<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Our next meeting will be on April Fool's Day. The speaker originally scheduled is not able to speak that night, so as soon as a speaker is confirmed, another email will be sent out.<br></div><div><br></div><div>We have three field trips scheduled so far. The first and third will be on Saturdays, March 29 and April 5, meeting at 8am across from Old Angler's Inn.   The second will be on Saturday, April 12 at Turkey Run in Virginia.</div>Details can be found here: <a href="http://botsoc.org/bswfieldtrips.html" target="_blank">http://botsoc.org/bswfieldtrips.html</a><br><br>Recording of our March 4 meeting with <br>Speaker: Alina Puig, PhD, Research Plant Pathologist at USDA-ARS<br>Title: Theobroma Cacao Cultivation and Diseases <br><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/vK7CZcyKbWpgzJ51i1_f8km2w2Wm2OewH5VipaTEa9VJ3GxWwtBLY28ndP4pPEbY.KLlChALsJFqKFSxf" target="_blank">https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/vK7CZcyKbWpgzJ51i1_f8km2w2Wm2OewH5VipaTEa9VJ3GxWwtBLY28ndP4pPEbY.KLlChALsJFqKFSxf</a> <br>Passcode: 1.n2jG?w<br><br><br>Wednesday, March 12 - at 7:30pm - Webinar - The Wild World of Oaks — Majestic, Iconic, and Indispensable, presented by Dr. Randi Eckel (Register at this link)<br><a href="https://npsnj.org/event/the-wild-world-of-oaks-majestic-iconic-and-indispensable-presented-by-dr-randi-eckel/" target="_blank">https://npsnj.org/event/the-wild-world-of-oaks-majestic-iconic-and-indispensable-presented-by-dr-randi-eckel/</a><br><br>Thursday, March 13 - 7pm - Weird and Wonderful Native Orchids with Melissa McCormick [via Zoom]<br><a href="https://vnps.org/potowmack/events/our-native-orchids-with-melissa-mccormick-via-zoom/" target="_blank">https://vnps.org/potowmack/events/our-native-orchids-with-melissa-mccormick-via-zoom/</a><br><br>Wednesday, March 19 at 7pm - Webinar: Weeds as Workhorses - featuring Ethan Dropkin - of Larry Weaner Associates - <br><a href="https://npsnj.org/.../weeds-as-workhorses-by-ethan-dropkin/" target="_blank">https://npsnj.org/.../weeds-as-workhorses-by-ethan-dropkin/</a><br><br>Thursday, March 20 - 7pm - Impact of Invasive Plants on Native Biotic Communities in Eastern Virginia, with Jim Perry, via Zoom<br><a href="https://vnps.org/johnclayton/events/impact-of-invasive-plants-on-native-biotic-communities-in-eastern-virginia-via-zoom/" target="_blank">https://vnps.org/johnclayton/events/impact-of-invasive-plants-on-native-biotic-communities-in-eastern-virginia-via-zoom/</a><br><br>Tuesday, March 18, 10:00 PM: Catherine Young. Analysis of Potential Hazards to<br>the Future Conservation of the Endemic Alpine Species Packera franciscana<br><a href="https://aznps.com/event/flagstaff-chapter-meeting-5/" target="_blank">https://aznps.com/event/flagstaff-chapter-meeting-5/</a><br><br>After 2,000 Years, These Date Seeds Have Finally Sprouted<br><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/02/how-to-grow-a-date-tree-from-2000-year-old-seeds/606079/?gift=hl5XMy3HWJ64YOLiuKY__8mrrEVBHKRlbqrtQP8MWk4&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share" target="_blank">https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/02/how-to-grow-a-date-tree-from-2000-year-old-seeds/606079/?gift=hl5XMy3HWJ64YOLiuKY__8mrrEVBHKRlbqrtQP8MWk4&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share</a><br><br>Ash Borer Research Focuses on Trees that are Naturally Resistant to the Invasive Pest<br><a href="https://www.turfnet.com/news.html/ash-borer-research-focuses-on-trees-that-are-naturally-resistant-to-the-invasive-pest-r2122/" target="_blank">https://www.turfnet.com/news.html/ash-borer-research-focuses-on-trees-that-are-naturally-resistant-to-the-invasive-pest-r2122/</a><br><br>Nearly Half of Popular Tropical Plant Groups Related to Birds-of-Paradise and Bananas are Threatened with Extinction<br><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-03-popular-tropical-groups-birds-paradise.html" target="_blank">https://phys.org/news/2025-03-popular-tropical-groups-birds-paradise.html</a><br><br><br></div>
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