From kathy at fred.net Mon May 2 08:18:27 2016 From: kathy at fred.net (Kathy Bilton) Date: Mon, 2 May 2016 11:18:27 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] Tomorrow: National Seed Strategy + Beetles with Warren Message-ID: BSW's Warren Steiner will be co-teaching a seminar from July 17-23 at Eagle Hill in Maine. "Beetles:Diversity, Identification, and Natural History in Maine and Around the World" http://eaglehill.us/programs/nhs/seminar-flyer-pdfs/2016_CD_Hevel_Beetles.pdf The full calendar of Eagle Hill May to September events is here: http://www.eaglehill.us/programs/nhs/nhs-calendar.shtml Eagle Hill: http://www.eaglehill.us/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Reminder - tomorrow at 7PM Megan Haidet of the Bureau of Land Management will be speaking to us on the topic of National Seed Strategy & Seeds of Success. Location: VZ Conference Room (WG 33) Ground Floor of the West Wing, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 10th St. and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC. Please email Rob Soreng at the address sorengr at si.edu by this afternoon (May 2) to arrange for a pass to get to the meeting room if you are not on the list already. Pre-meeting dinner: 5:30 P.M. at the Elephant & Castle Pub and Restaurant, 1201 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington. 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. From kathy at fred.net Thu May 5 09:10:54 2016 From: kathy at fred.net (Kathy Bilton) Date: Thu, 5 May 2016 12:10:54 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] Upcoming BioBlitz - May 20-21 + June 7 meeting Message-ID: Next meeting: Tuesday, June 7 at 7 PM Speaker Alice Tangerini Topic: Botanical Illustration +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ National Parks BioBlitz 2016: Washington D.C. May 20-21 It is my understanding that one can still sign up as a leader until this weekend - but possibly only as a "Pro-Observer". See this page for details: https://nationalgeographic.formstack.com/forms/national_parks_bioblitz_2016_washington_dc_scientist_registration BioBlitz 2016: Washington, D.C. http://education.nationalgeographic.org/projects/bioblitz/washington-dc-2016 From kathy at fred.net Mon May 23 09:31:22 2016 From: kathy at fred.net (Kathy Bilton) Date: Mon, 23 May 2016 12:31:22 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] June 7: "Where I draw the Line" Message-ID: Next BSW meeting will be two weeks from tomorrow, on June 7 at 7 PM Speaker: Alice Tangerini of the Botany Department of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution Topic: Working for Botanists: Where I draw the Line Flier for posting: http://botsoc.org/jun16.pdf ======================================================== One of our recent speakers; Meet the Bee Expert who Helped Invent the BioBlitz http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2016/05/19/meet-the-bee-expert-who-helped-invent-the-bioblitz/ BioBlitz2016 Takeaway: How Geology Shapes Nature in Washington, D.C. http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2016/05/20/bioblitz2016-takeaway-how-geology-shapes-nature-in-washington-d-c/ BSW Webpage: http://botsoc.org From kathy at fred.net Mon May 2 10:18:27 2016 From: kathy at fred.net (Kathy Bilton) Date: Mon, 2 May 2016 11:18:27 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] Tomorrow: National Seed Strategy + Beetles with Warren Message-ID: BSW's Warren Steiner will be co-teaching a seminar from July 17-23 at Eagle Hill in Maine. "Beetles:Diversity, Identification, and Natural History in Maine and Around the World" http://eaglehill.us/programs/nhs/seminar-flyer-pdfs/2016_CD_Hevel_Beetles.pdf The full calendar of Eagle Hill May to September events is here: http://www.eaglehill.us/programs/nhs/nhs-calendar.shtml Eagle Hill: http://www.eaglehill.us/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Reminder - tomorrow at 7PM Megan Haidet of the Bureau of Land Management will be speaking to us on the topic of National Seed Strategy & Seeds of Success. Location: VZ Conference Room (WG 33) Ground Floor of the West Wing, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 10th St. and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC. Please email Rob Soreng at the address sorengr at si.edu by this afternoon (May 2) to arrange for a pass to get to the meeting room if you are not on the list already. Pre-meeting dinner: 5:30 P.M. at the Elephant & Castle Pub and Restaurant, 1201 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington. 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. From kathy at fred.net Thu May 5 11:10:54 2016 From: kathy at fred.net (Kathy Bilton) Date: Thu, 5 May 2016 12:10:54 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] Upcoming BioBlitz - May 20-21 + June 7 meeting Message-ID: Next meeting: Tuesday, June 7 at 7 PM Speaker Alice Tangerini Topic: Botanical Illustration +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ National Parks BioBlitz 2016: Washington D.C. May 20-21 It is my understanding that one can still sign up as a leader until this weekend - but possibly only as a "Pro-Observer". See this page for details: https://nationalgeographic.formstack.com/forms/national_parks_bioblitz_2016_washington_dc_scientist_registration BioBlitz 2016: Washington, D.C. http://education.nationalgeographic.org/projects/bioblitz/washington-dc-2016 From kathy at fred.net Mon May 23 11:31:22 2016 From: kathy at fred.net (Kathy Bilton) Date: Mon, 23 May 2016 12:31:22 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] June 7: "Where I draw the Line" Message-ID: Next BSW meeting will be two weeks from tomorrow, on June 7 at 7 PM Speaker: Alice Tangerini of the Botany Department of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution Topic: Working for Botanists: Where I draw the Line Flier for posting: http://botsoc.org/jun16.pdf ======================================================== One of our recent speakers; Meet the Bee Expert who Helped Invent the BioBlitz http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2016/05/19/meet-the-bee-expert-who-helped-invent-the-bioblitz/ BioBlitz2016 Takeaway: How Geology Shapes Nature in Washington, D.C. http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2016/05/20/bioblitz2016-takeaway-how-geology-shapes-nature-in-washington-d-c/ BSW Webpage: http://botsoc.org