From kathy at fred.net Tue Oct 1 09:43:31 2019 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2019 10:43:31 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] Reminder: BSW meeting this evening, Tuesday the 1st Message-ID: Speaker: Dr. Pedro Acevedo Topic: The Liana Syndrome and Other Entanglements Date and time: 7pm on Tuesday, October 1st 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. 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. All are welcome to attend. There will be refreshments before and after the presentations. From kathy at fred.net Mon Oct 7 10:52:29 2019 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2019 11:52:29 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] November 5 meeting - speaker and topic Message-ID: Speaker: Serenity Monta?o Topic: Envisioning a Lemur Highway for Species Survival: Satellite Remote Sensing & the Landscape Potential of Madagascar Date and time: 7pm on Tuesday, October 5th 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. 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. All are welcome to attend. There will be refreshments before and after the presentations. From kathy at fred.net Mon Oct 7 16:55:19 2019 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2019 17:55:19 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] Date clarification + Free event - Pollinators, People, Planet - Wednesday, October 23 Message-ID: The next BSW meeting will be on Tuesday, November 5. The previous message had that correct date in the subject of the message but an October date in the text of the message. ---------------------------------------- Robin wrote to inform the society about an NAPPC (North American Pollinator Protection Campaign) free public session on Wednesday, October 23 - 9-11:45am. See this page for more information and registration: https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/NAPPC-2019-Public-Session-Invite.pdf From kathy at fred.net Thu Oct 17 10:23:08 2019 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 11:23:08 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] Arlington Woods and Arlington National Cemetery Tour Message-ID: Landscape Designers? Group (LDG) invites you to? Arlington National Cemetery Tour Friday, Oct 18th 2019 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Arlington National Cemetery? Arlington, VA 22211 Tour led by Rod Simmons, Natural Resource Manager/Plant Ecologist Arlington National Cemetery (owned and managed by DOD) is home to an extremely diverse and significant collection of trees and landscapes. ?More than 8,600 trees representing 300 varieties and species.? Adjoining Arlington Woods (owned and managed by NPS) is an old-age forest remnant that is a Virginia Native Plant Society Registered Site. Join LDG for a tour of the trees of Arlington National Cemetery and Arlington Woods by Rod Simmons. ?The Memorial Arboretum is dedicated to designing conservation-oriented landscape. ?This is a rare opportunity to visit Arlington Woods; an old-age forest that once covered the uplands and hillside of this acreage inherited by George Washington Parke Custis. ?See PDF for more information below. ?Our tour will focus on the current drought conditions; its impact and our response as Landscape Designers. * Meet at the Welcome Center Information Desk to get screened.?? Parking is available for a fee; Metro is also available.? * Wear sturdy hiking shoes and consider bringing a bottle of water Landscape Designers? Group (LDG)? ?http://www.landscapedesignersgroup.com/??????? http://landscapedesignersgroup.onefireplace.com/resources/Documents/ArlingtonWoods%20Through%20The%20AgesPDF.pdf Please RSVP to Mary Rollefson? ?maryrollefson at starpower.net ? ? From julie at longleafalliance.org Thu Oct 17 10:30:51 2019 From: julie at longleafalliance.org (Julie Moore) Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 11:30:51 -0400 Subject: [BSW] Arlington Woods and Arlington National Cemetery Tour In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Sure wish I was around to attend. Love the longleaf pine growing beside, and being out grown by an old ginkgo. Cheers, Julie On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 11:23 AM KATHY BILTON wrote: > Landscape Designers? Group (LDG) invites you to? > > Arlington National Cemetery Tour > Friday, Oct 18th 2019 > 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM > Arlington National Cemetery > Arlington, VA 22211 > > Tour led by Rod Simmons, Natural Resource Manager/Plant Ecologist > > Arlington National Cemetery (owned and managed by DOD) is home to an > extremely diverse and significant collection of trees and landscapes. > More than 8,600 trees representing 300 varieties and species. > Adjoining Arlington Woods (owned and managed by NPS) is an old-age > forest remnant that is a Virginia Native Plant Society Registered > Site. > > Join LDG for a tour of the trees of Arlington National Cemetery and > Arlington Woods by Rod Simmons. The Memorial Arboretum is dedicated > to designing conservation-oriented landscape. This is a rare > opportunity to visit Arlington Woods; an old-age forest that once > covered the uplands and hillside of this acreage inherited by George > Washington Parke Custis. See PDF for more information below. Our > tour will focus on the current drought conditions; its impact and our > response as Landscape Designers. > > * Meet at the Welcome Center Information Desk to get screened. > Parking is available for a fee; Metro is also available. > * Wear sturdy hiking shoes and consider bringing a bottle of water > > Landscape Designers? Group (LDG) > http://www.landscapedesignersgroup.com/ > > > http://landscapedesignersgroup.onefireplace.com/resources/Documents/ArlingtonWoods%20Through%20The%20AgesPDF.pdf > > > Please RSVP to Mary Rollefson maryrollefson at starpower.net > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > BSW mailing list > BSW at botsoc.org > http://botsoc.org/mailman/listinfo/bsw_botsoc.org > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kathy at fred.net Wed Oct 23 15:12:56 2019 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2019 16:12:56 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] Very sad news... Vicki Funk Message-ID: Robin Everly sent me this: From: Johnson, Kirk R. Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 10:13 AM Subject: Vicki Funk Dear Friends - It is with a heavy heart and a great sense of personal loss that I share the news that Dr. Vicki Funk passed away yesterday.? It is not an overstatement to say that Vicki was a pioneer in her field and a cornerstone of our NMNH community. Vicki came to the museum in 1981 after having earned her PhD at Ohio State University the previous year.? She served as Curator of Asteraceae in the Botany Department for 38 years and as the Director of the Smithsonian?s Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program.? I?m also forever grateful that she agreed to serve as the Acting Associate Director for Science in 2018.? She was a prolific researcher serving as lead or contributing author on over 280 publications.? Vicki was a mentor to students, early career scientists, and those of us with more established careers.? Her professional accolades were many, including being named an AAAS Fellow in 1987 and receiving the Linnaean Society?s Linneaen Medal for Botany and the American Society of Plant Taxonimist?s Asa Gray Award over the past several months. The past year has been a challenging one for Vicki.? The fact that she confronted it head on with strength, dignity, and humor was a surprise to none of us.? That is who she was. I know you join me in extending our deepest sympathies to Vicki?s friends, family, and colleagues around the world and here in our own community.? We will all miss her greatly. As is our custom, we will share a fuller tribute to Vicki in the days ahead and we will announce memorial service details as they become available.? Sincerely, Kirk Kirk Johnson Sant Director w 202.633.2664? johnsonkr at si.edu SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY