From kathy at fred.net Tue Nov 1 16:20:39 2022 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2022 17:20:39 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] Meeting starts at 7pm (Doors opening by 6:45) Message-ID: Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 7pm (Doors will open by 6:45.) Note: Our annual Election will take place at the beginning of the meeting. Mr. N.S. Prasanna and Ms. Rhuthuparna S B, Ph.D. students at Dr. Vinita Gowda?s Tropical Ecology and Evolution (TrEE) Lab at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal, will speak on the topic: A Glimpse into the Ecology and Evolution of Gesneriaceae in India https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83300432865?pwd=WTY3MC9vU1N5Y1RpS0x6QkhGM1h2QT09 If needed: Meeting ID: 833 0043 2865 Passcode: 727022 In our speakers' time zone, it will be 4:30 a.m. (GMT+5:30) From kathy at fred.net Mon Nov 14 13:30:50 2022 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2022 14:30:50 -0500 (EST) Subject: [BSW] "American Wildflowers" this Friday + Other upcoming events Message-ID: Rob Soreng sent news of an event this Friday at the Klein Theatre: Friday, November 18 at 7:30 pm - Shakespeare Theatre Company presents "American Wildflowers" at the Klein Theatre https://shakespearetheatre.org/events/american-wildflowers/ This is a special event produced by the Oak Spring Garden Foundation and is based on a newly published anthology, American Wildflowers: A Literary Field Guide. ------------------------------ Tuesday, December 6 - Outgoing President, Marcos Caraballo, will be delivering his Presidential Address at our holiday gathering and last meeting of 2022. ------------------------------- Recording of our most recent (November 1) meeting, at which Mr. N.S. Prasanna and Ms. Rhuthuparna S B, Ph.D. students at Dr. Vinita Gowda?s Tropical Ecology and Evolution (TrEE) Lab at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal, spoke on the topic: A Glimpse into the Ecology and Evolution of Gesneriaceae in India https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/-yJfaqV4cYKCJJXvoJtlxj_lfuxNrRdrmsGh4y9wMihPn3N3tumSW4UO3c3HijE.SgkGvtERTGkJ3sdv Passcode: f%R at i2ap (Unfortunately the recording doesn't start until about 10 minutes into the presentation.) ------------------------------- Tuesday, November 29 7:00 PM? MNPS Monthly Program: Biological control of invasive weeds Register for the Zoom here:?http://www.mdflora.org/event-5025208 ----------------------------- Tuesday, January 3 at 7pm Speaker for our meeting wuill be: Dr. Marc Appelhans, herbarium curator and researcher at the University of G?ttingen His subject matter will focus on recent systematic research on the Rutaceae including several of its North American representatives.? Note: I recently discovered a couple of little Common Hoptrees (Ptelea trifoliata), members of the Rutaceae, growing at the Rumsey Monument Park in Shepherdstown. They look to be several years old but have been hacked down and are regrowing. They are in an area rife with invasive Gold Rain Trees and Ailanthus. Everything beyond the wall along the cliffside above the Potomac River has been cut down in recent years. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BQen74TjJjb3XfsHwhOcpWZv3U22X8uS/view?usp=share_link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uapdlaAR_x3UNkeH9RLCFV8v-0UwlUWL/view?usp=share_link ------------------------------ Kentucky Grown Chia Seeds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsBvq6GoPoI The company, Heartland Chia of Franklin, KY, was honored this September 16 as Senate Small Business of the Week: https://www.paul.senate.gov/news/dr-rand-paul-honors-heartland-chia-franklin-senate-small-business-week Regarding Chia: Because of our late frost this year, I had a volunteer chia plant (Salvia hispanica) bloom in recent days, the first time I've had this happen since 2017, the year I learned what the mystery plants were that had been growing in spots around my yard all summer. From kathy at fred.net Mon Nov 28 23:04:34 2022 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:04:34 -0500 (EST) Subject: [BSW] December 6th - Live from the Dominican Republic! + Misc. Message-ID: Live from the Dominican Republic! Holiday Party and meeting on Tuesday, December 6th Festivities will be starting at 6pm. The talk will be at 7pm. Wear some holiday attire (or not) and bring a beverage and some snacks. We'll get some Dominican/Caribbean recipes to you beforehand if you want to try making some Caribbean cuisine. There will be some quizzes for you to try your hand at. Speaker: Marcos Caraballo will be giving the Presidential Address General Topic: The Flora of the Caribbean Zoom link for December 6: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85603064263?pwd=b2dhdVhyQVE5NXp4dTVxelhMU1dNUT09 Meeting ID: 856 0306 4263 Passcode: 591779 ------------------------------------------------ Coming up on January 3: Dr. Marc Appelhans, herbarium curator and researcher at the University of G?ttingen His subject matter will focus on recent systematic research on the Rutaceae including several of its North American representatives.? -------------------------------------------------- Chasing Plants: Journeys With A Botanist Through Rainforests, Swamps, And Mountains By Chris Thorogood ? Review https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2022/11/28/chasing-plants-journeys-with-a-botanist-through-rainforests-swamps-and-mountains-by-chris-thorogood---review/?sh=398476c03595 -------------------------------------------------- Botany Manor is a stunning puzzler about growing plants In your 19th century stately home https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/botany-manor-is-a-stunning-puzzler-about-growing-plants