Newsletter of the Colorado Native Plant Society . . dedicated to the appreciation and conservation of the Colorado native flora” Volume 22 Numbers 1—2 January— ApnM 998 Bureau of Land Management Looks at Additional Wilderness Areas in Western Colorado Bob Clarke, CoNPS, Plateau Chapter The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) guidelines established for Areas of Critical Gravels (geological interest). Badger Wash is currently considering adding 167,354 Environmental Concern (ACEG), (endangered plants and hydrological acres to wilderness management practices Outstanding Natural Area (ONA), or research) is currently managed as an ACEC. and regulation. The areas under considera- Research Natural Area (RNA). tion for designation as a Wilderness Study BLM originally began the roadless Area (WSA) all occur on the Western Currently there are six WSA sites in review of the Western Colorado locales at Slope. Two of the areas are in Mesa Western Colorado that are managed by the the recommendation of the Colorado County Bangs Canyon (21,436 acres) and Grand Junction BLM. These include Environmental Coalition. This sparked the South Shale Ridge (32,364 acres). Four Demaree Canyon, Little Bookcliffs, The development of a loosely knit organization other locations are in Northern Colorado. Palisade, Dominguez Canyon, Sewemup of Western Colorado political groups. These sites include Yampa River, 15 miles Mesa, and Black Ridge/Ruby Canyon, including county representatives who south of Craig; Vermillion Basin, 80 miles There are eight areas with an ACEC, ONA, threatened to sue the BLM on the grounds west of Craig; Pi n'y on Ridge, 30 miles and/pr RNA designation. The Palisade site that the BLM authority to conduct such a north of Meeker- and Castle Peak, 8 miles (scenic values) is also managed according review had expired several years ago. A north of Eagle. The areas of concern here ACEC and ONA regulations and guide- similar action took pjace in Utah in 1996. represent less than 5% of the total BLM lines. Other areas with ACEC and RNA The Utah Association of Counties sued the resource area for Colorado. Bangs Canyon, status include Fruita Paleontology Site BLM because of an effort to conduct a within 10 males of Grand Junction, and (geological interest). Rabbit Valley management review. On March 3, 1998, a South Shale Ridge offer unique wilderness Paleontology Site (geological interest), Federal Appeals Court overturned a ruling areas because of the low elevation. Most Unaweep Seep (sensitive butterflies), that had initially prevented the BLM from other wilderness areas in Colorado are at Pyramid Rock (endangered plants). Rough conducting the desired review. The higher elevations, except for WSA's Canyon (endangered plants, scenic values. Appeals Copirt upheld the authority of the already designated in Western Colorado. cultural resources), and Gunnison Continued on page 1 1 The BLM/Grand Junction has conducted a public comment forum \ regarding these newly reviewed sites. A decision from the BLM should be forthcoming within 60 days of the closing for the public feedback period, which was April 9, 1998. The BLM has several options regarding the future management of these areas. In addition to a WSA designation, the BLM could man- age all or part of the sites according to Contents Dues Reminder .2 Announcements ........ . ....... . . . .2-3, 5 Chapter and Society News .3-5 Field Trips . . . . . . . ..... .6-10 Articles . . 1, 11-13 For Your Library . . .14-15 Calendar . . 16 Page 2 Aquilegia Volume 22 1998 ANNUAL CoNPS MEETING! SeptembeT 18-20, 1998, Gunnison, Colorado Save These Dates! YOU Are Invited! AreVou looking for an unusual learning opportunity? Do you need an excuse to spend a weekend in the peaceful and friendly Gunnison Country? Has it been awhile since you enjoyed the blazing gold of the fall aspens? Do you never have enough time to visit with your “botany” friends? If so, the Plateau Chapter encourages you to join us next fall for the Annual Meeting of the Colorado Native Plant Society! Sagebrush Ecology win be the topic of this year's meeting, which will take place in a semi-rural setting on the east edge of Gunnison at the Aspinall- Wilson Conference Center, adja- cent to the Western State College campus. So, we hope you'll mark down these dates on your calendar and “come 'on over!” Look for the detailed description, agenda, directions, and reservation form in your next issue of Aquilegial DUES REMINDER Please check your mailing label. If it does not say “Paid Thru 1998” (or later), youi,^^. dues are now due, and this newsletter will be your last. Remember, CoNPS dues cover a calendar year. If you are not paid through 1998, please Send your renewal now to: Colorado Native Plant Society, PO. Box 200, Fort Collins, CO 80522 NEXT AQU/LEG/A DEADLINE APPROACHES Please submit all contributions to Lee P. Bruederle (see bdlow for address). Colorado Native Plant Society The Colorado Native Plant Society is a non- profit organization dedicated to the apprecia- tion and conservation of the Colorado native flora. Membership is open to all with an inter- est in our native plants, and is coMpbsed of plant enthusiasts both professional and non- pro fessronal. Please join us in helping to encourage interest in enjoying and protecting Colorado'^ native plants. The Society sponsors field trips, work- shops, and other activities through local chap- ters and statewide. Contact the Society, a chap- ter representative, or committee chair for more information. Schedule of Membership Fees Life. ..... . . . . .$250 Supporting $50 Organization , . . >. . .$30 Family or Dual . . . .$15 Individual . . . . . , .$12 Student or Senior . .$8 Membership Renewal/Information Please direct all membership application, renewals, and address changes to the Membership Chairperson, Colorado Native Plant Society, P.O. Box 200, Fort Collins, CO 80522. Please direct all other inquiries regarding the Society to the Secretary at the same address. Aquilegia is published four to six times per year by the Colorado Native Plant Society. This newsletter is available to members of the Society and to others with an interest in native plants. Contact the Society for subscription information. Articles for Aquilegia may be used by other native plant societies or non- profit groups if fully cited to author and attrib- uted to Aquilegia. Newsletter Contributions Please direct all contributions to the newsletter to; Leo P. Bruederle Department of Biology Campus Box 171 University of Colorado at Denver P.O. Box 173364 Denver, CO 80217-3364 E-Mail : Ibrueder @ carbon.cudenver.edu , Short items such as unusual information about a plant, a little known botanical term, etc., are especially welcome. Camera-ready line art or other illustrations are also solicited. Please include author's name and address, although items will be printed anonymously if requested. Articles submitted on disks (MAC preferably, or IBM) are appreciated. Please indicate word processing software and version. Officers President Jeff Dawson. . . . 303-722-6758 Vice-President . . . Dave Buckner . . 303-494-3231 Secretary Alice Guthrie. . . 303-651-3127 Treasurer ....... Denise Culver . . 970-225-1930 Board of Directors Bill Jennings (99). Louisville. ..... 303-666-8348 Andy Kratz (99). . Lakewood 303-914-8291 Eric Lane (99) . . . Lakewood ..... 303-239-4182 Paula Lehr (99) . . Gunnison 9,70-641-0671 Don Parker (99) . . Goldeti . . . 303-279-4549 Leo Bruederle (98) Denver 303-556-3419 Kathy Carsey (98) Boulder . 303-443-6736 Chris Pague (98) . Boulder . 303-444-2985 ext 105 Carol Spurrier (98)Lakewood ..... 303-274-6905 Chapter Presidents Boulder Carolyn Crawford303-666-8348 Metro-Denver . . . Denise Larson . . 303:733-4338 Fort Collins ..... Don Hazlett .... 970-834-1493 Yamparika Reed Kelley. . . 970-878-4666 Plateau ......... Gretchen Van Reyper . . . 970-835-3268 Southwest Sandy Friedley. . 970-884-9245 Committees Leo P. Bruederle 303-556-3419 Jeff Dawson . . . 303-722-6758 Kathy Carsey . . . 303-449-3041 Rob Reinsvold . . 970-351-2716 Joyce Gellhorp . 303-442-8123 Rick Brune. . , . , 303-238-5078 Lorraine Yeattsi . 303-279-3427 Lisa Tasker .. . . ,303-447-9431 VACANT Myma Steinkamp Sue Martin 970-226-3371 VACANT Bill Jennings . . . 303-666-8348 Communications . and . Conservation . . . . Education. ...... and . Field Trips . . . . . , Field Studies . . . . Hort/Restoration. . Legislative Affairs Membership. . . . . and . Publicity Workshops. . . , . . 1 ^ Ni-' Volume 22 Aquilegia Page 3 ANNOUNCEMENTS \ Flora ID Northwest As of March 30, 1998, Flora ID Northwest will have avail- able an “expert system” computer plant key for all the vas- cular plants of Colorado. For information regarding this key, contact Bruce Barnes at: Flora ID Northwest, 135 SE 1st, Pendleton, OR 97801; 541-278-2222; ilora@ucinet.com; or http://www.pullmah;Gom/Business/xid/fidnw.htmI. Beautiful Butterflies Nectaring in the Front Range Waiting to be Discovered! The North American Butterfly Association is holding its third biennial meeting in Golden, Colorado June 11-14, 1998. The meeting begins Thursday evening, June 11, at the Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado. Morning field trips on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday should provide an exciting mix of western and eastern species with new experiences for everyone. The brand new Holiday Inn Denver West will pro- vide a convenient location with easy access to the nearby foothills, high plains, and riparian wetlands: Afternoon work- shops will cover topics such as photography, identification, gardening, Colorado habitats, and conservation. Registration includes gala banquets on Friday and Saturday nights with guest speakers Dr. Richard Beidelman and Dr. Jeffrey Glassburg. Field trip leaders include Dr. Robert Michael Pyl^, Andrew Warren, Bart Brinkman, assisted by Josie Quick-Carleno, Carol Cushman, and Jan Chu. Field trip sites include White Ranch Park, Golden Gate Canyon, Mt. Zion, Apex Park, Roxborotigh State Park, and Tinytown. Conference cost for full participation is $145, which includes lunches, two banquets, field trips (by car-pool), and workshops. For non-members, the cost is $170, which cov- ers a one- year membership. Visit our worldwide web site at http://www.naba.org/meeting.html for the registration form and additional information,. Dr call Josie Quick-Carleno at (303) 316-8965. Questions regarding the meeting may also be e-mailed to Chufly@juno.com. Quarterly publications and membership in the Association may be requested by sending $25 to North American Butterfly Association, 4 Delaware Rd., Morristown, NJ 07960. Crested Butte Wildflower Festival This year, the Crested Butte Wildflower Festival will be held from July 6 to July 12, 1998. For brochure and schedule, please write (P.O. Box 218, Crested Butte, CO 81224 Or call 970-349-2571). V J From the Board of Directors February 7, 1998 CoNPS Board meeting. Committee Reports: Leo Bruederle (Communications) reported that Aquilegia would be back on schedule by the end of the summer following one or two double issues. Committee members Jeff Dawson, Sara Hill, Denise Larsen, Sandy Smith, Carol Spurrier, and Sally White were credited. Lisa Tasker (Horticulture and Rehabilitation) rec- ommended changing the name of this committee to Horticulture and Restoration, which was approved by the Board. Lisa also solicited suggestions from the Board regarding activities of this Committee. Finally, it was reported that Joyce Gelhorn agreed to^ co-chair the Education Committee. Other committees are also seeking chairs. Old Business: Paula Lehr reported that the Planning Committee for the 1998 Annual Meeting was finalizing plans. Suggestions for the 1999 Annual Meeting were also dis- cussed. Regarding strategic planning, the Board agreed to invite Conservation Impact to present a summary of their facilitation services to the Board. New Business: Carol Spurrier announced ; that Celebrating Wildflowers Week would be held during the third week of May this year; CoNPS members might be solicited to help with public wildflower walks. President Jeff Dawson report- ed that membership renewals were below normal. Jeff also remarked that many members had expressed an interest in volun- teering for the Society and requested that committee chairs attempt to involve these individuals. March 7, 1998 CoNPS Board meeting. Due to inclement weath- er, only five, hardy Board members attended this meeting for which long-range planning discussions had been planned. Committee Reports: Joyce Gellhom (Education) led a discussion on education and outreach materials, suggesting that these mate- rials need to be updated with involvement from the Horticulture and Restoration Committee. Old Business: Reporting from the Planning Committee, Vice President David Buckner updated the Board on plans for the 1998 Annual Meeting, which is scheduled for the weekend of September 18-20. Potential locations for upcoming Board Meetings were presented by Eric Lane, who sug- gested that future meetings be held at the Meadows Branch Library in Boulder; those members present agreed. Eric next pre- sented the expenses involved in hiring Conservation Impact to facilitate a strategic planning session; although concerns were expressed, discussion was postponed until the April 1 1 meeting. Eric also updated the Board on the Colorado Weed Summit sched- uled for April 7-8, 1998. New Business: Alice Guthrie was asked to serve as Secretary to the Society replacing Bev Johnson, who is resigning. No action could be taken due to the lack of a quorum. Board meetings scheduled thus far for 1998 will be held on the following Saturdays: May 2 and August 29; meetings convene at 1:00 PM. The next Board Meeting will be held at the Meadows Branch Library in Boulder. Please call Jeff Dawson (303-722- 6758) for information, or if you have any business or announce- ments to present to the Board at these meetings. Page 4 Aquilegia Volume 22 lyietro-Denver Chapter AprU 28, Tbesday - Extreme Rich Feiis in South Park In 1995, John Sanderson of the Colorado Natural Heritage Program surveyed South Park for extreme rich fens. John will dis- cuss the distribution of this distinctive community, its interest to biologists, and reasons for the imperilment of these wet- lands. Monthly meetings are held at, 7:30 PM in the Morrison Center at the Denver Botanic Gardens (DBG). Boulder Chapter May 14, Thursday - End of Season Picnic and Hike at Lee Hill Road Hogback Meet at 5:30 pm for a picnic at the Foothills Nature Center at 4201 N. Broadway, Boulder, CO. Bring your own meal. A microwave will be available; coffee, tea, and fruit juice, as well as chips, dip, and other nibbles \vill also be provided. After dinner around 6:30 pm, we will car pool to the Boulder Open Space Trail Head on Lee Hill Rd., 0.3 miles W of Broadway. We will see Bell's twinpod (Physaria bellii) and other early spring plants of the lime- stone, and black shale areas north of Boulder. For additional information including directions^ please contact orga- nizers Bill Jennings or Carolyn Crawford at (303) 666-8348 or (303) 665-6903. Fort Collins Chapter The Fort Collins Chapter submitted a pro- posal to the El Pomar Youth in Community Service (Poudre Valley School) grant pro- gram. This program will include a public and K-12 competition for sketches, pho- tographs, stories, and poems about native plants. There will be monetary awards!! Winners may be included in a publication that will also include a checklist of plants that occur in the Fort Collins vicinity. May 5, Tuesday - Select Rare Plants of Colorado Join speaker Susan Spackman for her dis- cussion of some of Colorado's rare plants. This meeting will be held at 7:00 pm at the National Seed Storage Lab on the Campus of Colorado State University. Please con- tact Don Hazlett at (970) 834-1493 for additional information. May 16, Saturday - Fort Collins Foothills Robert and Mary Udall will lead a half day field trip on the Udall property in the Fort Collins foothills. The trip will start at 8:^0 AM and be followed by a potluck lunch around noon. Meet at the Udall residence at 4300 West County Road 50. Please con- tact Don Hazlett at (970) 834-1493 for additional information. Plateau Chapter April 25, Saturday - Rare Plants of Delta County Peggy Lyon discovered several popula- tions of rare plants during her 1997 inven- tory of Delta County - if you have never seen Lomatium conoinnum, Eriogonum pelinophilum, or some of our other unusu- al plants, this is an excellent opportunity. For additional information and to register for this trip, pleasC contact Peggy Lyon at (970) 241-8321. May 10, Sunday - Montrose Adobes Field Trip Come see the adobes in bloom. Along with a good introduction to a very specialized habitat, there are always a lot of interesting plants. Meet field trip leader Amanda Clements at 9:30 am at the downtown City Market parking lot. For additional infor- mation and to register for this trip, please contact Amanda Clements at 248-3564. May 29, Friday - Buffalo Creek Lichen/Microbiotic Soil Cimst Field Trip For additional information and to register for this trip to"^be conducted near Bailey, Colorado, please contact coordinator Gay Austin at home (970-841-6264) or work (970-641-0471). The cost for this trip will be $5 for members and $10 for non+members. May 30-31, Saturday and Suri^y - Lichen/Microbiotit Soil Crust Workshop and Field Trip Dr. Larry St. Clair from Brigham Young University will lead the workshop and field trip considering cryptogamic soil crusts, crust ecology, and lichens. This two day event to be conducted in Gunnison, Colorado, will include one day in the lab with microscopes and one day in the field. For additional information and to register for this event, please contact coordinator Gay Austin at home (970-841-6264) or work (970-641-0471). The cost for this trip will be $20 for members and $25 for non-members. June 3, 5-6, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday Introduction to Hant Identification Learn a simplified keying method in this pop- ular class by an excellent instructor. If you're just learning to identify plants, this class will help immensely. For additional information and to register for this class, please contact Evelyn Horn at (970) 835-8391. June 13, Saturday 3 Yankee Boy Basin Inventory Meet trip leaders Marion Fick and Evelyn Horn at Ouray Rotary Park at 10 am for this trip to Yankee Boy Basin. This will be the first in a series of (rips to Yankee Boy Basin throughout the summer to complete an extensive inventory of this popular wildflower destination. For additional Volume 22 Aquilegia Page 5 CHAPTER NEWS information and to register for this trip, please contact field trip leaders Marion Pick at (970) 325-4587 or Evelyrr Horn at (970) 8J5-8391. Cypripediiim calceolus ssp. paniflorum Artist: Dawn Adams June 19-20, Friday an^ Saturday - Meeker Plant Center and Cathedral Bluffs Hike This field trip will begin on Friday after- noon with a tour of the Meeker Plant Center, which specializes in the propaga- tion of native plants for reclamatioli/feveg- tation use. A hike on Saturday in the Cathedral Bluffs area will proceed from the exposed shale ridge up to aspen and spruce-fir forests. For additional informa- tion and to register for this trip, please con- tact field trip leader Lois Dworshak at (970) 878-3683. June 27, Saturday - Sage Garden Native Plant Nursery Sage Garden Native Plant Nursery, located in Hotchkiss, Colorado, carries an exten- sive selection of southwestern natives. Owner Danielle Carre will answer ques- tions during this tour of the nursery. For additional information and to register for this trip, please contact field trip leader, Danielle Carre at (970) 835-8805. July 18, Saturday - Beginning Grass Identification Field Trip Don't let those grasses intimidate you! This trip, led by Joe Brummer arid Gay Austin, will emphasize identification of grass tribes, as well as sortie basic field charac- teristics to identify local grass species. Meet at the USDA Forest Service office ip Gunnison, Colorado. For additional infor- mation and to register for this event, please contact' coordinator Gay Austin at (970) 841-6264. Participation in this trip will be limited to 25 people. Southwest Chapter May 9-10, Saturday and Sunday - Flora of the Hovenweep Ruins Meet trip leader Leslie Stewart at the Hovenweep National Monument Ranger Station at 10 am on May 9 for a field trip highlighting the flora of the Hovenweep Ruins. Plan to camp at the Ruins. For addi- tional information and to register for this trip, please contact field trip leader Leslie Stewart at (970) 882-7241. June 13, Saturday - Floristic Investigation of Deep Canyon Meet trip leader Sara Brinton at the inter- section of Colorado 160 and Colorado 151 at 10 AM. We'll carpool to the Deep Canyon area south of Chimney Rock to investigate the vegetation of this ponderosa pine site, which is proposed to be set aside as a Research Natural Area (RNA) by the USDA Forest Service. For additional information, please contact field trip leader Sara Brinton or the Southwest Chapter. July 11, Saturday - The Orchids and Butterflies of La Plata Canyon Join trip leaders Linda Honeycutt and Marion Rohman for a field trip to La Plata Canyon. Meet at the intersection of Colorado 160 and County Road 124 (La Plata Canyon Road) at 10 am. From there, we will headoip La Plata Canyon to visit populations of Limnorchis saceata. Calypso bulbosa, as well as other plants occurring along some of the upper tribu- taries of the La Plata River. July is also a wonderful tirne to study butterflies, so bring your binoculars _and butterfly books. F6r additional information, please contact field trip leaders Linda Honeycutt or Marion Rohman, or the Southwest Chapter. UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS! A day-long workshop/field trip taught by one of the West’s best-known authorities on both lichens and microbiotic soil crusts will be held in conjunction with the annual CoNPS meeting in Gunnison, Colorado from 9:00 to 4:00 pm on Friday, September 18, 1998. This special educational oppor- tunity is made possible by the USDA Forest Service Taylor River-Cebolla District Office in Gunnison. The workshop is intended primarily for agency people (BLM and USFS), but members of the Native Plant Society will be able to sign up^ on a limited basis. Registration is restrict- ed to 25 participants on a first-come, first- served basi^. There will be a fee of $12.00 to cover Dr. Rosentreter’s travel costs. To register for this workshop, you must Call Gay Austin at (970) 641-6264 (home) or (970) 641-0471 (work). T)on’t miss out! Call today! Page 6 - Aquilegia Volume 22 CoNPS FIELD TRIP POLICY The Society wishes to remind field trip participants of the guide- lines for participation in Society trips. By joining a CoNPS field trip, you indicate acceptance of these policies. 1. Plant collecting is forbidden on CoNPS field trips, with two exceptions: Collecting is permissible for scientific study (with the appropriate collecting permit, if one is required for the area in question): “Scientific study” means, for the pur- poses of this policy, study by a trained botanical scientist with an expectation that the study results will lead to pub- lished information: collected specimens will be deposit- ed in a recognized, publicly-accessible herbarium. A trip leader or other person whose responsibility is to instruct trip participants may collect plants for immediate demonstration, explanation, or key- ing for full identification. Such collecting should be done inconspicuously (so that persons not with the trip group are not offended or motivated to do likewise), and with reasoned regard for any possible effect on the plant population. However, collecting of rare, threatened, endangered, or sensi- tive species should never be done for instructional purposes. 2) Rides and Gost-Sharing Policy: Car-pooling and ride-sharing are encouraged on CoNPS trips. All drivers who provide rides to others will graciously accept payment from passengers according to the fol- lowing scale: • 1 passenger (in addition to driver) 5 cents per • 2 passengers 4 cents per mile • 3 passengers 3 cents per mile • 4 passengers 2 cents per mile Passengers should pay the driver at the conclusion of the trip, without being asked. 3. No pets are permitted on CoNPS field trips. Pets trample plants, disturb wildlife, and annoy other trip partici- pants. If pets must be brought along (This is strongly discour- aged!), they must remain in or restrained to the owner’s vehicle — walking about on a leash is NOT acceptable. 4. Field trips are designed primarily for adults, unless the trip description specifically states otherwise. Parents should consider the appropriateness of a given trip to a child. If a child is brought, the parent assumes full responsibility for keeping the child under strict control to prevent his/her dam- aging or disturbing the flora or fauna, or becoming a burden to the group. No child unaccompanied by a parent is permitted. 5) CoNPS ’s expressed purpose is to promote appreciation and preservation of our flora. Use it lightly. Take care not to damage the very features you have come to see and enjoy. Use photographs, sketches, or other means of recording the plants that you see — do not pick plants or plant parts. 6. Field trip participants MUST sign a waiver of liability. Pensterrton versicolor Pennell Artist: Carolyn Crawford Volume 22 Acjiiilegia Page 7 FIELD TRIPS - 1998 RARE AND ENDEMIC PLANTS OF THE FOUR CORNERS Leader and contact: Ken Heil {505-327-4608) Saturday, May 16, 1998 Meeting Location: Campus of San Juan College, Farmington, NM. This field trip will be an excellent opportunity to see some of the more unusual plants of the Four Corners area. Our first stop will be on the campus of San Juan College in Farmington, NM, where we will observe San Juan milkweed (Asclepias sanjuanensis) and little pehstemon (Penstemon breviculis). From San Juan College, we will drive about 20 miles west of Farmington to The Hogback, which supports populations of the Mesa Verde cactus {Sclewcactus mesae-verdae), phacelia (Phacelia splendens), and the mat-forming Mancos milkvetch {Astragalus hiimillimus). Our next stop will be south of Bloomfield where we will observe Gilia formosa and Sclerocactus cloveriae var. brackii; further east is a population of Aletes sessiliflorus. The last stop of the day will be north of Blanco where The Nature Conservancy has given us per- mission to visit their preserve set aside to protect Knowlton cac- tus {Pediocactus knowltonii). This same area also supports Arboles milkvetch {Astragalus odcalycis) and Aztec milkvetch {Astragalus proximiis). This Pediocactus knowltonii site was recently vandalized (See p. 11). NOTE; When sensitive species sites are visited on CpNPS field trips, participants need to be aware that indiscriminate revelations about the locations of rare plants may lead to vandalism and illegal collecting. We all need to be careful about sharing location information, yet it is important to educate others about the existence Of rare plants and to develop allies for their protection. For additional information and to register for this field trip, please contact Ken Heil at (505) 327-4608. This trip is limited to 20 par- ticipants. Car pooling from Farmington will be necessary. NORTH TABLE MOUNTAIN WILDFLOWERWALK Leader: Paul Kilburn Saturday, May 23, 1998, 8:30 am Meeting Location: Table Mountain Ranch parking lot Contact: Debbie Rodriguez (303-642-7708) Enjoy spring-flowering wildflowers and \vide-ranging vistas from the top of this lava-capped mesa north of Golden. A moderate climb of 800 feet will take you to the top, where we will enjoy lunch. The entire walk will total four miles. The steep slopes and rolling mesa top support a wide variety of plants from the foothills to the west and the plains to the east. Lakes and springs on top support a variety of wetland and aquatic species; lava flows sup- port lichen communities. There is also a nice needle-and-thread [iStipa comata) grassland. If you have recently taken Jan Wingate’s spring wildflower identification class, this will be a great refresh- er. You will also learn some new speeies and find out where those lava flows on North and South Table Mountains originated. Bird watching and other wildlife viewing will be tolerated! North Table Mountain is a threatened island surrounded by devel- opment. Jefferson County Open Space has purchased part of the southeast corner, which has priority for protection. Will North Table Mountain and South Table Mountain be protected? Or will they become subdivisions, rock quarries, or shoe stores? Join us for a close look at a place you've always wondered about, and the problems that face it. Meet at 8:30 am in the parking lot of Table Mountain Ranch and stables. This is about 1 mile east of Highway 93 on the south side of 58th Ave., which intersects Highway 93 at a stop light 2.5 miles north of Golden. Bring lunch and plenty of water. We will return to the parking lot between 4:00 and 5:00 pm. For additional infor- mation and to register for this field trip, please contact Debbie Rodriguez at (303) 642-7708. BUFFALO CREEK FIRE Leaders: Steve Vest and Denny Bohon Saturday, May 30, 1998, 9:00 am Meeting Location: Buffalo Creek Work Center Contact: Rick Brune (303-238-5078) The Buffalo Creek Fire burned 11,850 acres in the Buffalo Creek and Spring Creek drainages of the Pike National Forest on May 18, 1996. Approximately 7,000 acres of mixed coniferous forest were destroyed. Closed canopy conditions, perhaps due in large Page 8 Aquilegia Volume 22 rr^sr FIELD TRIPS -1998 part to fire exclusion, precluded a healthy understory on most of the 7,000 acres prior to the fire. This lack of an understory of grasses and forbs has dramatically Slowed recovery. On July 12, 1996 an intense thunderstorm produced three inches of rain on parts of the area in as little as one hour. Any intact soils were washed away, along with staggering amounts of sediment. This is an opportunity to view the effects of the fire, vegetation recovery, and several mitigation treatments in action. Participants are encouraged to make suggestions on the use of native plant materials and methods in the recovery effort. We will meet at the Buffalo Creek Work Center, approximately ten miles south of Pine Junction oji County Road 126 at 9:00 am. Pine Junction is located on Colorado 285 about 40 miles south- west of Denver. Bring lunch and plenty of water. And be prepared for moderate hiking. The Forest Service requires hard hats in the burned area, which they will supply; but if you have your own hard hat, please bring it. THOSE LOVABLE LITTLE LICHENS: A LEISURELY LOOK Leaders: Jim Borland and Sally White Sunday, June 7, 1998, 9:00 am Meeting Location: 1-70 Exit 256 Park-and-Ride Contact: Sally White (303-697-5439 or email at sllwhite@aoLcom) ^ Join us for a stroll down a tempting forest path, where unusual botanical delights will be pointed out by our host. Jim Borland (Genesee Open Space Coordinator). In this secluded private reserve, where outsiders venture only by invitation, you will lose yourself in quiet reflection amidst woodsy surroundings — free of intrusion by mountain bikes, much as open space was naturally intended to be. Guided by licheri lover Sally White (Morrison Natural History Museum), we will linger over landscapes of lichens and learn a few of the easier and more^ common lichens. Who knows? We may even discover a lichen not yet reported from Jefferson County. Last year we had to cancel this field trip so we are rescheduling it for 1998. You will need to sign up again if you are interested in participating. To register for this field trip, please contact Rick Brune at (303) 238-5078. For additional information, please con- tact Steve Vest at (303) 275-5631 or Denny Bohon at (303) 275- 5625. This trip is limited to 20 people. Note; On May 29, 1998 there is a CoNPS workshop on microbiotic soil crusts at the Buffalo Creek Work Station (see p. 4 for descrip- tion). You must register separately for the workshop and field trip. Among massive boulders of the dank, dark, dripping, canopied forest, we will seek out an exotic undercover of diminutive cryp- togams — lichens, yes, but perhaps also earth stars and other spore-bearers. The rare and elusive grass fern {Aspleuiiim septen- trionalis), wild sarsaparilla {Aralia niidicauUsX and other surpris- es will be revealed unto us. In sunny meadows, we may expect a host of spring wildflowers, among them Penstemon gracilis, if we are not too early. Meet at the Park-and-Ride at 1-70 Exit 256 at 9:00 am. Bring lunch, water, and appropriate field clothing for a variety of weath- er conditions including rain. The trip will last until approximately 1 or 2 PM, after which those interested may convene at the Oxley Building to look at specimens more intensively. For additional information and to register for this field trip, please contact Sally White at (303) 697-5439 or slIwhite@aol.com. Call early, this expedition is limited to 15 people. COLORADO SANDHILLS Leader and contact: Rick Brune (303-238^5078) Saturday, June 13, 1998 (Sunday, June 14, 1998 optional) Meeting location: Contact leader. We will visit one of the finest Sandhills regions remaining in Colorado in the Greeley Dufies northeast of Greeley. This area, which is on a private ranch, supports a mosaic of sandsage/sand bluestem prairie {Artemisia filifolia/Andropogon hallji) and sand bluestem-prairie sandreed prairie (A. hallii-Calamovilfa longifo- lia). These plant associations are ranked G3S2 and G2S2 by the Colorado Natural Heritage Program. Good examples are very rare. And most have been degraded by years of overgrazing. We plan to do a lot of walking and little driving on this field trip to enable participants to experience the prairie as it existecl 150 years ago. This is one of the few places where the view probably hasn't changed very much. And since the sandhills are poorly rep- Volume 22 Aqiiilegia Page 9 1998 resented in accessible public land in Colorado, this is an opportu- nity to see many plants not often encountered on the prairies of eastern Colorado. Many species found only in the sandhills occur on this ranch, as well as several infrequent to rare species. While they are very widely scattered, there is a chance to find sandhills goosefoot (Chenopodium cydpides), Indian turnip or breadroot scurfpea {Psoralea esculenta), palmleaf Indian breadroot {Psoralea digitata), and little breadroot scurfpea {Psoralea hypogaea). The beautiful, inflated, mottled pods of the painted milkvetch {Astragalus ceramicus) are also frequently found here. After visiting the sandhills, all of those interested are invited to camp at the Forest Service campground at Briggsdale Saturday night/There are several options for Sunday including a short trip to see a swale with the infrequent water clover {Marsilea vestita and M. mucronata) and tadpole shrimp (Apwi' sp.). There is also an interesting \yildlife exclosure on Willow Creek with many wild- flowers, some huge snapping turtles, and a colorful and rare prairie fish, the plains topminnow {Fundulus sciadlcus). For additional information and to register for this field trip, please con- tact Rick Bmne at (303) 238-5078. This trip is limited to 20 people. WILDFLOWERS AND NATURAL HISTORY AT \ ALDERFER-THREE SISTERS PARK Leader and contact: Jan Loechell (303-797-7765 or JANLOLL@aoI.coni) Saturday, June 20, 1998, 9:00 am Meeting Location: NE corner of LeMaster and Buffalo ParL Roads in Evergreen - On this field trip, you will learn the basic plant family features that help to identify common wildflowers. At the same time, you will learn fun facts about the natural history and ethnobotany of the plants in Alderfer-Three Sisters Park (elevation 7300 feet), an area of mon- tane forests and meadows near downtown Evergreen, Colorado. This field trip is for beginning botanists. Children accompanied by an adult are encouraged to attend. How else can we pass orrour love of plants and the out-of-doors if we don't pass our enthusiasm on to our children? Jeffco Open Space Naturalist Jan Loechell has led many field trips for children and adults, and will share her enthusiasm with us. We will meet at the west side parking lot on the northeast corner of LeMaster and Buffalo Park Roads near the yellow house. This will not be a strenuous hike, — walking distance will be about one mile. Maps and directions will be provided to participants before the field trip, which will last from 9:00 am to nodn. Bring a lunch and feel free to hike on your own after the field trip. ^or additional information and to register for this field trip, please ^contact Jan Loechell at (303) 797-7765 or JANLOLL@aol.com. This trip is limited to 15 people. RpAN PLATEAU OFTHE PIGEANCE BASIN Leaders and contacts: Renee Rondeau (970-491-3774 days, 970-482-3675 evenings, or rjr@laniar.colostate.edu) and Susan Spackman (970-491-2992 days, 970-667-2865, or spack@lamar.colostate.edu) Saturday and Sunday, July 18-19, 1998 Meeting Location: See following,^ Explore the oil shale region of Colorado from the Roan Plateau of the Piceance Basin. The Roan Plateau rises abruptly just north of the Colorado River near the town of Rifle, It affords scenic views and a diversity of habitats. It includes 2,000 foot cliffs with nest- ing Peregrine falcons and Golden eagles, Gambel oak hillsides, blue-bunch wheat grass grasslands, sagebrush shrublands, aspen woodlands, hanging gardens, native trout streams, and habitat for some of Colorado's rarest plants. Page 10 Aquilegia Volume 22 FIELD TRIPS - 1998 On Saturday, we will visit a blue-bunch wheatgrass {Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. inermis) grassland and the oil shale slopes above the cliffs. Here we will view several rare plants including Parachute penstemon (Penstemon debilis), Arapien stickleaf (Mentzelia argillosa), and Utah fescue (Festuca dasycla- da). We will then proceed to a scenic waterfall where falcons and eagles have been seen hunting. Following an afternoon of botaniz- ing on the cliffs and grassla.nds, we will camp on top of the Roan Plateau in sagebrush shrublands (elevation 9000 feet). Those who enjoy fishing can hike down a steep and strenuous side creek to an excellent fishing hole with hanging garden sullivantia (Sullivantia hapemanii van purpusii) nearby. There are no facilities, so come prepared for primitive camping. The JQS Trail Road off of Highway 13 is a well-maintained dirt road, but very exposed as it climbs the several hundred foot cliff near the top of the plateau. You can't take a trailer to the top! On Sunday morping, we will hike a strendous 1.5 mile trail to a 200-foot waterfall where dense mats of hanging garden sullivan- tia reside. At the bottom of the falls is another excellent example of Arapien stickleaf. Part of Sunday's drive will require high- clearance four-wheel drive vehicles. We should get back to Rifle around 3:00 PM, where hotels and campgrounds are available. Again, note that the JQS trail is not for trailers. The camping will be primitive, so bring the kitchen sink, and don't forget water and adequate shoes. We will have two meeting places. Those coming from the Fort Collins-Denver area will meet at 7:00 am Saturday morning (place to be determined) and join the Western Slope contingency in Rifle around noon at the Burger Works on Highway 13. Lunch can be ‘purchased here — burgers and shakes are very good! For additional information and to register for this field trip, please contact Renee Rondeau at (970) 491-3774 (days), (970) 482-3675 (evenings), or rjr@lamar.colostate.edu; or Susan Spackman at spack@lamar.colostate.edu or (970) 491-2992 (days), (970) 667- 2865. This trip is limited to 15 people. COLORADO BUTTERFLY PLANT Leader and contact: Sandy Floyd (303-440-9164 or floyds@colorado.edu) Saturday, August 8, 1998 . Meeting Location: Contact leader. The Colorado butterfly plant {Gaura neomexicana ssp. col- oradensis) is a Category f Candidate for listing by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Despite its name, it is mostly found in Larimer County, Wyoming. In fact, as recently as 1994 it was thought to be extinct in Colorado. However, a large population was discovered in the summer of 1994 on the Meadow Springs Ranch. This is the only known population of Colorado butterfly plant in the state. Meadow Springs Ranch contains a large, natural wetland near the Weld-Larimer County botder. It is owned by the City of Fort Collins and leased for cattle grazing. The site features natural streams, drainage canals, and groundwater-fed wetlands. The but- terfly plant occurs in all of these habitats. On this trip we will make a walking tour (about 2 miles total) to Several locations where the plants occur, and talk about the natural history of the Colorado butterfly plant. Colorado butterfly plant may occupy some of the same habits as Ute ladies'-tresses orchid {Spircuithes diluvialis). SuTWQyors for Spiranthes should keep an eye out for butterfly plant. We will also see Rocky Mountain blazing star (Liatris ligulistylis), an uncommon species in Colorado. For additional information and to register for this field trip, please contact Sandy Floyd at (303) 440-9164 or floyds@colorado.edu. This trip is limited to 20 people. Artist: W. Fertig Volume 22 Aquilegia Page 1 1 ARTICLES ENDANGERED CACTUS STOLEN Robert Sivinski, NM Forestry Division, New Mexico Energy, Minerals & Natural Resources Department Theft of endangered cacti from their natur- al habitats remains a serious problem in the southwestern United States. I recently dis- covered the theft of at least 48 Pediocactus knowltonii from the species’ type locality. This rare cactus is known from a single twenty-acre hill in north- western New Mexico and is listed as endangered by the New Mexico and feder- al Endangered Species Acts. The type locality site is owned by The Nature Conservancy and maintained as an endan- gered species preserve. I know at least 48 cacti were taken because that is the number of plants grown in a monitoring plot estab- lished in 1^85 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the New Mexico Forestry Division to study the species’ population trends. The poacher(s) tried to disguise this crime by removing the steel plot marker and all tags that identified individual cacti. Ten years of important demographic data from this study plot came to an abrupt end. The theft occurred between May 1995 and May 1996. The person(s) who took' these cacti trespassed upon private land to com- mit a violation of the New Mexico Endangered Plant Species Act, ancf this is also a violation of the federal Endangered Species Act. The only access road to the type locality crosses the New Mexico/Colorado state line, so the poach- er(s) also violated the federal Lacey Act. A CITES violation could be prosecuted if any of these cacti were taken or shipped out of the country. Arrest and conviction could result in hefty fines and time in jail. This does not appear to be a case of a hob- byist taking a few specimens for a private collection. Legal seeds and plants of Pediocactus knowltonii mq readily avait- i j ible to collectors at reasonable prices from ■legitimate commercial growers of endan- gered cacti. The perpetrator(s) of this crime took a large number of wild cacti from the type locality, probably for sale and profit. Cactus poachers are difficult to catch because their crimes occur in reinote areas and most law enforcement officers are not trained to detect violations. If the poacher(s) offer these ill-gotten cacti for sale to dealers and collectors, then the members of the Colorado Native Plant Society may have information to help solve this crime. Does anyone in the Colorado Native Plant Society know anything about the recent theft of Pediocactus knowltonii from New Mexico? Is so, please call Kenny Kessler, New Mexico Special Agent of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at (505) 883-7890. A reward can be paid for significant informa- tion that leads to arrest and conviction of the poacher(s). It’s time to curtail blatant violations of the Endangered Species Act before the wild populations of extremely rare cacti are reduced to nonviable numbers and eventual extinction. Cactus thieves may think twice about stealing endangered species if they believe their next customer might be a conscientious dealer or collector who will hand them over to the law. BILM - Continued from page I BLM to periodically conduct an inventory and review similar to that which is now occurring in Western Colorado. The recent BLM action has attracted a con- siderable amount of attention from local special interest groups and there has been much individual editorial comment in the local newspaper. There appear to be two sides at this time. The Mesa County Wilderness Coalition along with the Colorado Environmental Coalition is ask- ing that the areas under consideration be managed according to WSA standards. Recreational interests are opposed to this because WSA designation prohibits all travel except by foot and horseback. There are two interest groups that will essentially remain unaffected regardless of what the BLM decides to do regarding future management of the public lands: the cattle industry and the oil and gas industry. The permits for these types of use have been in place for years and are not subject to modification. The BLM does regulate the activities of these public land users and can make recommendations regarding reclamation and use-density. The Plateau Chapter of The CoNPS is pri- marily concerned with the Bang's Canyon and South Shale Ridge areas because of the occurrence in these ranges of three rare plant species: Debeque milkvetch (Astragalus debequaeus), Debeque phacelia (Phacelia submutica), and Uinta Basin hookless cactus (Sclerocactus glaucus). Threats to these species include new road construction, revegetation with non-local plant species (genetic pollution), ground disturbance with construction , of new gas well pads, and off-road vehicle traffic. Invasion by noxious weeds and disruption of the sensitive cryptogamic soil crust in these areas is also a concern related to soil disturbance associated with increased use. The establishment of wilderness implies the willingness to share land with other creatures, and allowing these creatures to develop and evolve according to natural principles with decreased human presence. Page 12 Aquilegia Volume 22 ARTICLES Artist: Jan Ratclijfe A Peak at Colorado Botany Sally L. White Morrison Natural History Museum Reprinted from Upbeat^ Evergreen community news (February 1996) No, that’s not a typo. The big empty wilderness of the West was a treasure- trove, not just to gold-seekers and other get-rich-quiek types, but to expedition leaders, botanists, and collectors. Many of them made their fame here — fortunes were rare for botanists^ then as now. Most of us know the expedition leaders and our high peaks named for them, notably Pike’s Peak (14,110 ft.) and Long’s Peak (14,256 ft.) in the Front Range. Colorado's first botanists accompanied early expeditions and left their mark all over the state — ^^on our landscape literally, and on the plants that inhabit it. Most interesting, however, are those botanists who lent their names not only to mere plants, but to entire moun- tains. Beyond the Mississippi, and certain- ly in the new western mountains, much of what they saw was not only new to them, but to all science. According to W.A. Weber 1,265 plants were first reported from Colorado, although only 219 of those new names are still valid today. Much of this work was done by absentee botanists, who received specimens from the western frontier. One of those absentees was Asa Gray (1810-1888), America’s first great botanist and plant taxonomist. Professor of natural history at Harvard University, Gray found- ed the biggest and best herbarium in the United States and was one of Charles Darwin’s earliest American supporters. He was also a student of John Torrey (1776- 1873), a person who spent much of his career documenting, classifying, and nam- ing the plants found (usually by others) on early western explorations. Together, Gray and Torrey revised and described a host of previously unknown plants. They were liv- ing and working at an opportune time. The period between 1840 and 1890 might be considered a golden age for western botany, with more than two dozen botanists collecting and describing plants of the newly settled West. Many of those specimens ended up in Gray’s herbarium. But before that West was settled, a young man named Edwin James (1797-1861) signed on as surgeon-naturalist for Major Steven Long’s expedition, which traveled up the South Platte in 1820 looking for its source, just as Zebulon Pike had. It appears Pike had no naturalist along, thus Jame^ was the first to report the area from that perspective. The only earlier collections in the West were apparently those of Lewis and Clark. Young James was a prolific col- lector and a pretty good botanist; he named limber pine (Pinus flexilis) and boulder raspberry {Riibus deliciosus), among oth- ers. He also found the time and energy to be among the first to climb the prominent peak spotted by Zebulon Pike fourteen years earlier. Triangulating from base camp. Long had calculated the height as 11,507 ft., almost 7,000 feet lower than Pike had estimated for his highest peak. Long was still off by more than 3,000 ft.; I i x> Volume 22 Aquilegia Page 13 — : A ■"I’TT' I i 1 Ari 1 l{ #1 l i iv/L* the peak is actually 14,110 ft. Major Long, Jamesia was probably in bloom that July species nanied after you, a genus is much the story gobs, officially named the peak when James first spotted it. Its five-petaled more impressive, and each has his hon- after the young naturalist. However, it was white flowers and large opposite leaves orary gQnus. Torreya, California’s so- already too familiar as Pike’s Peak, and by would have been striking even among the called nutmeg, and Grayia, a desert shrub. 1835 popular opinion prevailed, James new foothills flora. This attractive shrub later got his recognition — a lesser peak on isn’t rare, but can be found throughout the Perhaps the “height” of honor is getting the Continental Divide west of Denver was foothills and montane zones of the Front your name on a mountain. Gray’s Peak named in his honor. Range, even into the subalpine. It often (14,270 ft.) and Torrey’s Peak (14,267 ft.) ■ consorts as an understory plant with were officially dedicated in 1872, the ninth But James never got around to describing Engelmann’s spruce and Douglas fir, other and^leventh highest in our fair state. Gray all of his specimens, and other botanists plants honoring early botanists. And finally visited Colorado for that grand event later got a lot of mileage out of them. None according to W.A. Weber, plants very climbed Bis peak with a more than Torrey and Gray, who in 1827 j^^ch WkQ Jamesia lived near Creede dur^ botanist pal, C.C. Parry of fame. In gave Edwin James’ name to a saxifrage Oligocene Epoch, more than 25 ihe heyday of western botany, the naming from Pike’s Peak Telesonix ja^iesii), million years ago. Historians may dismiss game — both for peaks and for plants / — a mockheather (Frankenia Jamesii), a local Long’s expedition as insignificant, but thus became a tangle of honors bestowed, nail wort {Paronychia jamesii), and our botafiists wHl remember Edwin James for a backs scratched all around, and a great deal only local hydrangea, Jamesia americana, jQ^g of work accomplished." We can imagine, the waxflower. James found the latter - also, that having theirmames ajpplied to two while the expedition was camped along the Subsequent to naming many plants after of Colorado’s fourteeners was a peak of South Platte in July of 1820; Torrey and pioneer botanists, Torrey and Gray were in both Gray’s and Torrey’s careers. Gray named it after him in 1840. turn honored. Although it’s nice to have a Page 14 Aquilegia Volume 22 > FORYOURtlBRARY 1 ^ ^ CoNPS is pleased to provide a selection of books to members at discount prices. If you are interested in any of the publications listed, contact: Velma Richards, 3125 Monmouth Ave., Englewood, CO, 80110. (303) 794-5432. Make check payable to CoNPS. Postage costs are additional for books received by mail. If you want to save postage charges, you can pick up the books yourself (from Velma Richards in Denver, Pat Murphy in Boulder, or Denise Culver in Fort Collins). CCa,OHADO NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY — DISCOUNT PUBLICATIONS ORDER FORM Title Author Price Postage Total Postage Alpine Flower Finder J. Wingate & L. Yeats 4.50 2.00 Alpine Wildflowers of the Norhtern Rocky Mts. D. Strickler 7.50 2.00 Alpine Wildflowers of the' Rocky Mts. J. Duft & R. Moseley 9.50 2.00: Animal Tracks of the Rockies I. Sheldon 5.00 2.00 Birds of Denver & the Front Range C. Fisher & G. Butcher 8.00 2.00 - Botany for Gardeners B. Capon 15.00 2.75 Cataglog of the Colorado Flora: A Biodiversity Baseline W. Weber & R. Wittman 40.00 3.25 - -y''- Colorado Flora: East Slope W. Weber 26.00 2.75 Colorado Flora: West Slope W. Weber 26.00 2.75 Colorado Wildflowers C. Jones 5.50 2.00 Colorado’s 30 Troublesome Weeds CWMA 3.00 1.25 Colorado’s Wetland Ecosystems 0.40 Dictionary of Word Roots D. Borrer 9.00 2.00 Edible Wild Plants of the Prairie K. KindScher 10.50 2.00 Field Guide to Colorado Wildflowers, Vol. 1, Plains G. Guennel 18.75 2.75 Field Guide to Colorado Wildflowers, Vol. 2, Mountains G. Guennel 18.75 2.75 1 Flora of the Great Plains Great Plains Flora Assoc. 44.00 3.75 Flora of the Pacific Northwest Hitchcock & Cronquist 46.00 3,75 Flora of the San Juans S. Komarek 15.75 2.00. Floristic Survey: Black Forest A. Maley 3.00 2.60 Floristic Survey: Mesa de Maya Region D. Clark 4.00 2.00 Forest Wildflowers of Northern Rocky Mts. D. Strickler 7.50 2.00 Gardener’s Guide to Plant Conservation, The N. Marshall 7.00 2.00 Grass Varieties in the USA Lewis & Sharp 35.00 3.75 Handbook of Rocky Mountain Plants R. Nelson 16.00 2.75 How to ID Grasses & Grasslike Plants H. D. Harrington 11.20 2.00 How to Identify Plants H. D. Harrington 8.00 2.00 Illustrated Keys to the Grasses of Colorado J. Wingate 7.5P 2.00 Intermountain Flora - Volunie 1 A. Cronquist et al. 30.25 3.25 j Intermountain Flora - Volume 3A A. Cronquist et al. 69.00 3. •'>5 Intermountain Flora - Volume 3B R. Barneby 53.60 3.25 Volume 22 Aquilegia Page 15 COLORADO NAIWE PLAOT SOOETY — DISCOUNT WBLlCATlONS ORDER FORM Title Author Price Postage Total Postage Intermountain Flora ^ Volume 4 A. Cronquist et al. 69.00 3.75 Intermountain Flora - Volume 5 A. Cronquist et al. 69.00 4.00 Intermountain Flora - Volume 6 ^ A. Cronquist et al. 36.00 4.00' King of Colorado Botany: C. C. Parry W. 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TOTAL i % CALENDAR OVERVIEW CHAPTER EVENTS Metro-Denver Chapter April 28 Extreme Rich Fens in South Park Boulder Chapter May 14 Picnic and Hike at Lee Hill Road Hogback Fort Collins Chapter May 5 Select Rare Plants of Colorado May 16 Fort Collins Foothills Plateau Chapter April 25 Rare Plants of Delta County May 10 Montrose Adobes May 29 Buffalo Creek Lichen/Microbiotic Soil Crust May 30-31 Lichen/Microbiotic Soil Crust June 3, 5-6 Introduction to Plant Identification June 13 Yankee Boy Basin Inventory June 19-20 Meeker Plant Center and Cathedral Bluffs June 27 Sage Garden Native Plant Nursery July 18 Beginning Grass Identification Southwest Chapter May 9-10 Flora of the Hovenweep Ruins June 13 Floristic Investigation of Deep Canyon July 11 The Orchids and Butterflies of La Plata Canyon SOCIETY FIELD TRIPS May 16 Rare and Endemic Plants of the Four Corners May 23 North Table Mountain Wildflower Walk May 30 Buffalo Creek Fire June 7 Those Lovable Little Lichens June 13 Colorado Sandhills June 20 Wildflowers and Natural History at Alderfer-Three Sisters Park July 18-19 Roan Plateau of the Piceance Basin August 8 Colorado Butterfly Plant Colorado Native Plant Society P.O.Box 200 Fort Collins, Colorado 80522