From kathy at fred.net Tue Apr 4 16:55:05 2023 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2023 17:55:05 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] Meeting starts in about an hour - 7pm, this evening, April 4 Message-ID: Coming up at our next meeting on Tuesday, April 4 at 7pm, doors opening by 6:45pm. Speaker: Dr. Allie Igwe, Department of Biology, University of Miami? Topic: Investigating the Plant-Growth Promoting Properties of Microorganisms from Serpentine and Non-Serpentine Soils Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83694932537?pwd=WmRORUxvUFhiN0xoRlR5VWdjMVovQT09 Meeting ID: 836 9493 2537 Passcode: 017115 From kathy at fred.net Fri Apr 7 16:24:23 2023 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2023 17:24:23 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] Field trip tomorrow 4/8 + Details for May 2 Meeting + Misc. Message-ID: The second Bear Island field trip is coming up this Saturday, April 8 at 8 a.m. Two weeks later there will be a field trip to Ferry Hill, a couple of miles from Sharpsburg and across the river from Shepherdstown. Field trip details are here: http://botsoc.org/bswfieldtrips.html ---------------------------------------------------- The speaker for our May 2 meeting will be: Dr. Marcela Sandoval Velasco, a Postdoctoral Researcher at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=m3KX928AAAAJ&hl=es Her title is : An integrative palaeogenomic approach to study the domestication history of Agaves? Summary: Agaves are widely known for the popular spirits produced from them, Tequila and Mezcal, and less known for being one culturally-important historical cultivar with a long history of interaction and use by humans in the Americas. Archaeological evidence discovered in many sites across Mesoamerica and the American Southwest show that agaves have been used as a source of food, beverage, fibre, clothing, weaponry, tool, and construction material for thousands of years. This has led to the suggestion that agaves may be one of the earliest cultivated and domesticated plants from Mesoamerica. Using the extensive archaeological record of agaves and applying novel palaeogenomic methods, I am investigating the complex evolutionary history of the processes driving cultivation and domestication directly through time to understand how the human-agave relationship was shaped and established, how humans impacted the distribution and reproduction of agaves through traditional management and how this influenced and modified the landscape. Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86378636908?pwd=YXIveGFyMzQyV2E0M0ZZSmtJL095Zz09 Meeting ID: 863 7863 6908 Passcode: 763443 Flier for the meeting: http://botsoc.org/may23.pdf -------------------------------------------------------- I?m No Genius with Genuses, but Your Garden is Killing the Earth https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/04/07/suburban-lawn-climate-change-biodiversity/ -------------------------------------------------------- Women?s History Month: Local Teacher Was a Botany Expert (Michigan) https://www.thedailynews.cc/articles/womens-history-month-local-teacher-was-a-botany-expert/ From kathy at fred.net Mon Apr 10 12:00:31 2023 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2023 13:00:31 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] Thursday, April 13 - Field trip to Manassas Battlefield Message-ID: Join Marion Lobstein as she leads a spring wildflower walk on the Stone Bridge Trail at Manassas National Battlefield Park from 10 a.m. - 12 noon on Thursday, April 13, 2023. Park in the lot off Lee Hwy/Rt. 29 at the Fairfax/Prince William County line. The size of group is limited. Please contact Marion Lobstein at mblobstein at earthlink.net to register. Map for parking: http://botsoc.org/manassas-parking.pdf https://www.nps.gov/thingstodo/stone-bridge-loop-trail.htm From kathy at fred.net Wed Apr 19 18:31:28 2023 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2023 19:31:28 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] May 2 meeting + Field trip reminder + Misc. Message-ID: There will be a field trip out to the Sharpsburg area this Saturday, April 22 at 10 a.m. Trip details are here: http://botsoc.org/bswfieldtrips.html#april22 ---------------------------------------------------- The speaker for our May 2 meeting will be: Dr. Marcela Sandoval Velasco, a Postdoctoral Researcher at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=m3KX928AAAAJ&hl=es Her title is : An integrative palaeogenomic approach to study the domestication history of Agaves? Summary: Agaves are widely known for the popular spirits produced from them, Tequila and Mezcal, and less known for being one culturally-important historical cultivar with a long history of interaction and use by humans in the Americas. Archaeological evidence discovered in many sites across Mesoamerica and the American Southwest show that agaves have been used as a source of food, beverage, fibre, clothing, weaponry, tool, and construction material for thousands of years. This has led to the suggestion that agaves may be one of the earliest cultivated and domesticated plants from Mesoamerica. Using the extensive archaeological record of agaves and applying novel palaeogenomic methods, I am investigating the complex evolutionary history of the processes driving cultivation and domestication directly through time to understand how the human-agave relationship was shaped and established, how humans impacted the distribution and reproduction of agaves through traditional management and how this influenced and modified the landscape. Time: 7 pm with doors opening by 6:45. Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86378636908?pwd=YXIveGFyMzQyV2E0M0ZZSmtJL095Zz09 Meeting ID: 863 7863 6908 Passcode: 763443 Flier for the meeting: http://botsoc.org/may23.pdf ------------------------------------------------------ The April 2023 Plant Press is available now: https://nmnh.typepad.com/files/vol26no2.pdf ------------------------------------------------------ Sunday, April 23 at noon (EST) How Ancient Forests Can Save Us if We Let Them https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hybrid-how-ancient-forests-can-save-us-if-we-let-them-tickets-536059527477 -------------------------------------------------------- Local 83-year-old botanist's 'crazy' non-stop hunt for rare plants https://www.chronicleonline.com/news/local/local-83-year-old-botanists-crazy-non-stop-hunt-for-rare-plants/article_0eeb39ac-fde0-511b-9eef-6abb6b316b68.html --------------------------------------------------------- Botanist Stefano Mancuso: ?You can anaesthetise all plants. This is extremely fascinating? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/15/scientist-stefano-mancuso-you-can-anaesthetise-all-plants-this-is-extremely-fascinating-tree-stories ---------------------------------------------------------- Take virtual trip to the arctic with Dorothy Newton Swales, McGill?s ?mother of botany? https://reporter.mcgill.ca/take-virtual-trip-to-the-arctic-with-dr-swales-founding-mother-of-botany-at-mcgill/ ----------------------------------------------------------- From kathy at fred.net Fri Apr 28 09:18:29 2023 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 10:18:29 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] May 2 Reminder + June 6 speaker and topic + Misc. Message-ID: The speaker for our May 2 meeting will be: Dr. Marcela Sandoval Velasco, a Postdoctoral Researcher at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=m3KX928AAAAJ&hl=es Her title is : An Integrative Palaeogenomic Approach to Study the Domestication History of Agaves? Time: 7 pm, with doors opening by 6:45. Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86378636908?pwd=YXIveGFyMzQyV2E0M0ZZSmtJL095Zz09 Meeting ID: 863 7863 6908 Passcode: 763443 Flier for the meeting: http://botsoc.org/may23.pdf For summary of talk, see previous message: http://botsoc.org/pipermail/bsw_botsoc.org/2023-April/000535.html -------------------------------------------- At the June 6 meeting, the speaker will be Dr. Caren Chang, Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland Her topic: Ethylene Hormone Signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana --------------------------------------------- The trip to Ferry Hill on April 22 had a small but enthusiastic turnout. People got to see the Shooting Stars in bloom, though they weren't quite as showy as they would likely have been had we had some rain in the preceding weeks. Minutes after returning to our cars, the expected rains began. ---------------------------------------------- Discovery of unusual trillium is botany adventure story https://www.reflector.com/features/local/discovery-of-unusual-trillium-is-botany-adventure-story/article_29642427-b2af-5dc7-b9f5-88b2823544e2.html ----------------------------------------------- These 4 Free Apps Can Help Identify Every Flower and Tree around You https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/04/25/aipowersplantidentifierapps/