Aqui legia Newsletter of the Colorado Native Plant Society . . dedicated to the appreciation and conservation of the Colorado native flora” Volume 29 Number 5 WORKSHOP EDITION II November - December 2005 2006 COLORADO NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY WORKSHOP PROGRAM Mignon Macias, Workshop Committee Chair The Colorado Native Plant Society workshops are designed for plant enthusiasts of all levels, from novice to expert. Workshops usually begin at 9 am and end between 2-3 pm. During these ses- sions there is usually plenty of time for learning and fun ! Choose either session I or 11, as they are more or less the same. Plan on learning, discussing, socializing, eating and more learning. ^Registration Information Registration is mail-in only and requires payment at the time of registration. The fee, which is non-fundable, is $ 1 2 per ses- sion for members and $27 for non-members (includes annual CONPS membership). To register, include workshop title, your name, email address, mailing address, telephone number and address label. For those of you who have credit for the cancelled workshop last season, please send in your registration requests, note your credit, and reference the cancelled workshop title. Payment Make your check PAYABLE TO CONPS and mail to Mignon Macias, Workshop Coordinator CONPS 5447 Blackhawk Rd. Boulder, CO 80303 Please DO NOT write the check to Mignon Macias. If you must cancel at the last minute, we appreciate your contribution to CONPS and ask that you email or call Mignon Macias at mignon- macias@mindspring.com or 303.249.2977, so she has an oppor- tunity to fill your spot. Workshops ONAGRACEAE-OENOTHERA, CALYLOPHUS, & CAMISSONIA Leaders: Dina Clark & Bill Jennings Location: Foothills Nature Center, Boulder Session 1: February 11, 2006 Session II: February 12, 2006 Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. This workshop will focus on certain genera in the Onagraceae, Oenothera, Calylophiis and Caniissonia. At one time, all three genera were included within a broadly defined Oenothera, but the work of Peter Raven and his associates has shown that there actu- ally are three genera. There are 15 native species in Oenothera, three in Calylophiis and eight in Camissonia. At this workshop, you will learn how to distinguish between the genera, where they are located in Colorado and when to look for them. A handout has been prepared discussing all the species, plus several more that are to be expected in Colorado, along with range maps of where the species have been collected in Colorado. Specimens will be available for study. FRONT RANGE VEGETATION ZONES AND RARE PLANTS Leader: Steve Popovich Location: Fort Collins Session I: March 4, 2006 Session II: March 5, 2006 Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Join Steve Popovich, Botanist for the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland. Learn why and how plant life changes as we go from the prairie to the peaks. Through photos and discussion, Steve will introduce you to the basic plant communities found in the major life zones of the Front “Workshops” continues on page 2 Contents About the Society .7 Announcements 2,4 Botanical Articles 3,5 Calendar 8 Chapter News .6 Membership in the Society 7 Workshop Schedule . 1-2 Page 2 Aquilegia Vol. 29 No. 5 “Workshops” conWnued from page 1 Range, from the shortgrass prairie to the montane forest, sub- alpine forest and alpine tundra. Learn about floristically important places like Mt. Evans. Steve will also discuss specialized plant communities thtit harbor some of Colorado's rarest plants, tind will review the "new species" his Forest discovered last July in the mountains west of Denver! BEGINNING PLANT ID Leader: Dr. Robin Bingham Location: Univ. of Colorado - Boulder, Ramaley Building Session I: May 20, 2006 Session II: May 21, 2006 Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Come and learn the basics of plant identification. This workshop will introduce participants to the joys of plant identification. We will cover basic floral terminology, the use of a simple dichoto- mous key, and distinguishing field characteristic of families eom- mon to the Front Range. SOCIETY ANNOUNCEMENTS Website - www.conps.orq CONPS has a new web master, A1 Schneider. Al is updating the web site and asks members to submit new material to him at albetty@sisna.com, or give him a call at 970-882-4647. He has made a number of changes to the web site, including expanding it with more details on subjects already covered, more links (espe- cially to Colorado plant photograph sites) and new sections sug- gested by CONPS members. Al's home computer is on a slow dial-up connection so photographs should be put on a disk and mailed to him at 19049 Road V, Lewis, Colorado 81327. Please include details of the photograph, who took it, where and when. Be sure to update your web Favorites with www.conps.org and visit it often for CONPS updates. Education & Outreach Committee The Education and Outreach Committee is currently recruiting members to staff two upcoming outreach booths. Following a short hiatus, we will again be representing CONPS at both the ProGreen EXPO in Denver and the Echter's Expo in Arvada. This year, the ProGreen trade show takes place January 25-27 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. We need help staffing the booth between the hours of 10 AM and 4:30 PM. This is a great opportunity to share information on native plants and what CONPS has to offer to more than 6000 patrons and members of the green industry! Echter's Garden Center has planned their expo for March 3-5. In addition, the E&O committee would like to update two educa- tional slide programs for public distribution. Dr. Miriam Denham generously donated a large box of spectacular slides. Additional images and assistance with the interpretive revisions are needed. Please contact Megan Bowes if you’d like to assist the Education and Outreach Committee (or for further information about volun- teering for any of the above) at 303-561-4883 or bowesm @ ci . boulder.co. us. Book Review Native Plants for High-Elevation Western Gardens Janice Busco and Nancy R. Morin, Golden, CO Fulcrum, 2003. $29.95. Published in partnership with The Arboretum at Flagstaff (Arizona), Native Plants for High-Elevation Western Gardens features 150 plants native to elevations of 5,000 feet and higher in the western United States. Two pages are devoted to each plant and include color photographs of the plant, characteristics, naf^y^ range, season of bloom, outstanding features, pollinators, cult requirements (soil, exposure, water, propagation, care), landscape uses, historical and modern uses, and wildlife uses. Combinations of plants that look attractive together are suggest- ed. Plant entries are listed alphabetically by species. Common names and previous scientific names are also given. Most of the plants described are herbaceous perennials although some grass- es and sedges, vines, and small shrubs are included. The plants described in the book were all tested at The Arboretum in Flagstaff and many of the plants are Colorado natives. A useful feature of the book is a list of native plant nurseries and seed companies. This book is a valuable resource for Colorado gar- deners interested in landscaping with native plants. Book Review by Jan Loechell Turner Draba crassa. Image by Rebecca Day-Skowron, July 2001. http://www.rmrp.com/ AQUILEGIA DEADLINE - JAN. 22 Submit contributions for Vol. 30, No. 1 by Jan 22, 2006. Submit via e-mail as an MS Word or itf document. See page 7 for addi fional information. 1 ^‘Announcements” continues on page 4 Vol. 29 No. 5 Aquilegia Page 3 CONPS Small Grant Fund Report Floristic Inventory of the Arapaho National Forest and Bureau of Land Management Lands in Grand County, Colorado Erin Foley, Masters Candidate, Botany, University of Wyoming The imminent loss of plant biodiversity and an insatiable desire to learn about plants led me to the masters progratii in floristics at the University of Wyoming. Botany professor and Rocky Mountain Herbarium curator. Dr. Ron L. Hartman welcomed me into the program, where I equally welcomed the opportunity to do a floristic inventory of the Arapaho National Forest (NF) and Grand County Bureau of Land Management (BLM) during the sum- mers of 2003 and 2004. Coming from the glaciated flats of southwestern Ohio, I was in for many botanical treats in the Rocky Mountains. The study area included about 1,500 square miles at elevations ranging from 6,800 to 14,270 feet, and presented a diversity of terrain and plant life which I had not seen before. From alpine peaks to the banks of the Colorado River, I worked to document this diversity by choosing col- lection areas according to season and ele- <^^/ation. I placed an emphasis on alpine habitat, sensitive plants, and invasive and noxious weeds. Sensitive plants and weeds are of particular interest to land managers, and some alpine plant species may be undei' threat given current warming trends. Our knowledge of the effects of global warming on alpine habitat is limit- ed. Kevin Krajick, in his 2004 Science article ‘All Downhill From Here', summa- rizes a number of research projects from around the world that document the decline of alpine species. This research reinforces the need for additional botanical inventories and justifies the emphasis placed in this inventoiy. In total, I documented 71 different alpine and subalpine localities. With the snowmelt in June 2003, I made my first venture into the alpine and I was aston- ished with what I saw. The "spring beau- ty" of my Ohio backyard paled next to the "alpine spring beauty" {Claytonia megarhizxi var. megarhiza) of Rocky Jountain peaks, and the "forget-me-not" I '^^new was nothing like the unforgettable "alpine forget-me-not" (Eritrichiiiin nanum var. elongatum) of windswept alpine knolls. These charismatic alpine plants caught my attention. However, I did not forget the council of Dr. Hartman who advised me to keep an eye out for the more inconspicuous plants, such as tiny alpine mustards. This advice proved beneficial. In the Arapaho NF, I recorded 14 occur- rences of five sensitive Draba spp. includ- ing D. crassa, D. exuuguiculata, D. fkid- nizensis var. pattersonii, D. grayana and D. porsildU var. porsildii. Along with these, I observed six additional sensitive species in alpine habitat, totaling 11 and comprising 44% of the sensitive taxa encountered in this study. (Reports of these sensitive species have been provided to the Colorado Natural Heritage Program and appropriate land managers.) The alpine habitat was fascinating with its striking exposed landscapes and unique vegetation yielding many sensitive plants. I was excited to discover equally fascinat- ing terrain and vegetation at much lower elevations in Grand County. There the Colorado River, Muddy and Troublesome Creeks wound through the captivating geology of Middle Park. On exposed bad- land hills, instead of snow crystals, I found gypsum crystals glazing the surface, and on sagebrush hills it was Paronychia ses- siliflora, creeping nail wort, not P. pidvina- Rocky Mountain nailwort, that I saw. Also at these lower elevations, I observed a greater abundance of non-native taxa and noxious weeds. Of 93 non-native taxa col- lected (including 18 noxious weeds), 70% of occLiiTences were below 9,000 feet, and 50% of noxious weeds were found below 8,000 feet. This was not surprising, given stronger human-induced disturbances at lower elevations. However, exceptions to this trend were noted. I found cheat grass, Bromiis tectoruin, the most common nox- ious weed with 36 collections, growing above 10,000 feet, and wild caraway, Carum carvi, and nodding plumeless this- tle, Carduiis nutans, growing at 1 1,400 and 10,400 feet respectively. Disturbance did not always mean weeds, and one collection locality, a disturbed site, presented an important surprise. Along an unused ATV trail that had been blocked off by boulders, several of the federally endangered Astragalus osterhoutii had established. It appeared that seeds from a neighboring badland hill had washed down, finding the disturbed open soil suit- able. This population had not been record- ed, and its documentation provided timely and useful information to the BLM for land management decisions. I was fortunate to have been taught the fine-tuned methodology utilized and developed by the Rocky Mountain Herbarium. These methods provided the structure and tools for a successful inven- tory. I collected plants using a bricklayer’s hammer which was useful for getting underground roots and rhizomes. I trans- ported plants in plastic bags and later stored them in coolers with gallon jugs of ice. I took GPS and habitat information along each collection route, noting perti- nent information. Collecting days were long, but oftentimes not as long as days inside pressing plants. The "company" indoors included stacks of cardboard, maps, collection notebooks, and the warm glow generated by the 6' x 20" x 24" ply- wood plant drier, heated by a row of 150 watt light bulbs. On these days there was ample time to get better acquainted with the plants. Clumps of soil held by stub- born roots were patiently tapped away, flowers were carefully placed to make parts accessible for identification, and plants attempting to creep out of the news- paper, such as squirreltail, Elynius ely- moides, were gently pushed back. On topographic maps I drew the collection route for each locality, and in my collec- tion notebook wrote out locality informa- tion. I also recorded the genus of each specimen, assigning each a number,and placing it in the conesponding newspaper. Then the newspapers were stacked between cardboai'd, strapped down tightly with plywood on either end, and placed on the drier for 36 hours or longer. In total, 13,496 plant specimens including 1023 unique taxa and 936 species were Aquilegia Vol. 29 No. 5 Page 4 collected, processed, and identified with the help of Ernie Nelson, Ron Hartman, Michael Foley and others. This includes the many botanists who have worked to fill the cabinets at the Rocky Mountain Herbarium and written floras and monographs with useful keys and descriptions. My research would not have been possible without their dedication, which provided the tools for identification and serv^ed as an inspiration on long nights. My results have been given to the Arapaho NF and Colorado BLM, and continuing efforts to share and synthesize information gath- ered from this study are undei^way. Author’s Note I would like to thank the Colorado Native Plant Society for their research support through the Myrna L. Steinkamp and John W. Marr funds. With the help of the Society, the University of Wyoming, the Arapaho National Forest, Colorado Bureau of Land Management and others, 1 was able to complete two summers of botanical fieldwork in north-central Colorado. I am honored to be associated with such an active society that provides opportunities to appreciate, conserve and educate people about Colorado's diverse native flora. I am hopeful that Colorado's Rocky Mountain flora will continue to be documented and that the incredible diversity of this region is peipetuated into the future. References Cited Colorado Natural Heritage Program. 2/22/2005. List of Imperiled Species by County and Statewide Species and Natural Community Tracking List [online]. [Cited May 2005] Available from the World Wide Web; http://www.cnhp.colostate.edu/. Krajick, Kevin. 2004. Climate change: all downhill from here? Science 12 March 2004; 303: 1600-1602. State of Colorado Department of Agriculture. 1996. Colorado Land Ownership Summary by County: Totals for federal, state, and private lands (1996). [online]. | Cited 6 Nov 2005] Available from World Wide Web: http;//www.ag. state. co.us/resotirce/docu- ments/TotalCOfederallandownership.xls State of Colorado Department of Agriculture. 2005. Plant Industry Division: 8CCR 1203-19 Rules Pertaining to the Administration and Enforcement of the Colorado Noxious Weed Act. [online]. [Cited May 2005]. Available from the World Wide Web: http;//www.ag. state. CO. us/CSD/Weeds/statutes/weedrules. pdf. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS The John W. Marr & Myrna P. Steinkamp Funds ^ The Colorado Native Plant Society supports research projects in plant biology from the John W. MaiT and Myrna P. Steinkamp funds. These separate funds honor the late Dr. John Marr, Professor at the University of Colorado and first President of the CONPS, and Myrna Steinkamp, a founding member of CONPS who worked on behalf of the Society for many years in a variety of capacities. Both funds were established to support research on the biology and natural history of Colorado native plants by means of small grants. The Steinkamp Fund targets rare species and those of conservation concern. Both field and laboratory studies are eligible for funding. Thanks to the generous contri- butions of many members and supporters, a total of nearly $3,000 is available, although individual awards will not exceed $ 1 ,000. Recipients of the awards must agree to summarize their studies for publication in Aquilegia. The Board of Directors is now soliciting proposals for a March 15, 2006 (postmarked) deadline. Information on guidelines and requirements for proposals may be obtained by contacting Board member Jan Loechell Turner atJloechel@regis.edu or (303) 458- 4262. Alternately, you may visit our web site at http://www.conps.org/research_grants.html. Dr aba fladi i izensis var. patter sonii. Image by Rebecca Day-Skowron, July 2001 . http://www.rmrp.co m/ Discount Membership to Denver Botanic Gardens The Denver Botanic Gardens is generously offering all current members of Colorado Native Plant Society $5.00 off a new or renewing membership to the Gardens. The coupon below must accompany membership form and payment. Garden Club Membership Coupon $5 Off Membership This coupon entitles the member of the stated organization to receive $5 off of membership to the Denver Botanic Gardens. This coupon is non-transferable. Coupon must accompany membership application. Not valid for online membership applications. Name Organization Voi. 29 No. 5 Aquilegia Page 5 Botanical Article The Leathery Grapefern {Botrychium multifidum) David G. Anderson, Botanist, Colorado Natural Heritage Program Members of the genus Botrychium have been getting a lot of attention lately. They are notorious among plant enthusiasts (aka nerds) and many of us have become so engrossed in them that some of our loved ones have become a little concerned. While a case of these "worts" doesn’t have the blemishing effects of the viral variety, there appears to be no cure. The term "moonwort madness" has been coined for this affliction. Botrychium species have many perplexing, confusing, endearing, and therefore interesting qualities. Botrychium is a genus of ferns in the Ophioglossaceae family. The Ophioglossaceae are descended from an ancient lineage and have no close relatives. Botrychium species bear a single leaf per year, which is divided into a fertile segment (the sporophore) and a sterile segment (the trophophore). The spores are borne on the sporophore, while the trophophore brings home the bacon (through photosynthesis). Botrychium species are often hard to identify - most species are distinguished by subtle characters of the trophophore. Some species often spend a year or more in prolonged dormancy, in which no leaf emerges at all. They tend to be extremely difficult to find - they often blend in with associated vegetation, even though they often occur in rather sparsely vegetated sites. This makes finding one even more of a treat! Botrychium species have really weird life history^, which involves the sporophyte stage (the part you see) and an unusual gametophyte (sexual) stage. It lives underground for years and is wholly dependent (parasitic) on fungi to provide nutrients. After sexual reproduction, a sporo- phyte grows from the body of the gametophyte. Enter the leathery grapefern, Botrychium multifidum. It shares many odd traits typical of o\htt Botrychium species, but has other strange characteristics as well. In Colorado, most Botrychium species belong to subgenus Botrychium and are known as "moonworts," which are typi- cally small and mostly found in upland habitats. Botrychium multifidum is the only member of subgenus Sceptridium, ever- green grapeferns, in Colorado. Like other Sceptridium, B. multifidum can become very large compared to typical moonworts and has a leathery leaf that remains green over- winter and doesn't drop until the next year. Most moonworts live from 3-11 years, but B. multifidum can live 100 or more years. Botrychium multifidum. Photo by Katherine Zacharkevics, North Zone Botanist, Black Hills National Forest. Unlike most moonworts, B. multifidum is typically found in grassy or mossy wetland habitats above 8,000 feet, often associ- ated with willow species in bottomlands in areas of beaver activ- ity. In open sunny sites, the leaf of B. multifidum becomes large (usually 6-10 cm across, but can become larger under ideal con- ditions) and often bears a sporophore. However, B. multifidum may also be found under the shade of lodgepole pines, where the leaves remain tiny (1-2 cm across) and the plants do not often become reproductive. Some have speculated that its long life, longer than the average fire interval in lodgepole pine forests, allows B. multifidum to establish under lodgepoles and "wait" for a disturbance that opens the eanopy, allowing it to finally become reproductive. More research is needed to test this hypothesis. B. multifidum is found in widely scattered populations throughout the northern hemisphere; however, in the semiarid West it is rela- tively rare. In Colorado it is known from seven occurrences in Larimer, Jackson, Routt, Conejos and San Miguel counties. Many occuiTences have been discovered recently and it is likely that others await discovery. Peter Root, our resident Botrychium expert, has mused that B. multifidum ought to be called the "hunt- ing season grapefern," since it is most easily found in September or October after the surrounding vegetation has turned brown. So, looking for this species is the perfect excuse to do some botanizing while enjoying the aspens. Happy botanizing! To learn more about Botrychium multifidum, see: Anderson, D. 2005. Botrychium multifidum (Gmel.) Rupr.: A Technical Conservation Assessment. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region. Available via the internet at: http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/proJeets/scp/assessments/. Forest Service Finds Possible New Plant USFS News Release - October 18, 2005 One or more new species of a small primitive plant related to ferns may have been found in the high mountains west of Denver. The new species, called moonworts {Botrychium), were found on Guanella Pass. The plants were spotted by a Forest Service wildlife biologist conducting a last-minute field survey before a road was graded. Although the plants occur in an area that was to be modified as part of road improvements, the road was redesigned to avoid disturbing the site. "We don’t know yet if these plants represent new species," said Steve Popovich, botanist on the Arapaho National Forest, where the plants were found. “But we've never seen these plants and such genetic variation before; they are totally new to science. This discovery may be a key to understanding the evolutionary process in moonworts, so their protection is important." Page 6 Aquilegia Vol. 29 No. 5 ^ Southeast Chapter Boulder Chapter Monthly meetings are the on the second Thursday of the month at 7 pm at the City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks offices in the north building confer- ence room, 66 South Cherryvale Road. From South Boulder Road, go south on Cherryvale 1/10 mile and turn west onto a lane to the offices. Contact Tommi Wolfe, scanesclan@comcast.net or 303-682-1208. January 12 The Subversive Life Form - Overview of the Ecological Role of Grasses in Steppe and Woodland Ecosystems (Tentative). David Buckner. February 9 Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks Vegetative Mapping Project. Megan Bowes. March 10 Topic TBA. April 13 Topic TBA. May 11 Annual Picnic and Wildflower Hike to celebrate the spring! Fort Collins Chapter Month meetings are held Wednesday at 7 PM at the Gardens on Spring Creek, 2145 Centre Ave., Fort Collins. Dinner with the speaker will be at 5: 15 pm at The Rainbow on Laurel St. Please contact Denise Culver the day before if you will join us for dinner, dculver@lamar.colostate.edu or 970-491- 2998. Metro-Denver Chapter Monthly meetings are held September through April at 7 pm in the Waring House Main Room (unless otherwise noted) at the Denver Botanic Garden (the mansion Just south of the main entrance on York Street). To enter, head south on York past the Gardens main entrance. Make an immedi- ate right into parking lot that says "Staff Parking." Members are invited to join speakers at 5:30 pm for pizza at Angelo's, CHAPTER NEWS 620 East 6th Ave (between Pearl and Washington) in Denver. For more infor- mation, contact Chapter President Naomi Nigro, 303-366-6033, or email naomi4CoNPS@hotmail.com. January 31 An Overview of Colorado's Wetlands. Dennis Buechler. February 28 Saving Table Mountain: Advocacy Success. Don Parker. March 28 Monitoring Sclerocactus mesae-verdae. Janet Coles. April 25 The Wonderful World of Common Names. Ron West, Resource Planner/Ecologist, Boulder County Parks and Open Space. Denver Botanic Gardens, Location TBA. Plateau Chapter Contact Chapter President Jeanne Wenger at 970- 256-9227, stweandjaw@acsol.net or Program Chair Lori Brummer at 970- 641-3561, lbrummer@gunnison.com for meeting information. February 10-12 Landscape West Conference. The Plateau Chapter needs help staffing the CONPS booth Friday afternoon, Saturday (9 am -6 pm) and Sunday (9 am -3 pm). No prior experience needed. You don't have to speak Latin or be a gardening expert, just love native plants ! Help! We need someone with good orga- nizational skills, who loves our Colorado native plants, and has lots of enthusiasm, to be President of the Plateau Chapter. Jeanne Wenger would like to retire soon after having served as Chapter President for 5-6 years! Contact Gay Austin at austi- naceae@frontier.net or 970-641-6264 for more information Activities are scheduled throughout the year and often held at the Beidleman Environmental Center, on Caramillo St., north of Dint all, off Chestnut, in Colorado Springs. The chapter is recruiting for the office of President. For chapter informa- tion or to volunteer, contact Liz Klein, eklein@kiowaengineeringcs.com, 719- 633-5927 or Elsie Pope, 7*1 9-596-490 1 . Southwest Chapter For news and activities, contact Chapter President Sandy Friedley at 970-884-9245 or by e-mail at friedley@mydurango.net. Kremmling milkvetch. Astragalus aster- houtii. Image from www.centerforplanlcon- servation.org. Aquilegia via Email Aquilegia is available via email as an Adobe document. File size is typically 2- 3 MB and fast internet connections are needed to download or view it. Send youri email address to Eric Lane, eric.lane@ag.state.co.us, or Alice Guthrie, mol 1 y 82 @ earthlink.net. | VoL 29 No. 5 Aquilegia Page 7 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 llora. Membership is open to all with an inter- est in our native plants, and is composed of plant enthusiasts both professional and non- professional. Please join us in helping to encourage interest in enjoying and protecting Colorado's 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 or Corporate $30 Family or Dual $20 Individual $15 Student or Senior Membership Renewal/Information Please direct all membership applications, renewals, and address changes to the Eric Lane (Chair of Membership), Colorado Native Plant Society, P.O. Box 200, Eon Collins, CO 80522. Please direct all other inquiries regarding the Society to the Sccretaiy at the same address. Aquilegia is published four or more 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. Articles for Aquilegia may be used by other native plant societies or non-profit groups, if fully cited to author and attributed to Aquilegia. Articles from 500 to 1500 words in length, such as unusual information about a plant, are welcome. Previously published articles sub- mitted for reprinting require permission. Digital photographs or line drawings are also solicited. Please include author’s name and address, although anonymity may be request- ed. Articles must be submitted electronically. Please direct all contributions to the newsletter to: Alice Guthrie 509 Collyer Longmont, CO 80501 E-Mail: molly82@earthlmk.net guthriea@ci.boulder.co.us Officers President Leo Bruederle . . 303-556-3419 Vice-Pre.sident . . , David Anderson . 970-484-0774 Secretary Kim Regier 303-556-8309 Treasurer Naomi Nigro . . . 303-366-6033 Board of Directors John Giordanengo (06) Golden .... 303-996-2760 Brad Johnson (06) . . Fort Collins . . 970-491-6932 Gwen Kittel (06) Boulder 303-258-0908 Jan Loechell (06) . . . Golden 303-458-4262 Laurel Potts (06). . . . Gypsum 970-524-3377 Dick Fisher (07) .... Steamboat Springs 970-276-4448 John Proctor (07) . . . Walden 970-723-8204 Boyce Drummond (08) Fort Collins . . 970-690-7455 Denise Wilson (08). . Golden 303-642-0510 Steve Yarbrough (08) Wheatridge . . 303-233-6345 Chapter Presidents Boulder Tommi Wolfe 303-682-1208 Fort Collins .... Denise Culver . . . 970-491-2998 Metro-Denver. . . Naomi Nigro .... 303-366-6033 Plateau Jeanne Wenger. . . 970-256-9227 Southeast Doris Drisgill &. . 719-578-1091 Liz Klein 719-633-5927 Southwest Sandy Friedley. . . 970-884-9245 Standing Committees and Chairs Conservation . . . Sarada Krishnan . . 303-465-4274 Education and Outreach Megan Bowes . . . 303-561-4883 Endowment .... Vacant Field Studies . . . John Proctor 970-723-8204 Field Trips Vacant Finance Naomi Nigro .... 303-366-6033 Horticulture and. Laurel Potts & . . . 970-328-8633 Restoration . . . Lisa Tasker 970-948-4857 Media Boyce Drummond 970-690-7455 Membership. . . . Eric Lane 303-239-4182 Rare Plant Eleanor Von Bargen Monograph 303-756-1400 Rc.search Grants. Jan Loechell 303-458-4262 Sales April Wasson .... 303-763-7679 Workshop Mignon Macias . . 303-249-2977 Name(s) Address (Address) MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORM MEMBERSHIP CLASS: City Phone Chapter: State Zip E-mail Boulder Fort Collins Metro Denver Plateau Southeast Dues cover a 1 2-month period. Individual, $15.00 Family/dual, $20.00 Senior, $8.00 Student, $8.00 Corporate, $30.00 Supporting, $50.00 Lifetime, $250.00 Southwest In addition to my membership, I have included $_ as a contribution to the John Marr \ind (endowment in support of small grants-in-aid of research), $ as a contribution to Ihe Myrna P. Steinkamp Memorial Fund (endowment in support of small grants-in-aid of research), or $_ . as a general contribution to the Society. CONPS IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION - DUES AND CONTRIBUTIONS ARE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE CALENDAR 2005 - 2006 CHAPTER EVENTS Plateau Chapter Boulder Chapter Feb. 10 - 12 Landscape West Conference W January 12 February 9 March 10 April 13 May 11 The Subversive Life Form (Tentative) Vegetative Mapping Project, Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks Topic TBA Topic TBA Annual Picnic and Wildflower Hike January 31 February 28 March 28 April 25 April 26 Metro-Denver Chapter An Overview of Colorado’s Wetlands Saving Table Mountain: Advocacy Success Monitoring Sclerocactiis mesae-verdae The Wonderful World of Common Names Topic TBA SOCIETY EVENTS Workshops Jan. 14 & 15 Basic Grass Structure Feb. 11 & 12 Onagraceae-Ocnot/zera, Calylophus, & Camissonia March 4 & 5 Front Range Vegetation Zones and Rare Plants May 20 & 21 Beginning Plant ID January 21 February 18 April 8 Board Meetings Justice Center, Longmont American Mountaineering Center, Golden To Be Announced / IViaaiVIAI 3AI1ISN3S 3IAII1 o.iO‘sduoo'MA\M//:duq ZZ