Northern California Botanists

Botanical Leaflets

Volume 1, Issue 1

Presidents Message

We are pleased to announce
the initiation of the semi-
annual newsletter of North-
ern California Botanists.

Our first NCB symposium,
“The Interface Between
Research and Management
in Northern California Bot-
any” was held at CSU Chico
on January 18-19, 2007.
Our symposium attracted
over 200 participants and
was a resounding success by
providing a lively and en-
gaging forum for presenters
and participants . See the
recap of the first annual
symposium below.

Next years symposium
“Northern California Plant

Northern California Bota-
nists (NCB) held its first
annual symposium. The In-
terface between Research and
Management in Northern Cali-
fornia Botany at California
State University, Chico
(CSUC) on January 18 and
19, 2007. Approximately
220 registrants attended and
enjoyed a variety of excel-
lent speakers and exhibit
booths. Over 140 regis-
trants and friends partici-

Life: Celebrating What We
Have With an Eye to the
Future” will be held January
14-15, 2008 with three
workshops scheduled on
January 16, 2008 at CSU
Chico. We hope you plan to
attend. More information
about the upcoming sympo-
sium is available in this
newsletter and on our web-
site.

Northern California Bota-
nists is an organization de-
voted to the study, preser-
vation, and conservation of
native plants and plant com-
munities of Northern Cali-
fornia. The purpose of the
organization is to share in-

pated in an evening recep-
tion and banquet that in-
cluded a keynote speaker.
Botanists and other resource
professionals came from all
over northern California,
but included some from as
far away as Claremont and
Santa Barbara in southern
California.

Last year’s symposium pro-
gram and abstracts can be
found on the NCB website
listed on the back page .

November 2007

formation throughout the
botanical community in
Northern California.

We would love to hear
from you, your contribu-
tions are vital to the success
of our organization. We
also welcome contributions
to our newsletter. These
may include upcoming
events in your area such as
field trips, symposia, botany
related workshops, plant
sales, etc. Please send these
to Chris Bronny.

Remember to take time to
enjoy the flowers!

Linnea Hanson
President

The keynote speaker at the
evening banquet, Dan Pot-
ter from UC Davis, talked
about the upcoming plant
family changes in the Cali-
fornia flora.

It was wonderful to see so
many botanists and plant
enthusiasts at the event. All
in all, it was a fantastic two-
day events with many peo-
ple discussing diverse topics
related to botany in the
North State.

Special points of

INTEREST:

• Northern Calfornia Bota-
nists form in 2006

• First symposium resound-
ing success

• Next symposium scheduled
for Jan. 14-15, 2008

• Help support botany in
our North State - become
a NCB member today!

Inside this issue:

2008 Symposium

2

2008 Symposium
Schedule

2

Post coneerence
workshops

3

Student travel

STIPENDS

3

Call eor posters

3

Student Research
scholarships

3

Next Issue and
Membership news

3

2007 SYMPOSIUM HIGHEIGHTS

Botanical Leaflets

January 14-15, 2008

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2008 Symposium -

The second annual symposium spon-
sored by Northern California Bota-
nists will be held at California State
University Chico on January 14-15,
2008. The theme of the 2008 sym-
posium is ‘‘‘‘Northern Cal^ornia Plant
Life: Celebrating What We Have With
an Eye to the Future”.

The topics presented will concen-

trate on Northern California Botany,
always looking for links between the
worlds of applied and academic botany.
Join us, have some fun in Chico, and
learn from two days of speakers presen-
tations and panel discussions !

A reception and banquet will be held on
Monday evening. The banquet Keynote
Speaker will be Connie Millar from the

US Forest service. Her talk is titled
“What to Do about Climate Change :
Conservation, Blink!, and the Art of
Beginner’s Mind”.

We are now accepting registrations.
For conference information and
registration details, please visit:
http: / / rce.csuchico.edu/ norcalbotany/

Tentative Scheduee oe talks

Monday. January 14th
7:30-8:30 Registration

8:30-8:40 Opening Comments:

Linnea Hanson (Plumas National
Forest)

8:40-10:00 Session 1: Rare Plant
Monitoring and Management
Moderator: Ann Howald (Garcia
& Associates)

Speakers: Jeffery White
(Humboldt State University), John
Willoughby (Bureau of Land Man-
agement), Caroline Christian
(Sonoma State University), Rod
MacDonald (Wurlitzer Tuscan Pre-
serve).

10:20-12:00 Session 2: Ethno-
botany and Vegetation Man-
agement

Moderator: Gail Kuenster
(Department of Water Resources)
Speakers: Michelle Stevens (CSU,
Sacramento), Renee Shahrokh
American River College), Don
Hankins (CSU Chico), Susan Camp-
bell (CA Indian Basketweavers Asso-
ciation), Dennis Martinez (Native
American Forest Management) .

12:00-1:30 LUNCH

130-3:10 Session 3: How to Be a
Botanist

Moderator: Kristina Schierenbeck

(CSU Chico)

Speakers: Michael Mesler (Humboldt
State University) , David Magney (David
Magney Environmental Consulting),
James Bartolome (UC Berkeley), Bob
Carey (W.M. Beaty & Associates), Eric
Huff (Cal Eire).

3:30-5:00 Session 4: Global Climate
Change

Moderator: Jim Bishop (Plumas Na-
tional Pore St)

Speakers: Chris Ivy (CSU Chico), Carl
Skinner ( Redding Pacific Southwest Re-
search Center), Erin Richards (Shasta
Community College).

5:15-7:00 RECEPTION

7:00-8:00 BANQUET

8:00 Keynote Speaker: Connie Millar
(USDA Porest Service, PSW Region).
“What to Do about Climate Change?
Conservation, Blink!, and the Art of Be-
ginner’s Mind”.

Tuesday. January 15th

8:00-9:50 Session 5: Going Under-
ground Mod-

erator: Rob Preston (Jones & Stokes
Associates)

Speakers: Alice Ratcliff (US Porest Ser-
vice), Robert Schlising (CSU Chico),
Teresa Sholars (College of the Red-
woods), Margo Griswold
(EARTHWORKS Restoration, Inc.),

Alice Berry ( UC Davis).

10:10-11:30 Session 6: Wetland
Restoration and Mitigation
Moderator: Colby Boggs
(Northstate Resources)

Speakers: Jeff Hart (Hart Restora-
tion, Inc.), Mike Pinan (U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers), John Carlon
( River Partners), John Roberts (The
Natomas Basin Conservancy).

11:30-1:00 LUNCH

1:00-2:30 Session 7: Vegetation
Mapping and Conservation
Moderator: Todd Keeler- Wolf
(Department of Pish and Game)
Speakers: Colleen Hatfield (CSU,
Chico), Arthur Dawson (Sonoma
Valley Historical Ecology Program),
Bob Holland (Geobotanical Phe-
nomenology) .

2:40-4:20 Session 8: Northern
California Botanical and Eco-
logical Discoveries
Moderator: Julie K Nelson
( USDA Porest Service)

Speakers: Carri Piroski
(Department of Pood and Agricul-
ture), Alison Colwell (U.S. Geo-
logical Survey), Roy Buck, Christine
Holvey (UC Santa Cruz), Ayzik
Solomeshch (UC Davis).

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Post conference workshops January 16,

2008

This year’s conference will also in-

Workshop 2: Conducting Rare Plant

nez and Don Hankins.

elude at least three workshops to be
held on January 16.

Assessments. Instructor: John Dittes.
Workshop 3: Traditional Land Care

For more information and how to
sign up for these informative work-

Workshop 1: Rare Plants of Northern

Practices of Indian Peoples on

the Pacific

shops, please visit:

California. Instructors: Carol

Slope and Their Relevance to Restora-

http: / / rce.csuchico.edu/ norcalbotany/

Witham and Jennifer Buck.

tion Today. Instructors: Dennis Marti-

Student travel/registration stipends available

Northern California Botanists will

cover expenses of travel, room and

http:/ / www.csuchico.edu/biol/

provide a number of $250 stipends

board, and registration.

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for current college students wishing
to attend this symposium to help

For more information and the deadline
for applying, visit the NCB webpage:

Please pass this on to your students
& classmates in plant sciences.

Symposium - call for posters

The planning committee invites you

plant life.

Set up will be at 7:30 on January 14

to bring a poster to the symposium to
share your work and knowledge of
the biology, conservation or manage-
ment of our Northern California

Submit an abstract about your poster by
Dec. 1, 2007 to Rob Schlising atrschlis-
ing(^csuchico . edu .

in the Bell Memorial Union main
auditorium.

Please see the NCB webpage for
more information.

Student research

scholarships 2008-2009

Northern California Botanists is

plant-focused program as a full-time stu-

nounced in May 2008, with funding

pleased to announce that they will be

dent at one of northern California’s col-

provided to students for the 2008-

awarding student research scholar-

leges or universities. Junior and senior

2009 academic year in August 2008.

ships for the 2008-2009 academic
year.

Research scholarships will consist of
$ 1 ,000 awards to undergraduate and

undergraduates and MS and PhD gradu-
ate students are eligible. Projects must
be part of Independent Study, Thesis or
Dissertation coursework.

For more information and to
download an application, visit the
NCB webpage: http:/ /

WWW . csuchico . edu/biol / Herb /

graduate students who are enrolled in

Applications must be submitted to NCB

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a botany, plant ecology, or other

by March 15, 2008. Awards will be an-

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