From kathy at fred.net Mon Apr 5 11:14:20 2021 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2021 12:14:20 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] Mistletoes tomorrow + Misc. Message-ID: Reminder: Tomorrow (April 6) evening, at 7pm "So Many Mistletoes, So Little Time!" Speaker Dr. Daniel Nickrent, Southern Illinois University (Note: This will not be recorded) ------------------------------------------------ Tuesday, April 27 - Grasses that Bloom in the Spring - Lauren Brown http://www.mdflora.org/event-4193957 ------------------------------------------------ Thursday and Friday, May 13-14 - Smithsonian Botanical Symposium ?Plant symbiosis: The good, the bad, and the complicated? Re-scheduled from last year https://naturalhistory.si.edu/research/botany/news-and-highlights/smithsonian-botanical-symposium To register for Thursday: https://smithsonian.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4oSefPMrToecWGgkIn62sQ To register for Friday: https://smithsonian.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kZLs2Iv5S8aQCl5OI87ZPA ------------------------------------------------- Why You Should Plant Oaks https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/realestate/oak-trees-why-you-should-plant.html ------------------------------------------------- What You May Not Know About Those April Flowers https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/28/opinion/immigrant-plants-ecosystem.html ------------------------------------------------- Recording of the 2021 Ohio Botanical Symposium (You can scroll through the audio transcript to see what time in the recording you might wish to see.) https://osu.zoom.us/rec/share/faZuyb3WQV9PWCFNlhcDJ56Box4icEn_uxBXDkPBAhrSt0C_RK2cSTULBytiwzcO._KAdg2OweFWxwm8N The schedule from the symposium is here: https://ohiodnr.gov/wps/portal/gov/odnr/discover-and-learn/safety-conservation/about-ODNR/nature-preserves/botanical-symposium -------------------------------------------- Recordings from the Torrey Botanical Society https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCto734vmsHWfrEAIlcxWWww -------------------------------------------- A couple of plants seen this past weekend: 1. Along the Ferry trail: http://botsoc.org/orange.jpg 2. And this little mystery plant, just a couple of inches in diameter and height, growing on the rock walls at Shannondale along the Shenandoah: http://botsoc.org/shannondale-apr-4-21.jpg From kathy at fred.net Tue Apr 6 16:42:13 2021 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2021 17:42:13 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] Tonight's meeting room open in an hour + Cows and Chaos Message-ID: A reminder to say that the BSW meeting room will be open in about an hour - at 6:45pm for the meeting which will get underway at 7pm. "So Many Mistletoes, So Little Time!" Speaker Dr. Daniel Nickrent, Southern Illinois University ------------------------------------ The next BSW field trip will be this coming Saturday, April 10, the second trip of the season to the Bear Island/C and O Canal area, meeting at 8am. (Even earlier might help to ensure a parking spot.) Details can be found here: http://botsoc.org/bswfieldtrips.html ----------------------------------- For any who would like some amusement in the meantime... https://twitter.com/pmgentry/status/1379093511539150852 From kathy at fred.net Tue Apr 6 17:55:41 2021 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2021 18:55:41 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] URL for meeting Message-ID: Sorry for another email but I realized I hadn't included the URL in the two reminders. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89383706660?pwd=dGx3YVFFRkdPVDUxMHZJZnVWMUdSZz09 From kathy at fred.net Sun Apr 11 10:43:16 2021 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2021 11:43:16 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] New field trip Saturday, April 17 at 10am to Ferry Hill Message-ID: Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, May 4 at 7pm. Speaker: Ival? Cacho Topic: Caribbean Slipper Spurges ---------------------------------------------------------------- A 4th spring field trip for Saturday, April 17 at 10 am has been added, this one to Ferry Hill, across the Potomac from Shepherdstown, WV. (From Rockville, it's just over an hour away.) The circuit trail is about 1.5 miles and while not rugged there are a few hills through the woods towards the end of the trail. If one did not want to do the whole circuit, one could leave once the towpath section of the trail had finished. I've been thinking of suggesting this trip for years, and was spurred on Friday when I saw the Shooting Stars just beginning to bloom. It should be quite showy by next weekend. Lots of spring ephemerals should still be in evidence, including Mitella diphylla and eye-level Asarum canadense. Among the many things to see are the Atlantic White Cedars that Larry Morse wrote about in a 1983 article for Castanea: http://botsoc.org/Larry_Thuja_MD.pdf Another site could be visited later in the day if people were interested. Some possibilites: Snyder's Landing (4 miles), Snavely Trail (5 miles), Shannondale (30 minutes). Things to bring: lunch, water, binoculars, handlens, field guides, sunscreen, mask, walking stick Please email me to let me know you are planning to come and to find out the specific meeting spot. The trip will be limited to 10 people. kathy at fred.net -------------------------------------------------------- Ferry Hill is the name of the mansion built in 1820 which overlooks the Potomac River and Shepherdstown. Ferry Hill witnessed the Civil War firsthand with Union troop encampments on the hill and officers enjoying the comforts of the house. Just prior to the Battle of Antietam in 1862, Henry Kyd Douglas gazed across the Potomac from Shepherdstown and saw Ferry Hill over-run by Union troops and his parents held captive in their own home. History notes regarding the bridge below Ferry Hill: January 29, 1819 Maryland passes "An act incorporating a Company to erect a Toll Bridge across the Potomac River, opposite Shepherd's-Town" 1850s construction begins on a covered bridge on stone abutments across the Potomac that is completed prior to 1852. Total cost of $21,255. Over the years, the bridge at this spot was destroyed 3 times by war or by flood. The current James Rumsey bridge was opened in 2005, shortly before the 1939 bridge was demolished. From kathy at fred.net Thu Apr 15 21:46:11 2021 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 22:46:11 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] Spaces available for Saturday's field trip + Misc. Message-ID: There are still spaces available for the field trip to Ferry Hill this Saturday, April 17 at 10am. Email me at kathy at fred.net to let me know you're planning to come. Details are here: http://botsoc.org/pipermail/bsw_botsoc.org/2021-April/000424.html Marvelous Misunderstood Mistletoe https://knowablemagazine.org/article/living-world/2020/marvelous-misunderstood-mistletoe- What The Cherry Blossom Bloom Can Tell Us About Climate Change https://www.npr.org/2021/04/05/984470981/what-the-cherry-blossom-bloom-can-tell-us-about-climate-change Native plant sales on the 1st Wednesday of each month VNPS Potomack Chapter https://vnps.org/potowmack/plant-sale/ Something Is Killing Trees, Creating 'Ghost Forests' Along The Atlantic Coast https://www.sciencealert.com/something-is-killing-trees-creating-ghost-forests-along-the-atlantic-coast University of Maryland page on Cicadas https://extension.umd.edu/resource/cicadas UN issues stamps celebrating endemic species listed in the CITES Appendices https://cites.org/eng/UN_Stamps_CITES_endemic_Species_07042021 Wasabi https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/2032213/ Six-leaved plant http://botsoc.org/six-leaved-plant-20210414_174937.jpg Join BSW member Steve Lonker on Zoom on Monday, May 17, 7PM-8PM EDT, for an Audubon Naturalist Society Naturalist Hour on an exotic journey to the Western Tien Shan, home to exceptionally rich biodiversity, and overflowing with endemic and globally rare species. With spectacular mountains, deep gorges, steppes and deserts, the Western Tien Shan is the place where many edible plants and cultivars evolved including almonds, apples, apricots, irises, pears, pistachios, plums, tulips, and walnuts. Its global importance as a future gene resource for producing disease- and pest-resistance in our food crops is recognized through its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Registration fee goes to help this great organization. https://campscui.active.com/orgs/AudubonNaturalistSociety#/selectSessions/2917731/filter/types=1381008 From kathy at fred.net Tue Apr 20 01:05:17 2021 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2021 02:05:17 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] Next meeting May 4 + Misc. Message-ID: At our next meeting on Tuesday, May 4, at 7pm Eastern, Dr. Ival? Cacho of the National Autonomous University of Mexico will speak on the topic of ?Speciation in action? Biogeography, ecology and evolution in a Caribbean slipper spurge?. Flyer: http://botsoc.org/may21.pdf https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87402861208?pwd=eEtMUTVHRkM1bEJHTXphUkhEbUhFQT09 Meeting ID 874 0286 1208 Passcode 012021 (Should not be needed) By phone: 301.715.8592 ------------------------------------------------------- A few pics from our Saturday field trip to Ferry Hill. http://botsoc.org/field_trip_1_20210417_125900.jpg http://botsoc.org/field_trip_2_20210417_123106.jpg Sometimes Shooting Stars are just weeds. http://botsoc.org/field_trip_3_20210417_115132.jpg On the steps of the Ferry Hill Mansion http://botsoc.org/field_trip_4_-20210417_145322.jpg ----------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday April 21st, 2021 at 7:00 PM "Bloodroot, Bluebells and Butterflies: Spring Beauties for Biodiversity" http://www.npsnj.org/pages/events_04_april.php ------------------------------------------------------------ Tuesday, April 27 at 7:30pm Grasses that Bloom in the Spring - Lauren Brown http://www.mdflora.org/event-4193957 ----------------------------------------------------------- Butterflies: 1, Bullies: 0 https://www.humanegardener.com/butterflies-1-hoa-bullies-0/ ----------------------------------------------------------- Ban on Invasive Plants ?Great Win? for Delaware Conservation https://whyy.org/articles/ban-on-invasive-plants-great-win-for-delaware-conservation/ -------------------------------------------- Recording of Carole Bergmann's March 30 MNPS presentation: 50 Shades of Green--and Yellow, Pink, Lavender, White... Native Spring Wildflowers and Foliage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwiP7De0g3w --------------------------------------------- Recording of Larry Klotz's April 15 Muhlenberg Botanical Society presentation: NARGS Tour of Yannan, China: June 13-19, 2018 https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/U8iU_NwGnfvaYMcCQIkXYKoMiNIUFbStgjNv-VCTHuh6p9IQT1EQul7zURu7MQmK.F37mnsFUw2dsaNMj Passcode: 3^t4ExW* (The recording will only be there for a few days.) --------------------------------------------- Latest Plant Press https://nmnh.typepad.com/the_plant_press/ ----------------------------------------------- Videos from the AZNPS https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZjpQGV3cz0cmTIhboJWTzA/videos From kathy at fred.net Wed Apr 28 10:17:39 2021 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2021 11:17:39 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] April 30: Living Books - May 4: BSW meeting + MISC. Message-ID: Friday, April 30 - 9am - International Colloquium: ?Artialize? Nature, Naturalize Art: When Plants and Other Creatures Become Living Books (Yale Department of French) https://french.yale.edu/event/colloquium-herbaria -------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, May 4 -7pm Eastern - Next BSW meeting Dr. Ival? Cacho of the National Autonomous University of Mexico will speak on the topic of ?Speciation in action? Biogeography, ecology and evolution in a Caribbean slipper spurge?. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87402861208?pwd=eEtMUTVHRkM1bEJHTXphUkhEbUhFQT09 -------------------------------------------------------- New bill in Maryland awaiting the governor's signature, http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0322 Prohibiting a certain restriction on use from imposing unreasonable limitations on low-impact landscaping such as rain gardens, pollinator gardens, and xeriscaping; requiring the property owner to regularly maintain landscaping; providing that "unreasonable limitations" includes items that increase the cost and efficiency of the low-impact program; providing that the Act may not be construed to prohibit a certain restriction on use from including certain reasonable guidelines; etc. -------------------------------------------------------- We?re in a biodiversity crisis. What we plant and how we alter landscapes matter https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2021/04/19/were-in-a-climate-emergency-and-a-biodiversity-crisis-what-we-plant-and-how-we-alter-landscapes-matters.html -------------------------------------------------------- The Secret Mission to Unearth Part of a 142-Year-Old Botanical Experiment https://www.npr.org/2021/04/21/989333092/the-secret-mission-to-unearth-part-of-a-142-year-old-experiment -------------------------------------------------------- The Botanist Who Defied Stalin http://m.nautil.us/issue/99/universality/the-botanist-who-defied-stalin -------------------------------------------------------- A fine soft day for surveying moss and liverworts https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00813-6 --------------------------------------------------------- Monday, May 17, 7PM-8PM EDT Join BSW member Steve Lonker on Zoom on Monday, May 17, 7PM-8PM EDT, for an Audubon Naturalist Society Naturalist Hour on an exotic journey to the Western Tien Shan, home to exceptionally rich biodiversity, and overflowing with endemic and globally rare species. With spectacular mountains, deep gorges, steppes and deserts, the Western Tien Shan is the place where many edible plants and cultivars evolved including almonds, apples, apricots, irises, pears, pistachios, plums, tulips, and walnuts. Its global importance as a future gene resource for producing disease- and pest-resistance in our food crops is recognized through its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Registration fee goes to help this great organization. https://campscui.active.com/orgs/AudubonNaturalistSociety#/selectSessions/2917731/filter/types=1381008