[BSW] Spaces available for Saturday's field trip + Misc.

[KATHY BILTON]

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