From kathy at fred.net Thu Oct 1 16:17:06 2020 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2020 17:17:06 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] Please join us: Botanical Society of Washington meeting on Tuesday, October 6 at 7pm EST Message-ID: >From Robin: ? Hi All, This looks like an interesting presentation which will be broadcast from San Juan, Puerto Rico.? Please join us for our 1011th meeting, our fifth using the Zoom platform. Topic: Plant conservation in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Presentation by: Christian Torres-Santana, Senior Horticulturist, Botanist, and ISA Certified Arborist https://naaee.org/sites/default/files/user/files/christian_torres_santana_bio.pdf Time: October 6, 2020 at 07:00 PM Eastern Time/ (GMT-4) Please feel free to join in about 15 minutes before 7:00 pm, so we can socialize a bit before the meeting and presentation. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9641363468?pwd=NXdmY2k4ZmppSXlaajV6Tzg3WVVEQT09 Meeting ID: 964 136 3468 Passcode: 8xiRYv By phone: 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) Passcode for phone: 716452 We will be using the waiting room feature for this meeting, so if you are new to our meetings and the Smithsonian ( We may not know you), please email Robin Everly at EverlyR at si.edu, before Tuesday, so you will be allowed into the meeting. From kathy at fred.net Tue Oct 6 15:23:17 2020 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2020 16:23:17 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] Reminder: Zoom tonight at 7 - Plant conservation in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Message-ID: Note, several will be assigned to be co-hosts so that they can admit people to the room. While we have not had any issues with Zoombombing in our previous meetings, it was thought that having a waiting room would be a good idea to prevent it. >From Robin: Hi All, This looks like an interesting presentation which will be broadcast from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Please join us for our 1011th meeting, our fifth using the Zoom platform. Topic: Plant conservation in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Presentation by: Christian Torres-Santana, Senior Horticulturist, Botanist, and ISA Certified Arborist https://naaee.org/sites/default/files/user/files/christian_torres_santana_bio.pdf Time: October 6, 2020 at 07:00 PM Eastern Time/ (GMT-4) Please feel free to join in about 15 minutes before 7:00 pm, so we can socialize a bit before the meeting and presentation. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9641363468?pwd=NXdmY2k4ZmppSXlaajV6Tzg3WVVEQT09 Meeting ID: 964 136 3468 Passcode: 8xiRYv By phone: 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) Passcode for phone: 716452 We will be using the waiting room feature for this meeting, so if you are new to our meetings and the Smithsonian ( We may not know you), please email Robin Everly at EverlyR at si.edu, before the meeting so you will be allowed into the meeting. From kathy at fred.net Wed Oct 7 19:50:04 2020 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2020 20:50:04 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] November Monday Zoom + Grass ID Tomorrow Message-ID: Next month's Zoom will be on MONDAY, November 2, rather than our normal first Tuesday. The speaker will be Tom Miranda, formerly of the Smithsonian and more recently of the Hawaii Tropical Botanic Garden. He will be speaking about orchids. A more specific topic will be announced later. --------------------------------- For any interested in learning about grasses, there is an MNPS Zoom Webinar tomorrow at 7:30pm. Grass Identification For Dummies Like Us: How To Get Started Figuring Out Grasses https://mdflora.org/event-3979082 From kathy at fred.net Tue Oct 13 10:56:37 2020 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2020 11:56:37 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] October 17 Taylor Run Message-ID: Taylor Run Preservation Alert Walks Planned for Saturday, October 17 ? Sign up! The City of Alexandria says it wants to restore Taylor Run, which runs through Chinquapin Park and past the First Baptist Church. The restoration project threatens a unique wetland and at least 28 native plant species that are rare in Alexandria. The project also includes the removal of over 250 trees. And those are just the obvious impacts. The Environmental Council of Alexandria (ECA) and other experts think the project will cause significant environmental harm to Taylor Run. In a recent webinar, Alexandria officials presented the community with a nearly completed plan to reconstruct a 1900-foot section of the Taylor Run stream channel between the Chinquapin Park Aquatic Center and the First Baptist Church. The City claims this restoration plan will help the Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River by reducing nutrient pollution. Join us for a guided tour of Taylor Run on Saturday, October 17 to learn from local experts how this restoration project could harm the park?s wetlands and plants and find out what you can do to help preserve this natural treasure. Tours of no more than 10 participants will leave every 25 minutes from the field along King Street next to the Chinquapin pool parking lot from 9:00 AM - Noon. If you are interested in reserving a spot please contact RRussell.Bailey at gmail.com and state your preferred start time (i.e., 9:00, 9:25, etc. up to 12:05). If certain time slots are oversubscribed, an effort will be made to move participants to other times. Face coverings are required. Boots, long pants, and long-sleeved shirts are recommended. Please park in the lot next to the tennis courts and walk to the park entrance on the King Street side of the Aquatic Center. From kathy at fred.net Fri Oct 16 18:30:41 2020 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2020 19:30:41 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] Plant Extinction Symposium, November 17 and 24 + Celtic Music Message-ID: Live concert: https://celtic-colours.com/ (Past 7 nights of concerts will be available through the end of October) -------------------------------------------------------- Steve Lonker and Rod Simmons both sent info about the upcoming Plant Extinction Symposium. And Rod said: Good job by Botanical Society of Washington members and SI staff Robin Everly, Paul Peterson, and Rob Soreng in helping with the Vascular Plant Extinction in the Continental United States and Canada paper (see link below)! ? From: Wesley Knapp? I thought you might be interested in an online symposium hosted by the New York Botanical Gardens entitled "HERE TODAY, GONE FOREVER: PLANT EXTINCTION NOW AND CONSERVATION STRATEGIES FOR TOMORROW". This symposium is free and will be held on two Tuesdays: November 17 & 24, 11 a.m.? 12:30 p.m. EST. Registration is free. See agenda through the link below. https://www.nybg.org/event/here-today-gone-forever-plant-extinction-now-and-conservation-strategies-for-tomorrow/?fbclid=IwAR2KdIe-_Ni52J8w_C_AnL9eN3CnDDui5LWK-ZWZPAHlGqzR17xVXw8uIkQ It is very humbling to 'share the stage' with some true leaders in the field of biodiversity conservation including: Thomas Lovejoy, Stuart Pimm, Reed Noss, Maria Vorontsova, Matthew Pace, Nokwanda Makunda, and Barney Long. I thought I?d also take a moment to share that the stylized and proofed version of Vascular Plant Extinction in the Continental United States and Canada is Early View on Conservation Biology?s site. This a free Open Access PDF. https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/cobi.13621 Please share widely and thank you for considering, Wes ? Wesley Knapp Mountains Field Ecologist/Botanist North Carolina Natural Heritage Program Division of Land and Water Stewardship North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources 176 Riceville Rd, Asheville, NC 28805 http://www.ncnhp.org 828.250.3115 office 919.714.1072 cell From kathy at fred.net Mon Oct 26 11:08:32 2020 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2020 12:08:32 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] MONDAY, November 2 - Zoom with Tom Mirenda + MISC Message-ID: Next BSW meeting: MONDAY, November 2 Time: 7 PM Speaker: Tom Mirenda Topic: "Tom's African adventure" Tom Mirenda worked at the Smithsonian Gardens for several years and then moved to the Hawaii Tropical Botanic Garden to serve as a Director?of Horticulture, Education and Community outreach. He is currently working independently. http://botsoc.org/nov20.pdf Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9641363468?pwd=NXdmY2k4ZmppSXlaajV6Tzg3WVVEQT09 Meeting ID: 964 136 3468 (By phone - 301 715 8592 - passcode 716452) ------------------------------------- MNPS Zoom tomorrow, October 27 - Flora and Fauna of Patuxent Refuge and Beltsville Agricultural Center: The Looming Threat From a MAGLEV/Federal Plan https://mdflora.org/event-3998111 ------------------------------------ Info about Plant Extinction Symposium, November 17 and 24 http://botsoc.org/pipermail/bsw_botsoc.org/2020-October/000393.html ------------------------------------- Recordings of recent MNPS programs is here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAnnb79g3zyiyD-Sj51z0oQ/videos (Includes a grass identification zoom) ------------------------------------ Shifts in flowering phases of plants due to reduced insect density https://phys.org/news/2020-10-shifts-phases-due-insect-density.html From kathy at fred.net Sat Oct 31 23:56:10 2020 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2020 00:56:10 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] Reminder: Next BSW Zoom MONDAY Nov. 2 + FREE film: Totally Under Control Message-ID: Next BSW meeting: MONDAY, November 2 Time: 7 PM Speaker: Tom Mirenda Topic: "Tom's African adventure" Tom Mirenda worked at the Smithsonian Gardens for several years and then moved to the Hawaii Tropical Botanic Garden to serve as the Director of Horticulture, Education and Community outreach. He is currently working independently. The Zoom room will open at about 6:45, so feel free to arrive early for a bit of socializing. There will be a waiting room, so it may take a moment for you to be admitted. http://botsoc.org/nov20.pdf Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9641363468?pwd=NXdmY2k4ZmppSXlaajV6Tzg3WVVEQT09 Meeting ID: 964 136 3468 ---------------------------------------------------- REMEMBER: The time changes tonight! ----------------------------------------------------- The new Alex Gibney film "Totally Under Control" about the early days of the pandemic and how it was handled can be seen for FREE through Tuesday. https://www.neonrated.com/totally-under-control-watch-free