[Botsocwash] Reminder: Next BSW meeting in one week on Feb. 6 + MNPS tonight +MISC.

Kathy BILTON kbilton at gmail.com
Tue Jan 30 14:02:11 CST 2024


The next Botanical Society of Washington meeting will be on Tuesday,
February 6 at 7pm with the Zoom doors opening by 6:45pm.

The speaker: Andrea Weeks, Ph.D., George Mason University
Topic: "Common Ground of Fellow Botanists: Lena Artz and Francis W.
Hunnewell II in the Shenandoah Valley"

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89154323931?pwd=MG1jZStnNW1sUFpHcnpIRC9QNEJiZz09
Meeting ID: 891 5432 3931
Passcode: 991986

http://botsoc.org/feb24.pdf
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Tuesday, January 30  -  7pm - Zoom
MNPS Monthly Program: Are Native Plants Warming to a Changing Climate? by
Dr. Sara Tangren
https://mdflora.org/event-5450022

Phoenix Trees
https://www.loe.org/shows/shows.html?programID=24-P13-00004#feature5

January-March 2024 Plant Press
https://nmnh.typepad.com/files/vol27no1.pdf

The Wisconsin State Herbarium (WIS) within the Department of Botany at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks applicants for a permanent Collections
Manager. Deadline for applications: February 15, 2024.
https://jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/herbarium-collections-manager-madison-wisconsin-united-states

Wildflowers in Winter presented by Mary Anne Borge
(and other presentations)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvJ0M75TCNnmork9LDhBU7A

Something Wild: The Fir Wave Phenomenon and Other Challenges in NH's White
Mountains
https://www.nhpr.org/show/something-wild/2024-01-26/something-wild-the-fir-wave-phenomenon-and-other-challenges-in-nh-white-mountains

Why pawpaws are hard to find in stores - Marketplace
https://www.marketplace.org/2024/01/19/why-youll-have-a-hard-time-buying-the-most-american-fruit/


The World Hasn’t Seen Cicadas Like This Since 1803
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/19/science/cicadas-emergence-broods.html?unlocked_article_code=1.O00.gmNd.ah_j3RyFQZpy&smid=em-share

What is Pando? A Guide to One of Utah’s Most Unassuming Natural Wonders.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/08/20/what-is-pando-guide-one-utahs-most/

A Plant That Flowers Underground Is New to Science, but Not to Borneo
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/20/science/underground-palm-borneo.html?unlocked_article_code=1.PU0.aGyS.7gsF0E0Krhu8&smid=em-share

To Avert Species' Extinction, Western Massachusetts Researchers Plant
Appalachian Trees in Franklin County
https://www.nepm.org/regional-news/2024-01-17/to-avert-species-extinction-western-mass-researchers-plant-appalachian-trees-in-franklin-county

Her Dried-Up Yard Won an ‘Ugliest Lawn’ Award. She Hopes It Inspires Others.
https://wapo.st/48zV246

Metairie Couple Fights to Keep Their Native Plant Garden
https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/jefferson/metairie-couple-fights-to-keep-their-native-plant-garden-jefferson-local-news/289-518d31ab-20da-47af-8f98-7740e60584eb

Unusual Chemical Transforms Seedlings into Super Plants
https://scitechdaily.com/accidental-discovery-how-a-whiff-of-an-unusual-chemical-transforms-seedlings-into-super-plants/

I Couldn't Get Mortgage after Japanese Knotweed was Found Nearby... It
wasn't Even on My Property
https://www.the-sun.com/news/10128836/couldnt-get-mortgage-japanese-knotweed-found-nearby/

Mystery of the Quantum Lentils: Are Legumes Exchanging Secret Signals?
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034691-200-mystery-of-the-quantum-lentils-are-legumes-exchanging-secret-signals

A Window into Plant Evolution: The Unusual Genetic Journey of Lycophytes
https://phys.org/news/2024-01-window-evolution-unusual-genetic-journey.html

Trail Community Reels From Death of Well-Known Hiker in White Mountains
https://thetrek.co/appalachian-trail/trail-community-reels-from-death-of-well-known-hiker-in-white-mountains/

After 31 Years, Feds Move Ahead with Plans to Introduce Grizzlies to
Bitterroot Mountains
https://www.outdoorlife.com/conservation/grizzly-bear-reintroduction-bitterroot-mountains/
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