From kathy at fred.net Tue Mar 2 16:45:09 2021 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2021 17:45:09 -0500 (EST) Subject: [BSW] Reminder TONIGHT at 7PM - Observations of the Natural History of Taiwan Message-ID: Tuesday, March 2 - 7PM - Dr. Doug Ripley will speak about: "Ilha Formosa ? Observations of the Natural History of Taiwan, Republic of China" Feel free to come a bit early to socialize. "Doors" will open at 6:45. Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88572346376?pwd=SVJzTVFRTjU5TlFGKzQyejZ6cldZdz09 Meeting ID: 885 7234 6376 Passcode: 030221 (should not be needed) By Phone: 301.715.8592 US Message archives: http://botsoc.org/pipermail/bsw_botsoc.org/ Webpage: http://botsoc.org From kathy at fred.net Sat Mar 13 11:49:41 2021 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2021 12:49:41 -0500 (EST) Subject: [BSW] April 6: Mistletoes + 3 Field trips + Misc. Message-ID: Our next meeting is coming up in a little over three weeks. And prior to that, we'll have had two of our three spring field trips. ----------------------------------------------- Date: 7pm Tuesday, April 6 Speaker: Dr. Daniel Nickrent, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale Topic: So many mistletoes, so little time! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89383706660?pwd=dGx3YVFFRkdPVDUxMHZJZnVWMUdSZz09 "Doors" will open at 6:45pm. Meeting ID: 893 8370 6660 Passcode: 012021 (shouldn't be needed) Phone: 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) -------------------------------------------------- Info about the Society's upcoming (March 27, April 3 and April 10) Saturday fieldtrips can be found here: http://botsoc.org/bswfieldtrips.html Two to Bear Rocks/Great Falls and one to Turkey run. -------------------------------------------------- Video of Doug Ripley's March 2 talk: "Ilha Formosa ? Observations of the Natural History of Taiwan, Republic of China" https://youtu.be/fIqzi_PpK94 -------------------------------------------------- Friday, March 19 - 7pm - Return of the periodical cicadas: fear, fascination and fun in 2021 (Maryland Entomological Society Meeting) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84084904063?pwd=TkY2eHFEYnhwbVBMOTdEbFN0bitsQT09 --------------------------------------------------- Monday, March 22 at 7pm - Spring Ephemerals with Ian Caton https://vnps.org/blueridgewildflowersociety/events/spring-ephemerals-with-ian-caton/ Virginia Native Plants Society's Events page: https://vnps.org/events/ --------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, March 30 at 7:30pm Carole Bergmann: 50 Shades of Green--and Yellow, Pink, Lavendar, White... Native Spring Wildflowers https://mdflora.org/event-4153390 Other upcoming MNPS events: https://mdflora.org/events -------------------------------------------------- Watch a Super-Elusive Moonflower Cactus Bloom in This Gorgeous, Rare Time Lapse https://www.sciencealert.com/new-time-lapse-shows-a-rare-moonflower-cactus-b looming-in-all-its-glory -------------------------------------------------- Return of Periodical Cicadas in 2021: Biology, Plant Injury and Management https://tcimag.tcia.org/tree-care/return-of-periodical-cicadas-in-2021-biology-plant-injury-and-management/ -------------------------------------------------- Upcoming BSW Meeting Topics: May 4th: Ival? Cacho - Caribbean Slipper Spurges June 1st: Rob Soreng ? Grasses September 7th: Members' presentation night October 5th: Jordan Teisher - Special Collections at PH November 2nd: Monica Carlsen - Floral Scents in Anthuriums December 7th: Outgoing president?s presentation and annual holiday party January 4th: John Kress - TBA From kathy at fred.net Wed Mar 17 21:52:57 2021 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2021 22:52:57 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] Various upcoming seminars, meetings and our 3/27 field trip Message-ID: Friday, March 19 - 11am-12:30pm HUMANISTIC USES OF HERBARIA https://www.nybg.org/event/humanistic-uses-of-herbaria/ NYBG Lecture Library: https://www.nybg.org/learn/lectures-talks-symposia/lecture-library/ ------------------------------------------------------- Friday, March 26 - 9am-12pm THE 16TH OHIO BOTANICAL SYMPOSIUM (Free) https://ohiodnr.gov/wps/portal/gov/odnr/discover-and-learn/safety-conservation/about-ODNR/nature-preserves/botanical-symposium ------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, March 27 - 8am Field Trip - Bear Island/C and O Canal http://botsoc.org/bswfieldtrips.html Edd Barrows has reported that on the nextdoor.com website, there have been reports of surprising amounts of broken car window glass in parking areas along the Canal. It is suggested that you leave nothing of value visible in your car, either leaving it home or putting it in the trunk before you get to the parking area. ------------------------------------------------------- Next BSW meeting: Date: 7pm Tuesday, April 6 Speaker: Dr. Daniel Nickrent, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale Topic: So many mistletoes, so little time! --------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, April 14 - 1pm - Pine Decline in the Southeastern U.S. http://forestrywebinars.net/webinars/pine-decline-in-the-southeastern-u.s ---------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Tuesdays - Tennessee Native Plant Society seminars https://www.tnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/2021Seminars.pdf April 20th - Dr. Larry Pounds, Plants of the Cumberland Trail May 18th ? Milo Pyne, Native Plants of the Cedar Glades June 15th ? Cooper Breeden, Tennessee Plant Conservation Alliance From kathy at fred.net Sun Mar 28 09:19:35 2021 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2021 10:19:35 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] Last day for Chasing Ghosts film + Misc. Message-ID: Today, March 28, is the last day of the American Conservation Film Festival (a link to which was sent out in an earlier message). One of the films is Chasing Ghosts about the Ghost Orchid (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrophylax_lindenii) https://watch.eventive.org/2021festival/play/6005ab7d305d100053bed466 Festival Website: https://conservationfilmfest.org/ --------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, March 30 - 50 SHADES OF GREEN--AND YELLOW, PINK, LAVENDER, WHITE... NATIVE SPRING WILDFLOWERS AND FOLIAGE https://mdflora.org/event-4153390 --------------------------------------------------------- Friday, April 2 11-noon - Celebrating Daffodils https://www.nybg.org/event/celebrating-daffodils/ Tracing the history of the daffodil from Europe to the United States?and its popularity in the American garden?horticultural specialist Sara Van Beck will highlight the propagation and preservation of Narcissus. --------------------------------------------------------- Next BSW Meeting Tuesday, April 6 - 7pm - "So Many Mistletoes, So Little Time!" Speaker: Dr. Daniel Nickrent, Southern Illinois University Note: This will not be recorded. --------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, April 8 - Southeast?s Diverse Flora: Discoveries, Conservation & Identification with Alan Weakley https://vnps.org/potowmack/events/the-southeasts-diverse-flora-discoveries-conservation-identification-with-alan-weakley/ --------------------------------------------------------- Thursday and Friday - April 8-9 - WeDigBio at the NY Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/event/wedigbio-2021/ Includes: Virtual Tour of the Steere Herbarium NYBG WeDigBioBlitz! Citizen Science Workshop Webinar: Spotlight on Herbarium Research: Epiphytes! ---------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday April 21 at 7PM "Bloodroot, Bluebells and Butterflies: Spring Beauties for Biodiversity" http://www.npsnj.org/pages/events_04_april.php --------------------------------------------------------- Arizona Native Plant Society's Upcoming Events https://aznps.com/events/ ---------------------------------------------------------- The Mad Scientist of Pawpaws (who spoke to the BSW a few years ago) https://gardenandgun.com/feature/the-mad-scientist-of-pawpaws/ ---------------------------------------------------------- 4 Part Podcast about Groundbreaking Scientists and Sisters Drs. E. Lucy and Annette Braun https://lloydlibrary.org/between-the-leaves/