[Botsocwash] (BSW) Next meeting April 1 + Field trips + Misc.

[KATHY BILTON]

Our next meeting (hybrid) will be on Tuesday, April 1 at 7pm with Zoom
doors opening by 6:45pm. The In-person location: W405/406 in the Botany
Department
in the National Museum of Natural History

The speaker will be Tim Makepeace, the orchardist at Peirce Mill.  He will
share the history of the Peirce family with a special focus on Joshua
Peirce and his Linnean Hill Nursery and orchard. For nearly a decade,
Tim has worked to reestablish the orchard that occupied what is now the
grounds of Peirce Mill in Rock Creek Park and neighboring Hillwood Estate,
Museum, and Gardens. https://www.friendsofpeircemill.org/

*Pre-meeting dinner:* 5:30 P.M. at the Elephant and 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 12th
and Pennsylvania, a few blocks from the Museum, with Federal Triangle the
nearest Metro station, and Metro Center also nearby.

http://www.elephantcastle.com/dc_penn

*NOTE:* Contact Rob Soreng at sorengr at si.edu if you plan to go to the
pre-meeting dinner so he can include you in the reservation.

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Our speaker for May 6th will be Amy Highland. Amy is the curator at the US
Botanic Garden. Her topic will be ‘Curation at Botanic Gardens to Prevent
Extinction.'
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3 BSW Field trips are coming up on March 29, April 5 and April 12.  See the
webpage for details: http://botsoc.org/bswfieldtrips.html

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2 Upcoming Field Trips Sponsored by the Natural History Society of Maryland:

   Wednesday, April 2 - Spring Wildflower Hike at Shenks Ferry

https://www.marylandnature.org/get-involved/events/event/spring-wildflower-hike-at-shenks-ferry/

   Sunday, April 6 - Historic Tales and Virginia Bluebells - Susquehanna
State Park

https://www.marylandnature.org/get-involved/events/event/historic-tales-and-virginia-bluebells/
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VPS events: https://vnps.org/events/
MNPS Events: https://mdflora.org/events

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Open since 1917, Lilypons Water Gardens will be Closing for Good on March 28
https://lilypons.com/visit-us/

The Wild World of Oaks — Majestic, Iconic, and Indispensable, presented by
Dr. Randi Eckel (Recording)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQfxhyHSpak&t=1s

Science May Bring Back America’s Most Valuable Tree
https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/insight/2025/02/23/beehler-chestnut-tree-america-blight-gmos-science/stories/202502230056ttraction

Oaks on Postage Stamps
https://www.internationaloaksociety.org/content/oaks-postage-stamps

The Joyful Botanist: Something Spicy
https://smokymountainnews.com/outdoors/item/39254-the-joyful-botanist-something-spicy

600 Million Years of Shared Environmental Stress Response Found in Algae
and Plants
https://phys.org/news/2025-03-million-years-environmental-stress-response.html
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