Colorado Native PI ant Society NEWSLETTER Volume 7 Number 5 October — December 1983 "Dedicated to the Appreciation and Conservation of the Colorado Flora" CALENDAR OF EVENTS 9 JAN I9B4. Yampa Valley Chapter meeting. Call Karen Niley-Eberle for more informa- tion (phone number is on the back page of this newel etter ) . 7 JAN 1984. Fort Collins Chapter field trip to find an evergreen fern west of Fort Collins behind hor setooth reservoir. Trip will be held one the of weekends at the end of the month when the weather is nice, we hope. Chapter members will be notified by phone. Non-chapter members will be noti- fied if they write to the chapter at the Society’s address. 4 FEB 1984. Yampa Valley Chapter Field Trip. Starting in the Craig area and moving to the Steamboat Springs area. See page 4 inside for details. 5 FEB 1984. Board of Directors meeting in Steamboat Springs in conjunction with the field trip on the 4th. If you would like to attend the board meeting please let the Society’s secretary know so that you can get the latest information as to the time and arrangements. First part of FES 1984. Next newsletter. Much material needed. Do you use native plants to make dyes, paper, medicines or for some other use? How about letting us all know what you are doing? 5-6 MAR 1984. Sixth High Altitude Reveg- etation Workshop at Colorado State Univer- sity. Write for more information to High Altitude Revegetation, Conferences and Institues, Rockwell Hall, Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO 00523. PICERNCE BRSIN DEVELOPMENT THRERTENS PLRNTS & VEGETRTI DN The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) White River Resource area is now preparing its Resource Management Plan (RWP) for the Piceance Basin Planning Area. This RMP will guide land use for the near future in the Piceance Basin and specifically set the pattern for the leasing process that will ultimately determine the course of oil shale development in this area. The Piceance Basin has been the subject of several Col or ado Native Plant Society field trips because of its unusual flora and veg- etation, and its unique geological setting. It is the region’s geology, particularly the trillion or so barrels of oil contained in the Breen River Formation, that is the focus of potential mining on a scale un- precedented in Colorado or the western U.S. A recent document, for example, outlines a proposed waste shale disposal site for a single 5,000 acre mining operation. The separate waste site would eventually con- sist of a pile of spent shale sloping from 400 to 1000 feet high, covering 4,800 acres (almost 8 square miles). As the Piceance Basin contains some 700,000 acres of poten- tial oil shale lease lands, 70 of these disposal sites could occur in the basin. While it is not likely that this scale of development will occur in the immediate future, it is important to note that the BLM is considering offering leases in 1984 that could irreversi bl y give private companies the option to develop at this scale. The BLM contracted with The Nature Conser- vancy in 1982 to conduct an inventory of the flora, rare plants, and vegetation of the basin. This work was completed by the Colorado Natural Heritage Inventory (CNHI). A five-volume report to BLM provided mapped locations, data, and photographs, for every rare plant and important vegetation site in the basin. Two species new to science, Physaria obcordata and Lesquerella parviflora t were found during the inventory, and have Just been published by Reed Rollins of the Bray Herbarium at Harvard. A third probably new taxon is under study by Rollins. Field trip participants may recall seeing some of the basin’s rare taxa- These include Astragal as lutosus, festaca dasyclada r Gilia stenothyrsa f Thai ictrum heliophil a*, Aquilegia barnebyi ; Sal 1 ivantia purpusii , and Gent i anal la tortuosa - The vegetation in the Basin is also unique, with about a fourth of the plant associa- tions not occurring anywhere else in the world. Unfortunately, much of the Basin’s vegetation has been altered by over 100 years of domestic livestock grazing, but remnants of the original vegetation can still be found in inaccessible areas. More than a hundred of these remnants were located during the inventory. A few of the plant associations in the Basin have been extensively altered and now exist in good condition on only a few sites. For example, grasslands dominated by Agropyron spicatam var. Snerme (Awn less B1 uebunch Wheatgrass) , which are estimated formerly to have occurred on 25,000 to 50,000 acres in the Basin, now occur in good condition on only about 200 acres. The remaining sites now are dominated by Koel eria cristata (Junegrass) or weeds. Subsequent to the inventory, the BLM man- agement contracted with The Nature Conser- vancy to have all the data evaluated and to provide a set of recommended sites for po- tential designation as Research Natural Areas (RNAs) or Areas of Critical Environ- mental Concern (ACECs) . An RNA is an of- ficial designation used by Federal agencies to provide protection for areas that have value for scientific research, and for per- petuation of rare plants and remnant veg- etation. They generally exclude all other uses such as grazing, mining, woodcutting, etc. Their primary purpose is to serve as baseline areas retained in a natural condi- tion in perpetuity, and as such they are very valuable as comparison areas for eval- uating the effects of human land uses. An ACEC, in contrast, is a less restrictive designation that does not necessarily ex- clude all human uses, but requires that the uses be compatible with maintaining the particular resource that is of critical concern on the site. A gas pad, for exam- ple, could be placed within an ACEC if it did not directly affect a rare plant con- tained in the ACEC. The Nature Conservancy’ s report to BLM identified 20 sites for potential ACEC and RNA designation. These 20 sites provide for a maximum amount of protection few the rare plants and vegetation remnants in a minimum area. Approximately 4% of the Basin would be included, with about IX of the current level of grazing affected by the designations. The proposal was devel- oped with the view that these 20 sites may be the only areas not opened for oil shale development in the future. In the fall of 1983 BLM formulated four alternatives few the Resource Management Plan. These alternatives represent four extremes for the potential future land use in the Basin. These alternatives were pub- lished in the White River Report No. 3 in October 1983 by the White River Resource Area, Meeker , Colorado. The Wildlife Al- ternative includes 12 of the 20 sites; the Oil and Gas Alternative includes 3 of the 20 sites; the Oil Shale Alternative in- cludes none of the 20 sites; and the Cur rent Management Alternative also includes none of the 20 sites* The Preferred Alternative is now being formulated and is due for public release in February of 1904. It may consist of any combination of parts of the other Alterna- tives or include new proposals. Prelimi- nary indications suggest the Bureau may include none of the sites in the Preferred Alternative. The Colorado Native Plant Society's (CoNPS) Board of Directors and its Conservation Committee have been following closely the development of the Resource Management Plan. After careful evaluation of The Nature Conservancy's recommendations, we believe that each of the 20 sites proposed for RNA or ACEC status has scientific merit clearly warranting such protection. There- fore, the Society strongly supports inclusion of ajL 1 20 sites in the Resource Management Planning process. A letter making such a request was submitted to the White River Resource Area in late October, but CoNPS has not yet received a reply. The Conservation Committee is now drawing up plans for additional action. The outcome of this planning process is of extreme importance to the perpetuation of a unique part of Colorado's flora and vege- tation. Although your Society is working to present the views of plant conservation- ists as a group, the importance of individ- ual voices cannot be overestimated. There- fore, if you are concerned about this issue, we urge you to write immed ia tely to Curt Smith, Resource Area Manager, White River Resource Area, BLM, P. 0. Box 928, Meeker, Colorado 8 1641 (or call (303) 878-3601) and request information on how the 20 recommended plant sites will be addressed in the Preferred Alternative* Also request that a copy of the Preferred Alternative be sent to you when it is available (scheduled for February 15, 1984). Request a copy of White River Report No. 3, October 1983, if you wish to see for yourself the summarized resource management alternatives being used by BLM in the planning process. It appears likely the BLM will include few if any of the plant sites as RNAs or ACECs in the Preferred Alternative; only strong, concerted action by groups and individuals concerned about these plant resources has any chance of altering the situation in the final Resource Management Plan. Act now! ! An update report on the Piceance Basin planning process will appear in the next newsletter, along with suggestions for action. A copy of the Conservancy's report to BLM is available for inspection at the Colorado Natural Heritage Inventory office, 1550 Lincoln #110, Denver, Colorado 80203, or at the White River Resource Area Office in Meeker. NEW PLRNT5 FDUND Did you know that new plant species are still being discovered in Colorado? There have been three species new to science described in the past year: Thai ictram heliophilum (Bun-loving Meadow Rue), Physaria obcordata (Piceance Twinpod) , and L&squ&r&I 1 a parvi flora (Piceance Bladder pod) . All three of these were dis- covered in the Piceance Basin. The Meadowrue is in the Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family), while the Twinpod and the B1 adderpod are members of the Brass! caceae (Mustard family). The Sun— loving Meadowrue is currently known to occur on barren exposures of the Breen River geologic formation on Cathedral Bluffs in the Piceance Basin and the Roan Cliffs in the Parachute and Roan Creek drainages. This species recently was described in the botanical journal BRITTON I A by Dr* Dieter H» Milken, curator of the Colorado State University Herbarium. There are only about a half dozen occurrences of this unique plant known in the world. The Piceance Twinpod and the Piceance B1 adderpod also occur on exposures of the Green River formation and currently are known only from the Piceance Basin. These two unique mustard species were discovered by Bill Baker of the Colorado Natural Heritage Inventory (CNHI) during an inventory of the Basin for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in 1982. The specimens collected were then sent to Reed C. Rollins of the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University by Dr. Milken for scientific description. Dr. Rollins, who is the world's foremost botanical authority on the Mustard family, described them in the most recent issue of THE JOURNAL OF THE ARNOLD ARBORETUM. The currently known occurrences for the Twinpod number only two, and those for the B1 adderpod less than a dozen. There are additional plants in the Basin that presently are either under* study or recently submitted for publication as new plant species. If you would like information on the new species or those plants currently under study, please contact CNHI, 1550 Lincoln Room 110, Denver CO 80203. MEMBERSHIP REMINDERS RND INFORMRTIDN Membership renewal notices and question- naires fear 1984 have been mailed. Your address label on this newsletter indicates the calendar year through which your mem- bership extends. Life and 1984 members are asked to fill out the questi onnaire and, if interested, to join one of the local chap- ters. (1984 members who completed the questionnaire at the fall annual meeting won't receive this form.) If you wish to be a member of a local chap- ter tone only, please), please mark this on your renewal form. It will not be assumed on the basis of address that you are auto- matically a member of a chapter. Also, you need not live in a particular city or area to be a member of a given chapter. Membership in a chapter means that a por- tion of your “state" dues is set aside to support that chapter’s activities and ex- penses, and that you will be notified (if at all possible) of local activities; this is especially important if a program is set up on short notice. Of course, everyone is welcome to attend all Society and Chapter functions, but chapter "non-members" gener- ally will have to rely on the newsletter and public notices to learn about such activites. Ail CONPS members should be aware that we have a bulk mailing permit under which our newsletter® and some correspondence are sent out. Post office rules are very strict for this type of mail. This may affect you in several ways* (1) deli very is not always timely, especially if you live out-of-state; we can only apologize for this; (2) this type of mail may not be forwarded if you move# and even if you have arranged with the Post Office for forward- ing it may be quite slow; (3) if bulk mail is not deliverable to you, it is NOT re- turned to us even though there must be a return address on the item. Thus, unless you notify us of address changes, we have no way of even guessing that you have moved! If you Have notified us of a change-of— address but are not receiving newsletters (etc.) as you think you should, please check with us again. As we all know, for some reason the Post Office doesn’t always deliver. (Furthermore, even we occasionally make mistakes!) WINTER FIELD TRIP Rumor has it that the Yampa Valley Chapter wi 1 1 sponsor a winter field trip in early February, possibly the 4th. Participants from Craig will meet there and on a Satur- day morning will tour the river valley near Craig (bring cross-country skis!) with expert leaders who will help with winter identification of shrubs. About noon the group will travel to Rabbit Ears Pass where those from Steamboat Springs (or the Front Range??) could Join in a cross-country ski tour of the beautiful area and its variety of conifers. A winter camp-out (building snow caves) may be included for those who so desire, or many accomodations are avail- able in Steamboat Springs. Participants would be welcome at a Board of Directors meeting tentatively scheduled for February the 5th at Steamboat Springs. Contact Karen Wiley Everle, President of the Yampa Valley Chapter, at 824-B2A1 for further details and confirmation of dates. THE USES OF BOTANY by Brenton Braley (reprinted, with permission, from the Bui let i_n_of the _NATIVE_ PLANT SOClETY_of OREGON, Vol. XVl7 No7~9, Sept7“l9837 There should be no monotony , In studying your botany i It helps to train and spur the brain Unless you haven’t got any. It teaches you — does botany To know the plants and spotany And learn just why they live and die In case you plant or potany. You learn from reading botany Of woolly plants and cottony That grow on earth and what they’re worth And why spots have notany. You sketch the plants in botany; You learn to chart and plqtany Like corn and oats. You jot down notes If you know how to jotany . Your time, if you* 1 1 al lot any Will teach you how and whatany Old plant or tree can do or be — And that’s the use of botany. MX MISSILE SYSTEM MAY RFFECT R CRNDIDRTE ENDRNGERED PLANT The draft envi ronmental impact statement (DEIS) for the MX ("Peacekeeper" ) missile system is southeastern Wyoming and western Nebraska has been released. Potential environmental effects described in the DIES include a passible adverse effect on the Colorado Butterfly Plant, £aura neomexiczna ssp. coloradensis. This species, a federally listed candidate endangered plant, occurs adjacent to and within Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne. A new road or roads needed to transport the missiles from a storage area to the deployment area could pass through the limited habitat for these plants. Three pr oposed alternatives are given in the DElSs (l ) Alternative R2, the Proposed Action - a new road through the habitat; ( 2 ) Alternative R1 - us© existing roads (but this requires construction of two new overpasses to allow transports to pass under Interstate Highway 25); (3) Alternative R3 - move roads farther north and south (this would avoid overpasses with 1-25, but put a new road through the plant habitat). Although the deadline for comments on the DEIS technically has passed (Nov. 28th), comments probably still could be useful. Send tos Major Peter Walsh, AFRCE-BMS/DEV, Norton AFB, CA 92409. Copies of the DEIS are available at the Colorado State University Library and undoubtedly at other libraries throughout the state. F^l OF? I SSANT FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT PI aint Invervtor-y Li st co-F Synonyms Continued from Vol . 7, No. 3. On this page is the rest of the list of old and new names on the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument plant inventory. The new names were published in Vol. 1, No. 1, of the NEWSLETTER. This list also has the new names on it with lines beginning with "Syn. " showing the older names. The list also contains the old names with a line beginning "See** showing the current names. * * * * tPor t u 1 ac ac eae Crunocallis chamissoi (Ledeb. ) Rydb. Syn. Monti* c hamissoi Monti* chamissoi (Ledeb. > Durand & Jackson See Crunocmll is chamissoi ttVSSRanuncul aceae Batrachium trichophyl Jam ? Syn. Ranuncul us tri chophyl 1 us Ranunculus trichophyl 1 us (Chain ) Schultz See Batrachium trichophyl 1 urn « 1 1 1 1 Rosaceae Argentina anserina (L. ) Rydb. Syn. Potantilla ansarin* Chamaarhodos aracta (L. > Bunge ssp. nuttall ii (Pickering ax T. It G.) Hu 1 ten Syn. C hammer hod os nuttall ii Chamaarhodos nuttall ii (T. $e B. > Pickering in Rydb. See Chamaarhodos aracta ssp. nuttali *t*f*Rosaceae Brymocallis fissa (Nutt.) Rydb. Syn. Potantilla fissa Erythrocoma tri flora (Pursh) Sreene Syn . Baum cil i at urn Frag aria amaricana (Porter! Britton See Fragaria vasca var. brae teat* Fragaria oval is (Lehm. > Rydb. See Fragaria Virginian a var. glauca Fragaria vasca L. var. bractaata (Heller) R. J. Davis Syn. Fragaria amaricana Fragaria Virginian a Duch. var. glauca Rothr. Syn. Fragaria oval is Baum ciliatum Pursh See Erythrocoma tri flora Pantaphyl loidas floribunda (Pursh) A. Love Syn. Potantilla fruticosa Potantilla ansarina L. See Urgant in* ansarina Potantilla fissa Nutt, in T. It B. See Drymocal 1 is fissa Potantilla fruticosa L. Bee Pantaphyl loidas floribunda t*t*tRubiaceae Galium boreal a L. ssp. saptantrionala (R. & S. ) Hara See Galium saptantrionala Galium saptantrionala R. & S. Syn. Galium boreal a ssp. saptantrionala 1 1 1 1 1 San i f r ag ac eae Ciliaria austromontana (Mi eg.) N. A. Weber Syn. Saxifraga bronchial is ssp. austromontana Saxifraga bronchial is L. ssp. austromontana (Weig. ) Piper See Ciliaria austromontana ANNUAL MEET I NO The business part of the annual meeting was, as is usual, the election of our new members Of the board of directors. The five new directors are: Bill Baker, Boulder Dr. Defter W. Hess, La junta Tamara Neumann, Longmont Myrna F. Steinkamp, Fort Collins Eleanor Von Bargen , Denver ft sixth director was elected to fill the one year remaining on the term of John Anderson who resigned because he moved out of the state. This new director is: Ann Cooper, Boulder. The presentation by Dr. F. Martin Brown, "Brownie", was very interesting. He filled us in on the history of the Florissant and then Dr. Miriam Denham told us about the current flora of the area. Following the annual meeting there was a short board of directors meeting. Our president. Sue Martini secretary, Eleanor Von Bargen; and treasurer, Myrna P. Steinkamp agreed to serve at least one more year and our new vice-president is: Harold Weissler, Golden. Most of the committee chairs agreed to continue but a few declined and all have been replaced except our publicity chair. The change is: Nevin Bebee replaces Scott Ellis as Field Trips chairman. Our representat i ve to COSC (Colorado Open Space Council) was John Anderson. Ann Cooper has agreed to take on this job with Tamara Naumann serving as an alternate. 1*?Q4 ENDANGERED WXIUO FLOWER CALENDAR This year ’ s calendar features 15 new color photographs of endangered flowers. There are members of the orchid, lily and cactus families and a carnivorous species. Some of the species are Alkali Mariposa Lily, Cal ochortus striatus; the Island Larkspur, 1/el phini urn kinkiensef and the Marsh Paintbrush, Castilleja uliginosa, with text and information provided by Susan Cochrane, Thomas Oberbauer, Lawrence Heckard and Alice Howard. The calendar is 10 1/4 x 17" when open and contains 32 pages with room for notes on each day. Calendars may be ordered from Endangered Wildflower Calendar, in care of Biology Department, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, N¥ 11210. Costs are *5.40 each or *4.50 each for 3 and *4.25 each for 10 or more. Gift calendars will be sent directly to addresses that are provided, along with your name and a brief greeting. Add *1.00 for delivery by first class mail. WEEDS OF COLORADO A Book Review Periodically over a period of years I tried to identify a couple of weeds from my yard using standard plant references and keys. My knowledge and skills (or patience) were not equal to the task. Even if I arrived at the correct species it was but one of two or more alternatives which might have been chosen . ‘Then I acquired the book WEEDS OF COLORADO. I quickly learned that the two troublesome plants were Polygonum avicul are, prostrate knot weed; and Euphorbia serpillifolia , thyme-leafed spurge. I even learned that the Polygonum was a native plant. Bolstered by those successes 1 converted many more unknown "weeds" in my yard and garden into known plants including, but not limited to: Sal via reflexa, lanceleafed sage; Euphorbia dentata f toothed spurge; Sonchus oleraceous? common sowthistle; Verbena bracteata f prostrate vervain; Byssodi a papposa r fetid marigold; and the smartweeds, Polygonum pennsy Ivan i cum and P * persicaria. The 1974 edition of WEEDS OF COLORADO, which I have, includes 194 plants which are considerd to be "weedy". Of those, B8 are designated as native plants, 78 are des- ignated as introduced. One genus, Cuscuta , the dodders, is not divided into species. The genus includes both natives and introduced species in Colorado. That leaves 27 species which are undesignated. I was surprised to learn that so many natives are considered weedy; especially such plants as Iris mi ssouriensi s, wild iris; L inaria vulgaris , butter and eggs; Sarcobatus vertical atus 9 greasewood; Cleome serrul ata r Rocky Mountain bee plant; and Argemone pol yan themos, prickly poppy. Weeds are defined briefly as "unwanted plants out of place", but more than a page of text is devoted to explaining the characteristics of weeds . There are several reasons why WEEDS OF COLORADO has proven very useful to me, an amateur, for plant identification. 1. Many of its plants are ones which we encounter daily around our home. 2. Some of its plants are difficult to "key out", 3* Every plant is illustrated by drawings ^ihich show its habit of growth plus details of all plant parts (flowers, seeds, leaves, fruits, etc.) that are needed to identify it. I found that I could Identify many plants without consulting the key that is included in the book. I used a simple two-step approach: 1. Find the drawing or drawings that look most like the plant in question, 2- Consult the written description that accompanies each drawing. If doubts remained I then ran it through the key and proceeded from there. As a final verification 1 often consulted a standard plant manual also. MEEDS OF COLORADO was written by Bruce J . Thornton, Harold D. Harrington and Robert L. Zimdahl and published by Colorado State University. It is designated Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 514-S revised. The 1*774 edition includes 211 pages, is 6 by *7 inches and has a heavy paper cover. The recently revised edition may be longer. Copies may be purchased from Bulletin Room, 171 Aylesworth Hall, Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO 00523. The present price is <5.50 plus *1-00 if it must be mailed. Lloyd Hayes FIELD TRIP REPORT SHRINE PASS TRIP 30 JULY 1Ci>s:3 TRIP LEADER; Nevin Bebee. The high point of the trip was to see the Mhite Bog Orchid, Limnorcbis dilatata. An appetizing side line was to hear Nevin describe the important ecological relationship between Lodgepole Pine, Pinus contorts Dougl . var. latifol ia Engel m. , and Engel mann Spruce, Picea angel manni i (Parry) Engel mann . Following are only some of the delights we saw: - - -Aster aceae Anaphal is margaritacea (L- > B. & H. Antennaria spp. Arnica cordi fol ia Hook Erigeron paregrinus (Pursh) Greene < Subalp ine Daisy> - » -Boragi naceae Martansia ciliata (James) G. Don CTall Mertensia> - - -Caryophy 1 1 aceae ftinuartia ssp. < Sandwort > - - -Ericaceae Vaccinia* myrtillus L. ssp oraophil urn (Rydb. ) Love, Love It Kapoor kalmia poll folia Mang. < Laurel > - - -Fab aceae Astragal as ml pinus L. Lapinas organ taus Pursh < Comm on Lupine > F="IE:L_0 TRIP REPORT MOFFAT COUNTY TFSEIK JUNE 1.0— 1«^03 TRIP LEADERS: Karen Wiley-Eberle and Scott Peterson On Saturday morning June 18, over 20 people met at the Maybel 1 Park to begin a two day wild plant study. Our first stop was in Greystone where we continued the journey using 4 wheel drive vehicles only- When we arrived at Douglas Mountain, we viewed the mountain mahogany, Carcocarpus mon tanas, as well as hearing a lecture by K* C. Eberle on burn control. We drove on to Chicken Springs where we saw a new species of evening primrose, Oenothera acutissima . We continued on to the top of Douglas Mountain where we visited a cushion community and enjoyed the view. From there, we journeyed back down Douglas Mountain and on toward Dinosaur National Park where we camped for the night at the Gates of Ladore. On Sunday, we drove through Irish Canyon with a stop on the way to see an interest- ing grass, Bantbonia uni s pi cat a. We proceeded up Cold Springs Mountain with our final destination being the ‘ Beaver Creek area. Submitted by the newly formed Yampa Valley Chapter of CONPS. - - -Li li aceae Zigadanus el eg an s Pursh < Death Camas> - - -Orchidaeeae Limnorcbis dilatata (Pursh) Rydb. spp. albi flora (Cham) Love Sc Simon - - -Polemoni aceae Collomia linearis Nutt. 1 porno psi s aggregate (Pursh) V. Grant < Scar let Gilla> - — -Portul acaceae Lemisia pygmaaa (Gray) Robinson < Pigmy Bitterroot > - — -Ranuncul aceae Anemone narcissi flora L. ssp. zaphyra (Nels. ) Love, Love St Kapoor <5ubalpine Anemone > Cal the laptosepala DC. < Marsh-Mar igold> - - -Rosaceae Beam tri flora* - - -Sexi fragaceae Saxi frag a oregana Howell var. montanensis (Small) C. L. Hitchcock - - -Scrophul ar i aceae Castillaja miniate Dougl. Cm rbaxifol ia Rydb. Pedicul aris bracteosa Benth. var. paysoniana (Pennell) Cronqui st Pm groan 1 andica Retz Pm parry i Bray Pm racemose Dougl. ssp. alba Pennell < Cur led Lousewort> Penstamon mhippleanus A. Gray < Dusty Penstemon> Veronica mormskjoldii R. St S. - — -Valerianaceae Valeriana capitate Pallas ex Link ssp. acutiloba (Rydb.) F. G. Meyer Presi dents Vi ce-Pres. : Secretary! Treasurer s — — OFF I CER9— Sue Martin Harold Weiscler Eleanor Von Bar gen Myrna Steinkamp 226-3371 278-9186 756-1400 226-3371 — MAILING ADDRESS- COLORADO NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY P. O. BOX 200 FORT COLLINS CO 80522 — BOARD OF DIRECTORS Bill Baker <85) Boulder Ann Cooper €84) Boulder Lloyd Hayes (04) Fort Collins Dexter Hess 05) La Junta Sue Martin <84> Fort Collins Tamara Naumann € 05 ) Longmont Claire Semmer (84) Steamboat Village Les Shader (84) Fort Collins Myrna Steinkamp (85) Fort Collins Eleanor Von Bergen (85) Denver 449-0771 447-9169 226-5365 384-2464 226-3371 772-9370 879-2168 484-0107 226-3371 756-1400 — SCHEDULE OF MEMBERSHIP FEES LIFE SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION FAMILY OR DUAL INDIVIDUAL STUDENT OR SENIOR *250.00 50.00 25.00 12.00 8.00 4.00 NEWSLETTER ARTICLES Please direct all contributions to the EDITOR in care of the Society's mailing address. CHAPTER PRESIDENTS ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF BOD Boulder, Amy Struthers 494-5674 Fort Collins, Les Shader 484-0107 Yampa Valley, Karen Wiley-Eberle 824-8261 COMMITTEES- CONSERVATIONS Tamara Nauman EDITORIALS Les Shader EDUCATION: Miriam Denham FIELD TRIPS* Nevin Bebee GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS: J . Scott Peterson HORTICULTURE St REHABILITATION: Gayle Weinstein MEMBERSHIPS Myrna Steinkamp PUBLICITY: FLORISSANT: Mary Edwards 772-9370 484-0107 442-1020 733-1038 733-1038 575-2548 226-3371 233-8133 REPRESENTATIVES TO ORGANIZATIONS COSC: Ann Cooper ( Alter nat e-Tamar a Naumann ) Deadlines for contributions to the NEWS- LETTER are the first day of January, March, May, July, September , and November with publication around the last day of the month. The 4 issues March through September will be published without fail, the Janu- ary and November issues will be publiwtd as material is available. 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