the past several years, the Parkfairfax sale will
continue to be held on the last Saturdays in April and September.  (The
next sale after this is on Sept. 26, 2009.)

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!

Here are directions to the St. Anthony's Wilderness
Rod simmons has sent  directions to the St. Anthony's Wilderness
fieldtrip.  They are also posted on the fieldtrips page at:
   http://www.botsoc.org/bswfieldtrips.html


Hi all,

Just sending the directions to meeting site for April 25&26 BSW field trip
to St. Anthony's Wilderness:

Directions: Proceed to Harrisburg, PA via I-83 (Baltimore Area) or I-270
and Route 15 (D.C. area). Take Route 22-322 about 7 miles north to the
town of Dauphin - exit into town about 1000 feet - and gather in front of
small shopping area on left.

Bring: Lunch, water, and footwear for some moist but rocky terrain.
Contact: If you are late or lost, call Lou Aronica's cell phone
703-597-3711 to hook up.

Meeting time: 10 a.m. at the above-mentioned shopping area.

Rob also sent location of a campground that he and Nancy are planning to
camp at:

Swatara State Park

N40 32.414 W76 27.788  NE pt.

N40 29.839 W76 31.980  SE pt. on Gold Mine Run rd.

ca 23 to 28 mi ENE of Duncannon, just off  and N of hwy 81

Additional info about places to stay is on BSW website, thanks to Kathy.
Also feel free to call Lou ahead of time for any more specific info.

Thanks,

Rod

Alan Whittemore asked me to forward this information about an upcoming
book sale at the Arboretum.

Surplus Book Sale
April 25 and May 2, 10 am ­ 4 pm
U.S. National Arboretum Administration Building Lobby

Select from a wide variety of botany, horticulture, science, gardening,
bonsai, and miscellaneous subject titles. There are floras, travel books,
and monographs on specific plant groups.  The books are duplicates from our
collection or from donations, or out-of-scope books from donations. This is
a rare opportunity to add unusual out-of-print titles and hard-to-find
illustrated volumes to your library. Many books priced under $5. Cash or
checks only.

Summer Solstice Walk at Chapman Forest South
Saturday June 20 - 10:00-4:00 or later

Jointly sponsored by MNPS, VNPS, and the Botanical Society of Washington

Leaders: Rod Simmons and Jim Long

The south tributary of Chapman Forest South is a pristine, spring-fed
stream that begins as a series of Magnolia Bogs and seeps and flows
through steep, forested ravines to Mattawoman Creek.  We will walk along
the floodplain of this stream from near its convergence with Mattawoman
Creek upstream to a large series of wet meadows formed by beaver dams.
This is a wild and pristine area with a great diversity of wildlife
(migratory fish spawn in the stream and evidence of bobcat has been
observed, among many others).  In addition to discovering new things, we
should see the state-rare Deciduous Holly (Ilex decidua) and Camphorweed
(Pluchea camphorata); extensive fern belts and clubmoss colonies and many
species of ferns, including Adder's Tongue; numerous wildflowers and
species of Carex; and a diversity of trees and shrubs.  Most of the
vegetation here is typical of the Coastal Plain, but some of the stream
passes through beds of calcareous marine sands and marl, which give rise
to a distinctive flora with montane elements.

Moderate though lengthy walk on fairly level ground.

Bring lunch, water, and good shoes.  Some wet ground or occasional very
shallow stream crossing may be encountered.  Afterwards, a group of us
will meet at Chinese restaurant in Bryans Road shopping center for dinner.

Directions: From the Capital Beltway (495), take Indian Head Highway (Rt.
210) south approximately 22 miles to the Rt. 227 intersection at Bryans
Road (at the intersection and not surprisingly, a McDonald's and Burger
King will be on your right and a builders supply will be on left - don't
take PG County versions of Livingston Road many miles before this
intersection!).  Turn left at Rt. 227 and proceed south for approximately
3-4 miles.  Slow down as road begins to descend down big hill to
Mattawoman Creek (Lamont's will be on left about here) and be prepared to
turn right just after stream crossing at Buteaux Crossing and before
abandoned railroad tracks.  Parking area will be on right at railroad
tracks.  We'll meet in parking lot.

I just came across this article about Edd's efforts:

http://explore.georgetown.edu/news/?ID=41474
"The Effort to Keep Biodiversity Out of Crisis
Environmental Dedication Drives Research of Biologist Edd Barrows"

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Julie Moore told me about the new Obama lichen:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090415141217.htm

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Steven Lonker asked me to send this to the list:

Would like to invite BSW members to the following events sponsored by
Montgomery County Sierra Club:

Tour of Brookside Gardens' Native Plant & Environmental Gardens

Lisa Tayerle leads a tour of the native plant and environmental gardens at
Brookside Gardens on Sunday, May 17, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 1800 Glenallen Ave.,
Wheaton, MD. More info at http://maryland.sierraclub.org/montgomery . RSVP Steve
Lonker at steven.lonker@... or 301-351-6985.

Workshop on Rain Gardens and Composting

Montgomery County Division of Solid Waste Services presents a workshop on rain
gardens and indoor composting with worms on Sunday, May 17, 2:00 p.m. - 6:00
p.m. Sligo-Dennis Ave. Building, 10200 Sligo Creek Parkway, Silver Spring, MD.
More info at http://maryland.sierraclub.org/montgomery . RSVP Steve Lonker by
Tues. May 12 at steven.lonker@... or 301-351-6985.

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And remember the botany book sale at the Arboretum on Saaturday.
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/botsoc/message/282

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

BSW fieldtrip reminder: This weekend - April 25-26.  Information is on the
field trips page:
http://www.botsoc.org/bswfieldtrips.html

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Victoria Batista's pictures from the April 11 turkey Run trip:
http://picasaweb.google.com/nwgrasses/Name?authkey=Gv1sRgCOuhw4Pcv83iRw&feat=ema\
il#

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Free seminar April 30--Bethesda, MD on Invasives Partnerships
To participate, you need to sign up quickly.  See this VNPS message for
details:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vnps-pot/message/2310

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John Peter Thompson on Invasive Ornamentals and Sustainability - May 27 at
the Arlingotn Co. Library, sponsored by armn.org
http://armn.org/?p=719

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Native Plant sale at the Long Branch Nature Center in Arlington.  April 25
- 1 pm http://armn.org/?p=490

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Rod Simmons passed along this website from the NSF:
http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/darwin/

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From Alan:

       The list of books available at the Arboretum Surplus Book Sale has been
posted at:

http://www.usna.usda.gov/surplus_books.pdf


Surplus Book Sale
April 25 and May 2, 10 am ­ 4 pm
U.S. National Arboretum Administration Building Lobby

Select from a wide variety of botany, horticulture, science, gardening,
bonsai, and miscellaneous subject titles. There are floras, travel books,
and monographs on specific plant groups.  The books are duplicates from our
collection or from donations, or out-of-scope books from donations. This is
a rare opportunity to add unusual out-of-print titles and hard-to-find
illustrated volumes to your library. Many books priced under $5. Cash or
checks only.

From Pat Ford:

Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:00:47 +0000
From: P2zamora@...

Hi Kathy,

The following article may be of interest to BSW members.

THE LINNAEUS APOSTLES_ 
From: William A Weber [Bill.Weber@...] 

During the 18th century, Linnaeus inspired 17 of his students to travel to
the far corners of the earth to document local nature and culture. Their
travel cover all of the known continents and they came to be known as the
Linnean Apostles.

The publication of a major international series of eight volumes — in all,
11 books of narratives and approximately 5000 pages has been in preparation
for a long time. All of the accounts are published here for the fist time in
English; those who left no journals are described through available sources.
A team of translators have sweat blood for decades to accomplish this
enormous task. I have five of these books so far; they are intriguing and
exciting accounts of what field work was like especially in South Africa,
Japan, the South Pacific, and eastern North America. It is obvious that
Linnaeus’ ties with Dutch botanists, especially their maritime fleets and
colonies, made these trips possible. Captain Cook’s early explorations to
the Antarctic and South Pacific Islands were important also.

That these students were essentially trained in the botanical aspects of
medicine gave these excursions an early example of what we now call "doctors
without borders". They treated illnesses and made extensive notes on the
medicinals used by the local people, at the same time collecting plants,
insects, animals large and small, to fill the museums of Europe. They also
made extensive lists of vocabularies, and illustrated landscapes and the
large wild game animals of south Africa. Having experienced all this in
situ, some really stinging but carefully respectful satire at times is
directed at such famous closet-naturalists such as the celebrated M. Buffon.
They are not dull. These books speak to us today.

Volume 1 (Introduction) is the descriptive one. Here the reader will get a
deeper understanding of the world in which Linnaeus and his apostles lived.
The 18th century was both like and unlike our world today. It was during
this era that the modern world first saw the light of day. The concluding
volume 8 (Encyclopaedia) will include maps, a categorized index for all the
volumes, biographical information on each apostle and a complete
bibliography of all published material, and a list of the most important
collections of scientific material in museums, archives, and libraries
connected to the work of the apostles. The intervening books of narratives
include those of Thunberg, Sparrmann, Kalm, Rolander, Hasselquist, Solander,
and many others. Nothing like this has ever been attempted and is an
important addition to the other publications arising from the recent
celebration of Linnaeus’ birth. The volumes have given me at least a year’s
amount of fascinating reading and education.

Five of the 8-volume series is now available. For detailed information go to
<www.ikfoundation.org>,  
or <http://www.ikfoundation.org/linnaeus/volume-one.html>,  or write to IK
Foundation & Company, P.O. Box 70, Whitby, North Yorkshire YO21 1YD, United
Kingdom.

From Jil:

Events at the Dept. of Interior museum
http://www.doi.gov/interiormuseum/calendar/2009/apr-jun-2009.html#May09

# May 8 - Friday - (1:00 pm) - Biodiversity: An Introduction to the
Tapestry of Life - presentation by Rachel Muir, coordinator of the USGS
Imperiled Species Program.
http://www.doi.gov/news/09_News_Releases/041409.html

#  May 16 - (Lecture 1 pm, Graphite workshop 2-4pm) An Artist's Adventure:
Rare and Endangered Plants of the Texas Hill Country.
Last day to view the exhibit Endangered Species: Flora and Fauna in Peril.

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SAVE THE DATE: Thurs. June 4, 2009 ESW Potluck - Songs of Insects @
Audubon Naturalist Society, Chevy Chase

Hi Everyone,

This event is actually the annual banquet of the Entomological Society of
Washington. This year we are doing things completely different from the
past. This will be a historical event! We are having a POTLUCK dinner
instead of the usual expensive prepaid dinner and it will be held at the
Audubon Naturalist Society Woodend Mansion in Chevy Chase MD. The potluck
will be in the tented patio area so we will We will run some blacklights.
And because the speaker Wil Hershberger has a fantastic new book "The
Songs of Insects" http://www.songsofinsects.com/ it will also be a
book-signing. The general public will be invited to attend the
presentation which will start at 8pm.

We're working on a flyer and I'll make sure you get a copy as soon as its
complete. This promises to be a really fun evening. I hope you'll be able
to come.

Thanks!

Jil

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Steven Lonker asked me to send this to the list:

Would like to invite BSW members to the following events sponsored by
Montgomery County Sierra Club:

May 17 - Tour of Brookside Gardens' Native Plant & Environmental Gardens

Lisa Tayerle leads a tour of the native plant and environmental gardens at
Brookside Gardens on Sunday, May 17, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 1800 Glenallen
Ave., Wheaton, MD. More info at http://maryland.sierraclub.org/montgomery
. RSVP Steve Lonker at steven.lonker@... or
301-351-6985.

May 17 - Workshop on Rain Gardens and Composting

Montgomery County Division of Solid Waste Services presents a workshop on
rain gardens and indoor composting with worms on Sunday, May 17, 2:00 p.m.
- 6:00 p.m. Sligo-Dennis Ave. Building, 10200 Sligo Creek Parkway, Silver
Spring, MD. More info at http://maryland.sierraclub.org/montgomery . RSVP
Steve Lonker by Tues. May 12 at steven.lonker@... or
301-351-6985.

Stephanie Mason thought this Native Plant forum might be of interest to
BSW members.

May 17, in Ottawa

This forum on native plants in Canada's capital may be of interest to BSW
members; members of native plant societies; and master naturalists and
gardeners. There are a number of engaging ideas and projects, such as
"PlantWatch (http://www.plantwatch.ca) program, a citizen science
initiative - similar to Projuect BudBurst in the U.S.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vnps-pot/message/2314

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Some MNPS fieldtrips this weekend:

May 2, Saturday
Carderock Recreation Area Woodlands and Towpath, Montgomery County
http://mdflora.org/events/trips.html#carderock

May 3, Sunday
Civil War Fort Sites: Fort Chaplin
http://mdflora.org/events/trips.html#fort82


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New group on Facebook:
SPPIP: Society for the Promotion and Protection of Invasive Plants
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=77236778362&ref=nf

A place for those who like to root for the underdog -- and who oppose the
narrow-minded fanatical botanical genocide taking place in our fields and
forests. Stop Vegetation Violation! Live and Let Live!

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St. A.'s trip pictures - May 20 City of Trees talk - species protections -
NYT pollination story - Diane Rehm Show Andrea Wulf: "The Brother
Gardeners"

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Some At. Anthony's Wilderness field trip pictues by Jennifer Simmmons:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37133157@N05/sets/72157617512066520/

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Book Talk: City of Trees. May 20, 6:30-8:30pm. Shirlington Library
(Arlington).
http://www.arlingtonva.us/departments/libraries/about/librariesaboutshirlington.\
aspx

Join the author of City of Trees: The Complete Field Guide to the Trees
of Washington, DC for a slide lecture on the history and botanic
diversity of the capital city trees.

Author Melanie Choukas-Bradley will highlight the history of Washington's
trees from George Washington and Thomas Jefferson's time to the present
day.  Learn how Washington, DC came to be known as the "City of Trees" and
why our historic canopy is more essential than ever in the 21st century.

Some of the original botanical art work from the book will also be shared.
Books will be available for sale ($20 check or exact cash only) and
signing at the event.

The lecture is free to attend. The program is being co-sponsored by
Arlington County Cffice of Virginia Cooperative Extension and the City of
Alexandria's City Arborist Section of RCPA.  Donations to the Arlington
Remove Invasive Plants (RiP) program will be accepted.

Pre-registration is required by calling 703-228-6400.
http://armn.org/?p=701

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Gov't revokes rule limiting species protections
By H. Josef Hebert, Associated Press Writer -- Tue Apr 28, 6:35 pm ET

WASHINGTON -- Federal agencies again will have to consult with government
wildlife experts before taking actions that could have
an impact on threatened or endangered species.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090428/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_endangered_species

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Come Hither, Bumblebee, and Pollinate
By ANNE RAVER
Published: April 29, 2009 NYT

MY native black cherry tree is covered with little white flowers, and if
the bees and other pollinators do their job, I'll have
plenty of sweet black cherries by midsummer.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/30/garden/30GARDEN.html?ref=garden

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On Diane Rehm, April 30

Andrea Wulf: "The Brother Gardeners:  Botany, Empire and the Birth
of an Obsession" (Knopf)

How a colonial American farmer with a passion for plants and a group of
eighteenth century explorers, botanists, and collectors triggered the
English obsession with gardens and gardening.
Guests

Andrea Wulf, trained as a design historian at the Royal College of Art in
London, she is the author of two books and has written for the Sunday
Times, Financial Times, The Garden and the Architects’ Journal.

http://wamu.org/programs/dr/09/04/30.php#25095

Note: Diane Rehm's husband, John Bartram Rehm is a direct descendant of
John Bartram.

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May 9 - Join MNPS and VNPS to survey pristine wildlands along the
Mattawoman Creek in Charles County, MD.

10 AM meeting time

Directions: From the Capital Beltway (495), take Indian Head Highway (Rt.
210) south approximately 22 miles to the Rt. 227 (Livingston Road)
intersection at Bryans Road (at the intersection and not surprisingly, a
McDonald's and Burger King will be on your right and a builders' supply
will be on left - don't take PG County versions of Livingston Road many
miles before this intersection!).  Turn left at Rt. 227 and almost
immediately look for entrance on right to "Banquet Parking" behind Fire
House, just past gas station and adjacent to Fire House entrance.  We'll
park and meet towards back of "Banquet Parking" lot at 10:00 am.

Next Meeting - tomorrow

Date: Tuesday, May 5th 7:00 PM

Speaker: Leslie Overstreet

Cullman Library
Special Collections Dept.,
Smithsonian Institution Libraries

Topic: Botany and book-making in the 18th century: Mark Catesby's Natural
history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands (1731-1743)

Further details on webpage: http://www.botsoc.org

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And remember - this Saturday, May 9 is the field trip to Mattawoman.

Trip details can be found here:
http://www.botsoc.org/bswfieldtrips.html

Note and directions for Mattawoman | Plant Nature website | Frederick Post
article re: Planting for wildlife | Beetle story on Fresh Air | wildlfower
talk  | Next BSW meeting

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Tonight, Thursday, May 7th, Rod Simmons is giving his Spring Wildflower
presentation at the Beatley Library in Alexandria.
http://www.alexandria.lib.va.us/branches/beatley.html The meeting is
open to the public and free.  

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Note from Jim Long re: Saturday trip:

Please ask folks to bring waterproof footwear. The Mattawoman floodplain
is going to be very wet!
Thanks!

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Directions to Mattawoman:

From the Capital Beltway (495), take Indian Head Highway (Rt. 210) south
approximately 22 miles to the Rt. 227 (Livingston Road) intersection at
Bryans Road (at the intersection and not surprisingly, a McDonald's and
Burger King will be on your right and a builders supply will be on left -
don't take PG County versions of Livingston Road many miles before this
intersection!).  Turn left at Rt. 227 and almost immediately look for
entrance on right to "Banquet Parking" behind Fire House, just past gas
station and adjacent to Fire House entrance.  We'll park and meet towards
back of "Banquet Parking" lot at 10:00 am.

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Story on Fresh Air this week: The Fascinating World Of The Dung Beetle
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103775784

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Fairly recent article in the Frederick paper, featuring BSW member Jim
Gallion:

Changing attitudes key to making your home a home to wildlife
http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm?StoryID=89251

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From Jil:

This website is based on Doug Tallamy's book "Bringing Nature Home: How
You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants" which was published in 2007
and has been updated, revised and republished.
http://www.plantanative.com/index.html

A feature on the website: "What Should I Plant Where I Live?" provides
suggestions for native plants appropriate for your area.

   The new paperback edition of Bringing Nature Homeincludes:
   An expanded resource section that details which plants attract specific
butterflies and moths
   Updated regional native plant lists for all of the United States:
Southwest, Southeast, Pacific Northwest,
New England,
   Mid-Atlantic, and the Midwest
   Enhanced color photography of native flora and fauna

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Next BSW meeting:

Tuesday, June 2nd at 7:00 P.M

Speaker:

Pedro Acevedo
Department of Botany
National Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institution

Topic:

Checklist of the Flora of the West Indies

Flyer for posting: http://www.botsoc.org/jun09.pdf

Holly at holly@... is looking for a ride tomorrow, Saturday, to the
Mattawoman field trip. She lives in the Petworth area and can ride a few
miles or get somewhere by subway to meet a ride if there's someone who can
give her one.  (Petworth is along Georgia Ave. in D.C. south of Takoma
Park.)

So please email her if you can help out.

Thanks.

--Kathy

Details just in from Rod Simmons....

Here are details for the upcoming late May joint field trip.  You will
also be able to find the info on the field trips page:

http://www.botsoc.org/bswfieldtrips.html  has a link to this page (which
is the text below.)
http://www.botsoc.org/2009-late-may-centralpa.html


Plan for Joint MNPS/PNPS/BSW Central PA Field Trips
May 29-31, 2009

MNPS Contact Kirsten Johnson Cell Phone: 201-970-4222
PNPS Contact Debra Grim Cell Phone: 814-321-8846

Dress appropriately, and take precautions for ticks. Please do not wear
shorts. Make your own arrangements for overnight. Bring your own lunch
both days.

Friday May 29.
 
2:00 PM.
Early arrivals meet at Shaver's Creek Environmental Center to botanize and
learn about the efforts led by Eric Burkhart to rejuvenate the natural
vegetation.  Website:
http://www.outreach.psu.edu/shaverscreek/index-home-page.html

Directions: 3400 Discovery Road, Petersburg, PA.
The Center is 12 miles south of State College, about halfway between State
College and Huntingdon. From Rte 26, turn west onto Charter Oak Rd, in the
direction of Mooresville. Continue 1.8 miles until you see a blue road
sign pointing to the East Entrance of Stone Valley Recreation Area to
Shaver's Creek.  A large, stone sign on Charter Oak Rd just past the
entrance welcomes you to Stone Valley & Shaver's Creek. Turn left onto Red
Rose Rd into the East Entrance to Stone Valley & Shaver's Creek Env’tal
Center. Travel approximately one-quarter mile to a fork in the road. Bear
right onto Discovery Road, through the wooden archway. Follow the signs to
the parking areas. Trails from the parking areas lead to the Center.

Saturday May 30.

9am-12pm
Martin Gap (Rocky Ridge Natural Area). Leader: Eric Burkhart of PNPS

Directions: Debra Grim of PNPS will lead from the Rodeway Inn, 1040 N.
Atherton St, State College, starting at 8:15. We will carpool.

For those who want to get there on their own: From State College, follow
Rte 26 South to Pine Grove Mills. Turn left at the light to stay on Rte
26. Drive 9 miles to McAlevy’s Fort, where you turn right, and then left,
to stay on Rte 26. Continue 4.1 miles. Turn left on Martin’s Gap Road.
Drive 1 mile, cross a bridge, and turn right onto a dirt road. Enter
Rothrock State Forest, passing a shale pit and 2 cabins. Keep right at the
fork (0.9 mi. from the bridge) and follow Frew Rd 0.5 mi. Park at the
gated road on the left where the orange-blazed Link Trail crosses Frew Rd.

12pm-2pm
Alan Seeger Natural Area. Leader: Eric Burkhart

Picnic lunch and short walk in the old-growth hemlock forest.
Website: http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/Forestry/oldgrowth/alanseeger.aspx

Directions: East of State College on US Rt 322, turn south on Bear Meadows
Road at the sign for Tussey Mountain Ski Resort. Alan Seeger Natural area
is 6 miles south along this road, one mile past the Detweiler Run Natural
Area. When you reach Stone Creek Road, turn left (east) for one-quarter
mile across a small bridge and into the Alan Seeger parking lot.
 
2pm-5pm
Bear Meadows Natural Area -- Remnant boreal bog. Leader: Eric Burkhart
Website: http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/FORESTRY/oldgrowth/bearmeadows.aspx

Directions: Four miles south of Boalsburg, in Centre County, off US Rt
322. Turn south at the Tussey Mountain Ski Resort and follow Bear Meadows
Road to the Natural area. Also accessible from the south at Detweiler Run
Natural Area.
 
7pm
Dinner in State College. Location TBD. Possibilities:

Otto's Pub and Brewery
http://www.ottospubandbrewery.com/
 
The Tavern
http://thetavern.com/
 
Sunday May 31.
 
Breakfast. Waffle Shop in State College.
http://www.originalwaffleshop.net/

9:30 am - ?.
Fisherman's Paradise.  Leader: Harry Henderson of PNPS

The PNPS newsletter plant listing for this site was the inspiration for
this weekend trip.
http://www.pawildflower.org/01_articles/Notes_2008_Q3.pdf

Directions: To get to Fisherman's Paradise, south of Bellefonte and north
of Rt. 220, turn west off Rt. 150 onto Rishel's (SR 3004) and then, at the
"T," turn left onto Spring Creek Road (SR 3001), which dead-ends in a
parking lot at Stackhouse.

From Kirsten Johnson kirsten2622@...:

   A number of us (Hills, Lou, Yacovissis, Johnsons, Arent/Scaruffi) are
staying at the Rodeway Inn in State College. Relatively inexpensive and
near proposed restaurants. As stated in my 'Plan,' Debra will meet us
there Saturday morning to lead the caravan to Martin Gap.

http://www.rodewayinn.com/hotel-state_college-pennsylvania-PA201?promo=gglocal

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SOme volunteers are being sought for this weekend to look for Lupine.  If
you are interested, please DO NOT contact me about it but contact Andrew
Clark at email below.

From: Barbara Valentich mailto:herbvalentich@...
Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 8:13 AM
Cc: aclark@...
Subject: Fwd: FW: lupines!


If you are able to volunteer for the lupine project or want more details,
contact Andrew Clark at the this email: aclark@...

For the Lupine project, Sara is traveling to various sites throughout the
state during the current blooming season which is now as you can see.  I
don't have much details, but if you are interested, Andrew can put you in
touch with the Jackie, the volunteer coordinator.  Sara won't be easy to
contact because she is currently visiting the sites, but would appreciate
any volunteers that are interested in locating the lupine.


Earlier May 12 email from Sara Tangren:

First lupine survey went well!  Will need volunteers with cars in
Worcester County Th, Fr, Sat.  If you can come, let Jackie know!

Sara

A messge sent to the local Sierra Club list about Mattawoman Creek where
the BSW recently went on a fieldtrip.  Passed along by Rod.

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Date: Thu, 21 May 2009 14:29:16 -0400
From: laurelimlay@...
Subject: Maryland River Named 4th Most Endangered River in the Nation - Please
Help Mattawoman Creek
To: MD-SIERRA-ACTION@...

Dear Supporters of the Maryland Sierra Club,
Spring and summer are in the air! As temperatures move towards the 90’s,  I’m
sure all of us are thinking about our favorite spot by the water. Everyone has
that special creek where the water is refreshing and the swimming and fishing
are perfect. Unfortunately, one of those gems that is a favorite to many
Maryland residents is in jeopardy.

Mattawoman Creek, one of the most productive fish spawning tributaries to the
Chesapeake Bay, is in danger. Charles County officials have applied for permits
to construct a new four lane, 6.5 mile highway, named the Cross County Connector
– extension, that would plow across the full width of the sensitive Mattawoman
Creek watershed.

Where do things stand?
Before the highway can be built, Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE)
and the US Army Corps of Engineers have to issue a wetlands destruction permit.
There has been some very good coverage recently, check out this Southern
Maryland Newspaper,
http://www.somdnews.com/stories/04222009/indytop94347_32253.shtml  ... and
here's  an NPR link -
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wypr/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1\
508353

Mattawoman Creek is SUCH an important habitat, that it has been recognized by
American Rivers as the FOURTH MOST ENDANGERED RIVER IN THE COUNTRY! WE as
citizens in the state can stand up for Mattawoman Creek and urge MDE to deny the
permit to build the Cross County Connector. If Maryland is for cleaning up the
Chesapeake Bay, let’s be sure not to pollute one of the remaining healthy
tributaries.

ACT NOW: Please, email Secretary Shari Wilson today at stwilson@...
<mailto:stwilson@...> (or call 410-537-3084) and ask MDE to deny the
permits for the proposed Cross County Connector extension in Charles county.

Message (in your own words is best):

Subject: Deny wetland permits for the Cross County Connector extension. Save
Mattawoman Creek.

“Please deny permits for the proposed Cross County Connector extension in
Charles County which threaten’s the Mattawoman Creek. The Mattawoman Creek is
the healthiest fish nursery in the Chesapeake Bay because it is protected by
surrounding forests and wetlands. This highway proposal would destroy the
Mattawoman Creek by increasing traffic, development, and pavement in its
watershed. Let’s build smarter, with public transportation like a light rail
link to Waldorf.

Your name
Your address (with town and zip code so the Secretary will see the breadth and
depth of concern.)

So that we can keep track of the amount of pressure MDE is getting on this
issue, PLEASE LET US KNOW WHEN YOU CALL OR EMAIL MDE. Hopefully, come June 1st
we'll all have something to celebrate! Alana.Wase@... Thank you!

Alana Wase
Conservation Program Coordinator
7338 Baltimore Ave, Suite 101A
College Park, MD 20740
Office: 301-277-7111
Fax: 301-277-6699
Cell: 410-960-7989
alana.wase@... <mailto:alana.wase@...>

***Want to do more?***
Visit this site:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-te.md.mattawoman07apr07,0,3072403.sto\
ry,
print out the newspaper article and mail in a copy to Governor O'Malley (Office
of the Governor, State House, 100 State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401) with the
same message that Maryland deliver its promise on cleaning up the Bay and
therefore DENY a permit to destroy non-tidal wetlands that would lead to the
destruction of the living resources of Mattawoman Creek.

Join us to visit the Mattawoman at upcoming outings which will be listed at:
www.Maryland.SierraClub.org –or- www.MattawomanWatershedSociety.org
Apologies for cross postings and Thank you so much for taking this action!
--
Laurel Imlay
Sierra Club Maryland
Chapter Coordinator
7338 Baltimore Ave, Suite 101A
College Park, MD 20740
Office: 301-277-7111
Fax: 301-277-6699
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Next BSW meeting, Tuesday, June 2
Pedro Acevedo will be speaking about the Checklist of the Flora of the
West Indies

Flier for downloading and posting at:      http://www.botsoc.org/jun09.pdf

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Gardening with Native Plants - Host Ira Flatow speaks with Doug Tallamy
Professor and Chair, Entomology and Wildlife Ecology
University of Delaware

Author of: "Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native
Plants" (Timber Press, 2009)

http://www.sciencefriday.com/program/archives/200905225

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From Mary Ann Lawler:

Thursday, June  11, 2009 - VNPS Potomac Chapter program on native ferns at

Potowmack Chapter programs are  free and open to the public.

No reservations are necessary.
Thursday, June  11, 2009
Guided Walk: 6:45 pm
Slide Lecture: 7:30 pm
Native  Ferns - An Introduction

In the wild and in the garden, ferns are a wonderful part of natural
landscapes. They vary widely in form, texture, habit, and habitat. Learn
more about our native ferns from Cris Fleming, Potowmack Chapter botany
chair. At 6:45 Cris will lead a short walk in the Virginia Native Plant
Garden at Green Spring Gardens, where you will see a large and varied
collection of native ferns. Later return to the auditorium for her
presentation on our local ferns and fern allies. Horticulturist, Brenda
Skarphol of Green Spring Gardens will also be on hand to answer questions.

The Native Plant Garden is an unpaved path on a significant slope.
Please wear appropriate foot ware and dress for the weather.

Green Spring Gardens
4603 Green Spring Road
Alexandria, Virginia  22312
703-642-5173

http://www.vnps.org
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/PARKS/gsgp/

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From Jil Swearingen:


This is a great resource. Keys also available for Grasses, Gymnosperms,
and Wetland Monocots.



Polyclave plant identification keys are now available online (and for
downloading) for the legumes of the U.S. through PLANTS and the NPDC Web
site.  Please see link below.  If you have any questions, please contact
Gerald "Stinger" Guala of this office.

http://npdc.usda.gov/technical/plantid_wetland_mono.html

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