From kathy at fred.net Sun Feb 2 18:06:16 2020 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2020 19:06:16 -0500 (EST) Subject: [BSW] Tues. meeting reminder + Misc. Message-ID: The February meeting is coming up on Tuesday, February 4 at 7pm. Dr. Nancy Rybicki will be speaking about Early Detection and Eradication Program Needed for Trapa bispinosa. Details: http://botsoc.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- 32 Orchid Species Feared Extinct in Bangladesh https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/extinction-countdown/32-orchid-species-feared-extinct-in-bangladesh/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Plant Messiah - reviewed by Peter Bernhardt https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/scienceshow/the-plant-messiah-?-reviewed-by-peter-bernhardt/11918346 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Botany at the Bar https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/botany-at-the-bar/ From kathy at fred.net Wed Feb 19 10:55:48 2020 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 11:55:48 -0500 (EST) Subject: [BSW] March 3 meeting + Misc. Message-ID: Date and time: 7 pm on Tuesday, March 3rd Speaker: Steven Canty Topic: The Awesome World of Mangroves 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. Flyer for posting: http://botsoc.org/mar20.pdf 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. Security access: If you do not hold a Smithsonian Institution issued security badge, please let the security guard know that you are here for the meeting. Otherwise, you can contact Paul Peterson (peterson at si.edu, 202-633-0975 by 2 March 2020 to arrange a guest badge for you. All are welcome to attend. There will be refreshments before and after the presentation. _________________________________________________________ Message from Steve Lonker about proposed trip to the Eastern Himalayas Biodiversity Hotspot of NE India: http://botsoc.org/pipermail/bsw_botsoc.org/2020-January/000339.html The clever glass box that reshaped the world https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51209050 40 times faster than humans: How dogs are tackling Japanese Knotweed on building sites http://www.globalconstructionreview.com/innovation/40-times-faster-humans-how-dogs-are-tackling-japan Oh, No, Not Knotweed! https://slate.com/technology/2019/05/japanese-knotweed-invasive-plants.html