[Botsocwash] (BSW) March 5 meeting + Further info regarding February Lena Artz talk + Fieldtrips + Dues

[Kathy BILTON]

Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, March 5 at 7pm with Zoom "doors"
opening by 6:45.  This will be a hybrid meeting. Those planning to attend
in person should plan to enter the museum using the Constitution Avenue
entrance and wait to be escorted up to VZ Conference Room (WG 33). Please
arrive by

The speaker will be Melissa McCormick, Senior Scientist, SI Environmental
Research Center whose general topic will be orchid ecology.
https://serc.si.edu/staff/melissa-mccormick/mccormickm6122002

Zoom info:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86118100862?pwd=akJraFhNZzg5TEJMSkhITlRHRmF3QT09
Meeting ID: 861 1810 0862
Passcode: 862175
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Information about 2024 dues can be found towards the bottom of this email.
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Spring Field Trips

Four Saturday trips are planned.  There will be two to Bear Island near
Great Falls on March 30 and April 13; and on April 6, a trip to Turkey Run.
Finally, and further afield, a trip to Ferry Hill near Sharpsburg on April
20. All trips are rain or shine. Trip information can be found here:
http://botsoc.org/bswfieldtrips.html.
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Re: the February meeting with Andrea Weeks:

A website she had found useful in her research:
Link natural history specimens to the world's collectors:
https://bionomia.net/

A very recent article she wrote:
Weeks, A. 2024. In Memoriam: Lena Artz (1891–1976), a Hidden Figure of 20th
century Southeastern US Botany. Castanea 88(2): 297-311.
https://bioone.org/journals/castanea/volume-88/issue-2/0008-7475.88.2.297/In-Memoriam--Lena-Artz-18911976-a-Hidden-Figure-of/10.2179/0008-7475.88.2.297.short

The February 6 meeting was not recorded, however, there is a recording of a
similar talk she gave at the Fort Worth Botanical Garden in September 2022
entitled: The Life and Scientific Legacy of Lena Artz: A Hidden Figure of
Central Appalachian Shale Barren Botany.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8esJ5UGk98

And I see that on this coming Sunday, February 11, there is a VNPS
presentation at Belle Grove, an estate formerly owned by Francis W.
Hunnewell II, the botanical associate of Lena Artz who was featured in the
presentation given for BSW. This event is sold out, but the presentation
will also be offered on February 18.
https://vnps.org/piedmont/events/plant-life-in-the-shenandoah-valley-with-richard-stromberg/
https://www.bellegrove.org/calendar/plant-life-in-the-shenandoah-valley

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Dues for 2024

There are two ways to pay Botanical Society of Washington 2024 Dues ($10
for individual or $15 for two at one address) to the Treasurer.

1) Mail check payable to Botanical Society of Washington and send to:
    Paul Peterson, Treasurer
    Department of Botany, MRC 166
    National Museum of Natural History
    Washington, DC 20013-7012

2) Pay using Venmo: Paul Peterson: @BotSoc-Wash

Instructions for those new to Venmo:

1. Set up Venmo app on your phone
2. Link to method of payment, such as a bank account or credit card
3. Select pay
4. Enter  @BotSoc-Wash on the Add Recipients line
5. Enter dollar amount, such as $10 or $15
6. Enter  Dues  on the What's it for line
7. Select  Pay  and follow instructions, if you have more than one bank
listed you are prompted to select one or the other

You actually do not need to use Paul's name. All you need is the Venmo
name  @BotSoc-Wash. If you search Paul Peterson in Venmo you will see the
Botanical Society of Washington logo taken from the coffee mug and the
Venmo name @BotSoc-Wash.

There are no fees if you use your bank  account; there is a 3% fee if you
use a credit card.
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