In this issue

Bitterroot’s wet forests p.1
INPS News p.3
Fortynine Meadows project p.6
Botanist’s Bookshelf p. 10
INPS Chapter News p.1 2
INPS Annual Meeting p.1 6

v.,/ Promoting interest in Idaho's native flora

Dates to
remember

2011 INPS ERIG
Proposals deadline
March 31 (p.15)

Celebrate Native Plant
Appreciation Week,
April 24-30

American Penstemon
Society proposals due
May 31 (p.14)

Wet forests on the west slope of the Bitterroots
of global significance

by Paul Alaback, Professor Emeritus of Forest Ecology, University of Montana

INPS 2011 Annual
Meeting June 24-26
Castle Rocks State
Park and City of Rocks
National Reserve (p.1 6)

2012 INPS Calendar
Photo Contest entry
deadline July 31 (p.3)

IDAHO NATIVE
PLANT SOCIETY

February 2011
Volume 33 (1)

Articles contributed to
Sage Notes reflect the
views of the authors and
are not an official posi-
tion of the Idaho Native
Plant Society.

Driving along the sinuous route of
Highway 12 towards Montana it is easy
to take for granted the seemingly end-
less dense, dark forest of red cedar and
grand fir along the Lochsa River corridor.
Proposals for expanding the highway or
for allowing larger trucks to haul hazard-
ous loads along this narrow road have
been in the news lately. In discussions
related to these proposals, what is often
overlooked is that this forest has many
historical and botanical attributes which
make it one of the more unique and sci-
entifically valuable forests in the entire
Rocky Mountain region.

A series of scientific studies going all
the way back to Rexford Daubenmire’s
classic work, starting in the 1940s, have
shown that many vascular plant species
here appear to have close connections to
coastal temperate rainforests of Oregon
and Washington. More recent studies
have shown that moss and lichen spe-
cies have even closer ties to coastal rain-
forests than the vascular plants, espe-
cially to forests in British Columbia where
oceanic lichens are well represented.

I have spent much of my career study-
ing the ecology of temperate rainfor-
ests, mostly in coastal Alaska, British
Columbia, the Pacific Northwest, and
in southern Chile and Argentina. After
moving to Montana in the early 1990s, I
was struck by how similar the forests in
the Lochsa were to the forests I studied
in the Pacific Northwest, especially in
contrast to the ponderosa and lodgepole
pine forests that dominate so much of the
Northern Rockies. After studying the dis-
turbance ecology of forests on the north
fork of the Clearwater River, and taking
many students to the Lochsa drainage,
it became clear to me that these forests
were quite fascinating and deserving of
further study.

This ecosystem is what ecologists and
biogeographers call an “interior rainfor-
est,” a global oddity. Idaho has the larg-
est and most unique interior rainforest in
the world. While moist forests similar to
the temperate rainforests of the Pacific
Northwest coast were once common
in our region, the forests of the upper
Lochsa River and the north fork of the

Continued on p.4

Photo above: Waterfall on a creek on the North Fork of the Clearwater River, Aquarius
RNA. Notice the large and diverse carpet of mosses and lichens. These microsites often
harbor a rich assortment of relict coastal plant species. Photo: Paul Alaback

Idaho Native Plant
Society

Address: P.0. Box 9451, Boise, ID 83707
Email: info3 at idahonativeplants dot orq
Web site: www.idahonativeDlants.ora

INPS BOARD MEMBERS
President: Vacant
Vice-president: Vacant
Secretary: Nancy Miller
Treasurer: Jody Hull
Past-president: Janet Benoit
Member-at-Large: Mel Nicholls
Chapter Presidents are also members
of the INPS Board.

Sage Notes, the newsletter of the
Idaho Native Plant Society, is published
in February, May, September, and
December. Current and recent past issues
of Sage Notes are available in full color
on the Sage Notes page of the INPS web
site: www.idahonativeDlants.ora/news/
Newsletters.asox. along with a searchable
index of issues from 2006-2010. Older
issues are being scanned and added as
time allows.

Submissions: Members and non-
members are invited to submit material
for publication. Relevant articles, essays,
poetry, news and announcements,
photographs and artwork are welcome.
Authors, artists, and photographers
retain copyright to their work and are
credited in Sage Notes. Send all submis-
sions electronically to the editor at the email
address below. Submission guidelines are
posted on the INPS web site: www.idaho-
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Please provide a phone number and/or email
address with your submission. Submission
deadlines are January 8, April 1, August 1,
and November 1.

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Phone: (208) 938-3529

I agreed to meet a friend at the Pahove Chapter’s pizza picnic in September thinking
it would be nice to check out a new organization. By the end of the evening , / had
joined INPS and offered to be the new editor of Sage Notes. I’m excited to have the
opportunity to work with INPS and to meet members across the state.

By profession, I am a natural and cultural history interpreter. The seeds of my
“career” were planted when I was in high school— after my first wilderness canoe
trip in Quetico Provincial Park in Ontario (1969) and my experience as an organizer
of the first Earth Day event at my school in a suburb of Chicago. At that time my
artistic interests focused in on nature photography, which remains a passion and a
tool for my work.

I graduated from Southern Illinois University in Carbon dale with a BS in Environmental
Interpretation (1978), earned through a special major program combining natural
sciences (ecology, botany, zoology, and geology) with photography, art, interpreta-
tion, outdoor and environmental education.

After college, I first worked as a naturalist with the Tennessee Valley Authority at
Land Between the Lakes in western Kentucky and Tennessee. From there I moved
to Raleigh then Chapel Hill, North Carolina where I spent eight years as a regional
conservation information/education representative with the N.C. Wildlife Resources
Commission. My next move was to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service position as
the Southeast Region’s interpretive specialist based in Atlanta, Georgia. I provided
interpretive assistance and coordinated production of brochures for national wild-
life refuges and fish hatcheries in the 10-state region.

I moved to Clarkston, Washington in 1992 fora position with the Wallowa-Whitman
National Forest as the interpretive planner/designer for Hells Canyon National
Recreation Area. In 1995, 1 moved to the Hells Canyon office in Enterprise, Oregon
and added managing the Wallowa Mountains Visitor Center to my duties. I reluc-
tantly left Hells Canyon in 2000 and relocated to Boise (Eagle) to manage the U.S.
Forest Service Fire and Aviation web site at the National Interagency Fire Center. In
2002, 1 joined the Forest Service Enterprise Team Interpretive Arts Unlimited! and
worked on Forest Service interpretive projects in North Dakota, Arizona, Oregon,
California, Nevada, and New Mexico. In October, 2007, after 28 years of government
work, I launched my free-lance interpretive consulting, planning and design busi-
ness, Jane Rohling Communication Arts.

Examples of projects I’ve worked on can be seen at Pittsburg Landing, Granny View
and Hat Point, Cache Creek, or Hells Canyon Creek in Hells Canyon NRA, and on
alpine trails on Mt. Howard near Wallowa Lake in Oregon. In the Boise area, I was
instrumental in developing the Idaho Black History Museum exhibits, produced an
interpretive sign for Blacks’ Creek Reservoir for Golden Eagle Audubon Society,
and designed exhibits on watershed, snow science, wildlife, and recreation at
Bogus Basin for the Boise National Forest. I am currently working on signs for
the Star River Walk (on the Boise River in Star, ID) and the Oregon Trail-Bear Lake
Scenic Byway in southeast Idaho.

I look forward to participating in field trips and meeting INPS members. Don’t
hesitate to contact me with ideas for Sage Notes or questions about submission
guidelines. Your comments and feedback will be appreciated!

INPS NEWS

Announcing the 2012 INPS Calendar Photo Contest

The Idaho Native Plant Society is pleased to announce our

2011 Photo Contest. Society members are encouraged to
submit photographs of plants native of Idaho for use in the

2012 INPS calendar as well as other Society publications.
We are looking for photos that will help the Society promote
native plants and habitats and bring greater public aware-
ness of the special flora of Idaho. Photographers will be
credited in any calendar or other document in which their
photographs are used.

Who may submit photos? INPS members or their imme-
diate family members are eligible to submit a maximum of
5 photos per individual.

Deadline for entries: Photos will only be accepted until
July 31, 2011 in order to give the contest committee time
to judge the photos and the calendar committee time to
produce a 2012 calendar.

What format of photo is acceptable? Up to five (5)
high-resolution digital images may be submitted by each
individual. Prints and slides must be digitized by the entrant
so the photo may be submitted in digitized format. A digital
image to be eligible for a main page of the calendar must be
of sufficient resolution to create a high quality print approxi-
mately 6” high x 9” wide (landscape) or approximately 7.5”
high x 5” wide (portrait). Landscape format photos are more
easily incorporated in the calendar.

Each image file may have the photographer’s name and
contact information embedded in the file properties (I PTC
metadata) but this is not required. You can locate these by

right-clicking on the image and then going to the properties
option. The actual file name of the photo should not include
any identifying photographer information to preserve ano-
nymity during judging.

How do I submit a photo entry? Submit digital images by
email preferably, or by U.S. mail on a CD. In either case,
each image must be accompanied an entry form. The entry
form, which is available on the state INPS website (www.
idahonativeplants.org ), can be cut and pasted into a Word
document and attached to the email.

Email submissions: send the images and entry forms to
inps-photo at idahonativeplants dot org. Please use INPS
Photo Contest in the subject line.

U.S. mail submissions: send a CD of up to five images
accompanied by an entry form for each photo to:

Idaho Native Plant Society
INPS Photo Contest
2955 S. Marsh Creek Road
McCammon, ID 83250

Copyright and granting of rights: The photographer will
retain the copyright of images he or she submits. INPS will
have the right to use the images submitted in documents
promoting Idaho native plants for two years from the dead-
line for submittals.

INPS News continued on p.15

Celebrate Native Plant
Appreciation Week
April 24-30, 2011

Chapters will be planning events
associated with Native Plant
Appreciation Week.

If you are aware of opportunities for
INPS to promote this week
at the state or chapter level,
please notify an
INPS state or chapter officer.

False hellebore (Veratrum viride) Photo by Jane Rohling

3

Cedar bough
Photo:

Jane Rohling

4

Left: Lush grand fir and
western red cedar forest
in the Aquarius RNA with a
dense carpet of Dryopteris
and Athyrium ferns on the
forest floor.

Right: Interior rainforests
usually have a rich assort-
ment of epiphytic plants
that cling to branches and
bark of old trees. Devoto
Cedar Grove, Lochsa drain-
age.

Photos: Paul Alaback

Interior wet forests (continued from p.1)
Clearwater River are among the few
examples of these forests that remain. I
contributed a chapter on these forests to
a new book on the ecology and conser-
vation of the world’s temperate rainforests
(Temperate and Boreal Rainforests of the
World: Ecology and Conservation, edited
by Dominic DellaSala, 2010).

Idaho’s interior wetbelt forests are some
of the most ancient forests on the North
American continent and botanists believe
this is explained by the geological his-
tory of our region. While we generally
consider all of our mountains to be old
in geological terms, the formation of the
Cascade Mountain Range as a high and
well-defined barrier to Pacific winds is
actually a quite recent geologi-
cal phenomenon.

Prior to the rising of the
Cascades, the Bitterroot
Mountains formed the west-
ern margin of the continent
and moisture from the Pacific
extended all the way into the
forests of Idaho and western
Montana. After the Cascades
blocked the wet coastal winds
from reaching the interior for-
ests, this region became cooler and
drier. Most of the temperate rainforests
and many of their associated plant spe-
cies disappeared. The principle excep-
tions to this pattern were in the moun-
tains west of the continental divide in
British Columbia and in scattered moist
sites in Montana and Idaho. In places
like the upper portions of the Lochsa

drainage, there was enough local mois-
ture to allow many of the wet-forest spe-
cies to persist. This helps explain the
many endemic and genetically unique
populations that have been documented
in the area.

Tropical rainforests are well known as
cradles of biodiversity and have been a
key focus of global conservation efforts
over the past several decades. Less well
known are temperate rainforests which
occur in ten principal regions across the
globe, generally within 100 miles of the
coast in regions where mountains tend
to trap moisture from offshore winds.

The largest temperate rainforest region
in the world — more than 40% of the
global total — occurs from the redwood
region in northern California
north to south-central
Alaska. Other regions with
large temperate rainforests
include southern Chile and
Argentina (Patagonia), New
Zealand, the Pacific coast
of Siberia and Japan. While
not necessarily global cen-
ters of biodiversity, temper-
ate rainforests are unique for
the large sizes and ages of
their trees, the amount of carbon stored
in these ecosystems, and the conserva-
tion value of the watersheds and wildlife
habitats they encompass.

The interior wetbelt rainforest of the
Rocky Mountain region is the largest
known interior rainforest in the world.
This forest covers over 34 million acres

“The interior
wetbelt rainforest
of the Rocky
Mountain region
is the largest
known interior
rainforest in the
world.”

This forest covers over 34 million acres of
land from central British Columbia south to
the Idaho panhandle.

The oldest trees and the richest diversity
of lichen and moss species in the north-
ern Rockies occur in these forests. The
greatest carbon stores per acre and great-
est ecological productivity in the Rocky
Mountains have also been measured in
these interior rainforests.

So the next time you have the opportunity
to travel to the red cedar, western hemlock

or grand fir forests of the Lochsa, take
some time to look at the plants that can
be found in these wet microsites. See if
you can find some of the unique species
that occur here. Learn what makes these
forests so distinctive.

Relatively few studies have been conduct-
ed in these fairly remote interior rainfor-
ests. Many new and fascinating scientific
insights into our most ancient and unique
forests await your discovery there!

“...next time
you have the
opportunity to
travel to the red
cedar, western
hemlock or
grand fir forests
of the Lochsa,
take some time
to look at the
plants that
can be found
in these wet
microsites. See
if you can find
some of the
unique species
that occur here.
Learn what
makes these
forests so
distinctive...”

Paul Alaback

Right: The North Fork of the Clearwater River
in the Aquarius Research Natural Area is one of
the largest examples of interior rainforests in
Idaho with many rare and unique plant species.

Photo: Paul Alaback

Suggested reading

Bjork,C.R. 2010. Distribution patterns of disjunct and endemic
vascular plants in the interior wet belt of northwest North
America. Botany 88: 409-428 (2010)

DellaSala, D. (ed.). 2010. Temperate and Boreal Rainforests of
the World: Ecology and Conservation. Island Press. ISBN. 978-1-
59726-676-5 (paper)

Goward, T., and T. Spribille. 2005. Lichenological evidence for
the recognition of inland rainforests in western North America.
Journal of Biogeography 32:1209-1219

Editor’s note: This article has been edited slightly. An unedited
version is posted on the INPS web site:
www.idahonativeDlants.ora

Cottongrass (Eriophorum
angustifolium), prefers
acidic waters typical
in poor fens, it is the
dominant species of
sedge blooming in July.
Seeds in the cottony
inflorescences are
wind-dispersed.

Fortynine Meadows

Proposed Research Natural Area

Authors: Fred Rabe, Brett Haverstick, Elisabeth Brackney
Workshop sponsored by Friends of the Clearwater
Funded by the Mountaineers Foundation and the Idaho Native
Plant Society’s ERIG Program
Photography by Fred Rabe

Project objective

The objective of this project was to
educate people about peatland ecosys-
tems by conducting a two-day workshop
at Fortynine Meadows, a tributary to
the Little North Fork Clearwater River.
Enrollees in the Fortynine Meadows
workshop helped us gather plant and
invertebrate data and became familiar
with techniques employed in the collec-
tions. This information will be included
in a proposal to the U.S. Forest Service
requesting Research Natural Area des-
ignation for Fortynine Meadows.

General description

is a first order stream with a low gradient
(1-3%). Pools, runs and glides are the
major flow patterns of Meadow Creek
with a few riffles and cascades. A large
number of stream channels coalesce to
form larger channels. The bottom sub-
strate is silt and organic material. Grass
mats and aquatic moss provide the main
habitat for aquatic invertebrates.

The dominant vascular plants in the
meadow are fire thread sedge (Carexpri-
onophylla) and cottongrass (Eriophorum
angustifolium) occurring with the sphag-
num (Sphagnum spp.) moss that covers
the entire site.

Peatlands are poorly drained areas
whose substrate is periodically saturated
or covered with water having a peat layer
about 12 in. (30 cm.) or more in thickness.
Reduction of oxygen and nutrients in this
deep peat layer, combined with cool tem-
peratures, limits microbial decomposition
and reduces plant growth. As a result,
peatlands rely on an external supply of
nutrients from either the inflow of miner-
al-enriched water or precipitation.

Fortynine Meadows is about 100 acres
in size. It contains a spring stream
(Meadow Creek) where ground water
aquifers discharge to the surface. Water
is relatively cold and shows little tem-
perature variation during the summer. It

Note: This is an edited version of the article. The complete article,
including a list of vascular plants collected, citations and references,
is available online: www.idahonativeDlants.ora/eria/Eria.asDX

Subalpine peatlands form along high-ele-
vation, low gradient streams compared
to valley peatlands like Hager Lake that
occur at relatively low elevations in major
river valleys (Bursik 1990). Subalpine
peatlands are characterized by plant
species common to the western cordille-
ra, while valley peatlands have numerous
boreal species whose populations are
disjunct by hundreds of miles from the
main portion of their range in Canada.
Their formation is likely due to alpine
glaciation during the Wisconsin glacial
advance.

Above left: Present site
of an abandoned beaver
pond.

Above center: Fred Rabe
sampling invertebrates
from Meadow Creek.

Above right: A glide
section of Meadow
Creek. Water is shallow
and slow moving, the
bottom is silt, and the
sedges and grasses in
the riparian area cast
little shade.

Location

Fortynine Meadows is located at the
confluence of Meadow Creek and the
Little North Fork Clearwater River in the
St. Joe National Forest, about 15 miles
south from Avery, Idaho.

Aquatic invertebrates

We identified 27 species of macroinverte-
brates from moss, grass and open water
habitats in Meadow Creek. Surprisingly,
12 species occurred in a pothole only six
feet in diameter. All 27 species occurred
in the aquatic moss (Fontinalis neomexi-
cana), compared with seven species
each in the grass and the open water.

The soft bottom substrate, consisting of
fine silt and organic material, is typical of
spring streams. However, it is much less
productive than the rocky substrate at
the confluence with the Little North Fork
Clearwater River or the aquatic vegeta-
tion and open water in Meadow Creek
we sampled.

Two species of mayfly (Ephemerella sp.,
Baetis tricaudatus) were dominant in the
moss. As a source of food, they both col-
lect and gather detritus and small algae.
Ephemerella is unable to tolerate very

Left: Firethread sedge (Carex prionophyila)
flowers primarily in June and is dominant at
nearby Pinchot Marsh.

poor habitat or water quality
whereas Baetis can exist under
a wider set of environmental
conditions.

Right: Aquatic moss (Fontinalis neomexicana),
found in Meadow Creek but not in the pothole
ponds, provides suitable habitat for invertebrates.

At the head of the meadow, small stands
of forested wetlands were dominated
by lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) and
subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa). Six
additional conifer species occurred at
the meadow’s edge — a highly diverse
situation for such a small area. Scrub-
shrub communities were located most-
ly in the middle and southern end of
the meadow with the dominant species
being bog birch (Betula pumila) and
western bog laurel (Kalmia microphylla).
Cowardin considered herbaceous mats
as a third class of wetlands. We did not
identify mosses here, but it is believed
that Sphagnum was dominant since the
genus is characteristic of poor fens with
low alkalinity.

Plants

A hierarchical classification of
semiaquatic wetland plants used by
Cowardin et al. (1979) enabled us to
define plant groupings in the meadow.

Reference sites

Research Natural Areas (RNA) serve as refer-
ence points to observe changes on land and
water over long periods of time — history books
to help us understand events that shaped current
conditions. Also, RNAs provide baseline data to
measure our impact on the habitat by investigat-
ing natural systems and comparing them with
those affected by human activities.

Water samples, plants and invertebrates were col-
lected from 42 wetland sites in National Forests of
the Pacific Northwest from 1987-89 (Rabe et al.
1989) including proposed and established RNAs,
among them Fortynine Meadows. Alkalinity read-
ings in the meadows have remained essentially
the same (9-11 mg/I) since July 1988. Water tem-
perature readings varied little from 47 degrees
F (8 degrees C) during the summer of 2010.
Temperatures were not recorded in 1988.

In northern Idaho, beaver have occupied and
abandoned peatland sites similar to Fortynine
Meadows. Over a period of about 20 years, bea-
ver rebuild dams, raise water level, exhaust food
supplies and abandon sites. Once they leave, a
well-advanced succession occurs with less water
enabling encroachment of pioneer species on the
sphagnum mat. Two aquatic plants (Sparganium
sp. and Callitriche sp.) occurred in beaver ponds
in 1988, but were absent in 2010, probably
because beaver had subsequently left the area.
Additional aquatic and semiaquatic plants were
not recorded in 1988 so it was not possible to
make further comparisons.

Over the 22-year period (1988-2010) similarities
and differences were noted in the aquatic inver-
tebrate taxa at Fortynine Meadows. Seventeen
species of macroinvertebrates occurred in 1988
compared to 27 species in 2010. However, more
zooplankton species were observed in 1988
than in 2010. Species of fly larvae (Diptera),
caddisflies (Trichoptera) and beetle larvae and
adults (Coleoptera) were somewhat similar on
both dates. However, mayflies (Ephemeroptera)
and snails (Gastropoda) were dissimilar. Sample
size for both dates was too small to distinguish
other groups.

Reference areas can be used both to monitor and
inventory the biota. Where management activi-
ties such as timber harvest and grazing occur
within or adjacent to peatland sites, monitoring
is recommended. Changes in water chemistry,
vegetation and invertebrate communities have
been monitored for many years at several Idaho
and Montana peatlands. An inventory of the biota
can provide important baseline information. The
persistence or absence of plant and animal popu-
lations may be an indication of change or stabil-
ity of an ecosystem. Moseley and Bursik (1992)
used checklists prepared 20 and 40 years earlier
and determined that several rare peatland plant
species had disappeared from ponds in northern
Idaho. On a smaller scale, this also happened at
Fortynine Meadows.

Education

A handout describing the physical layout of
Fortynine Meadows together with plant and
invertebrate information was initially provided to
the group. Workshop members rotated between
sampling macroinvertebrates from stream and
standing water, identifying conifers, and collect-
ing vascular plants. A work table was set up at
camp where plants were pressed and macroin-
vertebrates were identified to order. Class mem-
bers participated in field data collection, ben-
efiting from the hands-on learning experience.
Discussing the results and research methods
gave them a better understanding of the scientific
method.

Acknowledgements

Financial support was provided by the
Mountaineers Foundation and the Idaho Native
Plant Society’s ERIG program. Thanks go to
Emily Poor, herbarium worker at the University of
Idaho and Idaho Native Plant Society member,
who identified some of the plants in the mead-
ows. Also, thanks to Wade Hoiland, a past gradu-
ate student who keyed out some bothersome
macroinvertebrates for his erstwhile major pro-
fessor. We extend our special appreciation to the
Great Old Broads for Wilderness who attended
this workshop and helped us with the fieldwork.
We couldn’t have done it without you!

Fortynine Meadows is deserving of RNA status
for the following reasons:

It is an outstanding landscape comprised of a narrow strip of
land 0.1 mile wide and 1 1/2 miles in length. Eight species of
conifers border the site with a narrow spring stream mean-
dering through the entire length of the meadows. Little sign of
human impacts are evident.

Vascular plant species here differ significantly from those in
Pinchot Marsh, a small regional peatland managed by BLM.
Additional plant identification to include bryophytes is pro-
posed for Fortynine Meadows. !

The slow moving stream (Meadow Creek) consists mostly
of runs and glides bordered by sedge and grass species.
Twenty-seven species of macroinvertebrates occur in the
aquatic moss (Fontinalis neomexicana). The moss provides addi
tional structure and stability to the habitat ensuring greater spe-
cies richness and invertebrate biomass.

Recommendations

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Workshop participants
learned about peatland
ecosystems at Fortynine
Meadows, a tributary
to the Little North Fork
Clearwater River.

Future studies might compare the physical environ- L
ment, riparian vegetation and macroinvertebrate j
communities of Meadow Creek (spring stream) with
the Little North Fork Clearwater River (riffle-pool) f
downstream. Seasonal comparisons of invertebrate j
composition in ponds and potholes could be initiated j
since water levels fluctuate seasonally. |

Observations of future beaver occupancy would be
interesting. Their ponds were common in 1988 but
not at present. We have no idea when beaver aban-
doned the meadows. Continued investigations of this
cyclic behavior would provide better records of resulting
vegetation and invertebrate changes.

Conduct a study to determine whether the northern bog
lemming (Synaptomys borealis) lives in the meadows.
This mammal, a species of special concern in Idaho and
Montana, typically inhabits sphagnum bogs and fens but
also other habitats.

Accessibility to such an outdoor lab makes it easier to
conduct research and educational workshops. Combining
studies of physical features, hydrology, water chemistry, I—
floristics and invertebrate communities enables us to better
understand and appreciate this peatland ecosystem. Friends of
the Clearwater and Idaho Native Plant Society are interested in
further studies of the site.

Discussing the day’s
activities at camp,
only a few miles north
of the meadows.

Evert, Erwin F. 2010. Vascular Plants of the Greater Yellowstone
Area: Annotated Catalog and Atlas (no ISBN, paperback). Published
by the author. (Orders: yolandaevert at yahoo dot com, by phone
01-847-823-1501, $45.00 by check payable to “Yolanda Evert,” 1476
Tyrell Ave., Park Ridge, IL 60068, 751 pp., 8 1/2” * 10 7/8”.)

Review by Ronald Hartman and Walter Fertig

Reprinted with permission from the December 2010 issue of

Castilleja 29(4): 4, the Wyoming Native Plant Society’s newsletter.

Vascular Plants of the Greater Yellowstone Area is a tome that rep-
resents the most complete and scholarly coverage of the flora to this
diverse region, an area that attracts hundreds of researchers and mil-
lions of tourists annually.

Evert’s lasting legacy will be his massive (751 page) Catalog. The
book begins with an outstanding overview of the greater Yellowstone
area, including a summary of its vegetation, climate, and geology.
Other sections review the flora of each mountain range within the
study area and the history of botanical exploration in the region.

The bulk of the book contains a brief discussion of each of the 2082
vascular plant taxa known from the greater Yellowstone area that
includes a description of its range, habitat, conservation status, and
comments on taxonomic problems, as well as a dot map. The book
captures Evert’s four decades of field experience and knowledge of
the Yellowstone area and is a critical update to the classic (but long
out of print) floristic studies of Frank Tweedy, Per Axel Rydberg, and
Aven Nelson.

A total of 2,082 species are treated across an area of more than
24,000 square miles, including Yellowstone and Grand Teton National
Parks, with four counties represented in Wyoming, six in Montana,
and two in Idaho. In addition to the more than 40,000 specimens
amassed by Erwin, the holdings of the RM, MONTU, and YELLO
were also consulted.

This book was published in May 2010 and the author died a month
later. Two tribute articles written by some of Evert’s colleagues are
posted on the Wyoming Native Plant Society’s web site: www.uwyo.
edu/wynddsupport/WNPS/docs/Castilleia/2010 12.pdf

Memories of Erwin Evert, from Phil White’s interview of Bob Lichvar

A Tribute to Erwin Evert, by Walter Fertig, Utah Native Plant Society

Wondering what
these are?

Check out the back
cover of Sage Notes
for the explanation.

Small beetles massacre whitebark pines
in the Rockies

by Elizabeth Shogren, Heard on All Things Considered, NPR
December 26, 2010

The high-elevation whitebark pine forests of North America’s
Northern Rockies have stood for centuries. But these evergreen
forests are being transformed into eerie stands of red and gray
snags at an alarming rate. An audio link and transcript of the inter-
view with entomologist Dr. Logan is on NPR’s web site at:

www.npr.org/2010/12/26/126107761/small
beetles-massacre-the-rockies-whitebark-
pines?sc=fb&cc=fp

Copyright ©2010 National Public Radio®

Whitebark pine Photo: Jane Rohling

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INPS Chapters

CALYPSO CHAPTER
821 I/I/. Mustang Ave.

Hayden , ID 83835

President: Derek Antonelli
Vice President: Vacant
Secretary: Karen Williams
Treasurer: Janet Benoit
Newsletter: Vacant

LOASA CHAPTER
340 E 520 N.

Shoshone, ID 83352

President: Kelvin Jones
Vice President: LaMar Orton
Secretary: Lois Rohay
Treasurer: Steve Paulsen

PAHOVE CHAPTER
P.O.Box 9451
Boise, ID 83707

President: Susan Ziebarth
Vice President: Elaine Walker
Secretary: Karie Pappani
Treasurer: Jody Hull
Conservation: Chris Colson
Members at Large:

Cyndi Coulter, Karen Colson,
Chris Colson

SAH-WAH-BE CHAPTER
146 South 17th Ave.

Pocatello, ID 83201

President: Linda Johnson
Vice Pres.: Bob & Chris McCoy
Secretary: Barbara Nicholls
Treasurer: Cathy Frischmann
Newsletter: Ardys Holte
Members at Large: Mel
Nicholls, Janet Bala, Karl Holte,
Dick Anderson, Judy Minshall,
and Catalina Steckbauer

INPS CHAPTER NEWS

CALYPSO CHAPTER

When: Meetings are the first Wednesday
of March, April, May and October. Field
trips are scheduled during the spring,
summer, and fall. This chapter does not
meet from November to February.

Contact: Derek Antonelli for more infor-
mation at antonelli8 at frontier dot com

Mailing address: INPS Calypso

Chapter, Derek Antonelli, 821 W.
Mustang Ave., Hayden, ID 83835

March 2, 2011: Calypso Chapter
Meeting will be held at the Life Care
Center.

April 16, 2011: Tubbs Hill Field Trip

Meet at 10 a.m. at the 11th street park-
ing lot.

May 7, 2011: Q’emiln Trails Field Trip

Meet at 10 a.m. A potluck at Asbell’s
home is to follow. The alternate rain day
for the field trip is May 14, 2011

LOASA CHAPTER

All INPS members and the public
are welcome to attend Loasa chap-
ter events.

When: Meetings are held the third
Thursday of each month

Where: Taylor Building, Room 258,
College of Southern Idaho

Contact: Kelvin Jones at (208) 886-
7051 for more information

PAHOVE CHAPTER

When: Meetings are the 2nd

Thursday of the month from January
through April

Where: Usually at the MK Nature
Center Auditorium. Monthly meeting
dates and topics are emailed and
posted on the INPS website.

Contact: Susan at susan.ziebarth
at idfg.idaho.gov about the Pahove
chapter activities or visit the website:
www.idahonativeplants.org

UPCOMING EVENTS

March 10: Plants and Peshmerga:
Botanizing in Iraqi Kurdistan While
chasing plants in Iraq might not be

everyone’s cup of tea, Boise botanists
Barbara Ertter, Christopher Davidson,
and Sharon Christoph jumped at the
chance to participate in the inaugural
expedition for a new Flora of Iraq, in
the mountains of autonomous Iraqi
Kurdistan. Barbara will share some
Kurdish history and describe the Flora
of Iraq project. She’ll relate the chal-
lenges of chasing plants in a region
far removed from Idaho but with some
surprising similarities in habitats. The
area is home fo many of our weeds
and a source of plants suitable for our
gardens.

April: Meeting date and subject
TBA. Details will be posted on the
INPS website. Pahove members
will receive an email and postcard
about this meeting and upcoming
Wildflower Walks.

April 29-30: Pahove Chapter

Annual Native Plant Sale is moving
to a new week! The plant sale will be
held during Native Plant Appreciation
Week instead of Earth Day this year.
We expect a crowd so arrive early to
be sure to get your favorite plants!
Member’s Only Sale: April 29, 5-7 p.m.
Public Sale: April 30, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Where: MK Nature Center, 600 South
Walnut, Boise (behind the Idaho Fish &
Game office)

Rare Plant Conference Update

The Rare Plant Conference (RPC)
will not be held this February (2011).
See page 14 for more information.

Plant Keying Workshops Don

Mansfield will continue holding work-
shops to identify plants from the 2010
Idaho Botanical Foray to the Yankee
Fork. The plants are all sorted to
family and in most cases to genus.
Participants can either choose a genus
to work with or they will be assigned
to a family or genus. The plants,
microscopes, identification keys, and
other resources will be provided. Bring
goodies to share, if you like.

When: Thursday evening, April 7.
Where: Past workshops have been
held at the College of Idaho herbar-

RECENT ACTIVITIES

ium in Caldwell. Some workshops
may be held at Boise State
University’s herbarium.

Contact: Don Mansfield, email:
dmansfield at collegeofidaho dot edu
or call 208-459-5287 for information.

RECENT ACTIVITIES

December 10, 2010: Members of
the Pahove Chapter enjoyed their
traditional holiday party, potluck, and
white elephant gift exchange. Thanks
again to Roger Rosentreter for his
light-hearted and entertaining role as
Salmon Claus!

January 13, 2011: Insect pollina-
tors: Honey bees aren’t the only
pollinators in town! and Basic bat
facts and interesting tidbits on
pollinating bats in North America.
These presentations were a follow-up
from the movie, Queen of the Sun,
featured in November. Entomologist
Jim Ryan shared some of his vast
knowledge about other insect pol-
linators with humor and a little phi-
losophy. Brenda Beckley of the Idaho
Department of Fish and Game gave
an introductory presentation about
bats.

SAH-WAH-BE CHAPTER

Meetings: Nonmembers welcome.

When: All classroom meetings are
held at 7:00 p.m.

Where: Plant Science (PLSC) Bldg
69, ISU, Pocatello, classroom 114

Contact: For more information call
208-716-0218

UPCOMING EVENTS

March 7: Mushroom Mania Do you

know where they are hiding? A pre-
sentation by Michael Piep, Assistant
Curator, Intermountain Herbarium,
Utah State University, Logan, Utah.

April 4: Annual Chapter Meeting

Time and location TBA.

May 2: Invasive Plants Time and
location TBA.

December 6: Sagebrush Land
Trust conservation work in the
Bear River Range Joselin Matkin
with the Sagebrush Land Trust gave
an educational presentation on the
organization’s conservation work in
the Bear River Range of Southeast
Idaho. A list of Sah-Wah-Be mem-
bers and small jars of jelly made
from native currant berries, choke-
cherry berries, and elderberries from
Hurricane Hill (southeast of Pocatello)
were passed out. We wished each
other a good holiday season.

January 8: New Year’s Party

Despite the cold, approximately
fifty members of the Sah-Wah-Be
Chapter gathered for a holiday pot-
luck at the home of Cathy & Pete
Frischmann on Saturday afternoon
to enjoy each other’s company. The
chapter provided deep-fried turkey
and bratwurst sausages as a main
course. Several members snow-
shoed the quarter mile perimeter
trail on the property as the sunshine
illuminated the snow-covered moun-
tains in our Portnuef Valley. We
were delighted that Wendy Velman,
her family and new baby, Madeline
Elaine, joined us. A good time was
had by all.

February 7: Photo Share Our mem-
bers provided the February program,
sharing their native plant or field trip
photos. It is always fun to see other
people’s eye on the world through a
camera lens!

Continued on p.14

SAGEbrush trivia

The species name for big sage, Artemisia tridentata.
refers to the plant’s three-lobed or toothed leaves, though
leaves with more or fewer lobes can be found. Leaf size
and the amount oflobing are good indications of the
available moisture at the time the leaves were forming.
Those formed during the moist spring will be larger and
have more pronounced lobes. Those formed later will be
smaller and may lack any lobes.

Shrubs of the Great Basin, Hugh N. Mozingo, 1987,
University of Nevada Press

UPPER SNAKE CHAPTER
President: Sue Braastad
Vice President: Rose Lehman
Secretary: Alan Crockett
Treasurer: Heidi Heyrend

WHITE PINE CHAPTER
P0 Box 8481
Moscow, ID 83843

President: James Riser
Vice President: VACANT
Secretary: Pat Fuerst
Treasurer: Elisabeth Brackney
Past President: Helen Yost
Landscaping & Restoration
Plants: Juanita Lichthardt
Newsletter: Michele Leavitt
Publicity Chair: Margaret Ely
Website: Patricia Hine

WOOD RIVER CHAPTER
P.0. Box 3093
Hailey, ID 83333
President: Carol Blackburn
Vice President: VACANT
Secretary: VACANT
Treasurer: VACANT

American
Penstemon
Society Grants
Available

The American Penstemon Society
is offering funding to projects with
outcomes that will be practical and
useful to members of the organiza-
tion. Projects focusing on endan-
gered penstemon species are also
encouraged.

Those submitting requests for
funding must be members of the
American Penstemon Society.

You may join in order to submit a
project.

Grants are for one year and gen-
erally range from about $200 to
$1,000. Details about the grant
process and application forms are
found under Special Projects on
the organization’s website: www.
aosdev.org

Grant submission period:

March 1-May 31, 2011

Award announcements: mid-June

Award payment periods: The first
half the award will be sent as
close to July 1, 2011 as possible.
The second payment will be made
January 1, 2012 and is contingent
upon receipt of a brief report dem-
onstrating reasonable progress.

Contacts: Barbara Lewis and Lynn
Ackerman, Co-chairs, American
Penstemon Society Special Projects

Questions: Contact Barbara at 303-
903-9278 and blewis at iriscolorado
dotcom

Penstemon pollinator
Photo: Jane Rohling

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INPS CHAPTER NEWS

Continued from p.13

UPPER SNAKE CHAPTER

When: Meetings are usually held
the 3rd Wednesday of the month at
7:00 p.m. Field Trips are scheduled
in the spring and summer.

Where: Idaho Fish and Game office
in Idaho Falls

Contact: Sue Braastad,

jsccbraastad at gmail dot com

UPCOMING EVENTS

February 16: Plant domestica-
tion project Steve Love from the
University of Idaho will give a pre-
sentation on this interesting topic.

March 8: Annual Chapter meeting
Michael Piep from the University
of Southern Utah will speak about
mushrooms. (Note: this is not the
usual day of the month for our meet-
ings.)

RECENT ACTIVITIES

October 20, 2010: Ethnobotany
and primitive skills Our first meet-
ing of the year was well attended
with 51 people coming to hear Kevin
Taylor speak about ethnobotany.
Kevin gave a presentation about
edible and medicinal plants and
primitive skills such as fire starting,
rope making and basket making.

November 17, 2010: Reflecting on
the year Members brought slides
of field trips. Wendy Velman and
Sue Braastad brought fossils they
collected at the annual state INPS
meeting in June 2010.

January 19, 2011: Restoring habitat
with native plants Gene Weller from
BYUI talked about restoring habitat
with native plants for the benefit of
birds.

WHITE PINE CHAPTER

Meetings: The White Pine Chapter
looks forward to sharing the won-
ders of Idaho’s diverse flora and
vast native habitats with our mem-

bers, colleagues, and communities
throughout the state during 2011.

For information about upcoming
chapter meetings, presentations,
field trips, and site tours, please
visit the INPS White Pine website at
www.whitepineinps.org .

During the spring and fall, meet-
ings are held once a month. Field
trips occur regularly whenever the
weather allows.

Contact: James Riser at jriserii
at aol dot com or Helen Yost at
helen yost at hotmail dot com or
White Pine Chapter, PO Box 8481,
Moscow, ID 83843.

WOOD RIVER CHAPTER

Contact: Carol Blackburn at black-
burncrl at yahoo dot com for infor-
mation on activities and gatherings.

Idaho Native Plant Society
FY 2010 financial summary

INCOME

Memberships & Donations

5

4,425.57

Native Flora Workshop

1.331.00

Olher

.143.87

Total Income

S

5.905.44

EXPENSES

Annual Meeling

s

1,291.36

ERIG Grants

523.17

General Admimstralive

220.84

Sage Notes Printing

4,055.11

Sales Tax

232.71

Total Expenses

s

6,32119

ASSETS

Bank account

$

8,271.43

© month CD

2,914.49

Total Assets

S 11,135.92

INPS NEWS

Continued from p.3

ERIG needs

2011 Education, Research, and Inventory Grant

The Idaho Native Plant Society (INPS) is soliciting proposals for its annual
Education, Research, and Inventory Grant (ERIG) program. Grants of up to
$1,000 will be awarded in 2011 to support projects that contribute to the appre-
ciation, conservation, or knowledge of Idaho’s native flora or vegetation as funds
become available.

The ERIG committee encourages you to submit a proposal if you have a project
that may qualify. Previous grants have been used to fund scientific research and
community projects such as illustrated native plant guides, interpretive kiosks,
trail restoration and creation of native plant demonstration sites.

Successful applicants will be required to submit a final report to the INPS docu-
menting project accomplishments and a summary of the project to be published
in the INPS newsletter, Sage Notes.

The deadline for submitting proposals is March 31, 2011.

Grant requirements, guidelines and application procedures are on the INPS
state website: www.idahonativeplants.org/erig/Erig.aspx

Please submit proposals by email to Janet Bala at balajane at isu dot edu or by
U.S. mail to: Idaho Native Plant Society, ERIG Committee Chair, P.O. Box 9451,
Boise, ID 83707

2011 Rare Plant Conference Update

The 2011 Idaho Rare Plant Conference (RPC) has been canceled for this
February. The conference was held annually for 23 years until 2007, and then
was to take place biennially starting with the February 2009 conference. The
conference consisted of an evaluation of the Idaho Native Plant Society’s (INPS)
rare species list and rankings, along with presentations, workshops, and a ban-
quet. Evaluation of rare species was done by subjective consensus of those
present based on information available. (Notes from the 2009 RPC have not
been posted yet.)

A spring 2011 conference was not planned for this year, primarily due to the
lack of volunteers to make it happen, and because the previous volunteers and
agency folks are now spread too thin to take on this additional work. There was
also concern about the defensibility of the previous method of evaluation, and
a desire to use the more objective NatureServe Rank Calculator in order to be
consistent with other states.

The need for updating the rare plant list is as great as ever. So, a group of area
botanists and Pahove Chapter members are organizing a planning committee
for an alternative-format conference, possibly to be held this fall. The date and
type of meeting/conference are yet to be determined. If you have suggestions or
are interested in participating in this committee, contact Beth Corbin at ecorbin
at blm.gov .

A spokesperson for the Pahove Chapter will communicate the details to all
state members and interested conference/ meeting attendees as soon as those
details are ironed out. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused
for those who were planning to attend in February. On the bright side, we all
have the annual meeting at City of the Rocks in June to look forward to!

Susan Ziebarth, Pahove Chapter President

your support!

The ERIG program has
in the past relied on
funding from various
sources particularly pro-
ceeds from Rare Plant
Conferences, Native
Flora Workshops and
private donations.

As there will not be pro-
ceeds from a Rare Plant
Conference this year,
INPS will need to rely
more on private dona-
tions to support the grant
program. Your contribu-
tions are very welcome
and would allow INPS to
continue funding these
worthy projects.

Tax deductible donations
can be sent to:

ERIG Program, INPS
P.O. Box 9451
Boise, Idaho 83707

Checks should be made
out to INPS. Please be
sure to specify that your
donation is to be used
for ERIG projects.

Thank you for your help!

Janet Bala
ERIG Committee Chair

INPS ERIG guidelines and
application procedures

INPS Annual Meeting, June 24-26, 2011
City of Rocks National Reserve & Castle Rocks State Park

The Loasa Chapter will host the 2011 INPS Annual Meeting at the City of Rocks National Reserve
and Castle Rocks State Park, both headquartered at Almo, in south-central Idaho near the northern
edge of the Great Basin. Our gathering, scheduled June 24-26, 2011, affords great opportunities
to observe native flora and unusual rock formations. The Saturday evening dinner and meeting will
probably occur at the Ranch House within the state park, just northwest of Almo, while field trips will
explore the City of Rocks and Castle Rocks areas.

INPS received the welcome letter on the next page from Wallace Keck, Superintendent of City of
Rocks National Reserve and Park Manager at Castle Rocks State Park

Additional details are available on the INPS state website (www.idahonativeplants.org ).
Please contact meeting organizer, Valdon Hancock, with your questions on his cell phone,
208-420-9042, or at his home, 208-734-6935, or by email at valdonh at yahoo dot com .

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Enjoy outstanding botany, great geology, unique landscapes!

The City of Rocks National Reserve and Castle Rocks State Park offer some terrific field trip oppor-
tunities through an interesting range of habitats. The field trips below are options we think you’ll enjoy.
Don’t forget to bring your camera!

Almo Creek wetlands and adjacent sagebrush-grass and
pinyon-juniper types within the Ranch Unit of Castle Rocks
State Park: This unit has a good network of trails and interest-
ing microclimates adjacent to the many granite monoliths used
by rock climbers. The wetlands area has uneven footing but
the walk is otherwise fairly easy, generally within a mile of the
facilities at the ranch house.

Circle Creek drainage: This would involve a shuttle to the
upper edge of the drainage, within the City of Rocks National
Reserve, and walking three miles downhill through several
habitat types to the Circle Creek Overlook. This trail would pro-
vide the best opportunity to see a variety of habitat types plus
superb vistas, but there are no facilities along the way.

Emery Canyon: This field trip involves a minimum amount of
walking — a riparian area and a hillside are alongside the road.

This option allows the opportunity to drive to other sites within
the area.

Be prepared: All field trips will require plenty of water and sun
protection. Packing a light lunch is advisable.

City of Rocks photos by Jane Rohling

Welcome from Wallace Keck, Superintendent & Park Manager, to INPS:

A thick blanket of snow covers the City of Rocks National Reserve and
Castle Rocks State Park of southern Cassia County. The last of the
flower heads of rabbitbrush and sage have long-since fallen, and all is
quiet. The past 10 years, I have witnessed this life cycle of the Albion
Mountains flora, and I know it won’t be long before I am trudging through
snow, up along the sun-dried Granite Peak looking for the first Ander-
son’s Buttercup of spring. Soon thereafter, each species will rise up to
reveal new life. I will be tracking their blooms — nearly 500 species — with
great expectations of a banner year. This year (2011), the excitement is
more intense as many of you will be joining me in the quest, as the An-
nual Native Plant Society members converge in the Almo Valley. And we
are ready to show you the best this corner of Idaho has to offer.

The National Reserve is well known for its granite spires and mono-
liths — the same that inspired nearly a quarter of a million emigrants
bound for California in 1843-1882. You will experience this grand scen-
ery, cultural landscape and history, as you tag along with guides knowl-
edgeable in the diverse flora akin to the Basin and Range province.

Don’t be surprised when you encounter species of the Northern Rockies
and Snake River Plain as well, for the Reserve is located strategically at
what scientists recognize as a bio-geographic crossroads. City of Rocks
contains the largest pinyon pine forest in Idaho. Add to this habitat the
mix of soils from grussic sands to thick loam along Almo and Circle
Creeks and you have rich biological diversity — plants, mammals, and
birds especially. As you enjoy all of these natural wonders, your eyes
might just wander to the pinnacles as climbers from around the world
test their skills on the best granite faces in the country.

You will be surprised how modern the accommodations will be in the
midst of such primitive resources. From our first class RV campground
at Smoky Mountain with showers, flush toilets, and WiFi, to our yurts
with electricity, to the Inn, B&B’s, mercantile, and restaurants in the gate-
way community of Almo, you will find comfort at the end of a long day
in the wild. There is even a hot springs and large swimming pool where
you can relax and watch the sunset.

Let our visitor services staff help you plan your visit by calling us at 208-
825-5910.

Soon the snow will melt, and the mountains will turn shades of green
as the waters flow from 10,339-foot Cache Peak to the wide dry valley.
Don’t miss this year’s INPS meeting to remember. Until then, I’m off to
look for the first Orogenia linearifolia. See you soon!

Wallace Keck

“You will experience
...grand scenery,
cultural landscape
and history... diverse
flora akin to the
Basin and Range
province. Don’t be
surprised when you
encounter species
of the Northern
Rockies and Snake
River Plain as well,
for the Reserve is
located strategically
at what scientists
recognize as a
bio-geographic
crossroads. “

Wallace F. Keck
Superintendent,

City of Rocks National
Reserve and
Park Manager,

Castle Rocks State Park
PO Box 169
Almo, ID 83312
Phone: (208) 824-5911
Fax: (208) 824-5563
Email: Wallace Keck at
partner dot nos dot aov

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Cut Line

2011 INPS ANNUAL MEETING RESERVATION June24-26

Location: Castle Rocks State Park and City of Rocks National Reserve, Almo, ID

Please print

Name(s)

Address

Phone Cell Phone Email

Chapter affiliation Non-member

If you plan to stay in one of the group campsites INPS has already reserved
(no hookups), please indicate what you will need below.

RV site Length of RV

Tent site for one tent For 2 tents or more How many?

For which nights: Friday Saturday Sunday

Number of Saturday dinner reservations
Meeting registration fee
Total enclosed

@ $20 per person

@ $10 per person

$

Please mail this form with your check for the total shown above to:
Loasa Chapter, INPS, P.O. Box 5985, Twin Falls ID 83303-5985

..jfc

A few additional notes:

• If you plan to camp Thursday night please contact Juanita Jones
at 208-824-5519 or register on-line at www.idahoparks.org

.• If you want to stay in Smoky Mountain RV Campground (with hook-
ups) you will need to make your own reservation. Call the state park
reservation number (above) or register online: www.idahoparks.org
(Scan the QR code with your phone to go right to this web site.)

• Friday night will be a casual gathering.

• If you are interested in exploring on other than the designated days, contact the
Castle Rocks State Park and City of Rocks National Reserve office for suggestions.

INPS is
dedicated to
promoting
interest in native
plants and plant
communities
and to collecting
and sharing
information on
all phases of
the botany of
native plants in
Idaho, including
educating the
public to the
values of the
native flora and
its habitats.

INPS MEMBERSHIP

The Idaho Native Plant Society (INPS), incorporated since 1977, under the laws
of the State of Idaho, is dedicated to promoting interest in native plants and plant
communities and to collecting and sharing information on all phases of the botany
of native plants in Idaho, including educating the public to the values of the native
flora and its habitats. In keeping with our mission, it is the intent of the INPS to
educate its membership and the public about current conservation issues that
affect Idaho’s native flora and habitats. More information about INPS is available
on our web site: www.idahonativeplants.org

Membership is open to anyone interested in our native flora. Membership
forms are included in Sage Notes and posted on the INPS web site. Dues are
payable annually in December for the coming year. New or renewing mem-
bers can submit dues to your chapter treasurer or to the state treasurer at:

INPS Treasurer, P.O. Box 9451, Boise, ID 83707.

Get Sage Notes in full color online! Printing Sage Notes is a major expense
for INPS, so we are encouraging members to go green. Opting to forego the print
version and receive your issues of Sage Notes electronically is good for the envi-
ronment and allows more of your dues to be used for INPS projects.

Please indicate your choice of electronic or paper when you renew, and
provide a current email address if you are interested in receiving Sage Notes
electronically. We hope to implement this option soon.

Name(s)

Address

City/State Zip

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Sage Notes A publication of the Idaho Native Plant Society Volume 33 (1) February 2011

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Idaho Native Plant Society
P.O. Box 9451 .Boise, ID 83707
www.idahonativeplants.org

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