From kathy at fred.net Tue Jul 19 11:54:52 2022 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2022 12:54:52 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] September 6 Zoom link + Links to various articles Message-ID: It's still a ways off, but the next BSW meeting will be on September 6 at 7pm. As in the past, this will be a night for members to make 5-10 minute presentations. If you wish to present, plase contact the Vice President, Gabe Johnson, JohnsonG at si.edu Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82217427922?pwd=RlZ2SDVEL3hwaW8vdlgrNjU4b01Sdz09 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Meet the Scientist Who Maps the World?s Past and Present Plants https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2022/07/05/meet-the-scientist-who-maps-the-worlds-past-and-present-plants/ Botanists are Disappearing ? Just When the World Needs Them Most https://theconversation.com/botanists-are-disappearing-just-when-the-world-needs-them-most-186849 This Giant Waterlily is the Biggest in the World -- and It's a Newly Identified Species https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/04/world/giant-waterlily-victoria-boliviana-intl-scli-scn-gbr/index.html Bristlecone Pines, World's Forests are Imperiled by Climate Change https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/07/14/these-trees-have-survived-1000-years-can-they-survive-climate-change/?itid=hp-more-top-stories Time-lapse of the World's Largest Waterlily Species Discovered at London's Kew Gardens ? Video https://www.theguardian.com/science/video/2022/jul/04/time-lapse-of-the-worlds-largest-waterlily-species-discovered-at-londons-kew-gardens-video A New Vision for the U.S. National Arboretum Melds Art and Science https://dirt.asla.org/2022/06/27/a-new-vision-for-the-u-s-national-arboretum-melds-art-and-science/ The Women Who Saved Wildflowers https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/women-who-saved-wildflowers-wildflower-preservation-society How a Facebook Group Helps People Identify Mysterious Mushrooms https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/mushrooms-indentify-facebook-group/ Catnip Turns Out to Have a Hidden Effect You Probably Don't Know About https://www.sciencealert.com/your-cat-s-drug-taking-habits-evolved-to-save-its-skin-from-getting-nipped Where Lawns Are Outlawed (and Dug Up, and Carted Away) https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/03/climate/las-vegas-lawn-grass-ban.html Checking His Answers, All His Life: Kobayashi Toru, Garden Landscaper https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/professionals/20220717/4003171/