Quarterly Newsletter Illinois Native Plant Society “ ..to promote the preservation , understanding and appreciation of the native flora and natural communities of Illinois. ” STARVED ROCK STATE PARK Copywright Willard Clay VOLUME 25, NO. 4 January 2009 Celebrate Illinois’ Stretch of the O 231 ^ 5 Festival of the Bluffs Saturday May 1 6 th 9 AM - 4PM Cedar Bluff Park, Village of Fults, Monroe County, Illinois Nature R estival (^.o-j~|osted by IONR S’ (Riifftop • Interpretive Hikes at Fults Hill Prairie National Natural Landmark & Kidd Lake Marsh State Natural Area: Stunning views, awesome bluffs, dazzling wildf lowers stretch your legs! • Natural History Demonstrations & Displays: hoot with an owl, stare with a snake, talk with turtles stretch your senses! • Presentations on Conservation & Land Stewardship: learn about good plants and evil invaders find out how to make a prairie how to attract birds & butterflies stretch your mind! Stretch your nature: Native plant sales by Missouri Wildf lowers Nursery Arts, crafts and book sales Food, Music, and Entertainment Free admission. $2 parking donation requested 2 nd Illinois Hill Prairie Conference You are cordially invited to attend the 2nd Illinois Hill R-airie Conference hosted by Augustana College, Fbck Island May 1-2, 2009 Theme: 'Sash, Burn and Graze, Is That Any Way to Treat a Hill Rciirie?" Keynote Speaker for Friday B/ening: Dennis Sohlicht, coauthor of The Butterflies of Iowa - "Why are Hill Rairies so ^cedal?" Featured Speaker for Saturday Lunch: George Olson, local artist and author of The Bemental Rairie - 'The Creative Rocess in the Artistic R)rtrayal of Rairie Rants" Registration for this conference will be open to the public, with a registration fee of $55 (includes wine & cheese social, rolls/ coffee/juice breakfast, snacks, and lunch). Agency staff, conservation organizations, commercial vendors and natural area volunteers with expertise in hill prairie management issues, research and related fields are strongly encouraged to attend and to participate in this event. An invitation is extended to students and other researchers who would like to display posters on hill prairie research and/or new innovative management techniques as well as to commercial vendors and organizations that would like to promote services, upcoming events, projects related to hill prairies Commercial vendors will be charged a fee of $50. Display space for non-profit organizations, information tables and posters will be free of charge. The principal goal of this conference is to facilitate open discussion about a variety of different issues concerning hill prairie management. There are several talks scheduled which will cover issues relating to the theme "slash, graze and burn" followed by panel discussion late Saturday morning on the theme topics. The panels will include 3-5 participants with a wide range of expertise, backgrounds and affiliations which will be available to address questions posed from the audience. A moderator will guide the questioning and everyone in attendance will be encouraged to participate. Pane\ discussion topics will include: 1 ) SLASH - How to achieve desired vegetative response through brush clearing and/or impact of brush clearing on microclimatic and soil conditions. 2) BURN (insects) - How to reintroduce and maintain insect diversity while maintaining desired native vegetation. 3) BURN (plants) - Howto use fire more effectively to sustain openings without losing flora or fauna through timing, intensity/ignition methods, patch burning, etc. 4) GFAZE- Utilization of goats or other livestock to control brush and the positive/ negative impacts of grazing on flora and fauna diversity. Following lunch and a presentation by artist George O Ison there will be opportunity to meet with the authors of posters and visit vendors and information tables. George O Ison and Dennis Schlicht will be available to sign copies of their books. The event will conclude with a Saturday afternoon field trip to 2 high quality hill prairie natural areas, Indian Buff Hill Rairie owned by the Fbck Island Forest Reserve District and the Josua Lindahl Hill Rairie Nature Reserve owned/ managed by Augustana College. Tentative Hill Rairie Conference Agenda FRIDAY, May 1 5:00-6:30pm 6:30-7:1 0pm 7:10-7:30pm 7:30-7:50pm Wine & Cheese Sbcial Keynote by Dennis Schlicht 'Why are Hill Rairies so Special" "Overview of Hill Rairie SA/G Roject" "Satusof Hill Rairies and the INAI" Additional information will be sent out in December For questions contact: Angel la Moorehouse, Conference chair/ coordinator statewide anaella.moorehouse@illinois.aov office 217-357-9522 cell 309-259-0231 Bohdan Dziadyk, Conference chair at Augustana College BohdanDziadvk@auaustana.edu office 309-794-3436 Marilyn Andress, NAGSand local arrangements chair/ coordinator Marilvn.Andress@il.nacdnet.net office 309-764-1 486 ext. 3 SATURDAY, May 2 07:30 AM set up forvendois, display table s, po steis, etc . 08:00 AM Bie a kfa st So c ia 1 (c o ffe e , juic e and id 11s) 8:30-8:45am Welc ome & Outline of Events 08:49 AM Introduction from mode rotor 8:50-9:10am Erst Pie na ry Se ssio n 9: 10-9:30am Second Pie na ry Se ssio n 9:30-9:50am Third Plenary Session 9:50-10:10am Mid -Morning Ekeak 10:10-ll:30am Pa ne 1 Disc ussio ns (3 Breakout Sessions - Slash, Bum and Graze ) ll:30-l:00pm Lunch ll:30-2:00pm Posters/ Vend or Hall Open 12:00-12:45pm George Olson presentation / p a in ting , sa le o f b o o k 12:45-1 :00pm Conference Evaluation (disc ussio n/ fo rms) l:00-2:00pm Po ster Authors & Vendors available for que stions 2:00-5:30pm Reid Thp to Indian Bluff and Lindahl hill prairie s 05:30 PM Conferenc e Concludes President’s Message By R. J. Fehl Rifir4eco@aol.com RJ sends his wishes for a wonderful New Year and many excellent nature and environmental experiences in 2009. The Nature Preserves Commission Reported by Tbacy Evans At the January 27, 2009 meeting the following properties were acted upon: Fa ye tte C o Ho m Pm irie Gro ve La nd and Wa te r Re se rve : Kie ith a nd Pa trie ia Ho m re g iste re d 40.60 a c re s a s Ho m Prairie Grove Land and Wa ter Re serve . The p ro p e rty sup p o rts sta te -thre a te ne d savanna blazing star (Uatris scariosa var. nie uwlandu). Habitats inc lude prairie , fore st and seeps. Co ok Co .- Me Mahon Woods and Fen Nature Preserve : The Fore st Pre serve Distric t of Cook County was grante d preliminary approval for de die ation of the 670 ac re Me Mahon Woods and Fen - 510 a c re s as nature preserve and 160 acres as nature preserve buffer. Plant c ommunitie s inc lude dry-mesic upland forest, me sic upland forest, we t-me sic upland forest, we t-me sic upland fore st, wet flo odpla in fore st, dry-me sic woodland, we t-me sic woodland, wet mesic prairie , basin marsh, graminoid fen, sedge meadow, and natural spring/ seep. Plant speciesrecorded include state -end angered que en-of-the -prairie ( Rlipendula rubm), and state threatened savanna blazing star (Ha tiis sc aria sa var.nie uwlandu). In addition, the proposed Nature Preserve supports the federally endangered and state-endangered Hrnesemerald dragonfly (Somatoc hbra hineana). Ha nc o c k C o . - Buffe r Ad d itio n to Sto ny Hills Na ture Pre se rve : Gre tc he n a nd Ro g e r Ba tz so ug ht p re limina ry appro valforthe dedic ation of 140 acre buffer addition to Sto ny Hills Na ture Preserve. The buffer addition increases the total size of the Nature Preserve to 194.4 a c re s, making it the second large st Illinois nature preserve owned by private individuals. Signific ant fe ature s inc lude unique geologic alexposure and suitable habitat fora reptile and Henslow's sparrow. Iroquois Co . - Buffer Addition to In da Cemetery Pm irie Nature Pre serve : Gmnd Pm irie Friends dedic a ted a 9- acre crop field as a buffer addition to Ioda Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve. The mesic prairie harbors a state- endangered orchid. Hardin Co. - Collier lime stone Glade Nature Preserve: Final appro val was gmnted to the 105.65 acre Nature Pre serve . It c onta ins a unique assemblage of prairie and glade plants. The natuml are as is an o ak-hic kory mosaic containing remnant dry oak woodlands and limestone glades. Kane Co . - Del Webb Sedge Meadow and Grove Nature Preserve : 24.62 acreswasdedicated asa nature pre serve and buffer. It c onta ins a high-quality sedge meadow and graminoid fen wetlands. It also inc lude s dry- me sic and mesic savanna and we t-me sic pm irie that are being restored. Ka nka ke e C o . - C a rl N. Be c ke r Sa va nna Na ture Pre se rve : Flna lapprovalfordedica ting 68 a c re s o f the Ie e sville Savanna asa Nature Preserve. Natuml communities within the site include high-quality dry and dry-mesic sand savanna, sand flatwoods, sand prairie , and old field. It supports 12 state-listed spec ies: yellow wild indigo ( Baptisia tinctoria), crowded oval sedge ( Carex c umulata), narrow-leaved sundew (Drose m inte mne dia), northern c mnesbill(Ge mnium bickne Uii), old plainsmsan ( Hyme nopappus sc a bio sae us), shore St. John's wort ( Hype lie um adpre ssum), an ore hid, Carey's smartweed C Polygonum careyi), bristly blackberry (Rub us se tosus ), e a ste m b lue -e ye d g m ss ( Sisyrinc hium a tla ntie um), p rimro se vio le t ( Vio la p rim ulifo Ua), and re g a 1 fritilla ry b utte rfly (Speye ria idalia). This is a personal invitation to visit the Wildlife Gardeners Forums opening on Dec 15, 2008. www.wildlifegardeners.org This beautiful photo provided by Starlisa of Flickr. 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Puebfa,. Pue. Mexico REGISTRATION http://www.internationaloaksodcty.org/homc Phone: int + 52 (222) 2295500 ext 7031, 7030 A Symposium in Honor of the Retirement of Roger C. Anderson Prairie and Savanna Restoration: The State of the Art and Science . Reed Noss, University of Central Florida (Keynote Speaker) - Brian Anderson, Illinois Natural History Survey (UIUC) . Marlin Bowles, Morton Arboretum (Chicago) . Danny Gustafson, The Citadel . Jim Herkert, The Nature Conservancy . Gregory Houseman. Wichita State University . Bill Kleiman, Nachusa Grasslands, The Nature Conservancy . Bill McClain, Illinois State Museum . A I icia M u I la rkey, M i ssou ri De pa rtme nt of Cons ervati on . Stephen Packard, National Audubon/Chicago Wilderness - Ron Panzer, Northeastern Illinois University . Guy Fraker, ParkLands Foundation (Banquet Speaker) WHEN: Friday, March 27, 2009— All Day WHERE: ISU Alumni Center, 101 N. Main St., Normal Research Posters Invited Student Scholarships Available See http://www.bio.illinoisstate.edu/psr/ for more information. Presented by the School of Biological Sciences Ir.u NWS State UNIVERSITY Utmuu/biafuM* m\ttrt?uy- IN MEMORIUM We regretfully announce that Lorna Konsis’ Mom, Helen Wiesemann, has passed away. She had been a member of INPSever since the Forest Glen chapter started - however many years that is. She was at their last meeting this past December. As a matter of fact, she was perfectly fine until she had a massive stroke on January 7. She suffered for six days, struggling to breathe, until she died on January 13. She had a living will and didn't want a ventilator or CPR - but it was very difficult for her family to watch her die. She leaves a big hole in their lives! All INPSer’s express their deepest sympathy to the Wiesemann and Konsis families. BOTANICAL LEG ENDS FROM WESTERN ILLINOIS by Angella K Moore house Igrew up on the banksofthe Mississippi River in the Tbwn of Warsaw, in farwe stem Illinois where one can see bwa to the north and Missouri to the west. Achild ofnature with no siblings my age , Ideve loped myown sp e c ia 1 a ffinity fo r the land. I spend countless hours roaming the wooded “ho lief’ near my house and la ter the shoresofthe riverbythe massive grain elevator and old coaldocksatthe base ofthe bluffs. Severaltimes a weekwe drove past the field station Alice Kibbe established and donated to the We stem Illinois University (WIU). Eventually, while attending WIU, Iwould get the o p p o rtunity to take field classes at Kibbe Station. Itwasin taking these c lasse s that Idisc overe d my tme calling and knew Iwanted a c are er in nature . Asa volunteerand latera state employee Iwould get to cleartreesand set fire to the woods and fields surrounding Kibbe Station. As a re suits of my upbringing and experiences Ihave always felt a deep c onnec tion to we stem Illinois and for people such as Alice Kb be who had a profound impact on the bo tanic a 1 knowledge ofthe area aswellasa criticalrole in preserving the natural communities for scientific study. My gre at granddad used to tellme stories about what this are a looked like when he was a boy. He would te 11 a b o ut hunting and fishing trip sin the vast lima Lake, leveed and separated from the Mississip p i Rive r in the late 1800s. A tragedy Alic e Kb be referred to as“a crime against not only the present population of c e ntra 1 Ilino is, but against the future generations who shall yet inhabit not only Hanc o c k Co unty, but other parts of the state”. PROFEUEONDR. AUCEL KIBBE Iregret Inevergot to meetthe late Alice Kibbe. Upon retirement she le ft Ilino is b e fo re Iwasbom and she died in Ore go n when I was very young . Rom what I know of he r she must have been quite a feisty lady to have he Id her own in the field of botany professors w hie h at the time was c le ariy dominated by men. A lo c a 1 woman who knew Alice re c alls her love of gardening and how she would put on gloves to attend tea parties so that the otherwomen wouldn't see he r d irty na Is. While gloves aren’t the c une nt fa shio n craze, Iconfess Ihate to wear hand pro tec tion and share a lo ve for the feelofdirtregardlessofhow my hands look after ho urs of gardening. Muc h of my kno wle dge of Dr. Kibbe comesfrom the writings in her pub lie a tio ns. O f p a rtic ula r inte re st to me is hervie ws on the d e stmc tio n o f na five plant c ommunitie s and how she felt some prairie should be preserved. Writing in the 1920s, Alic e noted “the destructive fa c tors whic h were ra die ally c hanging [native] c oun try flora were as follows: drainage , pasturage , cultivation, de fore station, fires and plundering of beautiful wild plantsby self-styled flo werlo vers”. While we may have a slightly different opinion today regarding the need forfire to maintain our plant c ommunitie s and “plundering” of what's le ss of a c one em, the se fa c tors remain at the top of the list today. As so me o ne who is b o the re d b y wha tlpereeive to be a race ntaccelera tio nin the lo ss o f fe nc e rowsbetween farmsand fie quent mo wing ofroadsides, Ifound Alic e 's writings on this issue amusing. She wrote “notevena botanist would advocate unkemptfence c omers and weedy fields. Ho we ver, it is no less regrettable thatwe have not retained, unchanged, [a] considerable tract of virgin prairie which would give to present and future generations some concept ofthe prairie flora or pioneer days”. Dr. Alice Kibbe was head ofthe Biology Department of Carthage College from 1920 to 1952 (in the same town where Inow work). Fbrherdoc toralwork, c ompleted in 1926 fo r C o me 11 Uriive rsity, she poured through huge a mo unts of note s on historic al bo tanic al explorations of Hanc o c k County made by Dr. SamuelBamum Mead from 1833 to 1882. Dr. Kb be painstakingly went through thousands of Me ad's herbarium spec ime ns, sine e lost to insects and neglec t, and c ombine d this information with her own field surveys to de vebp perhaps the be st early ac c ounts of flora of any c o unty in the State of Ilino is. This work was la terpub lishe d with the title “Botanical Survey of a Mid -We stem County, Hanc ock County, Illinois, Covering 119 Years, 1833-1952”. PRO FILE ON DR SAMUEL BARNUM MEAD Dr. SamuelBamum Mead, a relative of circus ownerP.T Bamum, was a medic aldoc torwith a serious passion fore ole c ting plant spec ime ns and keeping meticulous re c ords on where they were found . Mr. Mead and his family moved to Hanc ock County, Illinois in 1833. The c abin he built was the sec ond home in the new town of Aug usta , (c o ntinue d onnextpage) BOTANIC A L LEG ENDS FROM WESTERN ILLINOIS (continued) which he helped to survey and plot. He would remain in Augusta forthe re st o f his life serving as the town's postmaster and as the ruling elder of the Presbyterian Church. A diligent gardener, Samuel Me ad grew plants sentto him from alloverthe world. Everconcemed with taxonomic associations he grew p la nts b e lo ng ing to the same family groups, such as potato e s mixe d with petunias. Although his botanic al work was largely unappreciated by the loc alto wnsfo Ik, some did se e k his a ssista nc e in the id entific a tion of usual plants w hie h appeared in the ir g a rd e ns. Dr. Mead's wife of over 43 ye a rs and mother of his 6 children died in 1865. Samuel Me ad remarried and had a daughterby the second wife atage 68. This daughter, Sarah (Miss Birdie), was his close c ompanion in later years. Miss Birdie assisted herfatherin daily meteorologic alrecords forthe Smithsonian Institute , a practice shared by otherpioneerbotanists such a s He derickBrende 1(1820-1912) from Peoria. In 1880, at the age of 81, Sam Mead died from injuries sustained afterfalling from an apple tree in hisbackyard. Overthe course ofhislong life, SamuelMead attempted to obtain samplesof every species of plant in Ulinois- a goal he nearlyac hie ve d sa ve a fe w sp e c ime ns he was still trying to o b ta in a t the time o f his d e a th. Dr. Me ad’s herbarium c ontaine d 10,000 to 12,000 spe c ime ns and likely inc lude d allspeciesof plants found in Hanc oc k County. He lent his name to two ne w spec ie s of plants - Cenex meadii (Mead's sedge ) and Asc lepias me a dii (Me ad's milkweed), for which he was exc e e ding ly pro ud . flamed spe c ime ns of these plantshung on the walls of his home . In 1846, Me a d p ub lishe d a p la nt c he c klist ofspecieshe had collected inHancockCo unty in Pra irie Ea rme r. He c one sponded fre quently with other we 11-know botanists of the day and was especially close to Harry N. Patterson a printerfrom Oquawka, Illinois. Ha ny Pa tte rso n published a treatise entitled “Plants of Illinois” in 1876 which included botanic alrec ords from Mead and Patterson from 1846 to 1876. PRO FILE ON HARRY N. PAT1ERSO N Harry N. Patterson was known as Patty to the loc ale hid re n who delghte d in joining him on b o ta nic a 1 trip s. He wasa p ro fe ssio na 1 p rinte r o p e ra ting the Patterson Printing Office with his wife. He wasrenowned fo r his skills in p rinting ta xo no mic la b e Is fo r he rb a rium sp e c ime ns fo r p riva te c o Ie c tio ns a nd institutio ns. Enc o urn g e d a s a young boy by his father who taught him the identific ation of many of the wld p la nts, Ha ny p ub Ishe d his first c he c klist “Plants Colec ted in the Vic inity of Oquawka , Illinois” just before his 20 th birthday. TWo ye a rs la ter he would collaborate with Me ad on the “ Pla nts o f Uno is” . Mr. Patterson maintained a garden of c ultivate d spring woodland wldflo wers o utside the brickhouse his father- in-law bult. like Dr. Mead, Patty also had a plant species named forhim, Patterson's bindweed Interchanged to Stylisma pickeringii, found in abundance in the sand p ra irie s a t Big RiverState Forest north of Oquawka. After his death in 1919 at the age of 66, Harry Patterson's wife and business partner retained alofthe le tte rs Ha ny ha d rec eive d from otherbotanists. These letters were la ter used to form the basis of a public ation by Dr. Alic e Hbbe entitle d “Afield with Plant lovers and Cole c tors: Cone spond enc e of Gre ate st Americ an Botanists of His Day with Harry N. Patterson”. This pubic ation also inc luded photos of the early botanists obtained from Harry's c ole c tion. PRO FILE ON DR. ROBERTA. EVERS Yet another Important and perhaps better known botanist I wish to ac kno wle dge from we stem lino is is Ro b e rt A. Evers. Bom in Quine y, Illinois in 1912, Evers spent a great de al of time doc umenting the flora and c o nditions of hil prairie sloe a ted on the bluff's south of Quincy. He completed his undergraduate work at Kansas State Unive rsity in 1993 after which he taught junior and se nio r hig h in Q uinc y. He obtained his masters and doctoral degrees from the University of lino is in Champ a ign-Urb ana. Erom 1946 to 1976 he was employed as a botanist forthe Uno is Natural History Survey. While employed by the Ilnois Nature lHstory Survey, Robert Evers a dde d a phenomena 1116,000 spec ime ns to the survey’s herbarium. Robert Evers is best known to botanists and nature la re a managers for his ground-breaking work “Hil Pra irie s of Illinois” published by the Survey in 1955. Fo r this pubic ation, the basis of his d o c to ra 1 the sis, he visited 61 hil (c o ntinue d onnextpage) BOTANICAL LEG ENDS FROM WESTERN ILLINOIS (continued) Iprairie s from the entire length ofthe western horde rof Illinois. His work pro vide d valuable infonnation whic h was la ter used in the Illinois Natural Are as Inventory. Prior to the establishment of the Inventory, in 1963, Dr. Evers wrote extensively on other types of na turn 1 areas whic h he felt deserved rec ognition and pro tec tion in the public a tion “Some Unusual Natural Areas in Illinois”. Bo th p ub lie a tio ns a re still used today. He played an instrumental role in the establishment of Silo am Springsasa state park. In 1976, members of the Musselman Aud ub o n So c ie ty p e titio ne d the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission to dedicate a portion of Siloam Springs Sta te a p o rtio nof Slo a m Sp ring s Sta te Pa rk a s a na ture p re se rve to be na me d in ho no r o f Dr. Eve rson the ye ar of his retirement. The dedication waspostponed so thata detailed masterplan could be prepared. One was never written. Robert Evers pasted away in 1998 at the age of 86. As a “student” of these great botanists and fellow resident of farwestem Illinois Ifeela moralobligation to ensure the memory of the se bo tanic al pioneers is not forgo tten to history. Since being hired to workforthe Eino is Na ture Preserves Commission I have made it my missio n to name a protected site (nature preserve or land and waterre serve ) in honorofthese h o ta nists fro m my home area. In 2003, Ihelped to registerRobert A. Evers Land and WaterRe serve , located within Siloam SpringsState Parkwhichhe worked to protect. This registration reflected the e a riie r p e titio n by the Musselman Audubon Society in 1976 (just 27 years later). In early 2009, we hope to re gister Ha ny N. Patterson Savanna Land and WaterRe serve within Big River State Forest north ofOquawka, a natural are a with a very large population ofthe state endangered “Patterson's bindweed”. In 2001, Ihe lpe d to dedicate the Alice Kibbe addition to Ce dar Glen Nature Preserve adjacent to the WIUKbbe Held Station she established. Im still working to get a site in which the official name honors Dr. Kb b e . Ive p ro p o se d the d e d ic a tio n o f a no the r na tura 1 a re a ne a r Aug usta to b e na me d in ho no r o f Dr. Me a d . Im still working on that one. Ihave no way of knowing whether Dr. Alic e Kbbe tmly und e rsto o d the significance ofherlegacy. Ultimately history shows the gre ate st of Dr. Kbbe was not herpersonalfield workbutwhat she did to preserve the work and memory of botanists who came before her. And forthatwe are deeply indebted to Alice. O n my b ulle tinboard inmyo ffic e I ke e p a q uo te fro m Dr. Alic e L Kb b e whic h re a d s “ Ma y the b o ta nists a nd zoologists who shallinthe future c ast theirlot in Hanc oc kCounty and the Middle Westarouse to the need for future research, and with enthusiasm bend their energies to wards studying and mastering the problems surrounding the plant and animallife of Hanc oc kCounty”. Iread this quote often to keep me grounded. Perhaps, in some small way Ihope the workldo would please Alic e and that any legacy Ileave behind be a fitting trib ute to Dr. Kb b e a nd the o the rs who c a me b e fo re . Ang e 11a Mo o re ho use wo iks a s a fie Id re p re se nta tive fo r the Eino is Na ture Pre se rve s C o mmissio n c o ve ring 16 c o untie s in we st- c entra Illinois. Ang e 11a and her husband Dan Mo ore ho use helped establish and remain a c tive in the We ste m Pra irie Aud ub o n IAS c ha pterbased in Macomb. Asa team they b o th sha re a p a ssio n fo r na ture p ho to g m p hy and “adventure vacations” (backpacking, c a no e insr . se a ka va kiner ) whic h the v ho n e to This article originally appeared in the Illinois Audubon Society magazine. ojp us! □ NEW □ RENEWAL □ ADDRESS CHANGE ONLY Mr./M rs./Ms./Miss/Dr. Street City State Zip Phone Number Membership Year. Email Address MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: IN PS MAIL TO: INPS, c/o Dorothy Hosto, 710 S. Columbia Avenue, Springfield, IL 62704 MOVING? Notify us of your change of address, we can no longer be held responsible for forwarding charges on standard mail. 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URGENT CURRENT E-MAIL ADDRESSES NEEDED URGENT URGENT URGENT URGENT URGENT PLEASE SEND YOUR CURRENT E-MAIL ADDRESS TO: DOROTHY HOSTO, MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Dorothy.Hosto@bunnomatic.com ILLINOIS NATIVE ' Chapter Presidents MEMBERSHIP REPORT PLANT SOCIETY | CENTRAL CHAPTER | Beth Adams (President) ! 1700 W. Glenn Ave. i Latest Report Available HARBINGER 1 Springfield, IL 62704 QUARTERLY MAGAZINE ■ 217-787-0942 | eadams21@hotmail.com 1 Life members 121 Editor ' FOREST GLEN CHAPTER J Institutional 11 Mike Tyner 1 Connie Carroll-Cunningham (President) 1 Patron 15 Governing Board ■ 8310 E 1425 North Rd ■ Fairmount, IL 61841 1 Supporting 73 217/733-2660 Student 8 R.J. Fehl, Jr., President Connie Carroll-Cunningham, President-Elect Bo Dziadyk, Past President Jo Durkee, Treasurer Connie Carroll-Cunningham, Secretary carrollc@inhs.uiuc.edu i . IRENE CULL CHAPTER ■ Mary Hartley (President) | 1 20300 W Walnut Creek Rd. ' Laura, IL 61451 . 1 309/995-3356 1 Regular Exchange Total Statewide 227 35 490 Tracy Evans, Erigenia Editor Mike Tyner, Harbinger Editor Dorothy Hosto, Membership ■ havwool@winco.net * NORTHEAST CHAPTER At-Large members Central Chapter 6 99 ' Janine Catchpole . Forest Glen 65 At-Large Board Members | 321 Marigold Place * . Joliet, IL 60433 Irene Cull 32 Janine Catchpole . 815/603-5190 | Northeast 152 Bob Edgin Dorothy Hosto 1 i9-catchDole@comcast.net 1 Quad City 43 Ron Kiser 1 QUAD CITY CHAPTER 1 Southern 57 Andy Methven Angella Moorehouse ■ Robert Bryant, President ' | 2639 W 35th Street 1 Exchange 35 . Davenport, IA 52806 . 563/843-2852 | Total Statewide 490 1 bibrvant@netins.net ■ i SOUTHERN CHAPTER 1 Tracy Evans, Acting President TRACY.EVANS@illinois.aov R. J. Fehl, INPS President 20766 Sand Burr Lane Petersburg, IL 62675 217/632-2412 Rifir4eco@aol.com INPS Membership Mailing Dorothy Hosto has assumed processing and record keeping as Membership Chair for INPS. To facilitate this change please send all Membership Applications and Membership Renewals to her at: Dorothy Hosto INPS Membership Chair 710 S. Columbia Ave. Springfield, IL 62704 And, just a reminder that the INPS address is: Illinois Native Plant Society P.O. Box 3341 Springfield, IL 62708 Dear Members, I have received some material from members over recent months and could always use more. Too much is far better than not having enough to fill these pages. There will, of course, be deadlines to meet. July 1 st , October 1 st , January 1 st , and April 1 st . i hope you enjoy the newsletters and always welcome suggestions for improvement and content. Thank you for your input. Sincerely, Mike Tyner windfirerain@comcast.net Editor P. S. It is really very convenient to receive material via e-mail. That saves this poor typist a great deal of mid-night hours. When sending items please be sure the subject line of your e-mail begins with “Harbinger”. That way a simple sort when doing my editor work will take me directly to the best news, views and photos in the INPS world. CALENDAR O F EVENTS Central Chapter Feb. 12 th Guy Sternberg presents: Forestry and Plant Development Mar. 12 th Mar. 21 st Plant Dig Day at Foxes-Waverly Contact Lois Fox at rooffox@csi.net Apr. 25 th Plant Sale 2009 For detailed information about meetings and directions, contact Beth Adams at eadams@hotmail.com Forest Glen Chanter Contact Connie Cunningham for details at carrollc@inhs.uiuc.edu or 217/733-2660. Northeast Chapter For upcoming meetings, contact Floyd Catchpole at 815/603-5190 or e-mail him at fcatchpole@fpdwc.org Quad City Chapter For upcoming meetings, contact QC Secretary by e-mail at ac inps@vahoo.com Southern Chapter There is no meeting information available for the Southern Chapter at press time Irene Cull Chapter Contact Mary Hartley for upcoming chapter events at 309/995- 3356 or e-mail at havwool@winco.net Calendar of Eve nts The calendaris pretty limp these days. C ha p te r Pre sid e nts- - - Please send calendar items and newsletters to the Harbinger Editor each month. windfireruin@comcast.net Subject: Harbinger Illinois Native Plant Society Forest Glen Preserve 20301 E. 900 North Rd. Westville, IL 61883 PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF PDF Join the crowd— save postage and printing costs Receive Harbinger in PDF form.