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TENNESSEE NATIVE
PLANT SOCIETY
NEWSLETTER

Vol . 3, No. 1
February 4, 1980

PRESIDENT'S REPORT - 1979

In 1979, its first full year of operation, the Tennessee Native Plant Society
(TNPS) moved from organizational matters to program development. Some elements
of these programs have gotten off to very successful beginnings; others need more
attention. Our approach to programs has been to generate and solicit ideas, give
them to interested folks, then let them operate as independently as possible.
Sometimes this results in a lot of profitable activity for both TNPS and the "in-
terested folks"; sometines nothing happens and we start over. But on the whole,

I believe we are accomplishing our goal of generating a variety of plant-oriented
activities and involving a lot of people in them.

Under Ed Cox’s leadership, our field trips covered the state from Roan Mountain
to Reelfoot Lake. Beginning with white cedar exploration in the Cumberlands led
by Ed Clebsch, we moved to an examination of early vernal flora and some fungi at
Rock Island State Park under the guidance of practically the whole University of
Tennessee Botany Department (enlisted by Allen Coggins). In April, we had both
an indoor meeting at the Smoky Mountain Wildflower Pilgrimage and a tour of cedar
glades at Cedars of Lebanon State Park arranged by Bob Fulcher. Some good hikinq
was featured on the Carter Mountain Trip in May led by Larry Smith. Our larqest
group, I believe, gathered for Ed Schell’s June Roan Mountain extravaganza, fol-
lowed by Ken Moore's tour of Bluff Mountain in North Carloina. Tennessee Dapart-
ment of Conservation naturalists again took over in July, August, and September
when Richard Hilten, Mack Prichard and Marilyn Williamson led trips to rock houses
around Pickett State Park, Goose Pond and May Prairie, and Reelfoot Lake. Then
Dennis McCarthy topped off the year with an early winter woody plant identification
hike to Fall Creek Falls State Park. I attended about half of these excursions,
had a good time, and learned something new on each one. Moreover, it was good
to be in the field with the group of folks that consistently shows up for these
trips; everyone knows each other now. Trips for 1980, planned by our new field
program chairperson, Jackie McKitrick, promise to be as interesting and varied
as last year's. We hope that more folks will take advantage of them.

The remainder of our 1979 program has been aimed at conserving native flora. One
of the concerns of these conservation efforts nationally is the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973. This year there were serious threats to its effectiveness,
some of which stemmed from events here in Tennessee. TNPS supported efforts to
strengthen the Act and its administration with respect to plants. Partly as a
result of activity associated with the Act, there is presently a renewed interest
nationally in state native plant societies, which probably number between 20 and

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30. The most recent addition to the movement is the Missouri Native Plant Society
organized in September 1979. Moreover, there is a need for some association among
these societies in order for their interests to be considered by Federal legisla-
tive bodies and administrative agencies. In 1979, Alice Howard, legislative coor-
dinator of the California Native Plant Society, began communication efforts which
we hope will result in a federation of state native plant societies. Toward this
end, TNPS in 1980 will increase its communication with other state groups.

The Tennessee purple cone-flower ( Echinacea tennesseensis ) , "listed" as endangered
in 1979, is the first Tennessee species to be listed under the Endangered Species
Act. As a result, formal steps are being taken to preserve the few existinq popu-
lations of the plant, and some propagation efforts are underway. TNPS members
helped in this effort, as well as with other rare and endangered plant activity.

For example, Dennis Horn rediscovered Neviusia alabamensis , a plant originally
discovered in 1857 and believed to be extirpated. Ed Chester found the rare Apios
priceana believed to be extirpated in Tennessee. Tom Gatti , who has been leading
efforts to map rare endanqered and threatened species on Roan Mountain, has essen-
tially completed his workand we should have a product useful in the U.S. Forest
Service's land manaqement planning for Roan Mountain. On the other hand, our ef-
forts to map the Cumberland rosemary in the Big South Fork watershed just haven't
gotten off the ground; we need more interested folks who have time for exploring
stream sites there.

We began programs to encourage the proper use of native plants in landscape design.

Our seedbank, which was begun this year by Nancy Siler, is aimed at promoting seed
propagation for gardening purposes rather than taking plants from the wild. It is
encouraging to note that a few individuals and seed companies are now interested in
offering native plant seed. Perhaps the main function of our seedbank activity
will be to use various means to encourage the wider use of seed propagation.

Response to our 1979 suggestion that a greater variety of native plants be used in
landscaping public facilities (e.g., highway rights-of-way) has been encouraging.

We have discussed this opportunity with the Tennessee Department of Transportation
and have agreed to lead efforts to develop a research and development proposal. In
a very modest way, TVA will this year be developing sources of seed and testing
some vegetation systems. A speaking engagement before the KnoxvilTe Area Beautifi-
cation Commission enlisted its support, and at least one private landscape designer
has strongly supported our ideas. We must, during the next few years, give the
widest sort of publicity to the concept of native plant landscaping and quickly
develop some projects which will specifically demonstrate its utility.

While TNPS is not one of those conservation organizations which seem to be perennially
involved in "stopping development," this year we did take a stand against construction
of a general aviation airport which would destroy part of The University of Tennessee s
forest research program and seriously detract from the utility of The University of
Tennessee Arboretum in Oak Ridge. We joined the U.T. Arboretum Society and Tennessee
Citizens for Wilderness Planning in opposing construction of the airport on a ridge
within the University's Forest Research Station of which the Arboretum is a part.

This issue is still unresolved.

At this writing TNPS has about 450 members, down from the 650 peak we reached
immediately after the organizational year with its one dollar membership dues. This

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decrease is characteristic of many organizations with whom initial members associate
without really knowing about the goals and modus operandi of the group. We hope that
TNPS will continue to grow from this point by adding long-term members who will be
familiar with and supportive of our objectives. We know that there are many potential
members in Tennessee who simply are not aware of the group's existence; our publicity
and membership chairpeople have an important job in bringing TNPS to their attention.

At year end the Board of Directors assessed our financial situation. The 1979 member-
ship fee of three dollars is not keeping up with the essential expenses at the present
membership level. Several life memberships and a memorial gift boosted our income,
but we wish to place all funds from life memberships and gifts in a savings account
from which only interest will be spent on operations. This account has already been
established. Sale of TNPS notepaper has been a bit below expectations, though we
expect this to pick up as Lenore Gundlach, our new notepaper manager, begins to get
supplies to commercial outlets. Therefore, the Board has reluctantly decided to
increase membership dues to five dollars for 1980. In addition, for financial reasons,
the Board has decided to defer publication of the proposed TNPS Bulletin, though by
Susan Bratton's good efforts plans for an initial issue were well underway. It is hoped,
however, that we will be able to run some longer articles in the newspaper in lieu of a
second publication. Our fiscal policy is to keep dues as low as possible in order to
promote a broad membership and to gradually generate income from projects such as our
notepaper sales. At five dollars, TNPS still remains a bargain relative to most State
conservation organizations.

Several appointed leadership positions changed during 1979 as folks moved out of State,
changed priorities, or met other obligations. Three new Board members were also
elected. Therefore, we printed in this issue the names and addresses of those who
will serve in 1980. I appreciate their commitment to TNPS and its objectives and look
forward with pleasure to my final year as president of the organization.

TNPS OFFICERS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND OTHER KEY FOLKS - 1980

President - Robert E. Farmer,* Drawer F, Norris, TN 37828, 494-7908
Vice President - Carl Dew, Box 455, Lake City, TN 37769, 426-2107
Treasurer - A. Murray Evans,* Dept, of Botany, UT , Knoxville, TN 37916, 9(4-2256
Recording Secretary - Fred Taylor,* Envir. Science Div., 0RNL, Oak Ridge, TN 37830,
547-7354

Corresponding Secretary - Selma Myers,* Rt., 7, Box 41, Harriman, TN 37748, 882-2473
Eastern Tennessee Representatives : Judith Murray,* Tom Patrick*

Middle Tennessee Representatives : Robert Krai,* Anne Harris*

Western Tennessee Representatives : Arlo Smith,* Marilyn Williamson*

Committee Chairpeople

Conservation - Paul Somers*

Seedbank - Nancy Siler
Field Program - Jackie McKitrick*

Publ ication - Richard Evans*

Newsletter Editor - Ebeth McMullen
Notepaper Manager - Lenore Gundlach
Publicity - Shirley Nicholson*

Membership - Wanda Gobbell*

NOTE : all names marked with * are Board members.

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FORAGING WORKSHOPS - SPRING 1980

On March 29 and 30, April 26 and 27 and May 3 and 4, Steven Taylor will conduct
three Foraging Workshops in Dowelltown, Tennessee. Come and spend a weekend in the
hollows, hills, and fields of middle Tennessee. Share the beauty and useful know-
ledge of trees, edible wild plants and medicinal herbs. Bring camping gear and food.
Children are welcome. The cost for the weekend is $18/adult and $2/child. This fee
is negotiable for low-income people.

For more information, including map and directions, plant list, what to bring and
schedule, please write in advance to Steven Taylor, Rt. 1, Whipporwill Holler,
Dowelltown, TN 37059.

NEW WILDFLOWER GUIDE AVAILABLE

Arlo Smith, Professor Emeritus of Biology at Southwestern University at Memphis, has
written a new book entitled, " A Guide to Wildflowers of the Mid-South . It is a very
well done book and we think you will be interested in the following description
quoted from the book's jacket: "Written especially for the nonprofessional who enjoys
outdoor hobbies like hiking, photography, camping or bird-watching and wants to gain
knowledge of the plants around him, this volume will be useful for everyone. This
guide to the wildflowers and other common plants of the lower Mississippi Valley is
the first to include easily usable identification keys and scientifically accurate
plant descriptions arranged by family. This information is semi technical , but the
language and presentation are simplified.

But this book is much more than merely a means of identifying plants. It presents to
the interested layperson some of the more fascinating information about interrelation-
ships between plants and their environment as well as among plants themselves. The
introduction relates how climatic and soil conditions, along with the physical environ-
ment, help determine what plants can grow where. Plant life through the ages has
become more complex, and varied patterns of development retain their continuity from
more primitive to more recent forms. The plant descriptions and plates are presented
more or less in the order of their complexity and changes through time, while
recognizing that many modifications are simultaneously occurring. The nearly 500
full color photographs were made by the author for classroom use and show rather
specifically what one must know for identification."

You may order the book from Memphis State University Press, Memphis State University,
Memphis, TN 38152. The price is $19.95 per copy.

1980 FIELD TRIPS

Date

February 23
March 30
April 18-19
April 26
May 3

May 9,10,11
June 28-29

July 26
September 13

Trip

Leader

Flint Fork Cove (Pickett State Forest) Ed Clebach

Thiefneck Island (Watts Bar) Joel Zachry

Cedars of Lebanon Festival (Lebanon State Park) Bob Fulcher
Smoky Mountain Spring Pilgrimage, TNPS annual picnic
Float trip on East Fork Stones River (with
Tennessee Scenic Rivers Association)

Savage Gulf

Roan Mountain (with Cumberl and-Harpeth
Chapter of Audubon, Nashville)

Burgess Falls State Natural Area, Window Cliffs
Asters, East Tennessee

Bertha Crietzberg
George Ramseur

Ed Shell

Leo Collins

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Date Trip Leader

October 18 Abandoned Surface Mines, Cumberland Mountains Richard Evans

November 15 Great Smoky Mountain National Park Peter White

February Field Trip: Flint Fork Cove (Pickett State Forest)

Cosponsor: Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning

Date: February 23, 1980; Time: 8:30 a.m. , CST ; Leader: Ed Clebsch

Meeting Place: Park Office at Pickett State Park

Be prepared for a four mile rigorous off-trail hike along the Cumberland escarpment.

The forest is old growth mixed mesophytic and regrowing chestnut. Plans are in motion
for a timber harvest of the area, so why not take this opportunity to hike the gorge
and decide if you want to advocate preservation of the area. Bring your lunch and
enough water for the day. TNPS and TCWP are also inviting Ann Tuck, Commissioner,
Tennessee Department of Conservation, along on the hike.

March Field Trip: Thiefneck Island

Date! March 30, 1980; Time: 1:00 p.m. , EST; Leader: Joel Zachry; Meeting Place:

Roane State Community College, in parking lot in front of the administrative building.

Thiefneck is the largest island in the Tennessee Valley. The 800 acres offer the
diversity of hardwood forest and old fields. We will hike around the island--a six
mile, somewhat rugged trek. Preregistration will be necessary as space on the boat
to the island is limited. If you plan to attend write Jackie McKitrick before March 21
(Box 212, Norris, TN 37828). Please include your phone number. If the weather is
stormy the trip will be canceled.

WILD PLANT SEEDS AVAILABLE

Milo Guthrie, TNPS member from Gassaway, Tennessee, has written us that he has stocks
of the following wild plant seeds available. He has offered to share them with others
who are interested in these plants. If you would like to order any of these seeds,
write Milo at Route 1, Box 98-A, Gassaway, Tennessee 37095. Please enclose 50<t for
wrapping and postage. Available seeds include:

Ai 1 anthus al ti ssima

Angel ica triquinata

Belamanda chinensis

Datura meteloides

Del phi ni urn ajacis

Gleditsia tricanthos var . inermis

Lobelia cardinal is

Paulonia tomentosa

Phytolacca americana

Rhus typhina

Verbascum blattaria

Albizzia julibrissin

Asclepias syriaca

Cassia marilandica

Datura stramonium var. stramonium

Diosporus virginiana

Leonurus cari aca

Opuntia drumondi i

Peril la frutescens

Rhus glabra

Tagetes minuta

TENNESSEE NATIVE
PLANT SOCIETY

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE - FLINT FOPK

The cove of Flint Fork Creek in Pickett State Forest is one of those deep hollows
found on the fringes of the Cumberland Plateau - overlooked by rockhouse cliffs
and containing in its streamside portions a fairly diverse hardwood forest. It
is in such an area that E. Lucy Braun found the rich forest communities she clas-
sified as "mixed mesophytic". In this particular cove these rich woods quickly
fade into dry-ridge hardwoods and pine as one moves from creekside up over the
hollow's bordering cliff.

Early in this decade University of Tennessee graduate students, under the leader-
ship of Hal DeSelm, explored the vegetation of the Cumberland Plateau and, in
the course of this survey, studied Flint Fork. They noted that the outstanding
and perhaps unusual feature of the cove is an old growth stand dominated by
American beech ( Fagus grandifolia ) which borders the creek for a mile or so.

When recent plans by the Tennessee Division of Forestry for more intensively
managing the cove came to light, some concern for this stand was expressed by
folks within the Department of Conservation and by others familiar with the
cove. It clearly presented some opportunities which go far beyond its timber
production potential.

For this reason a field trip sponsored jointly by the Tennessee Native Plant
Society and Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning was held on February 23
to give interested people an on-the-ground view of Flint Fork's forest resources.
Led by Ed Clebsch and Billie Swafford (the Pickett forester in charge of the
area), about 30 of us stepped down into the cove on a briaht warm Saturday morning.
The trip down is through a forest that has been cut over several times - and
until the state began management was probably burned frequently. After a sharp
drop, our path - an old logging road - then paralleled the beech woods for a
quarter mile before we moved down into the creek which we followed towards the
hollow's head. At this border the cutover stand has a dense understory of sap-
lings (predominantly yel 1 ow-popl ar) and a scattered overstory of beech, oaks,
hickories, and sugar maple. Most of the old beech here are badly hollow, probably
due to fire damaqe in their early years. They were left by loggers precisely
because they are hollow. The sapling understory here fairly begs for release by
removal of this poor quality overstory.

However, as one moves down near the creek and some of its tributaries, the stand
chanqes. Here beech on the northern exposure is largely sound, 20 to 30 inches
DBH, 100 + feet in height and probably 100 to 150 years old - though we didn't
have an increment borer to check age. It is a magnificent stand - one in which

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a European beech forstmeister would be proud. There is no evidence of logging
in the stand. Apparently the house-sized boulders and treacherous topoaraphy
were more than even horse loggers wanted to risk for beech. There are spots
where basswood, black cherry, hickories, yellow poplar and northern red oak and
other oaks are an important part of the stand - but beech is predominant. And
I saw only two trees with the carved dates and initials which characterize so
much of our beech. As one would expect in such an old stand, there is an abun-
dance of beech in the low understory, i.e., good potential for beech regeneration.

The stand is valuable for timber though beech is still not a major commercial
species in the United States. With the current (and reasonable) emphasis on
making the Tennessee State Forests contribute to the states coffers, one can
easily see whv a harvest might be on the horizon. The timber is mature by most
forester's standards. However, I believe this stand of beech bordering the creek
is too valuable to manage by a computer prescription - which will undoubtedly
read-out "harvest cut". It represents an opportunity to develop, through con-
servative harvesting on a relatively small area, a beech silviculture showcase
in which a number of age classes and stand conditions can be established. Such
a demonstration can show that a substantial portion of forest can always be main-
tained in the large beech trees which the lay public (and squirrels) enjoy.

There are at least three elements to such a strategy. First, a buffer strip of
forest along the stream should be left to its own devices; at least 80 meters
would be apporpriate. Second, in the remainder of the predominantly beech forest
a relatively long rotation (perhaps 120 years) should be set, and harvest cuttings
should take the form of clear-cut patches no larger than one or two acres made
at 20 to 30 year intervals. Third (but perhaps second in importance), management
of the area should be under the long-term direction of an experienced silvicul-
turist following a special management plan for this area. We hope the Tennessee
Division of Forestry will not consider us presumptious in suggesting that it
give some special consideration to this special piece of forest.

We lunched in the sun on creek rocks, then went up a side hollow where spread
out over a few hundred meters we crawled through laurel thickets and gaps in the
outcrop to a dry ridge and our road. The day's other botanical highlights in-
cluded one of the best groves of Stewartia I've seen and a blooming Hepatica
which I imagine got wiped out in the next Saturday's snow storm.

JUNE FIELD TRIP: ROAN MOUNTAIN
Leader: Ed Schell Date: June 28-29

On Saturday, June 28, meet at Carver's Gap Parking Area at 9:00 EST. (To get
there from Tennessee, take 19E from Roan Mountain, TN, to TN 143. This will
take you across the aap and past the parking area.) Saturday will be spent in
the highland area. Plans for Sunday are not firm; we may visit the Lyle Fork
or Doe River Gorge.

Motel accomodations are available at Roan Mountain, Elizabethton and Johnson
City. Camping is available at the Roan Mountain State Park. Be prepared for
bad weather and plenty of wind on the highlands. Bring lunches and water.

Contact Ed Schell (615-282-6125) after April 26 for more information.

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ROADSIDE PLANTS UPDATE - Rob Farmer

Since our November piece on opportunities to improve roadside revegetation systems
in Tennessee, we have received supportive comments from a number cf people inter-
ested in this work. One of these, Janet Phi 1 1 i ps (2495 Shenandoah Dr., Chattanooga,

TN 37421), has agreed to head up TNPS efforts in this area. Jane', is a landscape
designer who has long been interested in such landscaping with na ive plants but
has been able to find little reliable information on species and .echniques. If
you wish to help out with this work, contact Janet.

Since November we have communicated with Patrick Thurman, chief landscape architect
for the Tennessee Department of Transportation. As a consequence of our conversa-
tions with Pat we drafted a research proposal which covers select on of species
for Tennessee roadsides and development of establishment techniques. It is agreed
that the first step is to generate a list of species native to Tennessee and eco-
logically suitable for roadsides and similar sites. This should be completed by
1981. However, it must be noted that no public agency has stepped forward to as-
sume responsibility for such work.

In February we finally learned what "Operation Wildflower" is all about. It seems
that in 1973 the federal Department of Transportation authorized use of federal
money for planting and maintenance of native plants on federally financed highway
projects. The authorization, which is in the form of an agreement between the
Department of Transportation and the National Federation of Garden Clubs, states
that if clubs will furnish the seed, federal funds may be used for plantina and
maintenance. However, there is no mandate for using federal funds to develop
appropriate seed sources and techniques - or for doing anything at all. In some
states outstanding use has been made of this authorization: a garden club project
near Lynchburg, Virginia, won a national award. The authorization presents a good
opportunity for TNPS and other organizations to begin working with the Tennessee
Department of Transportation and we hope to make a specific proposal under Opera-
tion Wildflower in 1980 or 1981.

We note that at least two well-known mail order seed companies are this spring
selling seed mixtures of native plants probably suitable for roadsides. We urge
members to buy a few packets, try them out and report the results to Janet Phillips.

In all of this we note an atmosphere of voluntarism, which is aood at this stage.
Roadside vegetation management is something which is amenable to productive volunteer
efforts. But we must ensure that is does not remain just a volunteer program with
its inherent uncertainty and instability. Ultimately, those organizations whose
business is construction and maintenance of public facilities should begin assuming
responsibility for using native plant communities. The role of TNPS is to encourage
those structural changes which will result in their doing this.

APRIL TNPS BOARD MEETING

On Saturday, April 12, at 11:00 AM CST, the TNPS Board of Directors will meet in
Nashville, TN, at the Tennessee Botanical Gardens at Cheekwood. The agenda will
include general topics. All TNPS members are welcome. Bring a bag lunch because
the meeting may last into the afternoon.

ran FORGET TO RO£W YOUR I'BKRSHIP! !

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APRIL FIELD TRIP: CEDARS OF LEBANON FESTIVAL

Where: Lebanon State Park Sponsor: Tenn. Div. of State Parks Date: April 18-19
Festival Organizers: Sharon Patterson, Bob Fulcher

Trip Leaders: Jerry and Carol Baskin, Tom Hemmerly, Elsie Quarterman and others

Friday night activities will begin at 6:30 PM CST in the Recreation Center. Jerry
and Carol Baskin will present a slide show entitled "Glade Ecoloay Throughout the
Year". Afterwards, there will be a square dance featuring local musicians.

All Saturday activities will originate from the Nature Center. They are as follows:

AM 7:30 Birdwalk, led by Lebanon TOS
10:00 Flowerwalk through glade
Children's walk
Photography workshop
Geology workshop

PM 1:00 Repeat of 10:00 AM activities
Woodland wildf lower walk
3:30 Sheepshearing demonstration
6:30 Evening Program

There's plenty of camping space at the park ($4. 00/night) or motel accomodations
are available in Lebanon (about 8 miles from the park). Remember, there are 19
endemic species in this area and the glades will be at the peak of the spring
flowering season. Hope to see you there.

MAY FIELD TRIP: SAVAGE GULF NATURAL AREA

Where: Beersheba Springs Hotel Date: May 9-11

Trip Leaders: George Ramseur is handling the accomodations at Beersheba Springs
Hotel. Tom Patrick is organizing trips and leaders.

One of the most popular field trips that TNPS has sponsored was to Savage Gulf
in Grundy County. Many of you, no doubt, recall the October, 1978, shindig. At
that time we vowed to see the spring flora - so here's your chance! We will meet
at the church camp building, known as Beersheba Springs Hotel. The site is about
23 miles south of McMinnville near the small village of Beersheba Springs, just
off Route 56.

Registration will be at the hotel beginning as early as 7:30 PM CST, Friday, May 9.
Otherwise, registration will be continuous on Saturday with hikes starting at 9 AM
and 1 PM. You must provide your own lunches. However, supper and breakfast along
with lodging will be available at a moderate charge at the hotel. Camping is also
available. Hotel and meal reservations must be made at least one week in advance.
Rooms will cost approximately $4. 00/person/night and meals about $5.75/day. For
reservations or information, please write George Ramseur, Box 1218, The University
of the South, Sewanee, TN 37375.

Hikes will be conducted into Savage Gulf, the Stone Door, and Collins River Area.
There will be short, easy hikes and longer, more vigorous ones. The area is wild
and rugged and very rich is flora. Plus there will be an informative natural his-
tory program Saturday evening and even an early morning birdwalk on Sunday. There
will be plenty of time to do your own exploring Sunday. Please join us at Savage
Gulf and observe a great area at its peak.

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TNPS SLIDE SHOW - Shirley Nicholson

TNPS has for some time been interested in putting together a slide show of Tennessee
native plants. It could include wildflowers in bloom, silhouettes of native trees
at different times of the year, close-ups of ferns, mosses, fungi and lichens -
there are few limitations. The possibility of reproducing and selling collections
to schools and libraries as a money-making project has been discussed. Seasonal
and regional collections for east, middle and west Tennessee are possibilities.

A collection of typical roadside flora with views of highway rights-of-way and
other public facilities landscaped with native plants is another good suggestion.

Such collections could be shown to garden clubs, conservation organizations and
other interested civic groups. They could be organized and then presented by a
knowledgeable member of TNPS. A tape could also be prepared to go along with the
slides in the event that no member was available for a presentation.

For two years we have used Murray Evans' excellent collection in our display booth
at the Wildflower Pilgrimage in Gatl inburg. Now we think it is time to put together
a collection which represents all regions of the state, one which we could adver-
tise as being available for showing. It might be a good idea to include a few
pictures which indicate some of the activities of TNPS. If anyone has slides to
loan or extra slides to donate to such a collection, please let us know. If any
collection is to be reproduced for sale, arrangements will have to be made.

There will be a meeting at Shirley Nicholson's house, 6806 Haverhill Drive, Knoxville,
on April 9 or 10, for the purpose of selecting the most representative slides.

Anyone who has slides may bring them that evening. Call Shirley in Knoxville at
588-6976 if you are interested in attending the meetinq and she will let you know
the definite time and night. If you are unable to attend the meeting on one of
those nights but have slides to contribute, call Shirley and she can make other
arrangements to get them.

If you have suggestions about how best to proceed, let us know. All ideas are
welcome and will be taken into consideration at the next board meeting.

APRIL PICNIC: SMOKY MOUNTAIN WILDFLOWER PILGRIMAGE

The annual get-together of all the wildflower enthusiasts in the region will be
held on April 24-26 this year. This year the TNPS dinner will be more informal
(and cheaper) than last year. Make plans to gather at the Twin Creek Picnic Pavil-
lion in the Park at 5:00 PM EST, Saturday, April 26. Once again, Carl Dew will
be handling the arrangements, so send $5.50 (for a box supper prepared by the
Mountain View Hotel) and the reservation form to him at P.0. Box 455, Lake City,

TN 37769.

TNPS Wildflower Pilgrimage Picnic

I plan to attend the TNPS dinner on Saturday, April 26 at 5:00 PM at the Twin
Creek Picnic Pavillion. I have enclosed $5. 50/person for a box supper.

Name: No. in party:

Address :

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MAY FIELD TRIP: EAST FORK STONES RIVER

Date: May 3 Co-sponsor: Tennessee Scenic Rivers Association Time: 9 AM CST
Leader: Bertha Crietzberg Meeting place: Greenland Drive Parking Lot behind
Murphy Center in the large athletic complex at Middle Tennessee State Uni-
versity, Murphreesboro , TN.

The Stones is a beautiful, pastoral. Class I stream. You can expect low handing
trees, rock bluffs, wildflowers, birds, old water mills and a few ripples and
fast curves. Bring a canoe, life jacket, knee pads, rain gear (for a light shower),
lunch, and drinking water. A spring flood could cancel the float, so if in doubt
call Bertha Crietzberg at 615/898-2172 or 896-1146.

There will be a short side trip to a nearby cedar glade. Typical spring glade
flowers will be in bloom along with two more unusual flowers - the pale conef lower
and Missouri primrose. Preregistration would be helpful. Contact Bertha at
1715 Elrod St., Murphreesboro, TN 37130.

TNPS TREASURER'S REPO
Financial Statement as

Printing, Newsletter
Printing, Notecards

Rental, GAtlinburg Wildflower Pilgrimage
Registration, Dogwood Arts Festival
Suppl ies
Bank charges

Repayment of loans on notecard printing
Membership dues
Notecard sales

UT Credit Union Savings Account Interest

T - A. Murray Evans

of December 31, 1979

Debit

808.67

544.04

75.00

10.00
54.95

5.00

242.00

Credit

1539.00

575.86

4.04

Cash Balance

UT Credit Union Savings Account
Cash balance

204.04

177.20

Totals

$2118.90 $2118.90

As of March 19,
with a total of
account will be
at $624.03 with
ship dues which
outstanding.

1980, we have six Life Memberships plus a memorial contribution,
$700 plus interest in our Savings Account. The interest from this
used for current expenses, as needed. Our checkinq account stands
no known outstanding bills. These funds are from current member-
are coming in, and need to continue to come in, as there many

- A. Murray Evans, Treasurer

DEADLINE FOR TEE PAY NEWSLETTER IS MAY 5! ! !

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MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL FORM 1980

To renew your membership for 1980, complete
and return this form, indicating the member-
ship category desired:

Active $ 5.00
Associate $ 1.00
Institutional $ 10.00
Life $100.00

Send to: Tennessee Native Plants Society
c/o Department of Botany
The University of Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee 37916

Check your address on the reverse side of this form. If incorrect, indicate the
necessary changes below:

Name:

Address:

Phone:

I would like to work on the following TNPS programs:

___ Publicity: writing, photography
Membership

Conservation: plant mapping, roadside revegetation

Assist with field trips

Other, please specify:

REMINDER : If you have not already renewed, please do so as soon as possible,
need your support ! !

We

TENNESSEE NATIVE ^
PLANTS SOCIETY ^

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The University of Tennessee
Knoxville. TN 37916

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TENNESSEE NATIVE
PIANT SOCIETY
NEWSLETTER

• Vol . 3, No. 3

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE - ON MEMBERSHIP

At this writing, well into the year, our renewed membership for 1980 starts at
about 250. Renewals continue to come in and there are some new memberships.

We now have six life members. However, the total membership represents only a
fraction of the people in Tennessee who are interested in native plants. Our
initial year's membership of 650 is testament to this. Though we have increased
dues from $1 to $5, our membership fee is still one of the lowest for conserva-
tion organizations in Tennessee. Thus our fall in membership is a bit discon-
certing.

The reasons for an early decline in membership are not clear. Our program is
diverse and tailored to fit the perceived interest of members as well as to
address plant conservation issues. Its activities are limited only by the
number of people who can devote time, interest and talent. To date, we have
many more ideas for activities than we have volunteers. .to implement them. My
sense, however, is that dissatisfaction with our program is not the cause of
membership problems. If it is, please write me and let me know why (Drawer r ,
Norris, TN 37820).

Some structural aspects of our membership record keeping may have turned a
few people off. I have recently received several communications from members
who have sent in dues but have not received newsletters. Nothing is more dis-
appointing than such a lack of response and their disappointment is easily
telegraphed to potential members. We are fortunate in having free access to
a computer which stores membership information and generates mailing tags.

In the past, in order to reduce postage costs, renewals and new memberships
have been simply placed in storage; a newsletter was then sent for the issue
immediately following input of name and address. Members who did not renew by
June were removed from the membership list. Subsequent renewal in the summer
and fall involved reinstatement and may have resulted in missing a few news-
letters. To make matters a bit more personal, I am asking our secretaries to
mail members an acknowledgement card upon receipt of dues. Members who have
not renewed by June will receive a reminder card from the corresponding secre-
tary. So beginning in July, 1980, if you have sent in dues and have not re-
ceived an acknowledgement card, write Fred Taylor, Recording Secretary, TNPS,
c/o Environmental Science Div., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P0 Box X,

Oak Ridge, TN 37830. .. .

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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE - cont

At our April Board of Directors meeting, membership and publicity were dis-
cussed at length. Work on a TNPS brochure and slide programs will continue,
and an intensive effort will be made to complete them in 1980. This will give
us some better and urgently needed tools with which to recruit new members.
However, it was also recognized that there is a need to regionally organize
groups of members who can encourage membership, generate local activities, and
generally publicize TNPS. Wanda Gobbell (Rt. 3, Davis Springs Rd., Tullahoma,
Tn. 37388) and Shirley Nicholson (6808 Haverhill Dr., Knoxville, Tn. 37919),
are membership and publicity chairpeopl^ respectively, will be working towards
organizing these groups. Please contact them if you can help. Individual mem-
bers are encouraged to recruit; a membership application is enclosed with this
newsletter. But above all, renew your membership!!

It is important that TNPS remains a relatively large organization representing
the range of interest in native plants which exists in Tennessee today. The
Board of Directors asks you to help in maintaining the membership characteris-
tics which will ensure that we remain this kind of organization.

Robert Farmer

TENNESSEE NATURAL ROADSIDES PROJECT

The TNPS "Tennessee Natural Roadsides" project is getting in gear as we try
this first year to compile a list of native plants suitable for roadside plant-
ings. We have established that our goals will be to strive for beauty, diver-
sity of plant life, and economy of maintenance along our Tennessee highways.

Pat Thurman, landscape architect for highways in the State of Tennessee, is
most interested in cooperating with us in this project. He is already reduc-
ing the mowing schedules for Tennessee roadsides and has agreed to identify
some roadside areas for us to focus on for plantings in 1981 or 1982. If any-
one would like to try some wildflower plantings of their own, keep notes on:
the size and nature of your planting area (wet, shady, etc.); type of soil;
species, source, and treatment of seed, if any; and the planting date, along
with information on any unusual attendant weather conditions. Then send a
summary of your results to Janet Phillips, 2495 Shenandoah Drive, Chattanooga,
TN 37421. She is the coordinator for this project.

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

In September, TNPS will elect a set of officers and three board members for
two year terns beginning on January 1, 1981. A1 Foster (PO Box 416, Norris,

TN 37828) has been named chairman of the monimating committee, and he will be
assisted by Larry Smith and Selma Myers. They will report a slate by mid-
summer. If you have suggestions for nominees, please send them to A1 .

U.S.F.S. ROAN MOUNTAIN WEEKEND
JUNE 21-22

The U.S. Forest Service (Toecane Dist., N.C.) has requested Tennessee Native
Plant Society volunteers to assist on Roan Mountain during the weekend of
June 21-22. Duties will include assisting U.S.F.S. folks with plant identi-

(continued on page 3)

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fication for visitors and other interpretive work. Rhododendron flowering is
usually at its peak on this weekend.

If you are acquainted with high elevation vegetation (or can learn quickly)
and would like to spend a pleasant, useful weekend on Roan Mountain, contact
Tom Patrick or Murray E vans (Univ. of Tn. Botany Dept., 974-2256) or
Rob FarmeF flVA Forestry, Norris, Tn. 632-6450).

Special mountain-top camping privileges will be provided . Membership in TNPS
is not a requirement.

TNPS ROAN MOUNTAIN FIELD TRIPS Sat. & Sun. June 28, 29

Meet at Carver’s Gap (North Carolina State Line) on State Highway 143, 12 miles
south of the town of Roan Mountain at 9:00 am EST Saturday.

Field trips on Saturday will cover the balds and the Rhododendron gardens, and
if others are desired, we will arrange them at that time.

On Sunday we will meet at the Roan Mountain Motel on Highway 19E in the town of
Roan Mountain at 8:30 am for field trips to Ripshin Bog, the Doe River Gorge
and the Dennis Cove to Laurel Falls portion of the Appalachian Trail along
Laurel Fork creek.

Camping is available at Roan Mountain State Park. The Roan Mountain Motel
(phone 772-3432) has rooms for $16.00 single, $18.00 double, and $20.00 for
four persons. Other motels are available in Elizabethton and Johnson City.

JULY FIELD TRIP

Burgess Falls Natural Area/Window Cliffs

Date: July 26, 1980
Time: 9 am CST

Organizer: Tom Hale, Ranger Naturalist

Trip Leader: Dr. Gordon Hunter, Tennessee Tech

Meeting Place: Parking area at Burgess Falls Natural Area

The natural area is located 9 miles south of the Burgess Falls, 1-40 exit at^
Cookeville. The Falls is one of the most majestic in middle Tennessee. Falling
Water River Gorge descends 250 ft. in less than a mile within the boundary of
the area. The area was timbered about 20 years ago. We will hike to the Falls
(0.7 mile) and spend the rest of the morning exploring the gorge.

After lunch, we will drive to nearby Window Cliffs. This privately-owned area
has older timber and steeper terrain than Burgess Falls. Its name is derived
from the formation (through erosion) of windows in the limestone bluff. Hikes
can vary from one to several miles in length, depending on the interest of the
group. So bring a lunch, lots of water, and be prepared for steep terrain.

SEED BANK

The TNPS seed bank continues to operate with 32 requests filled last year.

Nancy Siler (4201 Alta Vista Way, Knoxville 37919) still has a supply of last
vear's offerings and needs more contributors. Let her know how your plantings
are doing. " (continued on page 4)

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MEMBERSHIP LIST

A membership list with addresses and phone numbers current for December, 1979,
is available to members. It can be obtained by a request to TNPS (c/o Dept, of
Botany, Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville 37916) accompanied by 30$ worth of stamps.

THE TENNESSEE NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY

The Tennessee Native Plant Society is a state-wide botanical club with member-
ship open to all persons interested in the state's wild flora. Organized in
February 1978, the Society will work toward the conservation of Tennessee's di-
verse natural flora. Specifically, the Society has the following objectives:

(1) To serve as a medium of informal information exchange and fellowship among
Tennessee's botanists, both amateur and professional.

(2) To promote education of the public about Tennessse flora, and wild plants
in general .

(3) To provide, through publication of a semipopular journal, a formal means
of documenting information on Tennessee's flora and of informing the pub-
lic about wild plants.

(4) To promote the protection and enhancement of Tennessee's wild plant communi-
ties.

If you would like to join the Society, choose the appropriate membership cate-
gory and complete and return the attached form.

Active - $5 - Regular membership with voting rights and Newsletter. Covers one per-
son or an entire family, but carries only one vote per membership.
Additional voting rights for couples or families would come through
additional Active memberships.

Associate - $1 - Includes Newsletter and participation in all activities, except voting
rights.

Institutional - $10 - Includes Newsletter, participation in all activities, and one_
vote. For libraries, governmental agencies, parks, recreation areas,
consulting firms, .other business firms, etc.

Life - $100 - Same as the Active membership, but a one-time payment; the funds to be
invested; the annual income to be used for current expenses and growth.

Send to: Tennessee Native Plant Society
In Care of Department of Botany
The University of Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee 37916

Name:

Address: I enclose to cover

„ , . . membership fee:

Phone:

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

CARD INAL FLOWER. ETC.

At midsummer in this year of low creeks and dry grass, it is especially comforting
to know that on cool sedgy banks of small branches the cardinal flower is blooming.
It is not abundant. In the low mountain areas I sometimes frequent, it is often
a single scarlet stripe against the green weedy vegetation of remote hollows. This
Lobelia seems to follow our leaving these places, in the light shade of new trees
and the invading herbaceous successors, to abandoned stream-side potato patches.

Two years ago in September, I collected a few thousand seeds on Coal Branch, its
tributaries and neighboring "grassy forks" and "caney creeks." They were stored
dry in vials in my refrigerator until December, when I soaked them overnight,
drained off the excess water and "stratified" them in polyethylene bags in the
household refrigerator. In March, they were sown in flats of sand: peat (1;1)
where seedlings grew to about three leaves before being transplanted to 4-inch
pots filled with a commercial potting mix. There they received a commercial nu-
trient solution and quickly (1 month) developed a strong rosette of dark green
leaves. They were then transplanted outdoors in June.

I tried two sorts of beds, one a plot in our vegetable garden, the other a home-
made bog. This can be easily made by digging a 2-feet-deep hole, lining it with
building felt, then several layers of heavy polyethylene sheeting. Fill it up
with a peat:sand: loam mix and some fertilizer, then flood it. I added a little
too much nitrogen to the system and got some rapidly growing top-heavy and wind-
susceptible plants the first season. We also placed a few plants beside an old
spring and on a swampy creekside. About 10 percent of all these plants bolted
in late August and flowered vigorously in September. I collected a tablespoon
of seed.

This year all the plants are flowering in August and some are over six feet tall,

with 60-80 flowers--though much watering has been required in the garden beds.

These patches of 20 to 50 plants are attracting a variety of insect pollinators—

and some humming birds. Both this flowering and subsequent seed set (in which I

am most interested) are spectacular. This year I may get a half teacup full,

enough to offer some in the TNPS seed bank. Ask for Rob's Cool Branch cardinal

flower seed. , .. ,

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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE - cont.

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In April the TNPS board voted to join the Tennessee Environmental Council (TEC),
an umbrella group of around thirty-five Tennessee Conservation organizations. TEC
operates as both a service organization (sponsoring workshops, doing contract en-
vironmental studies) and as an environmental advocate, which has occasionally gone
to court on issues important to Tennesseans (e.g. the TVA air quality suit). It
has been especially active and effective on water and air quality issues, though its
work is by no means restricted to these problems. TEC has a small professional
staff (headed by Dr. Ruth Neff) with headquarters in Nashville (PO Box 1422, zip-
code 37202).

I attended my first TEC board-of-directors meeting in July as TNPS representative;
each member organization has one representative on the board. At this particular
meeting there was a review of legal and other actions on the Columbia Dam issue, a
discussion of Tennessee's proposed strip-mine control program and its relationship
to requirements of the federal Surface Mine Control and Reclamation Act of 1977,
an examination of problems in the State's Division of Water Quality Control, and a
short presentation by a U.S. Department of Interior employee on the Youth Conserva-
tion Corps program in Tennessee.

On Nov. 7-9, TEC will again sponsor an Intergroup Conference of the states conser-
vation organizations. Everyone in TEC's thirty-five member organization and inter-
ested individuals are invited to gather to discuss major conservation and health
issues in Tennessee. Strategy sessions for the 1980-81 General Assembly will also
be held, as well as evening entertainment. The meeting will be at Cumberland Camp,
Crossville, where there are reasonable rates for lodging and meals. TNPS members
are encouraged to attend. For more information write TEC or call (615)251-1110.

It is my hope that the TNPS will be an active participant in the Tennessee Environ-
mental Council. To this end we invite members who are particularly interested in
environmental issues to be our representative on the TEC Board. This might be. es-
pecially convenient for a member in middle Tennessee. If interested, contact me
or Paul Somers, the TNPS conservation chairman (daytime (615)741-3852).

Our summer trips to Burgess Falls and Roan Mt. attracted about 20 and 30 partici-
pants, respectively. It was warm on the Roan where on Saturday we took the tra-
ditional jaunts: (1) across the meadows to Grassy Bald with Ed Schell and (2).
through the rhododendron gardens with John Warden. Gray's lily was just beginning
to flower, and some populations appeared to be larger than last year's. On Sunday
Ed Schell led a group into the low elevation Doe River Gorge area.

In other Roan Mt. activity, a small group of us (U.T. grad-students Warren Banner,
Maureen Cunningham, June Dobberpuhl , Martha Rowe, along with Ron Vance from Roan
Mt. and myself) assisted the U.S. Forest Service with visitors on a weekend in
late June. Our job was to wander around on the more well-traveled trails to help
folks identify plants and generally acquaint them with vegetation on the mountain.

Our impression was that this is a potentially useful activity for TNPS to sponsor,
but that methods are needed to get interested visitors and botanists together. We
will be making some suggestions to the Forest Service. Ed Schell and Tom Gatti
also conducted a one-day workshop on plant identification for Forest Service staff,
which by all reports went well. We completed the map of rare, endangered and
threatened flora of Roan Mt. in the spring and forwarded copies to the Forest Service.
To date, however, the status of Forest Service planning for the Roan area is still
uncertain with respect to either product or process.

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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE - cont.

The Burgess Falls trip took us to another one of Tennessee's interesting gorge areas,
with vegetation varying from the Grass-of-Parnasus on wet cliffs to a Sedum I'd never
seen before on a stone ridge. Tom Hale of the Tennessee Department of Conservation
got us to the right spots and Dennis Horn (with bride, Sherry) and Richard Simmers
effectively filled in as taxonomists as always. Thanks to a notice in the Cookeville
paper, we were joined by several guests. And for the first time, we wore name tags
in response to a suggestion that perhaps, as shy botanists, we don't get well enough
acquainted on our field trips.

Robert E. Farmer, Jr.
President

SEPTEMBER FIELD TRIP

Date: September 20, 1980

Time: 9:00 am EST

Organizer & Leader: Leo Collins

Meeting Place: TVA Forestry & Fisheries Laboratory, 1 mile below Norris Dam on
Rt. 441.

Subject: Fall Compositae of the Norris Area

This will be a Compositae extravaganza. Bring all your manuals (Britton & Brown,
if you have one) and prepare for a full day of keying out members of this complicated
group. Leo will have some instructional materials, and the whole day will be a bit
more structured--and we hope educational --than our usual trips. Added attraction
will include informal tours of TVA's Norris nursery and seed orchards. For those in-
terested, the day will end with a pot luck picnic supper at Rob Fanner's residence
in Norris; contact Jackie McKitrick for details at P0 Box 212, Norris, Tn. 37828.

OCTOBER FIELD TRIP

Date: October 18, 1980
Time: 9:00 am EST

Organizers & Leaders: Richard Evans and Robert Farmer

Meeting Place: U.T. Arboretum, Hwy 62, Oak Ridge, Tn. 37830, Phone-483-3571
Subject: Natural Plant Communities on Abandoned Stripmines on the U.T. Cumberland
Forest Experiment Station.

You may ask--why take a field trip to an area some describe as a "biological
desert?" Because, some of these abandoned strip mines have naturally developed
into, virtually, plant oases for many species not commonly found in the Cumber-
land Mountains. Bring a lunch and wear sturdy hiking clothes and shoes and pre-
pare to walk about 4-6 miles (a shorter excursion will be arranged for those
less willing to hike to all areas). Added attraction will include showing the
slide- tape program, A Place For All Seasons--The U.T. Arboretum , and a tour of
stripmine research on the U.T. Cumberland Forest Experiment Station. The day will
end with an outdoor barbecue at the Experiment Station's headquarters, for a

nominal fee and those interested. Contact Richard Evans for details at

U.T. Forestry Stations (615) 483-3571.

I

NOVEMBER FIELD TRIP

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Date: November 15, 1980

Time: 9:00 am EST

Organizer & Leader: Peter White

Meeting Place: Albright Trail Road (between Greenbriar and Cosby)

Subject: Great Smoky Mountain National Park — BIG TREES

Since the trailhead is somewhat hard to find, we will meet at the intersection
of Rt. 73 and Highway 32 in Cosby (just north of the Park). There is a restaurant
nearby for early arrivers. Expect 6-7 miles of easy to moderate hiking. Trail •
goes through a hard wood -hem lock forest. Lunch (bring your own) will be at Albright
Grove (elevation 3200 ft.)--a section of woods where trees were not cut over. De-
pending on time and desire of group, we can hike up the trail (eventually reaches
Appalachian Trail) or go back to Cosby after lunch.

NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL'S PLANT CONSERVATION PROJECT »

The Natural Resources Defense Council, a national public interest environmental
organization founded in 1969, has recently established a Project on Plant Conservation
aimei at controlling native plant trade which is causing depletion of natural popu-
lations. Traditionally a legal action organization, NRDC , is in this project using
a va iety of techniques to reduce trade in "plants dug from the wild." On the inter-
national level, NRDC is pressing the U.S. Department of Interior and Agriculture to
enforce provisions of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
of Wild Fauna and Flora. Nationally, the Project is encouraging the Congress to in-
clude plants under provisions of the Lacey Act, which establishes federal penalties
for trade in wildlife (the TNPS has supported this effort through correspondence
with a potential congressional sponsor of the amendment). It is also seeking to in-
stitute a national program to assist state governments in their efforts to regulate
collecting and trade in wild plants.

The TNPS has been asked to financially support the NRDC Project on Plant Conservation.
While our present budget does not allow much of an organizational contribution, in-
dividual members are encouraged to aid the Project financially. Make checks to the
Natural Resources Defense Council and send them to Ms. Faith Thompson Campbell,

NRDC, 1725 I Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, D.C. 20006. Contributions are tax
deductible.

■ NOMINATION OF OFFICERS —

In accordance with the by-laws of the TNPS, the following slate of officers has
been placed in nomination by the Nominating Committee, certified by the Executive
Committee and, now, submitted to the membership. Procedures call for nominations
from the membership-at-large. Within this newsletter appears a nomination form
prepared to facilitate nomination procedures. The petition must be submitted to
the Nominating Committee no later than October 20th. The nomination form calls for
signatures of the nominee (showing consent) and 10 petitioners. to meet by-law re-
quirements. However, understanding that it may be difficult to locate ten TNPS
members in certain areas within the state, it has been suggested that a nomination
form without the full complement of petitioners may be returned to the Nominating
Committee for further signatures.

NOTE the lack of a West Tennessee nomination for Regional Direct or. Please let us
have your nominations!

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CANDIDATES

For President: „ , ,

A. Murray Evans , Associate Prof, of Botany, U.T.; is one of two

organizers of TNPS; is current Treasurer.

For Vice-President:

Ed E.C. Clebsch, Prof, of Ecology, U.T.; was TNPS leader of*
1979-80 Field Trip to Cumberland Plateau; Manager of Smoky Mt.
Wildlife Pilgrimage.

Peter White, Research Botanist, National Park Service.

For Treasurer:

Richard M, Evans , Supt. of Forestry Experiment Stations;
Director--Arboretum, Univ. of Tennessee.

For Corresponding Secretary:

Selma Myers , housewife, incumbent-hardworking.

For Recording Secretary:

Fred Taylor , incumbent, processes all memberships and other infor-
mation on computer for TNPS.

For Regional Director, East Tennessee:

Jackie McKitrick, biologist, TVA.

Marty Silvers'," "Park Naturalist, Warrior Path State Park; B.S. in
Ecology and Environmental Education from Cornell Univ., currently
working on M.S. in Stream Ecology at U.T.; creates and presents
interpretive programs to help foster in the public a deeper aware-
ness of our natural and cultural resources.

Ron Vance , teacher at Roan Mountain; B.S. in Biology and Chemistry,
ETSU; currently working on M.A.T. at ETSU; leads nature walks for
Carter County Wildf lower Tours and Roan Mountain Naturalist Rallies.

For Regional Director, Middle Tennessee: .

Dennis Horn, Engineer AEDC, Tullahoma, Graduate of Univ. of Illinois;
resident of Tennessee--22 years; taken with plant life here; enthusi-
astic about field trips, educational aspects of society and supporter
of Shirley Nicholson's effort to get TNPS reports on trips and other
endeavors in local papers; has had an article about Burgess Falls
trip in local paper.

Ruth McMillan, Lascassas, Tn.; amateur botanist; very knowledgeable
of the Cedar Glade area of Middle Tennessee; a member of the
Tennessee Cone Flower recovery team.

For Regional Director, West Tennessee:

No nominee has been found as yet, so a great opportunity is offered
for representation of West Tennessee by nominations from the member-
ship. Hope to hear from you soon.

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OAK RIDGE AIRPORT - ARBORETUM CONTROVERSY 1980 UPBATE

January; U.T. President Boling agreed to convey the Forestry Experimental proper-
ty on Chestnut Ridge to Oak Ridge after City Council obtained support
from the state legislature to force U.T. to comply. The U.T. Board of
Trustees approved the land transfer but only for use as an airport site,
and only if they approve the final agreement. The Tennessee Native Plant
Society, the U.T. Arboretum Society, and the Tennessee Citizens for Wilder-
ness Planning sent telegrams, paid for ads and wrote letters of protest.

May: The Kentucky-Tennessee section of the Society of American Foresters took

an official stand opposing the loss of the U.T. Forestry Experimental
property to an airport. They urged that an environmental impact state-
ment be prepared by an interdisciplinary group.

June: The Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs--9500 members--took a stand

opposing the use of Chestnut Ridge for an airport.

July: Oak Ridge City Council offered the "Master Plan" for an airport to supple-

ment McGhee-Tyson Airport, 19 nautical miles from Oak Ridge.

The proposed airport on Chestnut Ridge would be the eighth largest in
Tennessee; the fourth largest in East Tennessee. It is estimated to
cost over $13 million.

Airport promoters claim, without proof, that there will be no significant
environmental impact and that there are no feasible alternatives to the
site. The U.T. Arboretum Society takes exception; for instance, the
visitor's trails, a certified Tennessee Recreation Trail, the visitor's
center and the major portion of the Arboretum will be in the impact area
identified as having normally unacceptable noise level by the city's
own consultant. Couriously enough, this consultant, in his environmental
assessment report, ignores the obvious environmental consequences of an
airport on the land use and programs of the surrounding Arboretum and
Forestry Stations. The U.T. Arboretum Society states further that there
are many alternatives to an airport on Chestnut Ridge--not the least of
which is an extension of the Pel lissippi Parkway which has more regional
advantages beyond an airport confined to the city limits of Oak Ridge.

LN_LNyiR QNMENTAL , I MP A CL^I£.m NE CESSARY !

Write to: Airport District Office FAA
3973 Knight Arnold Rd.

Memphis, Tn. 38118

ATTN: Mr. Wade Riggs

Send a copy to: Mr. Lyle Lacey

City Manager of Oak Ridge
PO Box 1

Oak Ridge, Tn. 37830

Lois Good
Secretary, UTAS

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NOMINATIONS FROM MEMBERSHIP FOR OFFICERS IN TNPS

I,

(name)

nation for the office of_
stated period if elected.

*

do consent to allow my name to be placed in nomi-
and will serve for the

(office)

(signature)

Short Biographical Sketch:

PETITIONERS

(Nominations from the membership must be petitioned by 10 TNPS members.)
NAME ADDRESS

1 .

2 .

3.

4. —

5.

6 . _____

7.

8 .

9.

10 . —

We, the above signed, would like to place in nomination

for the office of , understanding that this nominee will

serve for the stated period if elected.

Return no later them Oct. 20th to Chairman of Nominating Committee , Al Foster, Box 416 ,
Norris, Tn. 27828.

Wild Ginger
Asarum antaJense L.

Preferring cool, moist woods, this low-
growing herb produces highly aromatic
riH>ts and underground stems. These were
used as a substitute for Jamaica ginger in
Colonial America The rhizome was prepared
as an antiseptic, tonic, and decongestant.
Standard Appalachian use has been 4s a root
tea to relieve stomach gas.

Artist: Barbara C. McBride

Appalachian Medicinal Herb Notes

Distributed by the Tennessee Native Plant Society to support conservation of Tennessee's
wild flora

I N PS do Department o\ Botany, I he University of Tennessee. Knoxville. IN J7<J| 1>

TENNESSEE NATIVE
PLANTS SOCIETY

°L Department ot Botans
The Universitx ot Tennessee
K. mix ville. TN 3791 1?

Non-Profit Org.
U S Pottage
PAID

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Knoxville