Color ado JVatirePlant {Society N EW SLETTER Voluw 7 Humttrnr 4 JulyHGh^pt«itiiir I9S3 "Dedicated to tte Appreciation and Conservation of the Colorado Flora" 29 SEP. Fort Collins Oi«|iMr ssstingp Fort Collins MusstMia Ovsrlsnfl Trsll Hoomi, 2^ HsthsMS. Progrss will bs "Botan- izino In Colorsdo** prsssritsd by Dr. Dlstsr Wilksn, Castor of th» hsrbsrltua «t Colorado Stats Uni varsity. Tlsst 7(30 pa, plsass bs on tios as ms nsad to got out so ths sussua staff can go hoas 1 OCT. /3fcMIMlJ^l_ r-IEETIIMO Sss insids for particulars. 27 OCT. Fort Collins Chaptsr assting. Prograa sill bs “"Botanizing ths Msstsrn Slops," prsssntsd by Scott Pstarson, Mho has BOSS sxcsllsnt si Idas. Saas location and tias as ths 29 SEP assting. Data sight havs to fas changsd so look in ths local papsr on Sundays. 2nd Honday of sach aonth sKcspt Octobsr, Dscsabsr, Fsfaruary, and April ths Yaapa Vallsy Chapar assts in Craig. Sss back page for phons nuabar of prssident. TEO-r BIom on ths clrcls to ths right- If it turns blus rush to your doctor, othsr- Miss you ars i«sll snough to coas to ths annual meeting- Sss you thsrs???? I^EEirilMO -ro F^e^-ruFtE F^L^OFt I OQ AIMT X OM Plan nmt to attend the Society* « Annual Meeting, to be held at the Denver Bc»tanic Gardens at liCK> p.e. , Saturday, October 1st. The eeeting Mill featuure the inter- esting past and present of the area that is now Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. The highlight of the program Mill be Dr. F. Martin Bnaen's illustrated lecture on the fossil plants and insects and the story they tell ab^t the area. Also featured Mill be the Mark of the Florissant Cowaittee and its inv«witory of present-day vegetation of the Monument. Hark your calendars, and Join you«r felloM members for this interesting pro- gram. The annual meeting Mas planned for early Octobmr ma that MS emild enjoy mmm of the fall features of the Denver Botanic Gardens so be sure to come and i^end at least some of the morning looking aaraund befce-m the meeting at 1 p.m. IkIOf^ksi-i X ^ sMi=i©M i-ix-r: ! "The Use of Native Plants in Colorado Landscapes," the Morkship cosponsored by CCH«FG and the Denver Botanic Gardens and held at D^ on fktgust 19th, Mas by all re- ports a big hit Mlth the 240 in atten- dance. Gayle Neinstein and her OQNPS Hor- ticulture and rehabilitation Committee members did a great deal of planning for the conference, and the smoothness mlth Mhich it proceeded testified to their careful attentlcMn to detail. Those attending ranged from professional horticulturists and landscape designers to persons simply interested in increasing their kncwledge of native plant culture or in landscaping ideas for their mm homes. This Morkshc^ Mas broadly conceived to provide Information of interest to almost everyone, Mith general coverage lectyyres in the morning sessions and problem-sol v- Ing panel discussions in the afternoon. happy that 30 CXINPS members mere among those attending. Many members of CONPG and the members of the HcM-ticulture and Rehabilitation CcMMRiittee contributed to the Morkshop success in many Mays. Many staff members of the Denver Botanic Gardens also mere involved. Thanks to everyone! SS!!!£!!eO_We!!;rf!5_o±. Dover Publications, Inc,, Vork, has reprinted this l^DA, ARS, publication Mith no changes. The book lists 224 Needs selected from 1775 listed by the Heed Society of America in kEEDS 14i 347-3B6, 1964. The Meeds in the book are some of the prevalent Meeds in croplands, grazing lands, noncroplands, and aguatic sites. The book has very good line draNings, distribution maps, a description of thm plant, and a description of Hhere it ususally occurs. The price is 47.50 and It should be available in university bc»k i^tores or could be ordered. ft tTi ± rici ycjuji mevemr- esAf-ifteecI -fc co lcmc:»w Well maybe not everything but most evmry- thing. If you havm thought about Imarning more mbout grasses and donm any checking around at ail, you have probably found out about Hitchcock*'s Manua l of the G r asses of the Uni ted States ."' You have probity also discovered that it ia out of print and very hard to find. Hell take heart. Dover Publications, Inc., Nsm York, has reprinted this "bible" in its entirety. Ihe reprint is in two volumes that list for 47.50 each. No revisions Mers made to thm book Mhen It mas reprinted so some of thm tana arm not current but this book is prc4i^ly the most eomplmtm flora on grasses for the state of Colorado. The book should bm avaiiablm at the university book stores and I am sure it cmild be special ordered through any book store. i-l I OH ^L“T I TtJOE: RE:\/^l3E:T"f=%T X OIM The High Altitude Revegetation organiza- tion is an informal group intarested in the rev^etation of disturbed areas, pre- dominantly in thm subalpine and alpine zones. The organization holds a biannual Mintmr Morkship for thm prmsmntatcst of papers, and an annual summmr field tour to somm revegetation projects. Anyone Inter- ested in receiving mailings from the or- ganization can have their name added to the nailing list by contacting Gary L, Thor, Agronomy Dept., CSU, Fort Collins CO Q0523, (tel^hone 491-49041. F-IELO -rFtXF> Ft^F>OI^T SaUTTMEfRlM F>f=SK#:% X R I ES ^tMO E^MVOMS MRY St X —33 Many of us have long rnanted an introduction to the native vegetation of southeastern Colorado. The first field trip scheduled there, a fee years ago, mss cancelled Mhen a late spring storm made the planned routes of travel impassable. The Meather Mas also a factor In our 19B3 field trip. More than tMo inches of rain fell at La Jwita on May 20th. Despite the Meather obstacles, our host and trip Gp«ci«l anM lead(Br, Ih*. H»«Sp providwd an enjoyabla and inforwativ* trip that ha had planned thoroughly. fo-. and Nrs. Itaas gav« th« trip a gracious start by hcmting an tapen house at thair hotpe . on Friday avsnlngp May 20th. Participants w^e introducwl to tha geography and floras of tha study area and had a chance to becoiiMa acquainted. FourtewTt of us assenbled at Otero Junior College on Saturday morning Mhere DsKter provided each with U) a check list of the plant species of Oterop Bent and OrciMley countiesp C2) geologic cross-sections for our travel routes and (3) a map of the country surrounding Carrlzo Canyon Mhere those of us idio Mere iKtui ped to camp out •Mre to spend the night. He also had available the PIM species check lists for Baca and Las Animas counties. Into traveled southMard can Col car ado Highmay 109 making nunercaus stops to sample the v^etaticn of the upland plainsp canycansp and the valley of the Purgatoire River. At each steqa our host and "Wa^^an Master** had difficulty getting the group to close their cameras and books and aove can. I^t to his creditp ItoKter got us to the village of Kimp 60 miles south of La Junta, in time to have a group lunch. Follcwing lunch Me traveled east can U. 8. HighMay 160 into Baca coutfity, th«n i^iaith to a Forest Service campgreaund in Carrizo Canycan. The rmiialnder of the day Mas spent exploring Oarrizo Canyon and Its vegetation on foot. It prcavifil " to be very interesting both geographically and vegetatively. Host of the group i«(nra priqaared to camp out In carrizo Ciuiyon. Me h«t a grotjp dinner fol learned by **keying— out" caf unknomn plants by lantern light until — I don't knoM, I greM tired and Ment off to bed! Betmeen 3 and 4 a.m« Me Mwre aMakened by thunder which Mas soon follcaMed by Mind and rain. By daybreak the sky »«as covered by Icaw, heavy clcauds. The experiwice of the "Hagan Master" told us to get off the several miles caf slippery, primitive roads beteean us and pavement beftare mcare rain could fall. So ¥m "caravanned" back to Kim Mhere m group breakfast Mas prepared. But as the Meather Mas cold and Mindy, and roads «rare «^tp it Mas decided to terminate the trip. It Mould be too risky to try travel on the unimproved roads that mms cwi the mcarnings schedule. In the one excellent day that Me had. Dr. Hess gave us an «|Ually excellent introdution to the flcara c»f Colorado's scMitheastern prairies and canycxrts. 1 am scj^e that all ^o participated Join in again thanking our hosts. Dr. and Mrs. Hess, for a vmry enjoyable and Infcr’mative trip. The list of plants provided to us contains 434 taxa that are found in the counties explored. Me did not bm all of thwa, but Me saM mc3re than Me ccauld identify to everyi^es satisf action- included the folloMings An a cardi a ceae Rhus~”~ triiobata Cff. mrommticm sigi. trilobmtm} Apiacea e Lommtium iqi. Cymopt^roM acaeii# Asteracea e ~ Hfmmnoxfs acauJi# var. acauiijr Rmchmwrmntbmrm pinnmtifidm iHmpi9pmppus spinal osasi ttslmmpodi am isucantbmm Ssnscio sp. Bc yaginac e ae Cryptmnthst Ja»e#jfJ Br a ss i caceae Brfsimum mspsrum Lss quersl 1 a fond I eri CactcMie ae "’"'’fcbJnocaresjF viridiflar^us Opuntim lebricata Car yop hyl 1 a c eae Arxmaria sp. (prob. boalreri) Fabaceae bjrtragal es cereee Ribas ifdormt am Lqasaceae ffentzeiia muiti flora Qnag r acea e Baara coccieea Oanotharim aibicaaii#' Omnothmrim brmcbycmrpm Pinaceae dim i paras monos pmrmm Pinas mdaiis P oace ae RahJmfbmrgim torrayi Pol emtwni a ceae ^ Phlox Jongi folio Pol ygona cr eae Lriogonlm tonal 1 am P opypodl ace ae Ctmitmnt^s ep» Cprcati. aotonii'i FV i. mu l ace ae Ji^ronlcm onogmll is-oqmmtico R anuneul aceae Ronunealas sp. Rosaceae ^ Pranas birgiiiiaoa Scr oph u l ari aceae Cost ill aja”jraj-ir J lifl oro Ponstamon tmgustifolias PonstawHtn aarJberbf jr Solana ceae Phfsolis lobotm Solonum trifloram Verbenaceae ~ darbano ombrosi folio i&londalorio bipinnotifidoi Viol ace ae “'diolo""nuttoll ii var. nuttoll ii Vit ac eae Vitijr longii Lloyd Hayes OFFlCEflS- Pr«sifl«fitB Vlc»HPr»», 1 Secret {Kryi Treasurer I ^e Hertin Bc^ Heapes Eleanor Von Bargefi nyrna Steinkaep ^ 6-3371 841-3V7B 7S6-1400 226-3371 -BOARD OF DIRECTORS— John Anderson (84) Denver N 234-2496 Bill Baker 183) Boulder 440-3812 Karen Niley Eberle (83) Craig 824-8261 Lloyd Hayes (84) Fort Collins 226-5363 Bob Heapes (83) Parker 841-3978 eue Hartin (84) Fort Collins 226-3371 Beth Painter (83) Fort Collins 482-22^ Claire Seeeer (84)Steaebaat Village 879-21^ Les Shader (84) Fort Collins 484-0107 Hyrna Steinkaup C^) Fort Collins 226-3371 roLORADO NAT1\^ PLAMT ^ICIETY P. O- BOX 200 FCmT COLLllte CO 80322 —SCHEDULE OF HEMBER8H1P FEES- LIFE 42SO.OO SUPPORTINB SO.(X> 0R8ANIZAT10N 23.00 FAMILY OR DUAL 12.00 individual 8.00 STUDENT OR SENIOR 4.00 -------NeiSLETTER ARTICLES-' — Please direct all contrilNutions to tlw EDITOR in care q 4 the Society's eailing address. Qiapter FVesidents are also eeehers of BtB) Boulderp Aey Struthers 494^674 Foht Collins, Mary Bora 482-4697 Yaepa Valley, Karen Hiley-Elierle 824-7461 coNMi-n-EES — CONSERVATIQNt TaMra Nauean EDlTORlALt Les Shader EDUCATION! Hiriae Denhae ^ FIELD TRlPSi Scott Ellis eOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS! J. Scott Peterson HORTICULTURE te REHf^ILlTATlONi 8ayle Weinstein MefBER^lIPi Hyrna Steinkaep ^ PUBLICITY! Lloyd Hayes FLQRlsmrri Nary 221-4628 484-0107 442-1020 493-6069 886-3887 575-2548 226-;^71 226-SS65 233-8133 Deadlines for contributions to the NEH8- I.£TteR are the -first day of January, March, Hay, July, Septeeber, and Novaeber eith ptdslication around the last day of the eonth. The 4 isi^ues March through Septeeber Mill be published without fail, the Janu- ary and Noveabw issuee will be publised as eatarial is available. MEfffiERSflP RENBML8 AND INFORMATION Please direct , all eeebarship applicatons, renewals and address changes to the NEffflER- SHIP Oiairperscjn, in care of the Society's eailing address. Please direct all other ini|uiries regard- ing the Society to the SECRETARY in care of the Society's eailing address. Colorado Native Plant Society P. 0. Box 200 Fort Collins Co 80522 Non-Profit Org. U. S. Postage PAID Pereit «7 Ft. Collins, CO DR* DEXTER W. HESS 2202 SANTA FE AME* LA JUNTA CO 01050