From kathy at fred.net Tue Jun 1 16:48:00 2021 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2021 17:48:00 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] Reminder: BSW meeting starts in just over an hour Message-ID: Tuesday, June 1 at 7pm. Doors will open by 6:45 for socializing. Topic: Drakensberg Alpine Grasslands: An assessment of impacts to plant diversity of fire and grazing. (Some results of from a 2020 expedition to South Africa and Lesotho) Speaker: Robert J. Soreng, PhD, Research Associate, Dept. of Botany, Smithsonian Institution. Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89044695837?pwd=QUtZQ2c1MmRsRUhETXllc2tVZlZ1UT09 (If needed: Meeting ID: 890 4469 5837 Passcode: 990270 http://botsoc.org/jun21.jpg From kathy at fred.net Thu Jun 17 13:38:52 2021 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2021 14:38:52 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] Members' Night Sept. 7 + Recordings + MISC. Message-ID: The next BSW meeting will be at 7pm on Tuesday, September 7. As has been the custom in September, it will be Members' Night. So start thinking now if you have a short topic (5-10 minutes) you would like to present. (Note: Venue has not yet been discussed though at this point, I am assuming it will still be via Zoom.) ---------------------------------------- Rob Soreng's June 1 talk on the topic of Drakensberg Alpine Grasslands: An assessment of impacts to plant diversity of fire and grazing (Some results of from a 2020 expedition to South Africa and Lesotho) is available here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGqS-1LQCVufGgGtDHoDMbA - along with the other BSW talks which have been recorded. ----------------------------------------- The recording for MNPS Program: Gardening For Pollinators with Kerry Wixted on 05/25/2021 is available at?https://youtu.be/1mygcaBKq1I The latest Marilandica is now available for MNPS members. https://mdflora.org/members/marilandica.html ---------------------------------- Upcoming events of the Linnean Society, including "Gardens: A Vital Refuge for Pollinators" on Tuesday, June 22 https://www.linnean.org/meetings-and-events/events ----------------------------------------- Wednesday, June 23 at 7pm - Dr. Karen Gray, volunteer historian at C&O Canal National Historical Park, will give the next Speaker Series talk for Historic Shepherdstown Commission on Wednesday, June 23, at 7 p.m. via Zoom. Her talk will focus on "The C&O Canal: Surprising Truths and Colorful Myths." This overview of Chesapeake and Ohio Canal history and engineering will look at some of the canal?s most persistent myths and little understood truths. Dr. Gray will distinguish the four very distinct eras of the canal?s history and explain such little understood physical characteristics as its three canals and river navigation stretches. To register, email hsc1786 at gmail.com. (Info from their Facebook page.) https://historicshepherdstown.com/ ------------------------------------------- As Climate Warms, a Rearrangement of World?s Plant Life Looms https://e360.yale.edu/features/as-climate-warms-a-rearrangement-of-worlds-plant-life-looms? ----------------------------------------- August 22-28 at Eagle Hill (Steuben, Maine) Mosses in the Field: A New Approach to Moss Identification https://www.eaglehill.us/programs/sems-weeklong/flyers-weeklong-pdfs/2021-Jenkins.pdf ----------------------------------------- The Missouri Botanical Garden is assisting in the conservation of one of the rarest trees on Earth https://www.stlmag.com/design/taking-root/ ----------------------------------------- Scent of death attracts coffin flies to pipevine flowers https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210610135603.htm ------------------------------------------ Ferns in the mountains https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/hudo-fit021521.php From kathy at fred.net Tue Jun 29 15:05:43 2021 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2021 16:05:43 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] MNPS tonight + VNPS on Thursday + Mystery Plant + MISC. Message-ID: TONIGHT!! - Tuesday, June 29 - 7:30pm MNPS Program: Climate Change, Native Plants and the Restoration of Biodiversity https://mdflora.org/event-4313873 (Registration necessary) -------------------------------------------- Thursday, July 1, 2021 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm The Prince William Wildflower Society is hosting its bimonthly meeting on Thursday, July 1, 7:30 pm, via Zoom with Marion Lobstein ? ?The Flora of Virginia Updated: 2020 App Updates, Education Modules and a New Board of Directors.? https://vnps.org/princewilliamwildflowersociety/events/the-flora-of-virginia-updates-education-modules-new-board-of-directors/ -------------------------------------------- The next BSW meeting will be at 7pm on Tuesday, September 7. As has been the custom in September, it will be Members' Night. So start thinking now if you have a short topic (5-10 minutes) you would like to present. -------------------------------------------- Saturday & Sunday, September 25 & 26 Rare Plants and Communities of the Baltimore-Washington Corridor MNPS Annual Conference https://mdflora.org/event-4357179 -------------------------------------------- The latest Marilandica is out now, with tributes to Cris Fleming and articles by Jil Swearingen and Rod Simmons. https://mdflora.org/members/marilandica.html (Only accessible to MNPS members until August 1.) ------------------------------------------- The Unlikely Survival of the 1,081-Year-Old Tree That Gave Palo Alto Its Name https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/the-unlikely-survival-of-the-1081-year-old-tree-that-gave-palo-alto-its-name/ -------------------------------------------- Extinct Tree from the Time of Jesus Rises from the Dead https://www.bbc.co.uk/reel/video/p09m0v4x/extinct-tree-from-the-time-of-jesus-rises-from-the-dead -------------------------------------------- Bee-Friendly Urban Wildflower Meadows Prove a Hit with German City Dwellers https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/20/bee-friendly-urban-wildflower-meadows-prove-a-hit-with-german-city-dwellers ------------------------------------------- And a mystery plant.... I came across a description of a plant in a little book called "Scratching the Woodchuck: Nature on an Amish Farm. The farm is located in Ohio, about 70 miles south of Cleveland. https://drive.google.com/file/d/148lmA6HbGNbOqw6OCM526OtRysfpCF73/view?usp=sharing