[BSW] Upcoming field trips, next meeting + Misc.

[KATHY BILTON]

BSW Doings

The first BSW field trip is just over a week away, on Saturday, March 25th 
at 8am, parking across from Old Angler's Inn.
For details on this and three further trips that have been scheduled for 
this spring, see http://botsoc.org/bswfieldtrips.html.

The next meeting will be on Tuesday, April 4, 7 pm
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
April 2023 Flyer: http://botsoc.org/apr23.pdf
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Other Activities and Articles

Monday, March 20 - 2-3:30 p.m. A Year of Bloom with Native Plants with 
Margaret Chatham
Location: Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library
https://vnps.org/potowmack/events/a-year-of-bloom-with-native-plants-with-margaret-chatham/

Tuesday, March 21; 5 p.m. EDT, Online - Free EcoFlora Seminar
Speaker: Heather Liljengren, Supervising Seed Collector/Field Taxonomist,
NYC Parks
URBAN GENETIC POOLS: RESERVOIRS OF ADAPTIVE POTENTIAL AND THE SEED
COLLECTORS WHO ARE AFTER IT
https://www.nybg.org/event/ecoflora-seminar-urban-gene-pools/

Thursday, March 23 - 2pm EST
The Impact of European Colonialism on Global Plant Redistribution
https://members.linnean.org/events/63ceb18e7dc0e800071305ff/description

VNPS Events: https://vnps.org/events/
MNPS Events: https://mdflora.org/events


Climate Change Threatens Spring Wildflowers by Speeding Up the Time When 
Trees Leaf Out above Them
https://theconversation.com/climate-change-threatens-spring-wildflowers-by-speeding-up-the-time-when-trees-leaf-out-above-them-200975

Citizen botanists wanted! Native Plant Trust volunteer program helps 
catalog and conserve New England's rare plant colonies
https://www.berkshireeagle.com/arts_and_culture/home-garden/thomas-christopher-native-plant-trust-volunteer-program-new-england-rare-plants/article_c83e2d72-c1ad-11ed-8a6f-cfd564e47a74.html

Researchers from the Institute of Botany discovered a new type of 
coexistence between algae and fungi
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/980518

The Creeping Threat of the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/07/great-atlantic-sargassum-belt-seaweed-visible-from-space

Thomas Walter — botanist, recruiter, scholar
https://www.postandcourier.com/berkeley-independent/community-news/thomas-walter-botanist-recruiter-scholar/article_a8b38db4-c3a4-11ed-ab3b-13ddb9a8b8ca.html