From kathy at fred.net Mon Feb 5 21:21:22 2018 From: kathy at fred.net (Kathy Bilton) Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2018 22:21:22 -0500 (EST) Subject: [BSW] Reminder: Meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, February 6 at 7pm Message-ID: Next meeting: Tuesday, February 6 at 7 P.M. Speaker: Dr. Paul Peterson, Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC Topic: "While collecting grasses in southwestern China" 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. From kathy at fred.net Thu Feb 8 12:26:48 2018 From: kathy at fred.net (Kathy Bilton) Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2018 13:26:48 -0500 (EST) Subject: [BSW] Next meeting - Tribute to Stan Shetler - + Several misc. items.. Message-ID: Next meeting: Tuesday, March 6 at 7PM Dr. John H. Wiersema, Botanist at the Agricultural Research Service, USDA "An Overview of the Water-lily Genus Nymphaea" Flier for posting: http://botsoc.org/mar18.pdf ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ See page 8 of SemperVirens, the VNPS quarterly newsletter, for a nice tribute to Stan SHetler: http://vnps.org/download/sempervirens/Sempervirens(4).pdf And another article in the latest Plant Press: http://nmnh.typepad.com/files/vol21no1.pdf +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ See upcoming MNPS and VNPS events and trips here: https://mdflora.org/events http://vnps.org/events/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ WV WILDFLOWER PILGRIMAGE - May 10-13 http://wvgardenclub.com/educational-opportunities-wildflower-pilgrimage/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Venus flytraps give insects that pollinate their flowers a break. They don't eat them. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/02/07/venus-flytraps-give-insects-that-pollinate-their-flowers-a-break-they-dont-eat-them/?utm_term=.ab75898bf76e +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++_ Everything About Orchids - Free Online Open Course https://longwoodgardens.org/events-and-performances/events/everything-about-orchids-online-open-class ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The Fascination of (Native) Plants https://www.slideshare.net/marianwhit/the-fascination-of-native-plants +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ What's hiding behind the Sycamore tree? https://drive.google.com/open?id=1PZ4bDDyhPDsADSjys9DQ527d4pCaWymH (Mile 71 area of C and O Canal) From kathy at fred.net Thu Feb 22 13:07:52 2018 From: kathy at fred.net (Kathy Bilton) Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 14:07:52 -0500 (EST) Subject: [BSW] Next Meeting + Talk about Local Forests + Other events Message-ID: The next BSW meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 6 at 7PM. The speaker will be Dr. John H. Wiersema, BSW member and Botanist at the Agricultural Research Service, USDA His topic: "An Overview of the Water-lily Genus Nymphaea" Flier for posting: http://botsoc.org/mar18.pdf Location and dinner details on the webpage: http://botsoc.org/ Dates for spring field trips will be determined at the meeting. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Tuesday, February 27 - MNPS Program (Tuesday): Dogbanes and Milkweeds Speaker: Chris Puttock https://mdflora.org/event-2781069 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Wednesday, March 7 at 7:30PM - Braddock District Tree Forum 2018 http://vnps.org/potowmack/download/Braddock%20District%20Tree%20Forum%202018.pdf +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Thursday, March 8 at 7PM - Rod Simmons will be giving a talk entitled "Last Defense for Local Forests: Edges of Woodlands" for VNPS at the Dolley Madison Library in McLean. https://vnps.org/potowmack/events/last-defense-for-local-forests-edges-of-woodlands/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ National Invasive Species Awareness Week-Events in DC (Feb. 26-March 2) https://mdflora.org/event-2828808 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Natural Areas Association Webinar Series https://www.naturalareas.org/webinars.php ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Scientists: Long-Buried Ice Age Forest Offers Climate Change Clues https://www.npr.org/2018/02/09/584116280/scientists-long-buried-ice-age-forest-offers-climate-change-clues ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ See upcoming MNPS and VNPS events and trips here: https://mdflora.org/events http://vnps.org/events/