From kathy at fred.net Wed Aug 11 11:55:41 2021 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2021 12:55:41 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] Next meeting: September 7 + Misc. Message-ID: Our next meeting is coming up in less than a month, Tuesday, September 7 at 7pm. As is the custom in September, it will be Members' Night. The September Members' Night will provide an opportunity for several members to share some of their botanical travel or research slides, or to present other short subjects (10 minutes or less) to which this format is especially suited. Members who plan to present slides should send an email to Marcos Caraballo at CaraballoM at si.edu There will be a waiting room before one can enter the Zoom session. Please make sure your device indicates your name rather than something like "Bob's iPad." https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86950100507?pwd=YUlRaVl5Y0ZXUmZNWnlTeTh3WjA0QT09 ---------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, August 24 - 9am EDT ?Join us on Aug 24 for a close look at Anna Atkins and her pioneering cyanotypes. It will be led by our knowledgable librarian, Will Beharrell. Anna Atkins is one of natural history?s unsung heroes. A pioneering botanist and photographer, her Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions, published in 1843, is often described as the first book to be illustrated with photographic images. This event is part of our Linnean Lens event series. Join us every month for detailed looks at the provenance and significance of some our treasures.? https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/164843658821 9am Eastern ---------------------------------------------------- This Sweet White Flower is Actually a Sneaky Carnivore, Scientists Discovered https://www.npr.org/2021/08/09/1026091196/this-sweet-white-flower-is-actually-a-sneaky-carnivore-scientists-discovered ---------------------------------------------------- For the First Time, Researchers Just Watched How Plants Slurp Up Water https://www.sciencealert.com/researchers-just-watched-how-plants-slurp-up-water-for-the-first-time ---------------------------------------------------- Running Buffalo Clover https://www.loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=21-P13-00024&segmentID=6 ---------------------------------------------------- ?People Think You?re an Idiot?: Death Metal Irish Baron Rewilds His Estate https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/07/people-think-youre-an-idiot-death-metal-irish-baron-rewilds-his-estate ---------------------------------------------------- Plants, Heavy Metals, and the Lingering Scars of World War I https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/zone-rouge-plant-growth ---------------------------------------------------- Study shows pest attack-order changes plant defenses https://news.wsu.edu/2021/08/10/pest-attack-order-changes-plant-defenses/ ---------------------------------------------------- Neil deGrasse Tyson Talks Psychedelic Mushrooms and the Weird World of Fungi on His Podcast https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/neil-degrasse-tyson-talks-psychedelic-mushrooms-and-the-weird-world-of-fungi-on-his-podcast/ ---------------------------------------------------- The URL in the story below got separated in the previous email. Here it is again, this time I hope the URL will come through in one line. Enchantingly Strange 'Fairy Lanterns' Discovered Growing in a Malaysian Rainforest https://www.sciencealert.com/enchantingly-strange-fairy-lanterns-discovered-growing-in-a-malaysian-rainforest From kathy at fred.net Thu Aug 26 16:42:20 2021 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2021 17:42:20 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] BSW meeting on the 7th + Aug. 30 Where Have All the Flowers Gone + Misc. Message-ID: Our next meeting is coming up in less than two weeks, Tuesday, September 7 at 7pm. The September "Members' Night" will provide an opportunity for several members to share some of their botanical travel or research slides, or to present other short subjects (10 minutes or less) to which this format is especially suited. Members who plan to present slides should send an email to Marcos Caraballo at CaraballoM at si.edu. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86950100507?pwd=YUlRaVl5Y0ZXUmZNWnlTeTh3WjA0QT09 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Monday, August 30, 7pm-8pm (Rescheduled from the 31st because of conflict with MNPS program) Where Have All the Flowers Gone with Chris Frye https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=7013q000002FQBJAA4 Chris Frye has served as Maryland's chief botanist for 25 years. Chris leads conservation efforts for plants, maintains the State's list of rare, threatened and endangered plant species, and serves as the curator of vascular plants at the TAWES herbarium in Annapolis. Chris will be here to present some highlights of his research, detail some activities for management and recovery of rare plants and talk generally about the challenges to conservation posed by small population size and isolation. Rare, Threatened, and Endangered plants? https://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Documents/rte_Plant_List.pdf Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Plant Fact Sheets https://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Pages/plants_wildlife/rte/rteplants.aspx ------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, August 31, 7:30pm MNPS Program: Non-Native Earthworms and Their Effects on Temperate Forest Soils https://mdflora.org/event-4355093 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Indian Scientists Discover 'Mermaid' Plant Species https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-58240416 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Summer Rains Bring Mushroom Frenzy to New England https://www.nhpr.org/environment/2021-08-05/summer-rains-bring-mushroom-frenzy-to-new-england -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pennsylvania's Troubled Hemlock Trees Key to Saving Native Trout https://www.ydr.com/story/sports/outdoors/2021/08/17/pennsylvanias-troubled -hemlock-trees-key-saving-native-trout/5380022001/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Mystery of Carnivorous Plant Evolution - Science View https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/2015217/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 'World's Worst Invasive Weed' Sold at Many U.S. Garden Centers https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/worlds-worst-invasive-weed-sold-us -garden-centers-180978481/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Succulents take root in China's live-streaming scene https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/succulents-china-live-str eaming/2021/08/20/8f160ef8-fe3a-11eb-87e0-7e07bd9ce270_story.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ First Dog to Be Dubbed as ?Bee Conservation Dog? Helps Sniff Out Nests in Colorado https://outsider.com/outdoors/first-dog-dubbed-bee-conservation-dog-helps-sniff-out-nests-colorado/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 49 Million-Year-Old Beetle Looks Like It Was Squashed Yesterday https://www.livescience.com/amp/attenborough-beauty-beetle-fossil.html From kathy at fred.net Fri Aug 27 11:01:20 2021 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2021 12:01:20 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] Free books - Orchids, Tropical Fruits, Gardening + Misc. Message-ID: Randy Duran is downsizing his book collection and has a number of books which need new homes and which he is offering (for free). You can see images of them here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1kQxxjZj0S_g12rcNetZ_E2nokrPzn63H?usp=sharing (More may come later today. He had said he sent me 10 images showing the books but I have only seen and uploaded 7 to the folder in the link above.) Please contact Randy directly ASAP if you see one or more that you would like to pick up from him in Old Town when he returns to VA with them from Baton Rouge. He's leaving there in the next day or so, so he needs to know very soon so he can bring them with him. His email address: duran340a at gmail.com Some titles include: The Orchid Whisperer Fern Growers Manual Hardy Perennial Orchids Seeds and Fruits L'abc de la Taille Bamboo World Growing Lychee Le livre des fruits Tropical Fruit The English Garden From kathy at fred.net Fri Aug 27 11:30:00 2021 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2021 12:30:00 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] 3 more images of book fronts have been uploaded Message-ID: The further 3 files of images of groups of books have been uploaded to: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1kQxxjZj0S_g12rcNetZ_E2nokrPzn63H?usp=sharing Randy says: I will tell folks that (hurricane permitting) these books will be available at the end of next week and that I'd like to have them picked up within about 2 weeks.? If there is any interest I'll drive them all from Baton Rouge, where I am monitoring the storm, to Old town. Randy's email: Randy Duran