From kathy at fred.net  Mon Jun  5 04:39:55 2017
From: kathy at fred.net (Kathy Bilton)
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2017 07:39:55 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [BSW] Meeting tomorrow + Tri-state conference information
Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1706050727020.68152@shell.xecu.net>

Meeting tomorrow, June 6 at 7 P.M.
Speaker: Dr. Melanie Schori, Nomenclatural Taxonomist, USDA
Topic: "Hollies and friends: a closer look at flowers and fruits"

Flier: http://botsoc.org/jun17.pdf

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 Erika Gardner at the address gardnere at si.edu to
arrange for a pass to get to the meeting room.

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.

----------------------------------------------------------

Information is now avaiilable about the September 29 ? October 1 Tri-state
Native Plant Conference at NCTC in Shepherdstown.

Registration for the Conference, "Nature Knows No Boundaries" opened on
June 1.

https://mdflora.org/event-2434880
or
http://vnps.org/tri-state-native-plant-conference-2017/

-------------------------------------------------------------


Note: Melanie Schori's last name was misspelled in the announcement sent 
out May 28.

From kathy at fred.net  Tue Jun 13 13:31:14 2017
From: kathy at fred.net (Kathy Bilton)
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 16:31:14 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [BSW] Field trip Sunday, July 9  + NPS activity at Carderock
Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1706131353330.34286@shell.xecu.net>

There is now a summer field trip on the docket for Sunday, July 9 at 8 a.m.
going to the same area where we have been having spring field trips, 
namely the Bear Island area near the C and O Canal, with parking across 
from Old Angler's Inn.

Note that the meeting time is 8 a.m. which takes into account the 
likelihood of there being more people vying for parking during the summer 
as well as nigher temperatures.

http://botsoc.org/bswfieldtrips.html

Next meeting: Members' Night on September 5
---------------------------------------------

Some may be interested in this relatively new (4 yrs?) native plant 
nursery out in Loudoun: http://www.watermarkwoods.com/

---------------------------------------------

Below is an email written by the president of the MNPS regarding goings-on 
at Carderock to Emily Hewitt who is the Volunteer Program Manager for the 
park.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 12:33:04 -0400
From: Kirsten Johnson <kirsten2622 at comcast.net>

Dear Emily Hewitt,

We have learned from our long-time member and past President, Marney Bruce, about NPS activity in the climbing wall area of Carderock. Specifically, shredded hardwood mulch has been spread on the paths and access to the main wildflower trail has been blocked. That trail has long been used for plant identification and teaching by Maryland Native Plant Society, Audubon Naturalist Society, Botanical Society of Washington and others. We have not seen evidence that use of the trail was causing any harm, but its closure - if permanent - will greatly diminish the public?s ability to learn about and appreciate the unique botanical diversity at Carderock.

In addition, the use of hardwood mulch is completely inappropriate at Carderock. The plants in that area are primarily acid-loving, meaning they grow best in low pH soil. Hardwood mulch is known to raise soil pH. That mulch should be removed as soon as possible to avoid damage to the flora of the area.

We recognize that the Park Service?s actions were well-intentioned, and we hope you will reconsider your decision to close the wildflower trail and that the hardwood mulch will soon be removed.

Yours truly,
Kirsten Johnson
President, Maryland Native Plant Society

From kathy at fred.net  Tue Jun 13 13:36:51 2017
From: kathy at fred.net (Kathy Bilton)
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 16:36:51 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [BSW] PS re: Carderock
Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1706131633570.34286@shell.xecu.net>

If I'd looked further down into my emails I would have seen that Emily had 
addressed the questions about what was happening at Carderock.  She said 
that this mulching had been going on for 10 years and that it has not 
appeared to have adversely affected the area.  She also said thre were 
numerous points of entry to the wildflower trail but planned to visit the 
site to check things out.


From kathy at fred.net  Mon Jun  5 06:39:55 2017
From: kathy at fred.net (Kathy Bilton)
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2017 07:39:55 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [BSW] Meeting tomorrow + Tri-state conference information
Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1706050727020.68152@shell.xecu.net>

Meeting tomorrow, June 6 at 7 P.M.
Speaker: Dr. Melanie Schori, Nomenclatural Taxonomist, USDA
Topic: "Hollies and friends: a closer look at flowers and fruits"

Flier: http://botsoc.org/jun17.pdf

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 Erika Gardner at the address gardnere at si.edu to
arrange for a pass to get to the meeting room.

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.

----------------------------------------------------------

Information is now avaiilable about the September 29 ? October 1 Tri-state
Native Plant Conference at NCTC in Shepherdstown.

Registration for the Conference, "Nature Knows No Boundaries" opened on
June 1.

https://mdflora.org/event-2434880
or
http://vnps.org/tri-state-native-plant-conference-2017/

-------------------------------------------------------------


Note: Melanie Schori's last name was misspelled in the announcement sent 
out May 28.

From kathy at fred.net  Tue Jun 13 15:31:14 2017
From: kathy at fred.net (Kathy Bilton)
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 16:31:14 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [BSW] Field trip Sunday, July 9  + NPS activity at Carderock
Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1706131353330.34286@shell.xecu.net>

There is now a summer field trip on the docket for Sunday, July 9 at 8 a.m.
going to the same area where we have been having spring field trips, 
namely the Bear Island area near the C and O Canal, with parking across 
from Old Angler's Inn.

Note that the meeting time is 8 a.m. which takes into account the 
likelihood of there being more people vying for parking during the summer 
as well as nigher temperatures.

http://botsoc.org/bswfieldtrips.html

Next meeting: Members' Night on September 5
---------------------------------------------

Some may be interested in this relatively new (4 yrs?) native plant 
nursery out in Loudoun: http://www.watermarkwoods.com/

---------------------------------------------

Below is an email written by the president of the MNPS regarding goings-on 
at Carderock to Emily Hewitt who is the Volunteer Program Manager for the 
park.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 12:33:04 -0400
From: Kirsten Johnson <kirsten2622 at comcast.net>

Dear Emily Hewitt,

We have learned from our long-time member and past President, Marney Bruce, about NPS activity in the climbing wall area of Carderock. Specifically, shredded hardwood mulch has been spread on the paths and access to the main wildflower trail has been blocked. That trail has long been used for plant identification and teaching by Maryland Native Plant Society, Audubon Naturalist Society, Botanical Society of Washington and others. We have not seen evidence that use of the trail was causing any harm, but its closure - if permanent - will greatly diminish the public?s ability to learn about and appreciate the unique botanical diversity at Carderock.

In addition, the use of hardwood mulch is completely inappropriate at Carderock. The plants in that area are primarily acid-loving, meaning they grow best in low pH soil. Hardwood mulch is known to raise soil pH. That mulch should be removed as soon as possible to avoid damage to the flora of the area.

We recognize that the Park Service?s actions were well-intentioned, and we hope you will reconsider your decision to close the wildflower trail and that the hardwood mulch will soon be removed.

Yours truly,
Kirsten Johnson
President, Maryland Native Plant Society

From kathy at fred.net  Tue Jun 13 15:36:51 2017
From: kathy at fred.net (Kathy Bilton)
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 16:36:51 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [BSW] PS re: Carderock
Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1706131633570.34286@shell.xecu.net>

If I'd looked further down into my emails I would have seen that Emily had 
addressed the questions about what was happening at Carderock.  She said 
that this mulching had been going on for 10 years and that it has not 
appeared to have adversely affected the area.  She also said thre were 
numerous points of entry to the wildflower trail but planned to visit the 
site to check things out.