It's time for the annual BSW holiday banquet. This year we will be
having it at Tuscana West Restaurant - http://www.tuscanawest.net near
McPherson Square Metro.
An invitation (which will serve as the form to send in) and a map of the
location are attached. (Be sure to write the names of those planning to be
at the dinner.) Pat Ford will be giving the President's Address after
dinner.
The text of the invitation is reproduced below.
The Botanical Society of Washington
Annual Banquet Dinner
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Tuscana West Restaurant
Specializing in Tuscan-style Italian dishes.
Location: 1350 I Street, NW Washington, DC 20005
Web site: http://www.tuscanawest.net
Parking is available; nearest Metro stop is McPherson Square (1 block west).
Arrival time is 6:30 pm with cash bar. Dinner served at 7:00 pm;
departure at 8:30 pm.
Dinner is $50.00 per person (includes DC tax and gratuity).
Please circle (below) desired first course and entr?e option for the dinner.
To renew your BSW membership for 2010, add $10.00 ($15.00 for two at same
address). Please send form with check (payable to Botanical Society of
Washington) by November 20th to: Paul Peterson, Department of Botany
MRC-166, Smithsonian Institution, PO Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012
Dinner menu
All dinners are served with in-house Italian bread.
Choice of:
Salad - an organic lettuce medley with balsamic vinaigrette dressing;
Classic Caesar salad with in-house garlic croutons; or
Soup of the day.
Entr?e - choice of:
Tortelloni di Branzino con funghi e broccoli-
Fresh large tortelloni pasta pockets stuffed with pesto and seasoned
sea bass, topped with fresh forest mushrooms and broccoli florets;
Petto di pollo al Marsala-
Saut?ed breast of chicken in a porcini mushroom and Marsala wine sauce; or
Cernia alla Griglia con salsa verde-
Grilled fresh filet of grouper served with fresh salsa verde.
Meat and fish entrees served with vegetables and oven-roasted potatoes.
Vegetarian option is:
Panzerotti di Formaggio al Pomodoro e Basilcio-
Fresh ravioli stuffed with ricotta cheese and topped with a
traditional cherry tomato, garlic, olive oil, and fresh basil sauce.
After dinner coffee and tea will be served.
Traditional Italian desserts are optional ($6.95-$8.95).
Because of all the rain, the trip to Crow's Nest planned for tomorrow has
been cancelled.
The soils at Crow's Nest are especially loose and vulnerable to damage
from foot traffic and it's a policy of ours not to hold field trips in
sensitive areas after heavy rains, during seasons when we'll track in weed
seeds like Microstegium, etc.
It will be rescheduled for a later time.
907th Meeting
Tuesday, November 3rd 2009 at 7:00 P.M
Botany of boreal bogs: Examples fro mSouthern Finland.
Speaker: Markku Miettinen
Maryland Native Plant Society
Printable copy of the November announcement is at:
http://botsoc.org/nov09.doc
In his other life, Dr. Miettinen is chairman of Soft Tissue and Orthopedic
Pathology of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology.
Location: Cathy Kerby Room (Room CE-340)
on the third floor of the new East Court building
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History
As usual, light refreshments will be served following the presentation.
All are invited.
Pre-meeting dinner: 5:30 P.M. at the Elephant & Castle Pub and Restaurant,
1201 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington. Phone 202-347-7707. The
restaurant is diagonally across from the Old Post Office Pavilion at 12th
and Pennsylvania, a few blocks from the Museum, with Federal Triangle the
nearest Metro station, and Metro Center also nearby.
BSW Webpage: http://www.botsoc.org
Next Month: December 1 with be the annual Holiday Banquet (and 908th
meeting) at the Tuscana West. Reserve by November 20. An invitation is
online at http://botsoc.org/bsw2009banquet.pdf.
Note: The Crow's Nest trip which had to be cancelled because of the vast
amounts of rain we had will be rescheduled for a later date. Stay tuned.
MNPS asked us to spread the word that tomorrow's MNPS meeting has been
canceled.
Also - The Botany of Desire is going to be on PBS tomorrow night. It
looks like it'll be on WETA at 8 pm.
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The next BSW meeting will be Tuesday, November 3 and the Holiday Banquest,
Tuesday, December 1.
907th Meeting
Tuesday, November 3rd 2009 at 7:00 P.M
Botany of boreal bogs: Examples from Southern Finland.
Speaker: Markku Miettinen
Maryland Native Plant Society
Printable copy of the November announcement is at:
http://botsoc.org/nov09.doc
Location: Cathy Kerby Room (Room CE-340)
on the third floor of the new East Court building
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History
As usual, light refreshments will be served following the presentation.
All are invited.
Pre-meeting dinner: 5:30 P.M. at the Elephant & Castle Pub and Restaurant,
1201 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington. Phone 202-347-7707. The
restaurant is diagonally across from the Old Post Office Pavilion at 12th
and Pennsylvania, a few blocks from the Museum, with Federal Triangle the
nearest Metro station, and Metro Center also nearby.
BSW Webpage: http://www.botsoc.org
Next Month: December 1 with be the annual Holiday Banquet (and 908th
meeting) at the Tuscana West. Reserve by November 20. An invitation is
online at http://botsoc.org/bsw2009banquet.pdf. Pat Ford will be giving
the President's Address after the meal.
If you don't have SI credentials, and you're planning to attend the Nov. 3
meeting, please email Larry Dorr before Friday noon to let him know so he
can get the security office to generate a badge for you. Also give him
name(s) of any guest(s) you may be planning to bring.
Larry's email: DORRL@...
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Job Opening: Research Botanist, NatureServe
NatureServe, an international nonprofit conservation organization, is
seeking a Research Botanist to join its team of scientists. This is a
half-time position with the possibility of becoming full-time in the
summer or fall of 2010. The Research Botanist assesses and reviews the
conservation status of rare North American plants and contributes to a
diverse array of projects and analyses that use this information to
influence conservation decisions. Frequent clients/partners include U.S.
and Canadian Federal land management agencies, as well as more local
conservation groups and university-based conservation researchers.
Details at: http://natureserve.org/aboutUs/jobs/researchBotanist.jsp
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MNPS asked us to spread the word that tomorrow's MNPS meeting has been
canceled.
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Also - The Botany of Desire is going to be on PBS tomorrow night. It
looks like it'll be on WETA at 8 pm.
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The next BSW meeting will be Tuesday, November 3 and the Holiday Banquest,
Tuesday, December 1.
907th Meeting
Tuesday, November 3rd 2009 at 7:00 P.M
Botany of boreal bogs: Examples from Southern Finland.
Speaker: Markku Miettinen
Maryland Native Plant Society
Printable copy of the November announcement is at:
http://botsoc.org/nov09.doc
Location: Cathy Kerby Room (Room CE-340)
on the third floor of the new East Court building
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History
As usual, light refreshments will be served following the presentation.
All are invited.
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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BSW Webpage: http://www.botsoc.org
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Next Month: December 1 with be the annual Holiday Banquet (and 908th
meeting) at the Tuscana West. Reserve by November 20. An invitation is
online at http://botsoc.org/bsw2009banquet.pdf. Pat Ford will be giving
the President's Address after the meal.
If you don't have SI credentials, and are planning to attend the Nov. 3
meeting, please email Larry Dorr before Friday noon (if you have not
already done so) to let him know so he can get the security office to
generate a badge for you. Also give him name(s) of any guest(s) you may be
planning to bring.
Larry's email: DORRL@...
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If you have any hints for Donald regarding desert flora in Mexico, please
write to him directly. (i.e. not to me.) donalddepicts@...
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:44:32 -0400
From: donalddepicts@...
To: Kathy Bilton <kathy@...>
Subject: Re: seeking info on habitats in Baja
Does anyone have any info on opportunities and/or basic contacts to visit
desert flora in Mexico. If possible, I would like to work as a volunteer in
one of the conservation zones in Baja California.
Thanks,
Donald Davidson
202-744-3647
donalddepicts@...
Speaker: Markku Miettinen
Topic: Finnish Bogs and Fens
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. All are welcome. 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.
Holiday Banquet coming up Tuesday, December 1!
Matk your calendars! Pat Ford will be giving the President's Talk at the
conclusion of the December 1st banquet which will be held at the Tuscana
West Restaurant near the McPherson Square Metro station. Here is an
Invitation for you. Make your reservation before November 20! Map to
restaurant.
Remember, November 20 is the date by which you should get your
reservations in for the December 1 annual banquet. (If you should miss the
deadline, email Paul to let him know you're planning to come.
peterson@... ) Invitation is online at:
http://www.botsoc.org/bsw2009banquet.pdf
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From BSW member Jeremy Edwards, City Arborist for the City of Falls
Church, via Larry Dorr:
ARLINGTON COUNTY'S NATURAL HERITAGE RESOURCE INVENTORY
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 12, 7:30 P.M.
Green Spring Gardens
4603 Green Spring Rd
Alexandria VA 22312
703-642-5173
Greg Zell, Natural Resource Specialist with Arlington County, Virginia,
will discuss the County's efforts in documenting Arlington's natural
resources, which are more extensive and diverse than one would expect to
find in an urban setting. Within Arlington's boundaries are globally-rare
natural communities, old-age forest remnants, wetlands and springs, other
unique locations harboring uncommon plants and wild flowers, and a number
of state champion trees. Finding and cataloging Arlington's significant
natural resources and vegetative communities, and most importantly, citing
exactly where they are, has enabled the development of the County's
Natural Resource Management Plan, which will soon be available for public
review and comment. Please join us for a preview of the natural resources
inventory, share Greg's discoveries and find out where Arlington's largest
tree lives. No reservations are necessary.
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.
BSW webpage: http://botsoc.org
A message from the Washington Academy of Sciences forwarded by the BSW
representative to the Academy, Alain Touwaide.
If you are interested, contact Dr. Paul Hazan directly. His email is:
pmhazan@... (Please do not contact Alain or Kathy.)
From Dr. Paul Hazan
(see also attached document)
The Washington Academy of Sciences S.T.A.R.S.* Program now judges nine Science
Fair events in the greater Washington area (including D.C., Northern Virginia,
and suburban MD). Over 100 Professional scientists and engineers (judges) and
1600 students participate annually.
The events take place at the individual schools, often with teachers and parents
in attendance. I am writing to you, personally, to ask for your assistance in
circulating the attached invitation to your local (regional) Botanical Society
membership.
This would provide an unusual opportunity for your members to interact with
professionals from many other disciplines and simultaneously motivate young
students to explore the worlds of science and technology.
I look forward to welcoming Botanical Society members interested in joining this
very special interdisciplinary endeavor.
Thank you for helping to get the word out. Please do not hesitate to contact me
if I can be of any assistance.
Paul
Paul Hazan
Washington Academy of Sciences
Vice President for Junior Academy Affairs
e-mail: pmhazan@...<mailto:pmhazan@...>
Bird Walk and Invasive Removal at Blue Mash Nature Trail Sunday,
November 22, 7:30am - 11:00am. Join the Montgomery County Sierra Club
and Montgomery County Bird Club for a beginnrs' bird walk (7:30 a.m.)
followed by invasive plant removal (9 a.m.). Tools are limited so please
bring clippers, saws, and loppers. Long sleeves, pants, comfortable
walking shoes or boots, hat, water, and binoculars are recommended. Trail
map at
http://www.montgomeryparks.org/PPSD/ParkTrails/trails_MAPS/blue_mash.shtm.
Meet at the Zion Road park entrance between Brookeville and Riggs Roads.
More information and directions at
http://maryland.sierraclub.org/montgomery. Free. 20500 Zion Road ,
Laytonsville , MD. RSVP 301-919-6060 or mimi.abdu@....
If you are planning to attend but haven't yet sent in your reservation to
Paul Peterson, email him to tell him you are planning to come.
peterson@...
Here is a copy of the invitation:
http://botsoc.org/bsw2009banquet.pdf
Pat Ford will be giving the President's Talk at the conclusion of the
December 1st banquet which will be held at the Tuscana West Restaurant
near the McPherson Square Metro station.
Restaurant website: http://www.tuscanawest.net/
Map to restaurant: http://botsoc.org/tuscanawest.gif
The next regular meeting will be held Tuesday, January 5 in the Cathy
Kerby Room.
Botanist Position - Bureau of Land Management - Washington, D.C.
SALARY RANGE: 73,100.00 - 113,007.00 USD /year
OPEN PERIOD: Friday, November 13, 2009 to Thursday, December 10, 2009
SERIES & GRADE: GS-0430-12/13
POSITION INFORMATION: * This position will be filled on a full-time
permanent basis, 40 hours a week.
PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 13
DUTY LOCATIONS: vacancy(s) in one of the following locations: 1
vacancy - Washington DC Metro Area, DC
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: Open To all Qualified Candidates - Must be a US
Citizen
JOB SUMMARY:
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administers 256 million acres of
public land, most of it in Alaska and the western states of Arizona,
California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon,
Utah, and Wyoming. The Bureau of Land Management also manages public
land in the eastern United States, with a State Office located in
Virginia. The Bureau is also responsible for 700 million acres of
federally-owned minerals. In addition to mineral resources, the
Bureau manages forests, wilderness areas, wildlife, habitat and
rangeland.
For additional information about the Bureau of Land Management,
please visit our website at: http://www.blm.gov.
This position is located within the Directorate of the Assistant
Director (AD), Renewable Resources and Planning, Division of Fish,
Wildlife and Plant Conservation.
Search USAJobs:
http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/
Job Announcement Number:
WO-DEU-2010-0004
_______________________________________________
native-plants mailing list
native-plants@...
http://lists.plantconservation.org/mailman/listinfo/native-plants_lists.plan
tconservation.org
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:49:51 -0500
From: Patricia_Ford@...
To: Kathy Bilton' <kathy@...>
Subject: Plants Have a Social Life, Too
Hi Kathy,
This article may be of interest to members of BSW.
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/11/plant-family-values/
Plants Have a Social Life, Too
* By Brandon Keim
* November 18, 2009 3:16 pm |
* Categories: Agriculture, Biology
After decades of seeing plants as passive recipients of fate, scientists
have found them capable of behaviors once thought unique to animals. Some
plants even appear to be social, favoring family while pushing strangers
from the neighborhood.
Research into plant sociality is still young, with many questions
unanswered. But it may change how people conceive of the floral world, and
provide new ways of raising productivity on Earth.s maxed-out farmlands.
See the link above for the full article text.
It's time for the annual BSW holiday banquet. This year we will be
having it at Tuscana West Restaurant - http://www.tuscanawest.net near
McPherson Square Metro.
An invitation (which will serve as the form to send in) is attached. (Be
sure to write the names of those planning to be at the dinner.) Pat Ford
will be giving the President's Address after dinner. Map is on the
website: http://www.botsoc.org/tuscanawest.gif
The text of the invitation is reproduced below.
The Botanical Society of Washington
Annual Banquet Dinner
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Tuscana West Restaurant
Specializing in Tuscan-style Italian dishes.
Location: 1350 I Street, NW Washington, DC 20005
Web site: http://www.tuscanawest.net
Parking is available; nearest Metro stop is McPherson Square (1 block west).
Arrival time is 6:30 pm with cash bar. Dinner served at 7:00 pm;
departure at 8:30 pm.
Dinner is $50.00 per person (includes DC tax and gratuity).
Please circle (below) desired first course and entr?e option for the dinner.
To renew your BSW membership for 2010, add $10.00 ($15.00 for two at same
address). Please send form with check (payable to Botanical Society of
Washington) (or notify by November 24th) to: Paul Peterson, Department of
Botany MRC-166, Smithsonian Institution, PO Box 37012, Washington, DC
20013-7012 or email Pat Ford P2zamora@....
Dinner menu
All dinners are served with in-house Italian bread.
Choice of:
Salad - an organic lettuce medley with balsamic vinaigrette dressing;
Classic Caesar salad with in-house garlic croutons; or
Soup of the day.
Entree - choice of:
Tortelloni di Branzino con funghi e broccoli-
Fresh large tortelloni pasta pockets stuffed with pesto and seasoned
sea bass, topped with fresh forest mushrooms and broccoli florets;
Petto di pollo al Marsala-
Sauteed breast of chicken in a porcini mushroom and Marsala wine sauce; or
Cernia alla Griglia con salsa verde-
Grilled fresh filet of grouper served with fresh salsa verde.
Meat and fish entrees served with vegetables and oven-roasted potatoes.
Vegetarian option is:
Panzerotti di Formaggio al Pomodoro e Basilcio-
Fresh ravioli stuffed with ricotta cheese and topped with a
traditional cherry tomato, garlic, olive oil, and fresh basil sauce.
After dinner coffee and tea will be served.
Traditional Italian desserts are optional
($6.95-$8.95).
This Saturday, the first segment on Outdoors Maryland will be about
Soldiers Delight, and will air on MPT (Channel 22) at 5:30 pm.
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/central/soldiers.html
(Look for BSW member Jean Worthley in the segment.)
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Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 21:22:04 -0500
From: dbcrabtree <dbcrabtree@...>
To: mgnv@yahoogroups.com, vnps-pot@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [vnps-pot] SAVE THE WINKLER BOTANICAL PRESERVE!!!!
> Folks,
>
> Heres the scoop, in a nutshell: VDOT has a proposal for a highway
> exit ramp that will destroy nearly half of the preserve. It appears
> that a building in the Mark Center area was erected and now (lo and
> behold!) theres no way to access it off 395. So they want to plow
> through the Preserve to build it.
>
> There will be a hearing at City Hall tomorrow at 7:30 about this:
> ALEXANDRIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION will hold a public hearing on
> the VDOT Proposed Access Alternatives to the BRAC-133 DOD Site
> followed by its regular monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m., Sister Cities
> Conference Room 1101, City Hall, 301 King Street.
For more information contact Karen Callaham, 703.746.4086.
http://alexandriava.gov/TransportationCommission
There will also be a public hearing on Saturday morning, December 12.
> For those of you with kids who have ever attended (or tried to
> attend, since its hugely popular and hard to get into!) the Summer
> Camp at Winkler, you know what a phenomenal place it is filled with
> an astonishing array of native plants and animals. This would be a
> travesty.
> The Preserve now has a Facebook pagelook for it under Save Winkler
> Botanical Preserve and find more information there.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Alexandria-VA/Save-Winkler-Botanical-Preserve/1880\
74363258?ref=search&sid=731080599.2261990238..1
> Please cross post anywhere and everywhere!!
>
> Thanks!!
>
In case you missed Carl's talk for the BSW a couple of years ago, you have
another opportunity to hear him.
Thursday, January 14, 7:30 P.M. Green Spring Gardens
Join Carl Taylor, Program Manager at the National Science Foundation, for
his presentation on a fascinating, but little known, group of plants called
Quillworts (Isoëtes). Carl will show how Quillworts are recognized as a
genus and identified to species. He will also describe the almost human-like
life history of Quillworts and explain how DNA is used to reveal the
intriguing evolutionary history of these plants in “The Case of the
Promiscuous
Quillworts.”
Carl was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. He became interested in
plants (especially ferns) in his early teens. He completed his undergraduate
studies at the University of Missouri and received a Ph.D. in Botany
from Southern Illinois University. He spent most of his career at the
Milwaukee Public Museum where he was head of the Botany Department. During his
years at the Museum he assisted with the development of exhibits, provided
public education programs, and conducted botanical research. He has taught
courses in general biology, plant taxonomy, molecular systematics, and local
flora at the University of Wisconsin and Old Dominion University. Presently,
Carl manages the Biological Research Collections Program at the National
Science Foundation in Arlington.
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.
From Pat Ford
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:31:34 +0000
From: P2zamora@...
Check out the photos of Berlinia korupensis at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-2/hi/science/nature/8424817.stm
'Bumper year' for botanical finds By Mark Kinver
Science and environment reporter, BBC News
Giant rainforest trees, tiny fungi and wild coffee plants are among almost 300
species that have been described by UK botanists for the first time in 2009.
The finds were recorded by researchers from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, who
carried out surveys involving teams in 100 countries around the world.
The discoveries showed how little of the world's plant species had been
documented, the researchers said.
They warned that nearly a third of the finds were in danger of extinction.
"These new discoveries highlight the fact that there is so much of the plant
world yet to be discovered and documented," said Stephen Hopper, director of the
Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew).
"Without knowing what's out there and where it occurs, we have no scientific
basis for effective conservation."
Kew's botanists have described 2009 as a "bumper year" in which they described
292 new species, compared with 200 in an average year.
Exploding pods
The largest of the new finds was a previously unknown giant of Cameroon's
rainforest, stretching more than 42m (138ft) into the canopy of the Korup
National Park.
The Berlinia korupensis - a member of the pea family - has a one-metre-wide
buttressed trunk, and produces white flowers that then give rise to massive seed
pods, which can reach 30cm (1ft) in length.
When fully ripened, the pods explode, sending the seeds flying away from the
tree, ensuring the best possible chance of survival.
"We found just 17 trees in our survey," explained Xander van der Burgt, who led
the team that found the tree.
"Even though the Korup (National Park) is protected, Berlinia korupensis is
critically endangered due to human pressures on the park," he added.
At the other end of the scale, the smallest finds were wood-rotting fungi, which
were less than 1mm thick and covered their hosts "like a lick of paint".
Seven wild coffee species also feature on the list of new species, most of which
were discovered in the mountains of northern Madagascar.
Two of the plants - Coffea ambongensis and Coffea boinensis - have the largest
seeds of any coffee species, whose "beans" are more than twice the size of
Arabica coffee ( Coffea arabica ), the main species used in commercial coffee
production.
"Coffee is the world's second most traded commodity, after oil, with at least 25
million farming families dependent on its production for their livelihoods,"
explained RBG Kew's coffee expert Aaron Davis.
"Yet, we still have much to learn about its wild relatives."
Dr Davis estimated that almost three-quarters of the world's wild coffee species
were threatened, as a result of habitat loss and climate change.
"Conserving the genetic diversity within this genus has implications for the
sustainability of our daily cup, particularly as coffee plantations are highly
susceptible to climate change," he added.
Professor Hopper said that, around the globe, about 2,000 species were described
for the first time each year, adding that it was "vital" that these areas of
botanical sciences were adequately funded and supported.
Kew Gardens has published profiles of the new species on its website, and added
the information to Google Earth.
Published: 2009/12/22 00:06:54 GMT
Email contents:
Meeting announcement - Let Larry know if you're coming - Dues are due
The announcement for the January 5 BSW meeting is online at:
http://botsoc.org/jan10.doc
Speakers:
Terrell Erickson, National Biologist, NRCS
and
Christopher Puttock,Research Associate, NMNH
Topic: Wetlands of Hawaii
Time: 7 PM
Location: Cathy Kerby Room (Room CE-340) Smithsonian Institution,
National Museum of Natural History All are Welcome.
As usual, light refreshments will be served.
Pre-meeting dinner: 5:30 P.M. at the Elephant & Castle Pub and Restaurant,
1201 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington. Phone 202-347-7707. The
restaurant is diagonally across from the Old Post Office Pavilion at 12th
and Pennsylvania, a few blocks from the Museum, with Federal Triangle the
nearest Metro station, and Metro Center also nearby.
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If you don't have SI credentials, and are planning to attend the January 5
meeting, please email Larry Dorr before Friday noon to let him know so he
can get the security office to generate a badge for you. Also give him
name(s) of any guest(s) you may be planning to bring.
Larry's email: DORRL@...
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If you have not already paid your 2010 dues, please get your 2010 dues in
now. $10 for one $15 for two at the same
address.
Send them to:
Paul Peterson
Department of Botany, MRC-166
National Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institution
P.O. Box 37012
Washington, DC 20013-7012
If you are not sure whether you owe dues for 2010, you can check this
spreadsheet: http://botsoc.org/bsw2010dues.xls
The next BSW meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 5. Details can be
found in the previous email which you can see here:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/botsoc/message/346 Remember to let
Larry Dorr know by Friday if you are coming to the meeting (if you don't
have a Smithsonian ID). dorrl@...
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Rainscapes, Rain Gardens, and Conservation, Sun. Jan. 10, 2pm-3:30pm
Ann English talks about how to design and plant Rainscapes on residential
properties. Rockville Library, 21 Maryland Ave., Rockville. Free.
http://maryland.sierraclub.org/montgomery. RSVP
steven.lonker@... or 301-351-6985.
Moving Toward Native, Sat. Jan. 16, 2pm-3:30pm
Sandra Clinton talks about integrating native plants in designed landscapes.
Rockville Library, 21 Maryland Ave., Rockville. Free.
http://maryland.sierraclub.org/montgomery. RSVP
steven.lonker@... or 301-351-6985.
National Day of Service at the Underground Railroad Experience Trail, Mon.
Jan. 18, 10am-12pm
Honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a few hours of
community service removing non-native invasive plant species and restoring
this historically important area. 16501 Norwood Road, Sandy Spring, MD.
http://maryland.sierraclub.org/montgomery/. RSVP Jeremy Arling
jeremy.arling@... or 240-398-3635.
Speakers: Terrell Erickson and Chris Puttock
Topic: Wetlands of Hawaii
Remember, you will need to get a badge when you come into the museum.
(For questions about the badge, email Larry Dorr - dorrl@... )
(That's an "el" in his address, rather than a "one.")
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. All are welcome. 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.
Also, dues are due if you have not already paid them.
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Holland [mailto:maholland@...]
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 1:23 PM
To: dan.roberts@...; alanmford@...; cdingram@...;
cecropia13@...; Dorr, Laurence; Touwaide, Alain; smount@...
Subject: Opportunity for DC area Plant Scientists
Hello All-
I'm writing on behalf of the Washington Academy of Sciences to alert you to an
opportunity for science professionals and students in all areas of plant
science.
On March 28-29, 2010, the Academy will be holding its biannual CapSci meeting.
As you know, the Academy is an umbrella organization of more than 60 affiliated
scientific societies in the Washington area. CapSci is a "pan-affiliate"
meeting held at NSF in Ballston. For more information about specifics related
to the meeting, visit the Academy's web page www.washacadsci.org .
We are trying to organize a session at CapSci of plant scientists representative
of all the many different plant-associated affiliates in the area. These
affililates include:
The American Phytopathological Society
The American Society of Plant Biologists Mid Atlantic Section
The Botanical Society of Washington
The Maryland Native Plant Society
The Society of American Foresters Capital Section
The Virginia Native Plant Society, Potowmack Chapter
Please share this announcement with the members of your respective
organizations, colleagues and students. If you (or they)would like to make a
presentation at the meeting, please contact me (contact information below) with
an abstract. Also please note that for the purposes of this meeting, abstracts
need not be completely "new" stories. This meeting is about letting other plant
scientists in the area know what's going on - and what has been going on! If
you have an interesting story, we'd like to hear it. Student presentations are
also welcomed.
Please contact me at the address or phone below if you have questions or if you
want additional information.
I'm looking forward to meeting all of you.
Mark.
Mark A. Holland
-Professor and Associate Chair
Department of Biological Sciences
Richard A. Henson School of Science
and Technology,Salisbury University
-President-Elect Washington Academy
of Sciences
Salisbury, MD 21801
(410) 548-5590
(410) 548-3318 FAX
maholland@...
From: Larry Klotz, Vice-Chair of the 2010 Joint Field Meeting
<LHKLOT@...>
An Invitation to the 2010 Joint Field Meeting of the:
Botanical Society of America, Northeastern Section
Torrey Botanical Society
Philadelphia Botanical Club
June 20-24, 2010 (Sunday-Thursday)
Buxton School, Williamstown, MA
The 2010 Field Meeting will explore the Botany of Berkshire County,
Massachusetts. We will stay at Buxton School in the heart of Williamstown, down
the street from the famous Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute and
Williams College. This is a lovely country setting with hiking trails close by.
Accommodations are in the school dormitory rooms in the main building and two
other buildings on campus. Men and women will have separate facilities either
by building or by floor. Most rooms will have two, three or four occupants and
bathrooms are shared. Private rooms for singles or couples will be hard to come
by, but we may be able to arrange something depending on the registration
number. Also, if anyone would prefer a private room with bath, the Williams Inn
is just down the street and will have rooms available for $125 single and $145
double (plus tax) per night. For this, you make your own arrangements. All your
meals would be at Buxton.
Buxton has the reputation of having very good meals using local produce when
available. The price of the field meeting will be $350 including four nights
lodging and meals from Sunday night thru Thursday breakfast. Linens are
included. Without room, price is $225.
Field trips, by bus, will include Mt. Greylock, the highest mountain in
Massachusetts with its own unique sub-alpine boreal forest and rare plants, and
Bartholomew's Cobble, National Natural Landmark, where "you'll find one of North
America's greatest diversity of fern species" and many interesting plants amid
the unusual geology of the cobbles. Other trips will depend on the best
botanical locations at the time. There will be a variety of evening lectures.
We are fortunate to have as leaders Pam Weatherbee, Berkshire County Botanist,
and
Dr. C. Barre Hellquist, Biology Professor Emeritus, Massachusetts College of
Liberal Arts.
Please complete attached Registration Form and return to:
Karl Anderson, 46 North Childs Street, Woodbury, NJ 08096-1535
For further information contact: Chairperson Nan Williams, 413-339-5598 or
nnwrowe@...<mailto:nnwrowe@...>.
2010 Joint Field Meeting Registration Form
Deadline May 15, 2010
Name(s):______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Phone: ______________________________________________________________________
Number of Participants X $350 basic rate
$____________
Number of Participants X $225 without room
$____________
Number of participants for day trips (no meals or rooms) X $100
$____________
Private room if available at Buxton?
_________________________________________
Your check for the full amount made out to Botanical Society of America with the
completed Registration Form should be mailed to:
Karl Anderson, 46 North Childs St., Woodbury, NJ 08096-1535.
Phone: 856-845-7075.
Please include here the name of the person(s) with whom you wish to share a room
or indicate that we may assign roommates:
______________________________________________________________________________
Please include here the name and phone number of a person to be notified in case
of an
Emergency:
_____________________________________________________________________________
Check membership(s) of the participant(s) named above in Botanical
Organizations:
Botanical Society of America _____
Torrey Botanical Society _____
Philadelphia Botanical Club _____
Other (Organization Name)
_____________________________________________________
In making this application, participants affirm that they are in general good
health, are physically able to keep up with the group in the ordinary course of
field activities, accept as their personal risk the hazards inherent in any
outdoor activity, and will not hold the Botanical Society of America, or other
sponsoring organizations, or the trip leaders responsible for the same.
Signature and date:
______________________________________________________________
FYI:
Winter Symposium and CVNLA Short Course
February 3, 4, 5, 2010
Presented by Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Central Virginia Nursery and
Landscape Association, and Virginia Cooperative Extension
This event offers green business owners and their staffs, landscape
architects and designers, master gardeners, and seasoned home gardeners
opportunities to earn continuing education hours, update pesticide
certification (Friday) for categories 3A, 3B, 8, 10, 60 and 91, visit
industry exhibits, and network with colleagues. The symposium looks at
innovations in horticulture and landscape design that are deeply rooted in
the past and creatively adapted for the present and future emphasis on
sustainability.
http://www.lewisginter.org/events/event_detail.php?event_id=443
Next Meeting: Tuesday, February 2nd 7:00 PM
Speaker: Marietta Eaton, of BLM
Topic: National Landscape Conservation System:
An Opportunity for Native Plant Conservation and Restoration
(More details below)
Flyer for Posting: http://botsoc.org/february10.pdf
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. All are welcome. 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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Let Larry Dorr know if you are coming to the meeting by January 29 so that
he can arrange for badges. DORRL@...
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2010 dues are due. $10 for one $15 for two at the same address. Please
send to: Paul Peterson, Department of Botany, MRC-166, National Museum of
Natural History Smithsonian Institution, P.O. Box 37012, Washington, DC
20013-7012
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The National Landscape Conservation System: An Opportunity for Native
Plant Conservation and Restoration
The Bureau of Land Management's National Landscape Conservation System
(NLCS) conserves, protects, and restores some of America's most
spectacular landscapes as a part of the agency's multiple-use mandate.
Consisting of about 27 million acres of public lands set aside for their
recreational, cultural, scientific, and other values, the Conservation
System has over 850 National Monuments, National Conservation Areas,
Wilderness Areas, Wilderness Study Areas, Wild and Scenic Rivers, and
National Historic and Scenic Trails.
Many of these treasured landscapes are some of America.s best kept
secrets, yet are just minutes from major metropolitan areas. Others are
rugged and remote, offering solitude in a primitive backcountry setting.
Units of the NLCS are uniquely diverse, including red-rock deserts, rugged
ocean coastlines, deep river canyons, and broad Alaskan tundra. Many
serve as outdoor scientific laboratories where important cultural,
paleontological, and other scientific discoveries are common place,
ranging from the Nation's highest concentration of Native American
artifacts to the Nation's premier paleontological sites.
Come hear how Native Plant Conservation is an important component for
managing the NLCS.
Reminder - the next BSW meeting is getting close.
Date: Tuesday, February 2nd 7:00 PM
Speaker: Marietta Eaton, of BLM
Topic: National Landscape Conservation System:
An Opportunity for Native Plant Conservation and Restoration
Further details: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/botsoc/message/352
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. All are welcome. 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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Invasive Plant Removal at Blue Mash Nature Trail
Sunday, February 28, 9:00am – 11:00am. The Montgomery County Sierra is
partnering with the Department of Environmental Protection and the Montgomery
County Bird Club to observe the relationship between bird diversity and habitat,
remove invasive plants, and return the Blue Mash Nature Trail into a birding hot
spot. Join us for invasive plant removal starting at 9 a.m. Tools are limited so
please bring clippers, saws, and loppers. Long sleeves, pants, comfortable
walking shoes or boots, hat, water, and binoculars are recommended. Trail map at
http://www.montgomeryparks.org/PPSD/ParkTrails/trails_MAPS/blue_mash.shtm
Meet at the Zion Road park entrance between Brookeville and Riggs Roads. More
information and directions at http://maryland.sierraclub.org/montgomery. Free.
20500 Zion Road , Laytonsville , MD. RSVP 301-919-6060 or
mimi.abdu@...
From: James Dronenburg <jdronenburg@...>
Please address any questions about this program to Jim.
Hi, all, Jim Dronenburg here for the Four Seasons Garden Club. Please
crosspost to any gardening people or groups you know, this is an
incredible opportunity. ((For those who are on the FS List Serve and
get this twice, it's because I think you Know People, please forgive
me.)) J.
Hi, all, Jim Dronenburg here.
The Four Seasons Garden Club's Monthly Weeknight Meeting will take
place at seven PM at Johnson's Florist & Garden Center, 4200 Wisconsin
Ave NW, DC, 20016. NOTE! For you of those with GPS's, READ THE
DIRECTIONS BELOW FIRST!!!!! The meeting will start at seven o'clock
PM, and the speaker will start at seven thirty.
The speaker is Pamela Harper, an amazing speaker and an amazing
person-her garden in tidewater VA has been a byword and a "destination"
in the Mid-Atlantic for over thirty years for wonderful, unusual plants,
layered planting, and all year design. She is also the author of
Designing with Perennials, Time-Tested Plants, and Color Echoes-I hope I
haven't missed anything-and there will be some copies of Time Tested
Plants at least to buy on that evening. This is a rare opportunity to
hear her, as she does not get up here to DC often these days.
This lecture is FREE to Four Seasons members, and Open To The
Public for a token admission of $5.00-however, we need to mention that
there will be a Membership Table open before the lecture, and it might
be worth one's while to become a member on the spot for ten dollars
(single) or fifteen dollars (couple or household), which will then get
one in free to the lecture by Sean Hogan on Saturday morning 3/21/2010
(he owns Cistus Nursery in Portland, Oregon, and has been described as
"the next Dan Hinkley"), the Spring and Fall Plant Exchanges, and
probably at least one more O.T.T.P. lecture in the Fall (we are still
putting this one together, and there is a rare plant buying opportunity
involved, that is all I'll say right now- JD). So it's well worth your
while to be a member. The Four Seasons tries to have one Weeknight
Meeting a month (except December, when everyone is totally frantic) and
at least one Weekend Day Outing a month. These can be in town or
carpooling far afield-we just went to the Rawlings Conservatory in
Baltimore, and will be scheduling a trip to John Bartram's Garden in
Philadelphia this Spring, and a hike up Sugarloaf Mountain ((The
mountainnnnn laurelllll is in bloooooom agayyyyyyyynnnnn.))
For those who HAVE BEEN Four Seasons members, we'll be making a list
and checking it twice, so you can renew your membership for 2010 on the
spot & save a stamp, aren't we kind to you?
I BEG OF YOU, IF YOU ARE COMING, RSVP TO ME AT jdronenburg@...
preferably by Feb 7th-certainly as early as possible-so I can tell
Johnson's how many to expect.
HOW DO YOU GET THERE?
Johnson's DOES have a small parking lot, but people are encouraged to
METRO there.
FROM THE METRO-Metro to TENLEYTOWN. Exit on Wisconsin Avenue and go
south (downhill) for about four short blocks. PLEASE NOTE that
Johnson's has a Wisconsin Avenue address but you want to walk down to
Van Ness, turn RIGHT on Van Ness, and their entrance is on the right
hand side a short way down the street.
If you drive, from the Beltway come SOUTH on Wisconsin Avenue and turn
RIGHT on Van Ness; there is a small parking lot about half a short
block down Van Ness on the RIGHT. Please consider carpooling, two
acres of parking they do not have. From Northern Virginia, and coming
across the city center, please use Mapquest or something similar; I do
not want anyone shooting me because my directions got them stuck in
traffic for hours. REMEMBER ON GPS OR MAPQUEST, TO DIVERT WEST OFF OF
WISCONSIN AVE ON VAN NESS.
Since 1995, Jil Swearingen has worked as an Integrated Pest Management and
Invasive Species Specialist for the National Park Service's National Capital
Region, Center for Urban Ecology in Washington DC. Mapping is fundamental
for planning control projects, tracking management efforts, and identifying
new introductions. Nearly 300 invasive plant species occur in the
mid-Atlantic region. Jil talks about the new Early Detection Distribution
Mapping System that helps invasive plant workers report and track invasive
plant infestations. The talk will be held on Sunday, Feb. 21 from 2pm-3:30pm
at the Rockville Library, 21 Maryland Ave., Rockville. Free and open to the
public. Directions and parking at
http://maryland.sierraclub.org/montgomery/. RSVP
events@... or 301-351-6985.
Emanuela Appetiti asked that this be sent to the membership:
Alain Touwaide, Historian of Sciences at the Smithsonian Institution and
Scientific Director of the Institute for the Preservation of Medical
Traditions, will deliver a public lecture entitled "Why Does the Medicine
of the Past Matter? Ancient Remedies for the 21st Century", at the
Commonwealth University of Virginia, Richmond, VA, on March 9th, 2010,
4:00-6:00pm.
More information in the following link;
http://medicaltraditions.org/institute/news/2-general/116-march-2010-events
For additional information about location or directions, please contact
Prof. Andrew Crislip (Dept. of History, VCU) at acrislip@... ; Phone
#: 1-804-828-0155.
The next BSW meeting will take place on Tuesday, 2 March at 7:00 PM.
The speaker will be Jay Horn and the topic will be Diversity in the palm
family (Arecaceae).
Meeting details can be found on the webpage: http://botsoc.org
A flyer for posting can be found at: http://botsoc.org/mar10.pdf.
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Jil Swearingen will be speaking in Rockville on Sunday, February 21, 2 PM
How Mapping Helps Us Manage Invasive Species.
Details: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/botsoc/message/355
Calendar of other Maryland Sierra Club events:
http://maryland.sierraclub.org/Montgomery/calendar.html
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This was on Science Friday recently:
http://www.sciencefriday.com/videos/watch/10277
Leaves have an intricate web of veins that transport nutrients and water
and provide structural support. But what determines the pattern of
venation? Physicists Marcelo Magnasco and Eleni Katifori, of The
Rockefeller University, investigated this question using sophisticated
algorithms and a little glow-in-the-dark dye. images
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And on Metro Connection on Friday, Feb. 19:
Tree Tour of the U.S. Capitol Grounds
Melanie Choukas-Bradly says winter is the best time to appreciate the
'architecture' of trees. She's the author of 'City of Trees: The Complete
Field Guide to the Trees of Washington, DC.' And she's leading a tour of
the trees of the U.S. Capitol grounds on Saturday, February 20th for the
U.S. Botanic Garden. We meet Melanie Choukas-Bradley on the west side of
the Capitol dome.
http://wamu.org/audio/mc/10/02/m1100219-32440.ram
or http://wamu.org/audio/mc/10/02/m1100219-32440.asx
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