[BSW] Field trip tomorrow + Meeting next Tuesday, April 5 + Misc.

[KATHY BILTON]

Spring Field Trips Coming Up on the Next Two Saturdays:

Saturday, April 2 - Turkey Run
Saturday,  April 9 - Bear Island - C and O Canal
http://botsoc.org/bswfieldtrips.html
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The next BSW meeting: Tuesday, 5 April, 2022, at 7 PM, doors opening by 
6:45

Amalia Díaz Peña will speak about:

The Role of Botanical Collections of the Biodiversity Institute of 
Colombia: The Country with the Second Richest Flora in the World

Zoom Info:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86597060780?pwd=dkhtRTV4YTFNQWl6SGhJQm5QMS8wUT09
Meeting ID: 865 9706 0780   Passcode: 611047   By phone: 301.715.8592

Flier:  http://botsoc.org/apr22.pdf
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Can we Plant Our Way Out of Climate Change?
by Linnean Society of London - 1:00 PM EDT (18:00 BST)
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/can-we-plant-our-way-out-of-climate-change-tickets-294575391927
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British botanist is first westerner to see Rafflesia banaoana, one of the 
rarest and largest ‘monster flowers’ in the world
https://www.zmescience.com/science/biology/british-botanist-is-first-westerner-to-see-rafflesia-banaoana-one-of-the-rarest-and-largest-monster-flowers-in-the-world/
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What a huge lily pad can teach us about building design
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/what-a-huge-lily-pad-can-teach-us-about-building-design