Sorry for the somewhat late notice.  This ended up in my postponed mail
and stayed there for a time...


This coming Tuesday is the first Tuesday of the month, and being
September, it means it's time for the annual Members' Night BSW meeting.

Date: Tuesday, September 6th 7:00 PM

Topic:  The September meeting is Members' Night!

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

As in the past, our September "Members' Night" will provide an opportunity
for several members to share some of their botanical travel or research
slides, or to present other short subjects (10 minutes or less) to which
this format is especially suited. Members who plan to present slides
should send an email to Christopher Puttock at
christopher.puttock@....


There will be a laptop available for powerpoint presentations or other
digital media that you bring on a CD or USB drive.


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http://www.vnps.org/content/vnps-2011-annual-meeting-wild-places-urban-spaces

   "Wild Places in Urban Spaces"

   The Prince William Wildflower Society invites you to the Virginia Native
Plant Society Annual Meeting September 16-18, 2011.This year's theme is
Wild Places in Urban Spaces, emphasizing unique natural areas that are
surviving in an increasingly developed landscape. To explore this theme we
will hear Jim McGlone, Urban Forest Conservationist with theVirginia
Department of Forestry, talk on Friday evening about "Managing Our Forest
Lands for Ecological Health." On Saturday evening our keynote speaker will
be Karen Firehock, Director of the Green Infrastructure Center and adjunct
faculty member at the University of Virginia. Karen will address "Using
Green Infrastructure Planning to Conserve Native Plant Communities."

The Parkfairfax Native Plant Sale is three weeks away, on Saturday, September
24, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.  The website is www.ParkfairfaxNativePlantSale.org.

Reminder - tonight is Members' Night.  I am guessing that it is probably
not too late to tell Chris that you would like to show some slides this
evening.

Date: Tuesday, September 6th 7:00 PM

Topic:  The September meeting is Members' Night!

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

As in the past, our September "Members' Night" will provide an opportunity
for several members to share some of their botanical travel or research
slides, or to present other short subjects (10 minutes or less) to which
this format is especially suited. Members who plan to present slides
should send an email to Christopher Puttock
<christopher.puttock@...>.

There will be a laptop available for powerpoint presentations or other
digital media that you bring on a CD or USB drive.


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.

Note: Speaker and topic for the October 4th BSW meeting will be announced
when determined.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2011 08:52:50 -0400
From: Scott Knudsen <sknudsen@...>
To: vnps-pot@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [vnps-pot] Parkfairfax Native Plant Sale is Saturday, Sept. 24!

The Parkfairfax Native Plant Sale is just a week away on Saturday, September
24, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.  This non-profit community plant sale is now 8
years old, and this will be its 17th event.

Fifteen vendors from five states will be hosted, making this event the
biggest it has ever been!  As always, a contact list for vendors is provided
on the website.  Feel free to call or email vendors and ask about specific
plants they might bring for your purchase.

There are some great reasons for coming to this fall sale, the first being
that FALL IS THE BEST TIME TO PLANT!  (I have posted a few more reasons
online at the link:  http://home.earthlink.net/~sknudsen/id10.html .)  

Please note that, last spring, a new domain name was registered for the
website.  The new domain name is easier to remember than the old web
address.  (The old address continues to work, though, so links to it are
fine.)  http://www.ParkfairfaxNativePlantSale.org

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

Cheers,
Scott Knudsen
Organizer, Parkfairfax Native Plant Sale
www.ParkfairfaxNativePlantSale.org

703-671-8416571-232-0375 (cell)
sknudsen@...


P.S.  Please also note the Virginia Native Plant Society's Potowmack Chapter
is having its own semi-annual native plant sale TODAY, from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m., behind the Horticultural Center in Green Spring Gardens Park.  For
directions, call 703-642-5173 or visit
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/gsgp/directions.htm . 

The next BSW meeting is approaching. It will take place next week, on
Tuesday, October 4 at 7 PM.

Our speaker will be Dr. Steven Casper, Ethnobotanist with the FDA.  He
will speak about people who use plants as medicine contrasting with how
companies use plant ingredients in ways that are not traditional. 

A flyer will be posted when I have a more specific title.

Let Larry Dorr know if you are coming to the meeting by September 30 so
that he can arrange for badges.  DORRL@...

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.

I'm actually going to test out a new list I have created using the
addresses I have been sending BSW mail to via BCC (blind carbon copy).
The mail will be addressed to BSW@....

There is a possibility that one or more of you may not get this mail
because your mail provider blocks mail from hosts you have not
specifically
approved.

So, if you do not receeive another email from me in the next few minutes,
which will have details about the upcoming meeting, please let me know and
inform your email provider that you wish to be able to receive mail from
the domain: botsoc.org.

--Kathy

Date: Tuesday, October 4th 7:00 PM

Speaker:  Dr. Steven Casper, ethnobotanist, with the FDA

Topic:  Traditional history of use versus modern supplement conditions of
use

Abstract:  People throughout the world have traditionally used plants in
ways that create a spectrum from food to medicine and everything in
between.  Through millennia, many of these uses have persevered and,
often, in very prescribed ways.  However, the current explosion of the
dietary supplement market has created many novel combinations and uses
that have no basis in traditional systems of health.

Flyer for printing and/or posting: http://botsoc.org/oct11.doc

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Just a reminder - tomorrow is the next BSW meeting.

Date: Tuesday, October 4th 7:00 PM
Speaker:  Dr. Steven Casper, ethnobotanist, with the FDA
Topic:  Traditional history of use versus modern supplement conditions of
use

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I just learned about this site from Rod Simmons:
http://mushroomobserver.org

"Purpose: The purpose of this site is to record observations about
mushrooms, help people identify mushrooms they aren¢t familiar with, and
expand the community around the scientific exploration of mushrooms
(mycology). Some have asked what counts as a mushroom. This site takes a
very broad view. While the emphasis is on the large fleshy fungi, other
fungi such as lichens, rust and molds as well as fungus-like organisms
such as slime-molds are all welcome. Ultimately, I hope this site will
become a valuable resource for both amateur and professional mycologists.
I like to think of it as a living field guide for mushrooms or a
collaborative mushroom field journal."

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The Tangled Web of Montana Spiders

As invasive plants take root and spread in the grasslands of Missoula, a
tiny native spider is flourishing on the plants and adding to the havoc on
the ecosystem. Producer Ari Daniel Shapiro met with a scientist who is
monitoring the transformation and trying to keep the cascade of events in
check.

http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=11-P13-00039&segmentID=6

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BSW will be having its next meeting this coming Tuesday, November 1st at 7
pm.

Vicki Funk (http://botany.si.edu/staff/staffPage.cfm?ThisName=16) will be
speaking about:

Collecting Plants in Southern Africa: : A photographic tour of collecting
Compositae in South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana, one of the most
diverse floras on the planet.

Flyer for printing and posting: http://botsoc.org/nov11.pdf

Location:  Cathy Kerby Room (Room CE-340)
Smithsonian Institution, National  Museum of Natural History

All are Welcome.

As usual, light refreshments will be available before and after the
meeting.

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.

Let Larry Dorr know if you are coming to the meeting by October 28 so that
he can arrange for badges.  DORRL@...

Elections: for the year 2012 will be held at this meeting.

Website: http://botsoc.org

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BSW will be having its next meeting this coming Tuesday, November 1st at 7
pm.

Vicki Funk (http://botany.si.edu/staff/staffPage.cfm?ThisName=16) will be
speaking about:

Collecting Plants in Southern Africa: : A photographic tour of collecting
Compositae in South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana, one of the most
diverse floras on the planet.

Flyer for printing and posting: http://botsoc.org/nov11.pdf

Location: Cathy Kerby Room (Room CE-340)
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History

All are Welcome.

As usual, light refreshments will be available before and after the
meeting.

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

Elections: for the year 2012 will be held at this meeting.

Website: http://botsoc.org


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The annual banquet will take place on our regular first Tuesday meeting
night, on Tuesday, December 6th.

Once again, this year it will be held at the Aria Trattoria -
http://www.ariatrattoria.com in the Ronald Reagan Building and
International Trade Center (1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW) near the Federal
Triangle Metro. Parking will be availble there.

If you come to tomorrow's November meeting, and are planning to attend the
banquet, you may wish to give Paul a check for dinner and 2012 dues and
save a stamp.  The price has not gone up from last year, and will be $50
per person.  There will be three options from which to choose, a lamb
dish, a chicken dish and a vegetarian option.


Arrival time is 6:00 pm with cash bar. Dinner served at 7:00 pm; departure
at 8:30 pm. Cost this year is again $50.00 per person (includes DC tax and
gratuity).

Carol Spurrier will be giving the President's Address after dinner.
Directions to the restaurant can be found on the restaurant's web site.


A full invitation will be sent out in the next few days.

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You are invited to a:

Tree Planting Ceremony

Sponsored by VNPS to honor Marion Lobstein¢s contribution to the
Flora of Virginia Project. (http://www.floraofvirginia.org/)
and to honor George Lobstein for his love and support of Marion.

Where: State Arboretum of Virginia at Blandy Experimental Farm
http://blandy.virginia.edu/driving-directions/

When: 1:00pm Tuesday, November 8

Please RSVP by Nov. 6 to Brenda Crawford at brendacrawford90@...

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Potowmack Chapter FALL WALK AT HUNTLEY MEADOWS PARK
Posted Tue, 11/01/2011 - 13:44 by potowmack

FALL WALK AT HUNTLEY MEADOWS PARK Saturday, November 5, 9 to 11am
Join us on Saturday, November 5th for a walk through the Fall at Huntley
Meadows, led by Park Manager Kevin Monroe. Our final event for the year on
the Chesapeake Bay Watershed will be exploring a beautiful fresh water
marsh ecosystem once dominated and maintained by beaver activity. With the
recent reopening of the restored boardwalk this will be an exciting look
at the flora and fauna of the marsh.

Kevin Monroe is an educator and a naturalist. Currently, Kevin is the Park
Manager of Huntley Meadow Park. Previous to this he worked as the Program
Coordinator and Staff Naturalist for the Audubon Society of Northern
Virginia and is still actively involved in the Audubon Society.

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Come one and all!!

Below are links to the invitation to this year's December 6th holiday
banquet and to the form to send in with your reservation and payment.
The dinner will be held at the Aria Trattoria, a restaurant where we have
had it several times before.  We've been able to hold the price to what it
was last year and in 2009 as well.

Invitation: http://botsoc.org/2011banquetinfo.pdf

Banquet and dues payment form:  http://botsoc.org/2011banquetduesform.pdf

Here is a form that you need only fill out if you have some changes you
need to make to your address, email, phone numbers, etc.

http://botsoc.org/update-info.txt


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Banquet time is approaching!!  If you haven't yet sent in your
reservation, email Paul Peterson (PETERSON@...) to tell him you're
coming, rather than sending anything through the postal mail at this
point.  Bring your check with you when you come to the dinner.

Though the invitation asks that you reply by this coming Thursday,
December 1st, Paul said it would be okay to reply by Friday the 2nd.

The banquet will be held on our regular meeting night, December 6, the
first Tuesday of the month at the Aria Trottoria.

Invitation: http://botsoc.org/2011banquetinfo.pdf

Banquet and dues payment form: http://botsoc.org/2011banquetduesform.pdf


Here is a form that you need only fill out if you have some changes you
need to make to your address, email, phone numbers, etc.
http://botsoc.org/update-info.txt

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Tomorrow, Friday December 2 is the deadline for letting Paul Peterson know
you will be coming to the banquet.  If you have not already told him,
email him at PETERSON@... and tell him your choice of entrée (chicken,
lamb or vegetarian). Then bring your check on Tuesday rather than mailing
it to him.

The banquet will be held on our regular meeting night, December 6, the
first Tuesday of the month at the Aria Trattoria.
http://www.ariatrattoria.com

Parking is available below the Reagan Building. Garage entrances are off
14th Street and Pennsylvania Ave. (Parking will be validated by the
restaurant for those who enter the garage after 5 pm); nearest Metro stop
is Federal Triangle (just to the east of the building).

Invitation: http://botsoc.org/2011banquetinfo.pdf

Banquet and dues payment form: http://botsoc.org/2011banquetduesform.pdf


(This is being sent the old way using a BCC rather than the newer mailing
list in case any folks have not been getting messages sent to the mailing
list.)

From MNPS:

MNPS Field Trip: Winter Solstice Walk and Hooley
18 Dec 2011 10:00 AM 
Chapman Forest

Leaders: Rod Simmons and Jim Long
Sponsors: MNPS, VNPS Potowmack Chapter, Mattawoman Watershed Society,
Botanical Society of Washington

Celebrate the winter season in Chapman Forest with its spectacular scenery
and remarkable diversity of native trees. We will mainly walk the highland
areas above the deep ravines and bluffs along the Potomac River from the
section near Glymont to historic Mount Aventine. This is a regionally unique
meeting ground for plants with a primary range in the inner piedmont and
mountains and those of the coastal plain. Anticipating the MNPS Year of the
Oak in 2012, we will see as many as 18 species of oaks, including ancient
pagoda, chinquapin, and northern red oaks, plus ancient beech, 3 hickory
species, 2 hackberry species, the National Champion basswood, slippery elm,
white ash, ancient sassafras, Virginia hop-hornbeam, bladdernut, and many
others. Also a variety of birds such as red-headed woodpecker,
yellow-bellied sapsucker, hermit thrush, wood duck, and bald eagle.
Cancelled for heavy-steady snow, sleet, or pouring rain, but not for snow
flurries or drizzling rain.

Registration is not required.
 
Bring: Wear sturdy shoes and bring lunch or snacks and water.  Most of the
walk traverses rolling, fairly open forest along trails, though some steep
grades will occasionally be encountered.
 
Directions: Take Indian Head Highway (Rt. 210) south from Capital Beltway
(495).  Proceed south on Rt. 210 for app. 15 miles.  Continue on Rt. 210
past the Rt. 227 intersection at Bryans Road (McDonald's, Burger King, and
shopping center on right and a builders supply will be on left) and start
looking for Chapman Landing Road on right.  Take half right on Chapman
Landing Road and proceed a couple of miles to entrance to Mount Aventine on
right.  Park and meet in parking lot at entrance gate.

More information and online registration (optional): MNPS Field Trip: Winter
Solstice Walk and Hooley

Best regards,
Maryland Native Plant Society
http://mdflora.org

Questions? Contact Karyn Molines mnps@...

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From our Vice President:

Start the New Year right by joining us for the Tuesday, January 3rd
meeting with speaker Dr. Vinita Gowda.

Please see http://botsoc.org/jan12.pdf for more information.

Thanks, Robin Everly, Vice President, BSW




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Just to remind you that next week will see the first BSW meeting of 2012.
It will once again be held in the Cathy Kerby Room at the Smithsonian
Institution's Museum of Natural History at 7 PM, preceded by dinner at the
Elephant and Castle.


From our Vice President:

Start the New Year right by joining us for the Tuesday, January 3rd
meeting with speaker Dr. Vinita Gowda.

Please see http://botsoc.org/jan12.pdf for more information.

Thanks, Robin Everly, Vice President, BSW

Happy 2012!


Some botanical news:
http://www.sciencenews.org/index/interest/id/2523/topic/Botany
http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/plants_animals/botany/

And a little story about a seal:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10772980

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(Pardon if you're getting this again.  There have been some issues with
the mailing list and I believe only about 1/3 of addresses were receiving
emails. It has now been sorted out. I hope.)


Just to remind you that next week will see the first BSW meeting of 2012.
It will once again be held in the Cathy Kerby Room at the Smithsonian
Institution's Museum of Natural History at 7 PM, preceded by dinner at the
Elephant and Castle.

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   From our Vice President:

   Start the New Year right by joining us for the Tuesday, January 3rd
   meeting with speaker Dr. Vinita Gowda.

   Please see http://botsoc.org/jan12.pdf for more information.

   Thanks, Robin Everly, Vice President, BSW

   Happy 2012!
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   Some botanical news:
http://www.sciencenews.org/index/interest/id/2523/topic/Botany
http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/plants_animals/botany/

   And a little story about a seal:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10772980


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Article in Thursday's Post:
Botanists agree to loosen Latin¢s grip
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/botanists-agree-to-loosen-latins-g\
rip/2012/01/09/gIQAANVe8P_story.html

And from Nature:
http://blogs.nature.com/news/2012/01/revised-rules-for-botanical-taxonomy-take-e\
ffect.html

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Taxing times for taxonomy
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Taxing+times+taxonomy/6028252/story.html

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April Native Plant sale and other Arlington Parks activities
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vnps-pot/message/3048

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3 Upcoming Spring Wildflower Weekends:

April 25-29 61st annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage
Smoky Mountains National Park
http://www.springwildflowerpilgrimage.org/schedule/

May 4-6 Flora Quest in Adams County, Ohio
http://www.flora-quest.com/

"Established in 2007, Flora-Quest is a hands-on botanical adventure
focusing on native plants and the conservation of natural areas. Centered
at the beautiful Shawnee State Park resort in the middle of Ohio¢s largest
contiguous forest, a mind-boggling array of plants is at our fingertips."

May 10-13 FIFTY­FIRST ANNUAL WEST VIRGINIA WILDFLOWER PILGRIMAGE 
at beautiful Blackwater Falls State Park, Davis, West Virginia
http://www.wvdnr.gov/Wildflower_pilgrimage_2012.pdf

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Next BSW meeting, Tuesday, February 7th. 7 PM Cathy Kerby Room.
Speaker and topic TBA.

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If you have not yet paid your 2012 dues, please send a check
($10 for 1, $15 for 2 at one address)  payable to the
Botanical Society of Washington

To:
Paul Peterson, Treasurer
Smithsonian Institution
Department of Botany, MRC-166
National Museum of Natural History
Washington, DC 20013-7012

peterson@... 202-633-0975

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For a variety of upcoming MNPS events, see: http://mdflora.org/

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The speaker for the February 7th BSW meeting will be Alison Colwell.
Topica TBA.

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Lichen and Moss Workshop  on Saturday March 3rd
at WVU in Morgantown, WV

Dr. Sue Studlar of West Virginia University (botany) will host a workshop
on bryophytes and lichens that will start with a display of lichens and
mosses in the botany lab. The display will include Sphagnum cultures from
ongoing experiments by her students illustrating simple techniques for
culturing these intriguing plants in salsa jars!. This demonstration and
display will be followed by a hands on workshop, focusing on bryophyte and
lichen diversity. After all this mind stretching it will be time for lunch
and conversation before going outside to look at the lichens and mosses in
their native habitat in the WV Botanical Garden. Don Flenniken found 41
species of lichens in this garden, which also features robust mosses,
including Sphagum.

Schedule: 10-11 Open House and specimen viewing
11-12:30 Workshop
12:30-1:30 Lunch (eat on campus or brown bag)
1:30-4:00 Visit the Botanical Garden

Directions: From I-79 exit 155 (Star City) FOLLOW SIGNS FOR WVU (for those
with GPS navigators, the address is 53 Campus Drive, Morgantown WV 26506

Shortly after the turn from the exit ramp there is an entrance to the
University Town Center shopping mall. Continue straight through their
signal toward the Sheetz/MacDonald's plaza. Turn/bear right at that signal
onto Rt. 19 (Monongahela Blvd.). Follow it south, crossing the Star City
Bridge and up the hill to the WVU basketball coliseum (on your right at
the Patteson Dr. intersection).

Continue straight on Rt. 19 (now called Beechurst Ave.), which has center
road dividers (both lanes go through) at the Evansdale campus entrance
(Core Arboretum is on the right). Go down a long hill (elevated train on
right) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgantown_PRT) and through the
signal at the small Seneca Center Mall (on your right). The streets you
pass on the left are named in decreasing numerical sequence from Eighth to
Third. At the next signal, turn left onto Campus Dr. (up a steep hill) and
right at the first driveway into lot 10. The large red brick and green
copper building is Life Sciences (LSB). Park here (or in the lower lot 8,
if full), and enter LSB through the loading dock door (basement level).
The herbarium is down the hall (turn right at the end of the corridor)
next to the elevators. Dr. Ford's office is adjacent in room B2, as well
as upstairs in LSB 5230 (by the bryophyte herbarium).

For questions or information e-mail or call Dr. Donna Ford 304-293-5201
ext 31549 dford2@... Or Dr. Susan Studlar at 304- 293-5201 ext. 31548
sstudlar@....



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This PCA message is being forwarded on behalf of Joe Kirkbride:
Joseph.Kirkbride@...

From: Kwong, Olivia <okwong@...>
To: native-plants <native-plants@...>
Sent: Mon, Jan 23, 2012, 9:39 am
Subject: [PCA] REVIEW: National Fish Wildlife and Plants Climate Adaptation
Strategy -- Open for Public Review

----- Forwarded Message -----
 
As you may know, in 2010, Congress directed the Council on Environmental
Quality and the Interior Department to prepare a national government-wide
strategy for addressing climate change impacts on fish, wildlife and plants.
 
The draft plan is now open for public comment until March 5, 2012. The draft
strategy and portal to submit comments can be found at:
 
http://www.wildlifeadaptationstrategy.gov
 
Attached is a press release issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which co-chaired
development of the draft strategy.

(Note: Rather than being attached, the press release referred to above is
here:
http://www.wildlifeadaptationstrategy.gov/pdf/NFWPCAS_Press_Release.pdf) 


Note that comments can be submitted a few different ways, including online,
or by mailing the form on this web page:
http://www.wildlifeadaptationstrategy.gov/public-comments.php

People may also be interested in the public workshops that will be held (one
as early as this Thursday), where people can learn more, ask questions, and
provide comments on the draft strategy:


http://www.wildlifeadaptationstrategy.gov/public-workshops.php

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Pat Ford asked that this be distributed:

Subject: FW: Survey for National Arboretum
From: Draper, Janet
Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 7:54 AM
 
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Hello everyone – I know many of you have already completed this short
survey for the US National Arboetum, but in case you haven’t, please take a
moment and do so by Friday.  The results of this survey will help determine
the future of the National Arboetum.  

If you care about the Arboretum, let your voice be heard.  
 
Please feel free to share the link with others that Care about the
Arboretum!

Thanks - janet
 
                 Janet Draper          
                       Horticulturist, Smithsonian Gardens
                       600 Maryland Avenue SW, Suite 3300
                       Washington, DC  20024
                       t: 202.633.3806
 
               
 
 
 

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Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:26:31 -0500
From: Emanuela Appetiti <eappetiti@...>
Subject: an interview about our research on Renaissance Herbals

Some time ago, Tania Marien, a botanical artist who lives in
California, interviewed us to know more about our work on Renaissance
botanical illustration, intrigued by our PLANT website. With the
occasion, she also asked us some questions about the Institute for the
Preservation of Medical Traditions, and our research, in general. The
interview has been published today in her beautiful, very
informative blog (which is worthy a visit, regardless our interview):
ArtPlantae.
 

Here is the link: http://artplantaetoday.com/
 
You can leave a comment, if you wish.
 
Hope you will enjoy it!

Thanks and ciao for now,


Emanuela

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Note to BSW members: After writing to BSW member Peter Whitney last night,
I received an email from his wife, Martha, this morning.

Dear Kathy,
Peter is in Virginia Hospital Center in a coma.  He underwent another
open heart surgery and has not regained conciousness.  We are watching,
hoping, praying. could you please share this with the society?  All
thoughts and energy for healing and peace most gratefully accepted.
Martha

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New Plant Hardiness Zone Map
http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/
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Winter Tree ID Hike on Saturday, February 18 led by Rod Simmons
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Message from VNPS list about upcoming local documentary called The Meadow
Project.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vnps-pot/message/3059
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1879713219/the-meadow-project
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BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON
930th meeting
Flyer available at: http://botsoc.org/feb12.pdf

Date: Tuesday, 7 February, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
Speaker: Dr. Alison Colwell
Topic: The Yosemite Sky Islands Project
(with a brief detour to the Long Bridge in Washington DC)
Location: Cathy Kerby Room (CE-340), Smithsonian Institution,
National Museum of Natural History.

ALL ARE WELCOME

Light refreshments will be served.

Pre-meeting dinner: 5:30 pm at the Elephant & Castle Pub and Restaurant,
1201 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Phone: 202-347-7707.  The restaurant is
diagonally across from the Old Post Office Pavilion at 12thand
Pennsylvania, a few blocks from the museum.  Federal Triangle
(Orange/Blue) is the closest Metro Station and Metro Center
(Red/Orange/Blue) is nearby.

If you do not have an SI badge, please let Robin Everly (everlyr@...)
know if you are coming to the meeting by February 6, so she can arrange
for badges.

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Upcoming speakers:

March 6 - Alan Whittemore – Research on genus Celtis
April 3 – Daniel Bell - Blueberry genetics
May 1   — TBD
June 5  - Tom Mirenda – Orchids of Western Australia
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I was informed today by Julie Moore of the very sad news that Larry Morse
has died. She just today received an email from Kat Maybury of
NatureServe.

From: Kat Maybury
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 5:39 PM
Subject: Larry Morse

All, I just got a call from John Kartesz who told me that Larry Morse
passed away recently. John just found out and didn't know many details
except that Larry died at home. John said he would let me know about any
funeral or memorial arrangements that the family makes. I will pass that
along to you all and to the network botanists as soon as I know. I’m sorry
I don't have more information but I just thought you all would want to
know. -Kat
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BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON
930th meeting
Flyer available at: http://botsoc.org/feb12.pdf

Date: Tuesday, 7 February, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
Speaker: Dr. Alison Colwell
Topic: The Yosemite Sky Islands Project
(with a brief detour to the Long Bridge in Washington DC)
Location: Cathy Kerby Room (CE-340), Smithsonian Institution,
National Museum of Natural History.

ALL ARE WELCOME

Light refreshments will be served.

Pre-meeting dinner: 5:30 pm at the Elephant & Castle Pub and Restaurant,
1201 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Phone: 202-347-7707. The restaurant is
diagonally across from the Old Post Office Pavilion at 12thand
Pennsylvania, a few blocks from the museum. Federal Triangle
(Orange/Blue) is the closest Metro Station and Metro Center
(Red/Orange/Blue) is nearby.

If you do not have an SI badge, please let Robin Everly (everlyr@...)
know if you are coming to the meeting by February 6, so she can arrange
for badges.

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We have lost to Alabama two long time members of the BSW.  Lafayette and
Ann Frederick have recently moved to Tuskegee where Dr. Frederick is now a
visiting scientist at Tuskegee University.
http://cahnrsalumni.wsu.edu/profile/lafayette-frederick/
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Reed sprouts are covered with thick ice at lake Zwischenahner Meer in
northern Germany, Jan. 31, 2012.
http://www.csmonitor.com/CSM-Photo-Galleries/In-Pictures/Europe-s-deep-freeze/(p\
hoto)/438234
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3 Spring fieldtrips have been scheduled.  March 31 and April 7 to the
Billy Goat Trail area.  April 14 to Turkey Run.
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There were two special treats on the refreshments table last evening. Our
speaker, Allison Colwell, brought a box of Bombolas de pimienta rosa y
chocolate negro. And Julie Moore brought a tasty concoction of her own
creation, chocolate covered nuts and cranberries.
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Post Moss - Urban Jungle
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/metro/urban-jungle/winter-2012/inde\
x.html?media=6
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Lahr Native Plant Symposium: Native Plants: Inspiring New Directions
March 31, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm Beltsville Area Research Center

Brochure http://www.usna.usda.gov/Education/Lahr2012.pdf
Link for registration: http://www.usna.usda.gov/Education/registration.html
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George Washington visited on June 10 and September 2, 1787, the gardens
that John Bartram, Jr., had inherited from his botanist father in 1771
(Diaries, 5:166,183). The gardens were located on the west bank of the
Schuylkill River three miles southwest of Philadelphia, and almost
twenty-one years later, in March 1792, Washington ordered over 200 trees
and shrubs for Mount Vernon from Bartram's garden. The date for
Washington's order is taken from his docket on the cover, which reads
"List of Plants & Shrubs from Mr Bartram March--1792" and from his
directions for his gardener John Christian Ehlers of 7 Nov. 1792, in which
GW refers to Bartram's "Catalogue of Mar: 92." This document is printed
(on website) below; the original is found in the Washington Papers at the
Library of Congress (DLC:GW).

See the Catalogue of Trees, Shrubs & Plants, of Jno. Bartram at
http://gwpapers.virginia.edu/documents/bartram/index.html
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