From kathy at fred.net Sat Oct 1 16:35:56 2022 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2022 17:35:56 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] Reminder: Next meeting coming up on Tuesday, October 4 Message-ID: As many know, there have been problems with the receiving of mailing list emails. There has been some possible progress today as support sent a test email which I received both in my regular email account as well as in my Gmail account. So I am hoping others received it as well. But now I am going to send from my regular address and see whether it can make it into people's inboxes... ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The speaker for our next meeting on Tuesday, October 4, at 7pm will be Juan Diego Palacio-Mej?a, Director of the Tibaitat? Research Center at Colombian Corporation of Agricultural Research). His topic: "Economic botany as an option for development in Colombia" The Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86418795565?pwd=cTZwL3dqYmRxRXBFalExcHlZQ2dDdz09 ID 864 1879 5565 PC 669356 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monticello Park, City of Alexandria, Virginia is most recent inductee into the Old-Growth Forest Network of Community Forests https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/07/05/monticello-park-alexandria-virginia/ Trees across the U.S. Face Dire Threats, New Report Shows https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/trees-across-the-u-s-face-dire-threats-new-report-shows ?A growing machine?: Scotland looks to vertical farming to boost tree stocks https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/01/scotland-vertical-farming-boost-tree-stocks-hydroponics From kbilton at gmail.com Tue Oct 4 15:47:24 2022 From: kbilton at gmail.com (Kathy BILTON) Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2022 16:47:24 -0400 Subject: [BSW] Reminder: Meeting coming up at 7pm - Economic Botany as an Option for Development in Colombia Message-ID: Mailing list woes seem to be largely on the mend. I am sending this from Gmail to see whether this message will end up NOT in spam in at least one person's account. Should there be future mailing list problems, you can always visit the webpage for information. http://botsoc.org/ http://botsoc.org/pipermail/bsw_botsoc.org/ (Archives of list. Messages have come here even when they have not been delivered to addresses on the list.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The speaker for our next meeting on Tuesday, October 4, at 7pm will be Juan Diego Palacio-Mej?a, Director of the Tibaitat? Research Center at Colombian Corporation of Agricultural Research). His topic: "Economic Botany as an Option for Development in Colombia" Doors will open by 6:45. The Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86418795565?pwd=cTZwL3dqYmRxRXBFalExcHlZQ2dDdz09 ID 864 1879 5565 PC 669356 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, November 1, thus it will not be coinciding with the upcoming mid-term elections which will be held on the following Tuesday., November 8. From kathy at fred.net Fri Oct 21 10:48:58 2022 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2022 11:48:58 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] Recording of last meeting + Zoom link for November 1 + Misc. Message-ID: Here is the link to the recording of our last meeting when our speaker was Juan Diego Palacio-Mej?a, Director of the Tibaitat? Research Center at Colombian Corporation of Agricultural Research with the topic of: Economic Botany as an Option for Development in Colombia https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/OH9htIKLLws7IwXM7XZhbI1wN3lQV9_fuQ3JKo4caQPzNixaI7E6Dx5aVg5hW7LN.IYWKx083VAV2cFPO Passcode: @%@o6Z$f -------------------------------------- Here is the Zoom link for the November 1 meeting at 7pm with the room opening by 6:45pm, the speaker and topic to be announced soon. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83300432865?pwd=WTY3MC9vU1N5Y1RpS0x6QkhGM1h2QT09 Passcode: 727022 Meeting ID: 833 0043 2865 As the meeting falls when it does, on the 1st, it will not be coinciding with the upcoming mid-term elections which will be held on the following Tuesday, November 8. ------------------------------------------------ The Botany of Poetry https://www.reed.edu/reed-magazine/articles/2022/the-botany-of-poetry-object-of-study-mieszkowski.html Canada?s Botanist to be Remembered https://www.quintenews.com/2022/10/21/294475/ Taking a look back at our state?s first-ever Alaska Botany Bioblitz https://www.frontiersman.com/chugachtime/taking-a-look-back-at-our-state-s-first-ever-alaska-botany-bioblitz/article_e95d5eee-4447-11ed-9317-db60d24f3773.html Plant spotted in Palakkad is second species of the genus Allmania, say researchers https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/plant-spotted-in-palakkad-is-second-species-of-the-genus-allmania-say-researchers/article66040275.ece From kathy at fred.net Wed Oct 26 10:27:01 2022 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2022 11:27:01 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] November 1 meeting + Sugarloaf + Misc. Message-ID: Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 7pm (Doors will open by 6:45.) 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 Flier: http://botsoc.org/nov22.pdf (See bottom of email for detailed description) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83300432865?pwd=WTY3MC9vU1N5Y1RpS0x6QkhGM1h2QT09 If needed: Meeting ID: 833 0043 2865 Passcode: 727022 ----------------------------------------- Frederick County rejects compromise on Sugarloaf Mountain?s future https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/10/25/sugarloaf-mountain-vote/ Everyone loves Sugarloaf Mountain. The fight for its future is still ugly. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/10/24/sugarloaf-mountain-frederick-council-vote/ Stronghold Says It Will Close Sugarloaf Mt. To The Public If Treasured Landscape Management Plan, Overlay Are Adopted https://www.wfmd.com/2022/10/11/stronghold-says-it-will-close-sugarloaf-mt-to-the-public-if-treasured-landscape-management-overlay-are-adopted/ ------------------------------------------- One of the founders of the MNPS, Lou Aronica, has died. Obituary in the Post: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/washingtonpost/name/louis-aronica-obituary?id=36813845 Article from 2000: https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/268666/garden-variety-activism/ 2014 Interview with him: https://youtu.be/nrPBc6J27fk In response to a link in the last BSW email, Gene Rosenberg said: For "Canada's Botanist to be Remembered", I would nominate Fr?re (Brother) Marie-Victorin (1885-1944). Plantwatch: The World?s Tiniest Orchids https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/oct/19/plantwatch-the-worlds-tiniest-orchids Why Is the Most American Fruit So Hard to Buy? https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/10/pawpaw-fruit-taste-history/671646/ October Talk has been uploaded to YouTube (to make room in Zoom account for November talk) Juan Diego Palacio-Mej?a, Director of the Tibaitat? Research Center at Colombian Corporation of Agricultural Research) spoke to our meeting about "Economic Botany as an Option for Development in Colombia" https://youtu.be/0RBdKCuOaWg ------------ A Glimpse into the Ecology and Evolution of Gesneriaceae in India Tropical forests of the Indian subcontinent harbor a diverse flora which is attributed to its long and complex biogeographic history. Understorey herbs like gesneriads (African violet family) often receive less attention from botanists and conservationists alike, although they are more prone to extinction due to their unique niche and habitat requirements. In India, Gesneriaceae is represented by one-third of old-world genera and more than 130 species. Gesneriaceae research in India began in the early 18th century, although colonial botanists focused primarily on economically important plants, and thus understorey herbs like gesneriads were often overlooked. Regardless of the fact that, more recently, a renewed interest in the Indian Gesneriaceae has resulted in updated generic concepts, and descriptions of many new species from unexplored regions, there is a severe lack of studies on the pollination biology and reproductive ecology of this plant family. Gesneriaceae have a remarkable diversity of floral forms along with multiple mating strategies reported from different genera. This includes temporal and spatial partitioning of sex organs (stamen and pistil) known as dichogamy and herkogamy respectively. Enantiostyly in Didymocarpus, heterostyly in Henckelia, and protandry in Aeschynanthus are only a few examples of exceptional mating strategies evolved in Gesneriaceae. In this talk, we provide a glimpse of the rich flora of Gesneriaceae in India from both ecological and evolutionary perspectives. We will also try to emphasize where we lack scientific knowledge about this plant family and why it is important to study them given their specificity in choice of habitat, narrow endemism, and drastically declining habitats. We will also present the latest update from our phylogenetic studies and enumerate the evolutionary patterns we uncovered in the genus Didymocarpus and related genera. From kathy at fred.net Sun Oct 30 17:41:16 2022 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2022 18:41:16 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] Reminder: Meeting on TUesday at 7pm + Misc. 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Digital version of the brand new "Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas, Field Guide" https://www.invasive.org/midatlantic/fieldguide/index.cfm Evolutionary Mystery of Harmonious Flower Meadow May Be Solved https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/28/world/mystery-flower-rhododendrons-china-hengduan-scn/index.html Scottish discoveries that still brighten our day hundreds of years on https://www.thenational.scot/culture/23087467.scottish-discoveries-still-brighten-day-hundreds-years/ Taking a look at history of women in botany at Burlington?s Royal Botanical Gardens https://www.insauga.com/taking-a-look-at-history-of-women-in-botany-at-burlingtons-royal-botanical-gardens/ A universe of biodiversity and saved by migration: Books in brief https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-03380-6 Why You Should Try Crevice Gardening: ?This Is the Future? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/03/realestate/crevice-rock-gardening.htmlElection