Table Of Contentdedicated to the appreciation and conservation of the Colorado native flora”
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Volume 30 Number 4 WORKSHOP EDITION September - October 2006
2006 - 2007 COLORADO NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY WORKSHOP PROGRAM
WorkshopswillbeheldeachmonthfromSeptemberthroughMay Microscope Fund
along the Front Range. Most workshops will be held in Boulder Newmicroscopes forCONPS workshops aredesperatelyneeded!
but we are actively seeking members from the West Slope, Fort Eearning about plants is much more enjoyable when you can see
Collins, Denver and Colorado Springs who would be willing to each trichome, pollinium or involucre. The increase in registra-
coordinate one or two workshops a year in those areas. Contact tion fee (from $12 to $20) goes directly to the Microscope Eund.
Mary Ellen Ford if you are interested ([email protected] or You can also contribute to the Microscope Eund by mailing con-
303-449-7334). tributions (payable to CONPS) to Mary Ellen Eord.
Registration Information Workshops
Registration is mail-in only and requires payment at the time of
registration. The fee for attending aworkshop is $20 per session COLORADO WILDSCAPES:
for members only. Non-members must join CONPS to register BRINGING CONSERVATION HOME
for aworkshop. The registration fee is non-refundable. Leader: Connie Holsinger ofAudubon Colorado
Location: Foothiiis Nature Center, Bouider
Oniy Session: September 23, 2006
Participation is often limited and registration is processed in the Time: 9 am to noon
orderreceived. Ifthe workshop has already been filled, you will
be notified, your check will not be deposited, and you will be
Using the beautiful and practical guidebook, Colorado
added to the waiting list ifthat is whatyou desire. Wildscapes, thisworkshopwillprovideparticipantswiththehow-
to'sofmakingyourbackyardwildlifefriendly, waterefficientand
To register, please mail your check, payable to CONPS for $20
beautiful using native plant species. Specifically, attendees will
per workshop, along with the following information: title and learn how to plant for year-round interest and wildlife habitat
date of the workshop(s), your name, address, telephone number
diversity, conserve water supplies by choosing waterwise plant
andemail address. Registrationcan onlybeprocessedwith allof
selections, create a healthy yard - a refuge for people as well as
thisinformation. Pleaseusetheregistrationformprovided. Other
wildlife - by reducing pesticide usage, thus protecting water sup-
than the September Colorado Wildscapes workshop, registration
plies, select native plant species and remove invasive ones. This
applications will notbe accepted until September 17, 2006. “Workshops”continues on page 2
Mail registration form to Contents
Mary Ellen Eord About the Society 7
2133 13th Street
Announcements 5
Boulder, CO 80302
Botanical Article 3-4
Eor those who need to cancel at the last minute, we appreciate Calendar 8
your $20 contribution to CONPS and ask that you call or email Chapter News 6
Mary Ellen (303-449-7334 or [email protected]) so she has Membership in the Society 7
the opportunity to fill your spot. Workshops 1-2, 5
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“Workshops”continuedfrom page 1 INTRODUCTION TO GRASS TRIBES
workshop will only be offered on Saturday morning and should WITH EMPHASIS ON THE WHEAT/BARLEYTRIBE
allowparticipants enoughtimebeforewinterto initiatefallplant- Leader: David Buckner
ing with theWildscapes philosophy in mind. Location: Foothills Nature Center, Boulder
First Session: Saturday, January 13, 2007
BEGINNING PLANTTAXONOMY: THE BIG PICTURE Second Session: Sunday, January 14, 2007
Time: 9 am to 3 pm
Leader: Mary Ellen Ford
Location: Foothills Nature Center, Boulder
First Session: Saturday, October 21, 2006 Participants willbeledthroughthebasics ofgrassfloral structure
Second Session: Sunday, October 22, 2006 andnomenclature (along with sidetrips to ecology, evolution and
Time: 9 am to 2 pm domestication). This iteration of the workshop will include spe-
cialemphasis on the wheat/barley tribe andamore detailed treat-
Whatis aplant? Whatdistinguishes plants fromotherorganisms ment ofthe prominent native species ofthis group - for example
and how do we characterize those relationships? Within the wheatgrasses and wildryes (but also including squirrel tails, bar-
"Plant Kingdom," what groups do werecognize? This workshop leys, etc.). Class members will have available mounted speci-
will provide a very basic overview ofwhat characterizes the fol- mens forreview as well as collected materials fordissection.
lowing Land Plants: Angiosperms (flowering plants - monocots
and eudicots); Gymnosperms (conifers, cycads and ginkgos); POTENTILLAS OF COLORADO
Pteridophytes (ferns and fern allies); and Bryophytes (mosses, Leader: Rich Scully
hornworts andliverworts). Liveplants andherbariumspecimens Location: Foothills Nature Center, Boulder
will be available for participants to observe distinguishing char- First Session: Saturday, February 10, 2007
Second Session: Sunday, February 11, 2007
acters ofrepresentatives ofeach ofthese major groups. Time: 9 am to 3 pm
POPULUS L. (SALICACEAE)
Potentilla species are notoriously difficult to separate, partly
Leader: Mary Ellen Ford
becausehybridization sometimes results in a continuum ofvaria-
Location: Foothills Nature Center, Boulder
First Session: Saturday, November 18, 2006 tion. Photographs will show the identifying characters between
Second Session: Sunday, November 19, 2006 the Colorado species ofPotentilla, as well as the closely related
Time: 9 am to 2 pm generaDrymocallisandComarum. Anexpandedkeywillbepro-
vided and pressed specimens will be available on which to prac-
Cottonwoods, aspens and balsam poplars comprise the genus ticeidentification skills. Wewilldiscusshowtodistinguishcom-
Populus. Distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere, par- monly confused species or otherwise deal with uncertainty in
ticipantswilllearnhowtoidentifythemajorsections, species and identification.
subspecies, withparticularemphasis onColoradorepresentatives.
Species ofPopulus readily hybridize and backcross, particularly EUPHORBIACEAE IN COLORADO
along the FrontRange, providing some challenging identification Leaders: Dina Clark, Carolyn Crawford, Bill Jennings
puzzles. Aspects ofPopulus whichwillbepresentedwillinclude Location: Foothills Nature Center, Boulder
morphology, molecular signals, ecology and biogeography. First Session: Saturday, March 17, 2007
Second Session: Sunday, March 18, 2007
GYMNOSPERMS Time: 9 am to 3 pm
Leader: Leo Bruederle
Location: Downtown Denver Campus ofthe University of This workshop covers the 18 species inthe Euphorbiaceae native
Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center to Colorado. There are ten species present and established (such
North Classroom Building 3419 as leafy spurge) or reported occasionally as weeds, and three
Only Session: Saturday, December 9, 2006 species reported for Colorado that are not present. The nomen-
Time: 9 am to 3 pm clature in the Euphorbiaceae is controversial, as Weber &
Wittmannhavebrokenup genusEuphorbia intonumerous small-
Gymnosperms, specifically conifers, dominate the landscape of er genera in their various works. Except for Chamaesyce, these
much ofColorado, and, in fact, they form the basis by which we genera are not generally recognized elsewhere. In addition,
classify many of Colorado's communities and ecosystems. This recent DNA research has indicated that Reverchonia should not
workshop will introduce participants to the NorthAmericanfam- be included in the Euphorbiaceae. At this workshop, you will
ilies of gymnosperms, as well as those families and genera that learn how to distinguish the genera, where they are located in
areimportanttotheColoradoflora.Additionally,participantswill Colorado, and when to look for them. A handout has been pre-
obtain experience keying our native species, with an eye toward pareddiscussingallspecies. Ourownkeysandspecimenswillbe
ready identification inthe field. available for study. The weed species ofthe Euphorbiaceae are
important noxious weeds and all Colorado botanists should learn
AQUILEGIA DEADLINE - OCTOBER 15 how to recognize them.
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e-mail as an MS Word orrtf document. See page 7 for addition-
Contact DenverChapterPresidentNaomi Nigro fordetails.
al information.
Vol. 30 No. 4 Aquilegia Page 3
Population Genetics and Hybridization in the Rare
Coiorado Endemic Physaria bellii Muliigan
Linda Courier Kothera
Physaria bellii (Bell's Twinpod) is an uals, which allowed me to estimate the through controlled pollinations, and these
herbaceous, diploid (2N=8), perennial population genetic diversityanddifferenti- individuals have more intermediate scores
member of the Brassicaceae (Mustard ation. Overall, the data were consistent than the natural hybrids. These results
Family), which is endemic to north central with a species whose populations are dis- suggestthattheputativehybrids arediffer-
Colorado. Itis ahabitat specialist,restrict- tributed linearly across a patchy habitat ent in both regards, compared to the
ed to sloping shale and sandstone washes type. There is a moderate amount of parental species, and genetically are more
of the Niobrarra, Pierre, Lykins and genetic diversity in P. bellii populations, like P. vitulifera.
Fountain/Ingleside formations between and most of that diversity is within the
elevations of 1580 and 1760 meters along populations, as opposed to being among In addition, I measured leaves from the
the Front Range (Spackman et al. 1997, them. There does not appear to be appre- two species and the hybrids. The most
Doyle et al. 2004). These geological for- ciable levels ofinbreeding inP. bellii pop- obviousdifferencebetweentheleavesofP.
mations have a patchy distribution and, as ulations, a condition thatcanreduce levels bellii and P. vitulifera is the presence or
a result, P. bellii does as well. According of genetic diversity in a species. There is absenceofsinuses;P. belliilacksthemand
tothesystemusedbytheColoradoNatural also a significant correlation between the P. vitulifera is supposed to have them. I
Heritage Program, Bell's Twinpod is genetic distance between adjacent popula- measured the depth ofthe sinuses and the
ranked G2/S2, meaning it is imperiled tions and the geographic distance between length and width of leaves; and counted
because thereis asmallnumberofpopula- those populations, indicating that popula- the number of teeth on the margin of the
tions, and because this species depends on tions exchange genes mostfrequently with leaves, and whether it had a tooth at the
a habitat which is itselfpotentially threat- populations that are close by. In addition, apexoftheleaf(seeFigure 2). Inthe sam-
ened (Spackman et al. 1997, Doyle et al. there is a high degree of genetic structure ple of leaves I examined, I found that P.
2004). Physaria bellii forms rosettes of in P. bellii populations overall. In other bellii leaves never had sinuses, but only
leaves and bears several to many inflores- words, each population is fairly different 69% (N=100) of P. vitulifera leaves had
cences which flower from April through from the others. Even so, this work gen- ones deep enough to measure.
May, and set seed around the middle of eratedevidencethatgeneflowisoccurring Interestingly, 51% (N=58) of the hybrids
July. It is self-incompatible (Mulligan among the P. bellii populations around the hadsinuses,andonemightthink,then,that
1966). Thefruitisasmall(4-6mm)inflat- city ofBoulder, such that the ten sampled the sinuses themselves would be interme-
ed silique consisting oftwo valves. populations form eight genetic clusters. diate in depth. However, there was virtu-
ally no statistical difference between the
I studied P. bellii for my doctoral research I also collectedleaves from IIP. vitulifera sinuses of P. vitulifera and the putative
at Colorado State University. I am inter- Rydberg (sometimes called Rydberg's hybrids; when a hybrid has sinuses, it
ested in rare plants, and P. bellii appealed Twinpod) populations as well as from two looks like P. vitulifera. With regard to the
to me because itis locally abundant, but at putative hybrid populations for DNA other characters, the two parental species
the sametime, vulnerablebecauseitshabi- extraction and leaf measurements. Both differed for most of the characters, while
tat is desired for human activities. The datasets, genetic as wellasmorphological, the hybrids differed from each parental
patchy distribution of P. bellii indicates discerned among the parental species and species on only one character, suggesting
theremaybegeneticdifferentiationamong the putative hybrids such that members of thatoverall, hybrids do have anintermedi-
the populations. One part ofmy research each group clustered together. The genet- ate leafmorphology between P. bellii and
looked atestimating the amountofgenetic ic data were much clearer in this regard, P. vitulifera. The results from the genetic
diversity and genetic differentiation pre- probably due to the nature of the data and morphological analyses support the
sent in P. bellii populations. In addition, (eitherthe markerwas there oritwas not). idea that populations in Jefferson County,
anecdotal evidence suggested that P. bellii I also found several species-diagnostic which previously hadbeenclassified asP.
was hybridizing at the southern end of its markers,whichwerefoundinover90% of bellii, should instead be classified as
range with the more common (but still one parental species or the other. I con- hybrids.
endemic to central Colorado) P. vitulifera. structed a hybrid index from these data
As a result, the other part of my research (see Figure 1), that shows P. bellii individ- As part ofthe hybrid study, I also wanted
involved establishing whether hybridiza- ualshaving scores closerto zero andP. vit- to assess the degree to which P. bellii is
tionhadoccurredandalsocharacterization ulifera individuals scoring closer to six. threatened by hybridization with P. vitulif-
ofany hybrids. There are two types ofhybrids on the fig- era. Some P. vitulifera populations are
ure. The putative (naturally occurring) diploid (eight chromosomes) like P. bellii,
I collected leaf tissue from ten P. bellii hybridshavescoresthatareclosertoP. vit- and others are tetraploid (16 chromo-
populations for DNA extraction and for ulifera andnot strictly intermediate. I also somes). When two species have different
leafmeasurements. The DNAwas used to produced several first generation hybrids numbers of chromosomes, it can act as a
generategenotypesof300P. belliiindivid- (FIs) between the parental species barrier to hybridization. If they have the
.
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same number, then it is comparatively easier to form hybrids. I
found that mostP. vitulifera populations are tetraploid, as are the 3 3
hybrids, but the population closest to the hybrid populations was
diploid. These results suggest a possible scenario that could
explain the ploidy level and location ofthe present-day hybrids.
Hybridization originally occurred between diploid individuals of
bothparent species, whichwere incloserproximity than they are
today. This was followed by a chromosome doubling event that
resulted in present-day hybrids having a tetraploid number of
chromosomes. I also found thatinter-species crosses yielded less
seed than intra-species crosses, which suggests that there are
reproductive barriers in place between the parental species.
My
study generated evidence that the purported hybrid popula-
tions ofP. bellii and P. vitulifera in Jefferson County are indeed lFeiagfurmeor2p.hoIlllougstyracthiaornasctoefrRistbieclsli.i(1lef=t)laenngdthR] 2vit=ulwiifdetrah]le3a=vetsopsthooowtihng
hybrids. Itis goodnewsthatP. belliidoesnotappeartobethreat- (here, present); 4, 5 = width ofsinuses. The R vitulifera leafshown has
enedbyhybridizationwithP. vitulifera atthistime. However,the one pairofsinuses (6), which were counted forthe characterpairsinus-
results from this study indicate P. bellii is confined to just two es. Leaves often had one ormoreteeth around the margin (number-
counties in Colorado - Boulder and Larimer. Furthermore, the teeth), which were leftoffthis illustration forclarity.
results from the population genetics part ofmy research indicate
Literature cited
that each population makes a unique contribution to the genetic
Jennings,W. 2004. The status ofPhysaria vitulifera inWyoming.
diversity ofthe species as a whole. The loss ofeven afew popu- APublicationoftheWyomingNativePlantSociety23:
lations could alter the current pattern of gene flow, which could
3-4 WWW.uwyo edu/wyndd/wnps/wnps_home htm
reduce levels ofgenetic diversity. Physaria bellii faces the very . . .
real threat of loss of habitat from residential development and
limestonemining. Conservationefforts shouldthusinvolvemon- Doyle, G. A., S. L. Neid, and R. J. Rondeau. 2004. Survey of
Critical Biological Resources, Larimer County, Colorado.
itoring populations to ensure that levels of genetic diversity
Unpublished report. Colorado Natural Heritage Program.
remain stable, as well as ensuring a significantproportion ofpop-
ulations (there are less than 30) are not lost to human activities.
AsP. belliilacks formalprotection, theimpetus forthis workwill Spackman, S., B. Jennings, J. Coles, C. Dawson, M. Minton, A.
Kratz, and C. Spurrier. 1997. Colorado Rare Plant Field Guide.
likely fall to the cities of Fort Collins and Boulder, as well as Prepared for the Bureau of Land Management, USDA Forest
Larimer and Bouldercounty open space programs.
Service, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by the Colorado
Natural Heritage Program.
lap.bellii QFI Hybrids PutativeHybrids BP.vitulifera
] Request for Proposals
1.001 The John W. Marr and Myrna P. Steinkamp Funds
nu.aynu
The Colorado Native Plant Society supports research projects in
0.80 plant biology from the John W. Marr and Myma P. Steinkamp
0 0.70 funds. Thesetwo funds honorthelateDr. JohnMarr, Professorat
theUniversity ofColorado andthe firstPresidentofCONPS, and
0.60 I Dr. Myrna Steinkamp, a founding member who supported
1 0.50 CONPS for many years in a variety of capacities. Both funds
QO. were established to support research on the biology and natural
£ 0.40
history of Colorado native plants by means of small grants. The
0.30 i Steinkamp Fund targets rare species and those of conservation
concern. Both field and laboratory studies are eligible for fund-
0.20
ing. Thanks to the generous contributions ofmany members and
0.10 1 iLI supporters, $3,000 is available, although individual awards will
0.00 1 Eik_ i not exceed $1,000. Recipients ofthe awards must agree to sum-
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 marize their studies for publication in Aquilegia, the Society's
HybridIndexScores newsletter, and are enouraged to make chapterpresentations.
Figure 1. Histogram ofhybrid index scoresforPhysaria bellii(N = 300), TheBoardofDirectors is now solicitingproposals foraFebruary
known F1 hybrids (N = 3), putative hybrids (N = 58) and R vitulifera (N = 15, 2007 (postmarked) deadline. Contact Board member Jan
87), showing proportion ofeach groupwith a given index score. Scores Loechell Turner at [email protected] or 303-458-4262, or visit
toward zero are more R be///7-like and scorestoward sixare more R vit- the CONPS web site for guidelines and requirements,
ulifera-Wke.
http://www.conps.org/research_grants.html
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Vol. 30 No. 4 Aquilegia Page 5
Society Announcements
Book Sales Update sionate about the world ofplants and fascinated by botany, eth-
Our amazingAmazonprogram allows members and the general nobotany and plant folklore. Contact her at 303-902-4679 or
public to order botanical publications through Amazon.com by debystabler@yahoo com.
.
clicking on the links from our bookstore webpage,
http://www.conps.org/bookstore.html. CONPS will receive Workshops continued from page 2
approximately seven percent ofthe purchase price on books list-
VEGETATION ZONESAND RARE PLANTS OF THE
edonourwebpage. IfyouclickonanylinktoAmazon.comfrom COLORADO FRONT RANGE
our webpage, and from that link order other merchandise from
Leader: Steve Popovich
Amazon.com,CONPSreceivesaboutfivepercentofthepurchase Location: Arapaho-Roosevelt Nationai Forests
price no matter how unrelated to plants or botany your purchase Supervisor's Office Headquarters,
is! You can order cameras, cleaning supplies, cookies, clothing, 2150 CentreAvenue, Building E, Fort Collins
calculators crocodiles - whatever! First Session: Saturday, April 21, 2007
Second Session: Sunday, April 22, 2007
Since so many of our book and merchandise offerings are now Time: 9 am to 2 pm
available through Amazon.com, the Sales Committee is stream-
lining the items for sale at CONPS functions and by mail order. Back by popular demand, Steve Popovich, Botanist for the
Therefore, severalitems onthebackpageoftheMailOrderForm Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National
are available atreducedprices in theInventory Closeout section. Grassland, will lead this workshop. Participants will learn why
We will not order these items again so snap them up now! We andhowplantlifechanges aswegofromtheprairietothepeaks.
willcontinueto carrythemostpopularitems, primarilyrelatedto Through photos and discussion, Steve will introduce you to the
plants in the Rocky Mountain region. Please feel free to suggest basicplantcommunitiesfoundinthemajorlifezonesoftheFront
newitemspertinenttotheCONPSmission. Westockmanyitems Range, from the shortgrass prairie to the montane forest, sub-
at minimal levels and oftentimes our entire inventory ofan item alpine forest and alpine tundra. Eearn about floristically impor-
will sell out completely. Therefore, it is possible that the item, tant places like Mt. Evans. Steve will also discuss specialized
size oreditionthatyouwantisnotavailable. Donotplace amail plant communities that harbor some of Colorado's rarest plants
order until you check with Mary Ellen Ford (303-449-7334 or and will review the "new species" discovered in the mountains
[email protected]) west of Denver and Boulder! Class finishes with an optional
shortfieldtrip on abikepathto see arareplantinearlyrosettein
Book Review Fort Collins open space.
RockyMountain Flora by James Ells
TREESAND SHRUBS OF COLORADO
Golden: Colorado Mountain Club Press, 2006.
Leader: Jack L. Carter
320 p. $22.95 Locations: Colorado Springs and Denver
First Session: Saturday, May 19, 2007
The Colorado Mountain Club recently published its first botani- Colorado College, Colorado Springs
cal field guide. Rocky Mountain Flora. The focus is common Second Session: Sunday, May 20, 2007
plants of trails of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and University of Colorado at Denver
Wyoming. Photographs and briefdescriptions ofover 700 wild- Time: 9 am to 3 pm
flowers, trees and lichens comprise this book by CSU horticul-
turistJamesElls. Plants arearrangedbyflowercolor.Withincol- Using the recently revised and expanded edition ofJack Carter's
ors, arrangement is by common name offamily, then by the sci- Trees & Shrubs of Colorado, participants will learn to identify
entificnameofthe species. Entriesinclude smallphotos,descrip- many of the nearly 300 woody species in Colorado. From the
tion, ecology (life zone), location (a place you may find it), and book's wonderful illustrations, colorphotographs, clearkeys and
diagnostic traits (for example, spoon-shaped pods for pepper- helpful descriptions, attendees willbe providedanopportunity to
grass).Trees andplantswithinconspicuousflowersmaybefound put their identification skills to work withplantmaterial on hand
under "flowers of different colors". There are separate sections at the workshop. Jack explains his workshop philosophy: "I still
for grasses, sedges and rushes, mushrooms, lichens and mosses. believe in learning by doing. My approach for many years has
Eistsofediblenativeplants andpoisonousnativeplants arefound beentomakeeveryparticipantalearner, by assistingthemintak-
inthebackofthebookas are aglossary, indexandpagestowrite ing those first few steps by first studying an illustrated glossary
a "life list". andthenusingadichotomouskey.Withtheappropriatetoolsthey
— Jan Eoechell Turner are free to learn again at a later date and through their own per-
sonalinvolvement. Ialwaysmakecleartothe studentsinmyfield
Boulder Chapter News botany courses that if I do a good job, then they will no longer
Tommi Wolfe has stepped down as Boulder Chapter President need me to identify the local flora. The only requirements are a
after severalyears ofservice. CONPS thanks Tommi andwishes desire to learn, ahand lens, and akey to the regional flora. I like
her well in her new pursuits. Deby Stabler has been elected to to call it the Einnaeus method.
succeed her. Deby has lived in Boulderfor ten years and is pas-
.
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CHAPTER NEWS
Boulder Chapter southofthemainentrance onYorkStreet). November 18 Potluck & Meeting,
To enter, head south on York past the Saturday, 10:00 - 1:30. Come to the
MonthlymeetingsarethesecondThursday Gardens main entrance. Make an immedi- Plateau Chapter Pall Potluck & Meeting
ofthemonthat7 pmattheCity ofBoulder ate right into parking lot that says "Staff andmeetarareColoradonativeplant! The
Open Space and Mountain Parks offices in Parking." Members are invited to join clay-loving buckwheat lives only in west-
the north building conference room, 66 speakers at 5:30 pm for pizza at Angelo's, ernColorado. Bringadishto shareandthe
South Cherryvale Road. From South 620 East 6th Ave (between Pearl and chapter will provide something to drink.
Boulder Road, go south on Cherryvale Washington) in Denver. Eor more infor- There will be drawings for matted color
1/10 mile and turn west onto a lane to the mation, contact Chapter President Naomi photos of this rare plant as well as other
offices. For schedule information, contact Nigro, 303-366-6033, or email stunning photographs of native plants. A
Chapter President Deby Stabler, [email protected]. $2 admission will get you one chance to
[email protected]. win and you may purchase more tickets.
October 12 Gardening with Native Thelocationforthis meeting will beinthe
Plants and Creating a Native Xeriscape. Plateau Chapter next issue of Aquilegia or posted on the
Dave Sutherland. CONPS web site, www.conps.org.
Contact Chapter President Jeanne Wenger
November9 Topic TBA. at 970- 256-9227, [email protected] Southeast Chapter
or Gay Austin, 970-641-6264, austi-
December7 Efforts to Preserve
[email protected] for meeting informa- Activities are scheduled throughout the
Colorado Rare Plants. Brian Kurzel.
tion. year. Eorchapterinformationortovolun-
January 11 Topic TBA. teer,contactLizKlein,eklein@kiowaengi-
neeringcs.com, 719-633-5927, Elsie Pope,
February 8 Boulder's Tallgrass 719-596-4901, or email Doris Drisgill,
Prairies. Steve Jones and Lynn Riedel. [email protected].
March 8 Topic TBA. Dr. David
Buckner. Southwest Chapter
Eor news and activities, contact Chapter
Fort Collins Chapter President A1 Schneider, 970-882-4647,
[email protected].
Monthly meetings are held on the first
Wednesday of the month at 7 pm at the Aquilegia via Email
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October4 BotanicalFieldSurveys
inthe21st Century. Rick Shory, National
Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
November 1 TopicTBA. Bell’s
twinpod,
December 6 TopicTBA.
Physaria
bellii. Photo
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tersandstatewide.ContacttheSociety,achap- Digital photographs or line drawings are also Southeast DorisDrisgill&. .719-578-1091
terrepresentative,orcommitteechairformore solicited. Please include author’s name and LizKlein 719-633-5927
information. address, although anonymity may be request- Southwest A1Schneider ....970-882-4647
ed.Articlesmustbe submittedelectronically.
Standing Committeesand Chairs
ScheduleofMembershipFees Conservation SaradaKrishnan 303-465-4274
Pleasedirectallcontributionstothenewsletterto: . . . . .
Life $250 AliceGuthrie EducationandOutreach
Supporting $50 MeganBowes 303-561-4883
509 Collyer . . .
OrganizationorCorporate $30 Longmont, CO 80501 Endowment ....Vacant
Family orDual $20 E-Mail: [email protected] FieldStudies . . .JohnProctor 970-723-8204
Individual $15 [email protected] FieldTrips SteveYarbrough. .303-233-6345
StudentorSenior $8 Finance NaomiNigro ....303-366-6033
Horticultureand.LaurelPotts & 970-328-8633
. . .
Restoration. LisaTasker 970-948-4857
Membership Renewal/Information Officers Media . . .BoyceDrummond
Please direct all membership applications, President LeoBruederle . .303-556-3419 970-690-7455
renewals and address changes to Eric Lane, Vice-President . . .DavidAnderson.970-484-0774 Membership. EricLane 303-239-4182
Chair of Membership, Colorado Native Plant Secretary KimRegier 303-556-8309 RarePlant . . .EleanorVonBargen
Society,PO. Box200,FortCollins,CO 80522. Treasurer NaomiNigro . . .303-366-6033 Monograph 303-756-1400
Please direct all other inquiries regarding the ResearchGrants.JanLoechell 303-458-4262
SocietytotheSecretaryatthesameaddress.
Sales DeniseWilson 303-642-0510
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Workshop MaryEllenFord. 303-449-7334
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MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORM
Namel's) MEMBERSHIPCLASS:
Dues cover a 12-month period.
Address Individual. $15.00
Eamily/dual, $20.00
('Address) Senior. $8.00
Student, $8.00
Citv State Zip Corporate. $30.00
Supporting, $50.00
Phone E-mail Lifetime. $250.00
Chapter (Circle one): Boulder Fort Collins Metro Denver Plateau Southeast Southwest
In addition to my membership, I have included $ as acontribution to the John Marr
Fund (endowmentin support ofsmall grants-in-aid ofresearch), $ as acontribution to
the MyrnaP. Steinkamp Memorial Fund (endowmentin support ofsmall grants-in-aid of
research), or $ as a generalcontribution to the Society.
CONPSISANON-PROFITORGANIZATION - DUESAND CONTRIBUTIONSARE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE
CALENDAR
2006 2007
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SOCIETY FIELD TRIPS SOCIETY WORKSHOPS
January 13, 2007 Fall 2006
Winter Botany atWhite Ranch September23 Colorado Wildscapes: Bringing
Conservation Home
Leo Bruederle, 303-556-3419
@ October 21 & 22 Beginning Plant Taxonomy: The
leo.bruederle cudenver.edu.
Big Picture
November 18 & 19 Populus L. (Salicaceae)
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS December 9 Gymnosperms
September 9
November 11 Spring 2007
February 10 January 13 &14 Introduction to Grass Tribes
&
April 14 February 10 11 Potentillas ofColorado
March 17 & 18 Euphorbiaceae in Colorado
April 21 & 22 Vegetation Zones and Rare
Plants ofthe Front Range
May 19 & 20 Trees and Shrubs ofColorado
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