Hello all, I've received a few messages requesting an update on my proposed lichen air-quality monitoring project. Presently, the project is still in the...
This is a list of lichens I have found in a park in Chicago (Jackson Park along Lake Michigan for those who know the city). Can anyone comment as to whether...
Rich, Most of these are fairly common and weedy, but are you sure you got Thelocarpon? That's rather rare. Where did you find it? Jim -- ...
Jim Bennett
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Feb 15, 2006 9:53 pm
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Jim and others--not easy to find but often on old bricks or "clunkers" along old RR beds. How to let this group know that my email address has changed?? ...
lay239@...
Feb 16, 2006 1:17 pm
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An address change from Elisabeth Lay of Boston: Hello, I have just switched my e-mail address from lay239@... to elisabethlay@.... Please use this...
E - I've never seen Thelocarpon in the field, and there are only 2 collections in WI according to Thomson. I need to see it someday. To change your email with...
Jim Bennett
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Feb 16, 2006 3:11 pm
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There's some pictures of Thelocarpon laureri at ITALIC: http://dbiodbs.univ.trieste.it/ The spores are small and numerous. That should be a givaway. there's a...
Rich, Alien versus native was a project of mine when researching lichens. If you consider USDA Plants database to be a good source then all species come up as...
Rich recently initiated some good discussion of native versus non-native lichens. The thing to keep in mind about lichens is that they are the perfect pioneer...
tim gerk
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Mar 6, 2006 1:10 pm
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The reason I had asked for information about native vs alien lichens is that "bob the chemist" wants to do a study about lichens and air pollution. See message...
Thanks for the compliment on my NPLichen website. Please note that mapping capability is at my site. You can select either a list of parks a species is in, or...
James P. Bennett
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Mar 6, 2006 4:35 pm
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Greetings: On Sunday April 30 I will be leading a lichen search at Corron Farm. The location is in Kane County, IL. It will run from 10:00 until 2:00 (or...
HYDE PARK LICHEN PROJECT SCHEDULE Rich Hyerczyk of Morton Arboretum will continue his project to identify local lichen species. All interested residents are...
After one visit to Corron Fam in Kane County, IL here is a list of what we saw. ACAROSPORA A. Massal. Acarospora fuscata (Schrader) Arnold On a weathered...
Would anyone have any information on lichen studies for students in ecology courses? I want to offer some kind of lichen study as part of an ecology course. I...
Rich, I "developed" a field experience for high-school students that had them estimate lichen density on trees at the CSU campus. Students were given ...
Just a reminder that the Chicago Lichenological Society will be looking for the lichen flora at Corron Farm in Kane County on Sunday April 30 from 10 am to 2...
(This was sent to me from Doug Greene from the LICHEN CLASS group. I am forwarding it to Chicago members. To all who are interested. Clifford Wetmore has...
Dear Colleagues, With grief I am informing you all that Dr. P.G. Patwardhan, a pioneer Lichenologist of India has passed away on15-05-2006 morning around 10.00...
I just uploaded some new photos to my JPDenk photo album from my recent trip to Kentucky. The new photos are DSC5840 and 5841, Cladonia coniocraea, and a...
Dear Chicago Lichens Group: I am planning a two day overnight trip to Alden in McHenry County, Illinois over the October 14-15 weekend at the Small Waters ...
Hello all, As some of you already know, I'm exploring ways of using lichen to assess air quality in south side Chicago. Over the next six weeks, high school...
Directions to Kane County, Illinois FIELD TRIP SUNDAY JULY 2, 2006 10:00 TO 2:00 BRING HAND LENS AND LUNCH AND H2O Corron Farm (owned by Campton Township,...
I posted this via email but do not see it on the message list so I am re-posting via yahoo .......... Hi All, Never occurred to me to look for a lichen group...
Hi All, Never occurred to me to look for a lichen group on Yahoo. Although an amateur naturalist all my life, I must confess that I can not think of the name...
Hello Jack, I am looking forward to meeting you in McHenry Co. I go out with Rich a lot, but don't have a good memory for lichen names, so I don't know that...
... I have only seen 3 species out here in about 10 years so it should be pretty easy to remember them once I learn them. For some reason, I just have not...
Welcome Jack, Yes there are lichens in Chicago as in Chicago proper. I haven't seen any of the British Soldiers in the city. But I have seen some crustose...
... Interesting as I lived on the NW side (Montrose and Austin) and never saw a lichen in the neighborhood. Don't believe there were any at North Park Village...
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