Aquilegia
Newsletter of the Colorado Native Plant Society
Dedicated to the appreciation and conservation of Colorado native flora and habitat
Volume 35 - Number i - Spring 2011
MISSION STATEMENT
Photo by Tim Henson
After considerable discussion,
the CoNPS Board of Directors
has adopted changes to expli-
citly recognize the importance
of habitat in any effort to con-
serve native plants, and to
make more specific the means
by which CoNPS will pursue its
conservation goals.
MISSION STATEMENT
The Colorado Native Plant
Society is dedicated to further-
ing the knowledge, apprecia-
tion and conservation of
native plants and habitats of
Colorado through education,
stewardship and advocacy.
Oenothera caespitosa Photo by Tim Henson
Inside Aquilegia 35.1
Research report: ''Ferns and Orchids
of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains''
24 field trips!
Book Reviews Workshops
Adopt-a-Trail Program
Volunteer opportunities
and morel
FERNS AND ORCHIDS OF THE
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS, PART i: 2010
by Scott F Smith
The summer of 2010, between the months of June and
September, I started what I thought would be an easy
field survey. How hard could it be to complete a Fern
and Orchid survey in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains?
Hard - way harder than I ever imagined.
I accomplished maybe half the trails that I wanted sur-
vey on. Finding roads that are few and far between
areas that I wanted to go to was the first trick. Finding
ways around the Private Property holdings was anoth-
er trick. I also included in this survey parts of the Wet
Mountains that are so close and almost are adjoining
each other on the northern side at the Arkansas River.
Through the help of the Colorado Native Plant Society
and a partial-funding grant from the Marr and Stein-
kamp research funds, I was able to spend several
weeks on this fern and orchid survey of the Sangre de
Cristo Mountains. Technical support through the Uni-
versity of Colorado Herbarium was also greatly appre-
ciated.
The good news is that by the end of summer I managed
to find 5 or 6 (two are still in analysis) new ferns that
had not been previously documented for the Sangre de
Cristo Mountains Range in Colorado. These ferns were
Botrychium ferns; Botrychium echo, Botrychium minga-
nense, Botrychium neolunaria, Botrychium pinnatum,
Botrychium spathulatum and Botrychium tunux. Two of
these Botrychium are still out at the University for Ge-
netic Analysis. Most of these 5-6 ferns are rare, two
being very rare in Colorado. I found and expanded a
population of the rare Asplenium trichomanes ssp. ra-
mosum fern or Green Spleenwortfern, previously
known from this area, but not in such a quantity. This is
probably the largest known population in the state.
Many other ferns were found in the Sangre de Cristo
Mountain Range and are listed below.
Several rare native orchids were found along multiple
not-so-rare orchids or the common orchids of Colora-
do. The rare ones were Cypripedium parviflorum ssp.
pubescens, Epipactus gigantea and Platanthera tescam-
nis. The populations of Yellow Lady Slippers are pretty
small and were previously documented. The Epipactus
gigantea population is a monstrous population. I would
imagine this is the largest population in the state, with
literally thousands of plants. In all, 31 species of ferns
and 12 species of orchids were found.
Botrychium spathulatum Photo by Scott F Smith
This survey will continue again next summer with many
more forays into the Sangre de Cristo and Wet Moun-
tains. Once was not even close enough. It seems that I
have only yet begun. I believe there to be many more
species of ferns and orchids to be found.
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Trips were made into the following areas of the San-
gre de Cristo and Wet Mountains (all in Colorado):
Poncha Hot Springs Drainage, close to Poncha Springs
Methodist Mountain at Salida
Bushnell Lakes Trail, by Coaldale
Hayden Pass Road East side, by Coaldale
Rainbow Trail by Coaldale
Middle and North Prongs of Hayden Creek by Coaldale
Newlin Creek Trail by Florence
Greenhorn Mountain Road, by Lake Isabel
Music Pass Road, by Westcliffe
South Colony Lake Road by Westcliffe
Rainbow Trail by Westcliffe
Stonewall Gap, by Stonewall
Trinchera Peak Road by Cuchara
Zapata Falls Trail, by the Great Sand Dunes
Zapata Creek Trail, by the Great Sand Dunes
Mosca Pass Trail East and West Side, by the Great
Sand Dunes
Major Creek Trail by Villa Groove
Valley View Hot Springs by Villa Groove
Cypripedium parviflorum Photo by Scott F Smith
Ferns
Argyrochosma fendleri, Zigzag Cliff Brake
Asplenium septentrionale, Grass Fern
Asplenium trichomanes ssp. ramosum, Green Maiden
Hair Spleenwort
Asplenium trichomanes ssp. trichomanes, Maiden hair
Spleenwort
Athyrium filix-femina, Lady Fern
Botrychium echo, Reflective Moonwort
Botrychium hesperium. Western Moonwort
Botrychium lanceolatum, Lance leaf Moonwort
Botrychium minganense, Mingans Moonwort
Botrychium neolunaria. Common Moonwort
Botrychium pinnatum, St. Johns Moonwort
Botrychium spathulatum, Spatulate Moonwort
Botrychium tunux, Moosewort Moonwort
Cheilanthes feel. Slender Lip Fern
Cheilanthes fendleri, Fendlers Lip Fern
Cryptogramma acrostichoides. Parsley Fern
Cryptogramma stelleri. Slender rock Brake
Cystopteris fragilis. Fragile Fern
Cystopteris reevesiana. Reeves Fern
Dryopteris filix-mas, Male Fern
Equisetum arvense. Field Horsetail
Equisetum hyemale. Common Scouring Rush
Equisetum laevigatum. Smooth Scouring rush
Polypodium saxamontanum. Mountain Polypody
Selaginella densa. Crowed Spikemoss
Selaginella mutica. Blunted Spikemoss
Selaginella underwood//, Underwoods Spikemoss
Pteridium aquilinum ssp. pubescens. Bracken Fern
Woodsia oregana ssp. cathartiana. Western Cliff Fern
Woodsia neomexicana. Mountain Cliff Fern
Woodsia ssp.. Unknown Cliff Fern
Orchids
Calypso bulbosa, Fairyslipper Orchid
Corallorhiza macualata. Spotted Coralroot Orchid
Corallorhiza striata. Stripped Coralroot Orchid
Corallorhiza trifida. Green Coralroot Orchid
Corallorhiza wisteriana, Wisters Coralroot Orchid
Cypripedium parviflorum ssp. pubescens. Yellow Lady
Slipper
Epipactus gigantea. Chatterbox Orchid
Goodyera oblongifolia. Rattlesnake Orchid
Goodyera repens. Lesser Rattlesnake Orchid
Platanthera huronensis. Green Bog Orchid
Platanthera purpurascens. Green Bog orchid
Platanthera tescamnis,
Scott F Smith is a Colorado plant enthusiast and plumber
with the United States Antarctic program. His particular
expertise is in native Botrychium, cactus, ferns, and orc-
hids, and includes both study and photography. More
examples of his photography can be found on the CoNPS
website (under ''Slide Shows"').
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BOOK REVIEWS
Pollination Described in Words and Pictures
By Jan Loechell Turner
To understand a subject, words and pictures can be a
powerful, and in some cases, indispensible combination
for learners. Analogies can bring a subject home to us.
The lay reader can be intimidated by academic sources
and give up their study of a topic because the vocabulary
seems daunting. Welhwritten and researched picture
books can give readers a gentler introduction to a sub-
ject than a scientific article or textbook might do. Such
books distill information from more scholarly sources
and present the facts in a way that may inform and en-
tertain the reader without being overwhelming. Authors
who are artists are well-equipped to create this kind of
book.
Colorado authors and artists, Anne Ophelia Dowden and
Angela Overy, produced two very different books about
plant pollination. Both authors are skillful, entertaining
writers. Dowden created an enchanting, fact-filled book
accompanied by her own outstanding black-and-white
illustrations and watercolors of plants and pollinators.
Overy took a humorous approach, drawing parallels be-
tween the sex life of plants and the sex life of humans.
The pages of her informative book are filled with colorful
and provocative words and photographs and Dowden's
book was one of the references used by Overy.
Sex in Your Carden by Angela Overy. Golden, CO:
Fulcrum Publishing, 1997.
Wouldn’t you know that someone with the surname
Overy would write a book with the title Sex in Your
Carden? Published in 1997, this is the perfect book for
someone who is engaged in plant education for the
public or for anyone desiring a good read while waiting
for spring to arrive.
The author has taken a humorous, anthropomorphic
approach to plant reproduction, using verbal and visual
analogies that compare plant “behavior” to that of
humans. Much of the book is devoted to the various
ploys used by plants to attract pollinators, Including
colors, shapes, and scents. Like a bee visiting flowers,
Overy has gathered information from many different
sources and the result is a sweet blend of humor and
facts. Bold red letters proclaim the dandelion to be
PROMISCUOUS, unselectively welcoming any pollina-
tor (flies, bees, butterflies, and beetles) that may come
its way. In contrast, the prim and more selective monk-
shood (labeled DEVOTED) is faithful to the bumblebee,
but if no bumblebee visits the flowers, Overy admits
that the monkshood will resort to self-pollination or
selfing “rather than die unfulfilled.” (p.25). The book
does not discuss whether this behavior results in blind-
ness.
“Bellflower anthers ejaculate pollen onto the female
organ before the flower even opens. This may seem
premature...” (p.25). Although this bold language may
shock the prudish reader, others will be delighted by
the author’s description of strategies used by plants
and people to attract “the one” or in some cases, the
many.
The author describes and illustrates the sexual parts of
a flower and next visits the topics of sexual orientation,
methods of advertising to attract pollinators/partners,
and discusses food rewards for pollinators including
nectar and pollen. Photos of plants and humans illu-
strate similar strategies employed to catch the eye of a
promising “mate,” from the tanned man displaying his
muscles and the woman in a lacy bra to a shocking red
poppy calling out to pollinators with its color and
shape.
The chapter, “Pain and Shame,” describes the disap-
pointing or grizzly fate of some pollinators; orchid
flowers may be teases that mimic female Insects to
attract males of the species and gnats may be lured to
their death by the flowers of Jack-in-the-pulpit, that
trap the insects after the flowers have been pollinated
(“murder most foul”, p. 74). No pollination book would
be complete without describing the characteristics of
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the plants that are adapted to wind pollination and
flowers that attract butterflies. The final chapters dis-
cuss how humans have intervened to selectively breed
flowers, and finally, how seeds are distributed to new
and different places.
For a light-hearted and informative look at the repro-
ductive strategies used by plants. Sex in Your Garden is
an enjoyable way to learn more about the subject.
Angela Overy is an artist, author, and gardener who
spent her early years in England. She is retired but had
a background in advertising design before she taught
botanical illustration at the Denver Botanic Gardens,
where she established the Botanical Illustration Certifi-
cate Program.
The Clover & the Bee: A Book of Pollination written
and illustrated by Anne Ophelia Dowden. New
York, NY: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1990.
Anne Ophelia Dowden observed nature. She watched
the interaction between insects and plants. She
stroked bumblebees that were oblivious to her touch
as they busily visited flowers. She viewed the flowers
with a hand lens to study their tiny organs, dissected
the flowers to view the inside of the pistils, and de-
picted the interior of the flowers as well as the exterior
with her artwork. She illustrated numerous flowers,
showing the differences between the pistils, stamens,
petals, sepals, and other structures of species such as
dogbane, columbine, rose, bouncing bet, Monarda,
Anemone, lily, dandelion, and many others. She illu-
strated the pollinators and their interactions with flow-
ers. The result is a highly informative and readable
book, filled with the artwork of one of the foremost
botanical illustrators of the twentieth century.
The book begins with an introduction to flower parts
and fertilization, illustrated by drawings and paintings.
The simple pistil of the sedum is compared to the com-
pound pistil of the St. Johnswort, with cross sections
revealing the arrangements of the ovules within the
carpels. Pistils and anthers of a variety of species are
displayed side by side. Drawings of the bumpy or
ridged pollen of insect-pollinated flowers are con-
trasted with the smooth pollen blown by the wind.
Have you seen the male and female flowers of meadow
rue? Dowden’s drawings depict the male flower with its
dangling stamens, looking like shimmering earrings.
The female flower, on the other hand, is shown to be
rather inconspicuous.
The book demonstrates how flowers entice pollinators
with high visibility, scent, nectar, and pollen. The im-
portance of shape (saucer-shaped, bell-shaped, tube-
shaped, etc.) and markings, such as nectar guides, are
described and illustrated.
Iliamna grandiflora Photo by Tim Henson
A large portion of the book is devoted to pollinators,
including honeybees, solitary bees, wasps, butterflies
and moths, flies, beetles, ants, hummingbirds, and
bats. The interaction of plants, pollinators, and their
environment are described. The final chapter focuses
on plants and pollinators with intimate or unusual rela-
tionships, such as the yucca and yucca moth, the milk-
weed flower and its pair of pollinia like a purse with a
strap, which sticks to the legs of insects and may trap
insects that lack the strength to pull away from the
plant. The mechanisms of orchid pollination and the
combination of insect-pollinated and self-pollinated
flowers of the violet are also described and illustrated.
Dowden deftly combined words and pictures to help
her readers understand the adaptations of flowers and
animals that result in pollination for the plants and a
food source or other benefits for the animals.
This book is an outstanding classic that will not disap-
point you. Although it is out-of-print, it is available from
used book stores (see amazon.com) and libraries.
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Anne Ophelia Todd Dowden, a well-known botanical
artist and book illustrator, was a Colorado native who
spent half a century in New York, and died in 2007, at
age 99, in Boulder, Colorado. Dowden, the daughter of
the chair of the pathology department at the University
of Colorado Medical Center, was the author of 20
books. Much of her artwork and correspondence is in
the collection of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Do-
cumentation at Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania. . CON PS members, Carolyn Crawford and
Bill Jennings were friends of Dowden’s.
Her obituary was published in the New York Times
(http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/16/arts/design/16do
wden.html) on January 16, 2007.
Jan Loechell Turner is on the CoNPS Board of Directors
and chairs the research grants committee. Jan and her
husband, Charlie, are the authors of Wildf lowers of Red
Rocks Park, Wildflowers of Mesa Verde, and Wildflow-
ers of Canyon de Chelly. Their next book, Wildflowers of
the Bandelier National Monument, is due to be pub-
lished in 2011 by Rabbitbrush Publishing.
POLLINATOR QUIZ
Some questions answered by Sex in Your Garden and
The Clover & the Bee (answers are on page 14);
1. Does pollen come in colors other than yellow?
2. What pollinator does the yeasty smell of a
South African protea attract?
3. Are hummingbirds attracted by fragrance as
well as color?
4. Can beetles smell flowers?
5. What colors attract butterflies?
6. What colors attract bees?
7. What colors attract hummingbirds?
8. Are any wind-pollinated plants also pollinated
by insects?
9. What is a danger to pollen that is flying at high
altitudes?
10. Are honeybees native to North and South
America?
11. Are bumblebees solitary or colonial?
12. What are some plants that can be pollinated by
bats?
13. Do yucca moths eat yucca pollen?
14. What are some of characteristics of plants polli
nated in the evening or night by moths?
PHOTOS NEEDED!
COLORADO NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM
Field Guide to Colorado's Wetland Plants
The Colorado Natural Heritage Program is developing a
Field Guide to Colorado’s Wetland Plants and we need
your photos! The guide will include up to 500 species,
and is funded by an EPA Wetland Program Develop-
ment Grant. If you can donate high resolution photos
of wetland plants, please contact Denise Culver
(Denise.Culver(Scolostate.edu) or (970) 491-2998. We
will credit you as the photographer, and you will re-
ceive a copy of the field guide.
A list of plant photos needed is posted on the CNHP
website: http://www.cnhp/colostate.edu/
teams/wetlandphotos.asp
2011 COURSES
COLORADO NATIVE PLANT MASTER PROGRAM
The Colorado Native Plant Master® Program has an-
nounced a newly expanded 2011 course schedule.
These award-winning courses are offered across the
state by twelve CSU Extension offices.
Participants in Native Plant Master courses learn identi-
fication, ecology and human uses of selected Colorado
plants emphasizing sustainable landscaping and inva-
sive weeds. Students learn to use a botanical key in-
cluding scientific names and families. Also offered this
year are special classes such as Native Plant Landscap-
ing, Invasive Weeds and Basic Botany.
Classes are open to all on a space available basis. Most
courses are held outdoors, but some are classroom
sessions. A few advanced courses have prerequisites.
The cost ranges from $20 to $90 per course. Some
courses are available for K - 12 teacher relicensure cre-
dit for an additional fee.
These popular classes have a waiting list each year, so
those interested are advised to register early. To regis-
ter, see www.conativeplantmaster.org or contact the
program directly at yhuang(Sjeffco.us, (303) 271-6620.
For research-based information on more than 1,000
Colorado plants, browse the Colorado Plant Database
at http://coloradoplants.jeffco.us.
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2011 FIELD TRIPS
Colorado Native Plant Society
Photo by Tim Henson
Our goal is to get as many people outside as possible, and
there is no shortage of possibilities! Here are a few tips as
you seek to venture out this field season:
• Please sign up for trips early as there may be
limits to the number of participants. If full,
many trips will also have waiting lists; even if a
trip is full now, get your name on the list and
don't give up hope!
• Details on where and when to meeting is availa-
ble online on each chapter's web page, or by
contacting field trip leaders.
• When attending a trip, be sure to bring a lunch,
plenty of water, sun protection, bug spray, your
favorite plant identification guides, a 10X mag-
nifying glass, packable rain gear, and layers
adaptable to Colorado's unpredictable and rapid
weather changes.
• All trips are free and open to members and non-
members (subject to group size limitations).
• No pets are allowed on field trips.
• Please check each chapter's web page for trip
details and to see if any new trips have been
added.
• Have fun!
All trips are subject to CoNPS field trip policies that em-
phasize ''treading lightly" and adhering to strict limita-
tions on plant collecting. These policies and guidelines
are posted online at www.CoNPS.org.
METRO DENVER CHAPTER
TOUR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER ARBORETUM
April 8, 2011, Friday, 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
This is an easy and accessible walk on pavement in a
mostly urban environment. It will be about 2 miles if we
do every meander, otherwise 1 to 1.5 miles total. Water,
restrooms and snacks are available at several points
throughout.
Leader: Martin Quigley, MLA, Ph.D. has a broad back-
ground in research and and has taught courses ranging
from basic botany to ethnobotany, conservation biolo-
gy, environmental science, landscape restoration, land-
scape analysis and design, and others.
Directions: Meet at the University light rail station on
Buchtel (just east of I-25 and University Blvd.). Parking
structure (fee charged) or local on-street parking is
available.
Contact: Martin F. Quigley, martin.quigley@du.edu,
office: 303-871-3973, cell: 720-362-0589
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SPRING HIKE - SEARCH FOR PASQUE FLOWERS (PUL-
SATILLA PATENS)
April 23, 2011, Saturday, 9 PM to noon
This is an easy hike of one to two miies in gentie hiiis.
Bring iunch, hand iens, and fieid guides.
Leader: Lenore Mitchell,
Location: Lair O Bear Jefferson Country Open Space
(five miles west of Morrison on Bear Creek Road).
Note: If weather is not amenable, will try for Green
Mountain Open Space.
Directions: Meet at 9:00 AM at Lair O Bear parking lot.
Contact: lenoremitchell@msn.com 303-934-2691
SECRET LITTLE PLACES IN COMMON OPEN SPACES,
PARTI
May 13, 2011, Friday
in this morning, this trip wiii visit a gravei bar some dis-
tance from the river at South Piatte Park in Little-
ton. The gravei bar was ieft high and dry by the Piatte
River changing its course during the 1965 flood, it now
supports a unique community uniike anything eise
around it. This trip requires speciai permission.
After iunch, we wiii carpooi to Maxweii Faiis above Ever-
green. The upper traii is very weii used. Yeiiow vioiets
grow along the creek. A iittie higher on the traii, bunch
berry and twinfiower are found. Other species more
common to the northern mountains are there as weii.
None of them are protected.
Bring iunch, hand iens, and rain gear.
Leaders: Vickey Trammel, past president of the Metro
Denver Chapter of the Colorado Native Plant Society,
recently retired from teaching biology at Arapahoe
Community College, and currently conducting ecosys-
tem research at Roxborough State Park. Lenore Mit-
chell, Native Plant Master Instructor in Jefferson Coun-
ty for five years.
Contact: Vickey Trammel for meeting time and direc-
tions, JRTRAMBO@Q.COM, 303-795-5843
SOUTHEAST DENVER NATURAL AREAS HIKE
May 24, Tuesday, 5:30 PM to approx 8 PM
This is remnant sandhill prairie and associated ditch, dry
gulch, and low-lying areas. Easy, but most of the walk
will be off trail. Hiking distance to be determined by
the group, but will be in the range of 0.25 to 1 mile.
Leader: John Vickery, Natural Areas Specialist, City and
County of Denver (and Native Plant Master instructor).
Location: Babi Yar & Paul Hentzell Natural Areas
Directions: The southeast corner of Babi Yar NA is the
NW corner of the intersection of S. Havana St. and E.
Yale Ave. Meet at the parking lot on the north side of
Yale St., about 150 yards to the west of the intersec-
tion.
Bring hand lens and field guides.
Contact: John Vickery, jvickery_[at]_mcg.net, 719 359
6491
TRIP TO WALDO CANYON, HWY 24 WEST OF MANI-
TOU SPRINGS
Friday, June 10th, 2011, 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Hike dry, exposed ridges and wet canyons; see masses -
thousands! - of biuemist penstemon and 50-100 other
botanicai treasures; watch humming birds dip and hawks
soar. Geared for both the beginner and expert: iearn new
detaiis of those iesser known gymnosperms iike white fir
and Umber pine, find parasitic piants iike mistietoe,
broomrape and pine drops; see "southern" piants iike
Penstemon barbatus that don't grow as far north as
Denver; ciarify the differences between the many shrubs
with smaii ieaves; iearn some poisonous piants; enjoy
dramatic rock formations and cross the Great Unconfor-
mity: lay your hand across a gap of 500,000,000 years in
the rock record between the Pikes Peak granite and the
more recent sedimentary rocks near Coiorado Springs.
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Expect many stops to see geology, plants, birds, insects
and views of Pikes Peak.
Participants receive a plant checklist of over 91 vascular
plants found in early June on this hike; please help me
extend the list You'll also get my guide to native ever-
green trees of Colorado and a summary of the area geol-
ogy. Because of the elevation change and the many dif-
ferent habitats found on this hike, the diversity of plants
is enormous.
This is a real hike, not just a stroll; it is 7 miles long with
over 1^00 feet of elevation gain including all of the ups
and downs. It is steep in places. Please come prepared
with hiking boots, good rain gear, sun hat, sun shirt, sun-
screen, snacks, lunch, 2 liters of water. First Aid kit and
other necessities of a long day in the woods. You will also
want your field notebook, pen/pencil, sketch paper, bo-
tany field guides, camera, and hand lens. Strong thun-
derstorms, snow, or intense heat are possible. Much of
the hike is in full sun. CMC considers this to be a Difficult
A hike.
Leader: Jeanne Willson, holds a PhD in Botany from
Cornell. She was a ranger-naturalist in Shenandoah Na-
tional Park for several seasons in the 1970s. These days
she volunteers teaching natural history including geol-
ogy, paleontology, and evolution with the Colorado
Mountain Club, the Native Plant Master program, the
Denver Museum of Nature and Science, and the Colo-
rado Native Plant Society.
Directions: Meet at the Arapahoe Park n Ride east of I-
25 between Orchard and Arapahoe at 7:00 for a 7:15
departure. Hike starts at 8:45 to 9:15. We will carpool
south 60 miles with a coffee stop at the first gas sta-
tion on Garden of the Gods Road. Parking is limited as
the area is popular. Expect a late return of 4:00 or lat-
er. Bring money to pay your driver $io/person.
Register by contacting: Jeanne Wilson canyonw-
ren22@comcast.net. Work: 720-228-4128 Cell: 720-581-
2052
METRO DENVER GARDEN TOURS
June 11, 2011, Saturday
Details are still being developed, and will be an-
nounced.
RARE PLANTS OF MIDDLE PARK
June 25, 2011, Saturday
Join us for an informative day of viewing rare plant spe-
cies and their suitable habitat in Middle Park. Middle
Park is a large valley roughly bounded by Rocky Mountain
National Park to the east, the Rabbit Ears Range to the
north, the Gore Range to the west, and the Williams Fork
Mountains to the southwest. Middle Park is situated in
the montane lifezone, featuring stunning mountain vis-
tas and the Colorado River flowing through it to the
southwest. We will focus on, and take great pains to
avoid disturbing in any way, the suitable habitat for Os-
terhout's milkvetch (Astragalus osterhoutii) and Penland
penstemon (Penstemon penlandii). These two plant spe-
cies are federally listed endangered species and are both
ranked as globally and state critically imperiled (CifSi)
with 5 or fewer occurrences.
If we have time, we will also make stops to see the rare
Middle Park penstemon (Penstemon cyathophorus), Har-
rington penstemon (Penstemon harringtonii), and possi-
bly, various species of moonwort (Botrychium spp.).
Attendees will need to pack a lunch, light rain gear, sun-
screen, water, and a hand lens.
Bring lunch, hand lens, and field guides.
Leader: Steve Yarbrough
Contact: Steve Yarbrough at steveandken-
na@msn.com or 303-233-6345. Registration is limited.
SUMMIT LAKE
July 29th, Friday, 9 AM to 4 PM
There will be three site visits. The first stop will be above
Summit Lake, the second stop at Summit Lake, and the
final stop at the Visitor's Center. A variety ofsubalpine
penstemons should still be in bloom, arctic gentians, and
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marsh marigolds. Each stop will feature a hike of one-
half to one mile.
Meet in the parking lot east of Echo Lake Lodge.
Bring lunch, water, hand lens, field guides, and layers of
clothing.
Lenore Mitchell has been a Native Plant Master In-
structor in Jefferson County for 5 years
Contact the leader for additional details at lenoremit-
chell@msn.com 303-934-2691.
" LANDSCAPING FOR HUMMINGBIRDS AND
SONGBIRDS"
July 31, Sunday, 5:00 PM to 8-8:30 PM
Plants which hummingbirds feed on will be discussed, in
addition to identifying some of the hummers. Many of
these plants are native to the Southwest and some are
native to CO. Tina has had up to 6 species of humming-
birds in her yard, including an Anna's Hummingbird
which spent 4 months at Tina's house, from Oct. to Jan.
Along with hummingbirds Tina has many Songbirds, of
which some nest in her boxes. Many shrubs have been
planted for the birds, including Barberryf Berberis fen-
dleri], and the unusual wild Buckthorn from the western
slope fRhamnus smithiij. Other native shrubs are abun-
dant. Tina had a pair of Mountain Chickadees and a pair
of Red-breasted Nuthatch nest in her bird boxes. There is
minimal walking and one can bring a stool to sit on, to
observe the birds.
Bring a hat, water, snacks or your dinner, binoculars,
stool to sit on, sunblock, and hand lens and bird field
guide if you desire.
LEADER: Tina Jones developed a love of Arctic and Al-
pine plants while studying at the University of Colora-
do. Tina has taught classes on Alpine Plant Adaptations
and Edible and Medicinal Plants for the Denver Botanic
Gardens, and for the Denver Museum of Nature and
Science. In the late 1980's Tina was Vice President of
the Colorado Native Plant Society, and helped organize
the CoNPS annual convention at the Denver Museum
of Nature and Science.
LOCATION : 4400 Bow Mar Dr., Littleton,CO.
DIRECTIONS : Class is at, and participants meet at, 4400
Bow Mar Dr., Littleton,CO [instructor's house]. From
Fort Logan Cemetery go S. on S. Sheridan to the inter-
section of W. Quincy and S. Sheridan, drive SOUTFI ON
Sheridan to the first stop sign[which is just S. of W.
Quincy and S. Sheridan]. At the stop sign take a right
onto Sunset[head west]. Go west about one mile to
Bow Mar Dr. Take a right on Bow Mar Dr. and go north
to the FIRST driveway on your right. This is 4400 Bow
Mar Dr. Do not park in driveway unless you are handi-
capped. PARK on the WEST side of Bow Mar Dr., across
from 4400. Park on the west side of Bow Mar Dr. so
that your car is half on the grass and half on the road,
underneath the large Cottonwoods. Do not park on the
east side of Bow Mar. Thank you!
CONTACT : tjcalliope@hotmail.com, or cell 303-906-
5479 - home 303-794-2647
CLASS LIMIT : 20 PARTICIPANTS
SECRET LITTLE PLACES IN COMMON OPEN SPACES
(PART 2)
August 5 , 2011, Friday
Morning. Drive to Evergreen and take rpt 10^ up toward
Echo Lake. There is a lane coming off the left as you go
up that leads to an old picnic area which contains a gaze-
bo and a spring. The CCC during the depression built it.
Liverworts are found in the creek. The north facing hill-
side supports a stand of subalpine fir. Wood nymphs,
various pyrola, and bunch berry. The stream along the
road has several different orchids. We could sweep
search the north facing slope and see what else we find.
Lunch among the wood nymphs.
Afternoon. Back to the highway and to the top of Lo-
veland pass and Loveland Lakes for beautiful displays of
alpine flowers including swamp laurel.
Bring lunch, layers of clothing, hand lens and field guides.
Leaders: Vickey Trammel, past president of the Metro
Denver Chapter of the Colorado Native Plant Society,
recently retired from teaching biology at Arapahoe
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Community College, and currently conducting ecosys-
tem research at Roxborough State Park. Lenore Mit-
chell, Native Plant Master Instructor in Jefferson Coun-
ty for five years.
Contact: Vickey Trammel for meeting time and direc-
tions, JRTRAMBO@Q.COM, 303-795-5843
GENEVA BASIN IRON FENS
Saturday, August 13:
Meet 7:30AM; return 5:00 PM
This is a designated Coiorado Naturai Area, due to its
unusuai habitat and vegetation, it is a site for Sphagnum
balticus, a boreai sphagnum. The vegetationai species in
an iron fen are iimited to 8 piant species, due to the high
dissolved iron content. Where there are underground
fresh water sources, there are numerous other common
wetiand piants. The terrain is mostiy level to siightiy slop-
ing. However, most terrain is wet, with a few smaii
streams, so a good waterproof boot is recommended.
Several sites wiii be visited with the iongest hike being
one-haif miie. Eievation is 11,000 feet, so pian for typicai
mountain weather.
Leader: Dave Bathke, Volunteer for Clear Creek County
Open Space. Also volunteer for Colorado State Parks
Natural Areas Program, and Pike National Forest. Has
Masters in Science (Botany) from Western State Col-
lege. Retired after 33 years with National Park Service
as Park Ranger, Planner and Environmental Compliance
Specialist.
Location: Meet at Dinosaur Parking Lot at I-70 and
Highway 93 (Hogback Road). This is north of I-70 and
west of the Hogback Road. We will carpool, and we will
need 4-wheel drive vehicles. Meet here at 7:30 AM. We
will then drive west on U.S. 285 to Grant and north on
Guanella Pass Road and west on Geneva Creek road.
Last five miles are 4-wheel-drive. It takes about 2 hours
to reach the iron fens. Anyone coming from the west
should wait at Grant, meeting about 8:15. There is now
a locked gate one mile before the site, so we will need
to carpool and caravan together for entry.
Contact: Fran Enright, franenright@earthlink.net, 303-
674-2657 or Dave Bathke, dibathke@juno.com
Calochortus gunnisonii, Sego Lily Photo by Tim Henson
SOUTHEAST CHAPTER
"Go Where They Grow/"©
GENERAL INFORMATION: All Southeast Chapter field
trips start in the a.m. and go into the afternoon, time
depending on distance and species covered. Except as
noted, participants should bring a lunch, plenty of wa-
ter, their favorite flora(s), 10X hand lens, and packable
rain gear. The SE Chapter welcomes everyone from
professional botanists to beginners.
REGISTRATION: Advance registration is required since
leaders typically limit participation to somewhere be-
tween 10 and 15 persons.
HOW TO REGISTER FOR A TRIP: Simply e-mail your
name, name of trip and date, and phone number (in
the event of a last minute cancellation), to SE-
trips@gmail.com. You will be contacted by
reply e-mail to confirm your registration or, if a trip is
full, given the option of being wait-listed.
IMPORTANT: An announcement with detaiis on each trip
is e-maiied two to three weeks in advance of each trip
date. Be sure to give us your e-mail address. (SE Chap-
ter members automatically receive announcements.)
For information about the SE Chapter, Coiorado Native
Piant Society, piease visit us at www.conps.org and dick
on "Southeast Chapter."
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VOGEL CANYON
(Comanche National Grasslands)
Saturday, May 7
If you're one of the many who have joined Steve Olson on
a trip to the "grasslands," you know this is one of the
must-do's of the year. This trip covers habitats from
short-grass prairie to the cool riparian canyon.
Leader: Steve Olson, botanist, USFS
Rating: Moderate. Option to carpool from Pueblo for
the 90-mile drive.
BEAVER CREEK (Beaver Creek Wilderness Study Area,
west of Colorado Springs
Saturday, May 21
27,000 plus acres of wilderness with exceptional species
diversity.
Leader: George Cameron, biologist / botanist and in-
structor at Pike's Peak Community
College
Rating: Moderate
Quercus gambelii, Scrub Oak Photo by Tim Henson
HATCHETT RANCH, , about 30 miles south of Pueblo
Saturday, May 28
Dr. Tass Kelso will lead us through this rugged terrain
of artemisias and cacti to identify many of the native
plant species that make up this high desert ecosystem.
Tass will also discuss the general geology of the area,
and demonstrate the proper collection and identifica-
tion of specimens for herbarium vouchers.
Leader: Dr. Tass Kelso, professor, Colorado College
Rating: Moderate
AIKEN CANYON
Saturday, June 4
This is one of the trips we've been requested to repeat.
This is an exceptional foothills ecosystem with new
things to discover at every bend of the trail.
Leader: George Cameron, biologist / botanist and in-
structor at Pike's Peak Community
College
Location: Aiken Canyon, a preserve of the Nature Con-
servancy (south of Colorado Springs)
Rating: Moderate
THE 2011 GRASS I.D. WORKSHOP
Chico Basin Ranch, southeast of Fountain
Saturday, June 11
Note: This workshop is co-sponsored by the NRCS, SE
Chapter of the CoNPS, and CSU-Pueblo Extension.
This workshop proves that learning can be fun. Join us
for the introductory session by the Natural Resources
Conservation Service. Then practice your in-the-field i.d.
skills in a small group under the tutelage of an expe-
rienced instructor. $12 fee includes a picnic-style
"ranchburger" lunch.
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Instructors:
Rich Rhoades, district conservationist, NRCS
Kimberly Diller, rangeland management specialist,
NRCS
Steve Olson, botanist, USFS
Dr. Neal Osborn, professor emeritus, CSU-Pueblo
Rating: Easy
PIKE’S PEAK AND ELK PARK
Saturday, June i8
The leader will meet you at the Pike’s Peak tollgate
(expect to pay an entrance fee of about $7 per person)
so everyone can carpool up to Elk Park Knoll at 12,000
ft. Then the search for early tundra flowers begins. The
hike will only be about a mile, but be prepared for sev-
eral hours at high altitude.
Leader: Doris Drisgill, area naturalist (Call Doris at 719
578-1091 for more information)
Rating: Easy
THREE MILE MOUNTAIN, northwest of Canon City
Sunday, June 19
One of Steve Olson's little known "oases" within the mil-
lions of acres he covers as botanist for the USFS. Steve
promises you won't be disappointed in the wide range of
habitats and species.
Leader: Steve Olson, botanist, USFS
Rating: Easy
CAMP JACKSON
Saturday, June 25
Neal Osborn has taught field botany in the Wet Moun-
tains for decades, and this is one of his favorite locations.
A true transition zone between the montane and
foothills, species and habitats vary widely in riparian
drainages and exposed ridges.
Leader: Dr. Neal Osborn, professor emeritus, CSU-
Pueblo
Location: About 3 miles north of Rye, Colorado
Rating: Moderate
THE RIPARIAN FOOTHILLS OF EMERALD VALLEY
Saturday, June 25
Another extremely popular trip under Doris' leadership.
Carpool up the Old Stage Road to about 8,000 ft. ele-
vation to see the very rare Cypripendium calceolus and
associated streamside plants.
Leader: Doris Drisgill, area naturalist
Location: Cheyenne Canyon near Colorado Springs
Rating: Moderate
For more info, call Doris at 719 578-1091.
BIRDS AND BOTANY
Saturday, July 9
The Trout Creek Riparian Corridor is known as "the jewel
of Teller County" for birders. Jeff will lead you through
this exceptional habitat to show you first hand the inter-
relationship of our avian species and the native plants
they depend on for food and shelter. Binoculars will
come in as handy as your 10X lens.
Leader: Jeff Jones, avian specialist / naturalist
Rating: Moderate
Echinocereus tribochidiatus, Claret Cup
with Blackchinned Hummingbird Photo by Tim Henson
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GREENHORN PEAK
Saturday, July 30
Greenhorn peak is one of the most accessible, and scenic,
alpine environments in Colorado. Sky Pilot, King's Crown,
Alpine Chiming Bells, Jacob's Ladder - to name a few -
grow in the andesitic lava along the 1.5 mile trail to the
top. We'll meet just off Hwy. 165 near Bishop's Castle and
carpool for the easy 22-mile drive to the trailhead.
Leader: Dr. Neal Osborn, professor emeritus, CSU-
Pueblo
Location: Greenhorn Wilderness Area
Rating: Easy to Moderate.
MOSCA PASS
Saturday, August 6
This is a rescheduled trip from last year, when the area
was closed to give firefighters access to a distant loca-
tion. This trail is easily accessed on the eastern slope of
the Sangres, and offers meadows, rocky exposures and
riparian habitats. After botanizing, some may want to
make a day of it and climb the dunes.
Leader: Steve Olson, botanist, USES
Location: 5 miles west of Gardner, Colorado
Rating: Easy to Strenuous
QUEEN'S CANYON QUARRY, Colorado Springs
Saturday, August 27
This is the one of the "scars" on the mountains above
Colorado Springs, and a limited access area managed by
the Colorado Mountain Reclamation Foundation. We'll
evaluate this interesting area as native plant habitat and
likely observe some of the large population of Bighorn
Sheep. Much more info to come.
Leaders: Doris Drisgill and George Cameron
Rating: Easy
Pollinator's Quiz: Answers
1. Yes
2. Mice
3. No. Hummingbirds do not have a strong sense of
smell
4. Yes. They are attracted by scent
5. Red, orange, yellow, pink
6 . Yellow, blue, purple, ultraviolet
7. Red, orange, purple-red
8. Yes. Overy lists garden meadow rue (Thalictrum),
willows (Salix), linden trees (Tilia), and Hima
layan border jewel (Polygonum affine)
9. Ultraviolet light
10. No. They are native to Europe.
11. Some live alone and some live in small colonies
12. Saguaro cacti, bananas, avocados, agaves
13. No. Yucca moths do not feed at all and the yucca
moth larvae feed on the seeds of the yucca
14. White or light-colored petals, fragrant, flowers open
in the evening or night
Lewisia redivia, Bitterroot Photo by Tim Henson
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2010 DONORS
The Society is very grateful to all who contributed in the past year in support of our research and other activities.
DONATIONS TO THE
JOHN MARR FUND
Research on the biology and natu-
ral history of Colorado native
plants
Lawrence and Ruthmary Allison
Susan Beatty
Richard Beidleman
Linda Boley
John Brink
Leo Bruederle
David and Sandra Buckner
Jeffrey Carter and Family
Dina Clark
Janell Edman and Jeffrey Uhlich
Brian Elliott and Emily Sherman
Alix Gadd
Mark Gershman
John and Cheryl Giordanengo
Elizabeth Hall
Susan Harris
Tina Jones
Barry Levene
Ann Lezberg
Ivo Lindauer
Keith Longpre
Ruby Marr
Deborah Martin
Stephanie Mason
Elise Mulder
Jennifer Neale
Neal Osborn
Herbert and Elaine Probasco
Eric and Kathleen Rechel
Mike Renth Family
Lawrence Robins
Terence Ryan
Ann Sarg
Richard Scully and Mary Jane Howell
Meredith Sears
Melissa Smith
Melissa Strand
Betty Tim son
Vickey and Jim Trammell
Hazel Tuttle
Jonathan Verbeck
Barbara Vining and Family
Eleanor Von Bargen
Olin Webb
Lawrence White
Amy Yarger
Ann Young
DONATIONS TO THE
MYRNA P. STEINKAMP
MEMORIAL FUND
Research and other activities to
benefit the rare plants of Colorado
Lawrence and Ruthmary Allison
Christina Andre
Gay Austin
Leo Bruederle
Jeffrey Carter and Family
Dina Clark
Nan Daniels
Carol and Jeffrey Dawson
Doris Duckworth
Janell Edman and Jeffrey Uhlich
Mark Gershman
John and Cheryl Giordanengo
Anita and Charles King
Deborah Martin
Elise Mulder
Tamara Naumann and Peter Williams
Neal Osborn
Elizabeth Otto
Herbert and Elaine Probasco
Rob Pudim
Eric and Kathleen Rechel
Sandy Righter
Terence Ryan
Carol Simmons & David Steingraeber
Melissa Smith
Hazel Tuttle
Barbara Vining and Family
Eleanor Von Bargen
Lawrence White
Ann Young
GENERAL DONATIONS
Kent and Suzanne Aikin
Lawrence and Ruthmary Allison
Stacey Anderson
Ellen Bauder
Charlotte Briber
John Bridges
Dennis and Lisa Buechler
William Cisney
Jackson Dennis
Joyce Dickey
Jill Handwerk
Susan Harris
Emily Hartman
Linda Hellow
Elaine Hill
Jill Jacobsen and Family
Deborah Martin
Mary Miller
Claire Moore-Murrill
Elise Mulder
Guinevere Nelson
Margaret Oakes
Neal Osborn
David and Linda Overlin
Patricia Ploegsma
Holly Postmus
Janet Potter
Eric and Kathleen Rechel
Gene and Pauline Reetz
Mary Lou Rottman
Moras and Erne Shubert
Barbara Smith
Melissa Smith
Kristine Truesdell
Hazel Tuttle
Jonathan Verbeck
Barbara Vining and Family
Patricia Wallace
Lawrence White
Terry Wright
Stephen and Kenna Yarbrough
Carol Zager
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WORKSHOPS
FERNS
This is a free workshopi
The Ferns Workshop dates have been set for March 19
and 20, 2011, again at CSU Extension in Longmont, from
9:00AM to 3:00PM, Scott Smith as speaker.
Come learn about the almost 90 different ferns of Colo-
rado, some of which are extremely rare, that can be
found growing on the Eastern and Western Slopes. Learn
how to tell the differences between Woodsia, Cystopte-
ris and so many others. This all-day workshop will help
you identify the ferns that you are seeing in the hills and
near wet areas.
The slide show will have color photos of the ferns of Col-
orado along with pressed herbarium specimens to
browse at your leisure. Ask questions.
NATIVE PLANTS ON FEDERAL LANDS:
HOW TO USE FEDERAL DOCUMENTS TO CONSERVE PLANTS
This is a free workshop!
Saturday, March 19, 2011; 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Presenters:
Brian Kurzel, Colorado Natural Areas Program
Josh Pollock, Center for Native Ecosystems
David Loomis, US Forest Service
BLM representative, to be announced
Location: Denver, Alliance Building,
1536 Wynkoop Street (LoDo)
-or-
Webinar to be offered to anyone with a
phone line and internet
Are you interested in....?
• Overcoming a fear of federal documents
• Learning how to dive into the important stuff to
find opportunities to conserve native plants
• Learning how to provide comments that will
have the most impact for native plant conserva-
tion
• Helping your chapter make sure you don't miss a
chance to comment on important projects in
your area
This is part of a new approach that CoNPS is taking to be
more proactive in native plant conservation. Be a part of
this exciting opportunity !
FREE TO CoNPS Members ! Contact Linda Smith at
CoNPS@aol.com or by phone at 970-663.4085 to register
for either the on-site workshop, or the Webinar. The on-
site workshop is limited to the first 25 registrants.
Castilleja Integra Photo by Tim Henson
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ADOPT A TRAIL - MONITOR NATIVE PLANTS
Do you have a favorite hiking trail near your home?
Do you enjoy identifying all of the plants along the trail?
Do you want to help conserve the native plants of Colo-
rado?
If so, you may want to volunteer for our new “Adopt a
Trail” Program.
Pick any trail in Colorado, develop a list of the plants
you find (or update an existing list), and share the in-
formation with us. We will then enter all the plant lists
we receive into a database and be able to put together
plant field guides that would be available in the future
on our website for anyone interested in wildflowers
and hiking. The information that you collect will inform
us, and any other interested agency, about the overall
welfare of Colorado’s native plants and their habitats.
You can monitor a local trail once a year, monitor the
same trail several times during the season, or monitor
as many trails as you want, anywhere in the state, de-
pending on the commitment level of your choice. The
website will also provide high quality photos of the
plants, so if you enjoy photography, this volunteer op-
portunity gives you a chance to share your photos.
Our ultimate objective is for the Colorado Native Plant
Society to be a state-wide repository of all available
plant lists. Our hope is that the database will eventual-
ly contain ALL plants that are found along ALL Colora-
do trails (the exact locations of rare plants will NOT be
made public), with the ability to search and provide
reports, brochures, and future research data with the
following results:
• Find locations of a particular plant around the
state, blooming at a specific time along any or
all trails within Colorado
• List any or all plants within certain ecosystems
(i.e., riparian, pihon/juniper) across the state
• Track noxious weed encroachment
• Track the bloom time, distribution, and num-
bers of our native plants over multiple seasons
to see what impacts climate change and other
environmental factors are having on Colora-
do’s native plants and their habitats, not just
on one trail, but throughout the entire state.
To make this information most useful, trails
could be monitored on a more frequent basis
for multiple factors.
To volunteer for this program or for more information,
please call 970-663-4085 ore-mail CoNPSofice(®aol.
com.
MONITORING NATIVE PLANTS IN THE GARDEN
The Colorado Native Plant Society is developing a new
program. Monitoring Native Plants in the Garden. The
long-term objective of this program is to develop an
interactive, searchable database of native plants that
are being grown in gardens across Colorado. The in-
formation gathered will help all gardeners, nurseries,
and partner agencies to determine which natives do
well in a garden setting across the state, which plants
are having problems, and why.
A survey form is being developed that gardeners of
native plants can obtain from our website, fill out and
return to us at the end of this growing season. The
information from all surveys received will be entered
into the database and will be available on our website
next spring to help gardeners across the state have
more success with their native plant gardens. The in-
formation will also be shared with nationwide phenol-
ogy sites. The survey can be repeated each season, for
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comparison and research purposes, and will ask for
information such as:
• Plant names, location and elevation of garden
• Irrigation amounts, rainfall amounts, pollina-
tors present
• Soil type, micro-climates, sun/shade
Call 970-663-4085 or e-mail CoNPSofflce@aol.com for
more information, to participate in the survey, or to
volunteer for data entry at the end of the growing sea-
son. The survey can either be mailed to you, or you can
check our website at
http://www.CoNPS.org/Activities/volunteers.html
CHAPTER NEWS and ANNOUNCEMENTS
BOULDER CHAPTER
Boulder Chapter programs are held on the second Thurs-
day of each month (September through April) from 7:00
p.m. to 9:00 p.m. All meetings, except as noted, are held
at the Community Room at the Boulder RE/ Store at 1789
28^^ Street (between Canyon and Pearl). For more infor-
mation, please e-mail Chapter President Elizabeth Droz-
da-Freeman at elizabeth.wildflower@gmail. com or call
her at 303-586-1810. Please support zero waste: bring
your own cup and plate.
Newl *‘Fire Series". First Monday Evening of every
month at REII Same great location, same time of even-
ing, different day of month
Join us at REI for a series of presentations regarding
fire: science, history, ecology, and safety in Boulder
County. Sponsored by the Colorado Native Plant Socie-
ty Boulder Chapter, Boulder County Nature Associa-
tion, Boulder Open Space and IVlountain Parks.
Upcoming in IVlarch: In March, we start the series
with the stunning NOVA special. Fire Wars, which doc-
uments the history of America's frontline war on wild-
fires, from battling blazes to working with fires to re-
store forest health. It's an up-close-and-personal view
of our complex relationship with fire in the west. A ter-
rific foundation for the rest of the series.
April's speaker. Jay Stalnacker, is Boulder County She-
riff's Department Fire Manager. Fie has fought or ma-
naged fire in many of the roles profiled in Fire Wars,
including as a Smoke Jumper, in the same Western
ecosystems, and will take questions on the movie. FI is
talk, "Becoming A Student of Fire" is the next offering in
our series.
“SEX AND THE SINGLE FLOWER”
Patrice JVlorrow, PhD
March 10, 2011, 6:30 to 8:00 PM
REI Boulder on 28**’ St.
Dr. Morrow will discuss the evolution of interactions
among sedentary plants which need to have pollen
moved to another plant and the bribes they offer to
mobile animals to move pollen to the right places.
UPDATES ON ONGOING PROJECTS
Taylor Mountain Old Growth Ponderosa Situation
Dianne Andrews
A full explanation of the situation can be found at
www.wlldlandart.com/oldgrowth.html along with
photographs of concern. This concerns the USFS's for-
est management and fuels mitigation plan in Allens-
park. Dianne and Tom Andrews will be leading a CoNPS
field trip to Taylor Mountain soon; dates to be an-
nounced. The dates are dependent on weather condi-
tions there.
Long Canyon/Flagstaff Rd erosion-sedimentation
project
Don D’Amico
The main goal of this project is to prevent traction sand
that is applied to Flagstaff Road from negatively affect-
ing the riparian area in Long Canyon.
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UPCOMING EVENTS OF INTEREST
Wildf lower Identification, Part I
Sponsored by Boulder County Nature Association
Joyce Gellhorn and Janice Forbis
Learn to recognize different plant families as well as
how to identify our native species.
Indoor class: Wednesday, April 13, 6:30 to 9:30 pm
Indoor class: Wednesday, April 20, 6:30 to 9:30 pm
Field class: Saturday, April 23, 9 am to 3 pm
LICHEN FIELD TRIPS
Ann Henson has announced quarterly upcom-
ing lichen field trips, offered in conjunction with
the Boulder County Nature Association
"The Small and Colorful World of Lichens"
We have a great variety of fascinating lichens all
around us. If you are interested in learning
more about these organisms, consider joining
me in their world. No experience is needed.
Field trips to observe lichens will be held quar-
terly: Remaining dates are:
June 18, Saturday
September 10, Saturday
November 6, Sunday.
Locations vary depending on weather, but,
generally will go regardless.
Time is 9 AM to 3 PM.
Equipment needed is only a hand lens of any
type. Water, lunch and dress according to
weather with your usual good outdoor sense.
Size of group will be limited. No cost.
Register with Ann Flenson with a phone call or
e-mail: 303-772-8962 or annhen-
son@kwabena.us
Gardening With Native Plants/Cultivating Pollinators
Sponsored by Boulder Culinary Gardeners
Megan Bowes
Learn why native plants and pollinators are important
in any garden.
Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011 1 p.m.
George Reynolds Branch Library, south Boulder
Lichens: Diversity, Utility, and Their Inner World
April 14, 2011
Scott Bates, Ph.D., CIRES Visiting Fellow, Fierer
Laboratory, University of Colorado at Boulder
303-492-2099 scott.thomas.bates@gmail.com
Lichens (lichenized fungi) are fascinating symbiotic
“organisms”, which have traditionally been thought of
as a mutualistic relationship between a mycobiont (the
fungus) and a photobiant (green or “blue-green” al-
gae). Recent DNA research is showing, however, that
the symbiosis may also include bacteria. This “lifestyle”
has been very successful - so successful that lichens
are known to survive in some of the most extreme en-
vironments on Earth (but they also do quite well in
outer space). Locally, they may be familiar to you - liv-
ing on trees or rock surfaces.
With a wonderful variety in form and color, lichens are
quite beautiful to behold, but they have also been used
for many practical purposes - from ingredients of per-
fumes to “biomonitors” of air pollution and forest
“health”. In this talk we will explore the exquisite
beauty of lichen diversity as well as many interesting
stories from the lichenological world. The talk will be
presented by Dr. Scott Thomas Bates, who is currently
a visiting fellow at the University of Colorado at Bould-
er, where he has been investigating lichen-associated
bacteria.
“Th/s is a lichen day"
“This is a lichen day. The white lichens, partly encircling
aspens and maples, look as if a painter had touched
their trunks with his brush as he passed.”
- Flenry David Thoreau, Journal (January 26, 1858)
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METRO-DENVER CHAPTER
Monthly meetings of the Metro-Denver Chapter are typi-
cally held on the fourth Tuesday of the month (Septem-
ber through May, except November). The chapter is
changing its meeting location to the Denver Botanic Gar-
dens for the 2010-2011 year. For more information, visit
www.CoNPS.org or contact Jannette Wesley (303) 969-
2131 (daytime) or (303) 985-5299 (evenings).
''PROPAGATING PENSTEMONS"
March 22, 2011, 7 PM
Presenter: Bob McFarline, President of the American
Penstemon Society
Location: Denver Botanic Gardens, Plant Society Build-
ing
There are over 275 recognized species of penstemon,
and all of them are native to North American from
Alaska down to Guatemala. A large majority of these
plants are quite garden worthy and the list seems to
grow annually. Most species are propagated from seed
because it is so easy. However, most do quite well from
cuttings. In fact, most of the hybrids must be propa-
gated vegetatively in order for the plant characteristics
to be accurately reproduced.
There are a large number of variables to consider when
propagating different species of penstemon. The talk
will cover the author's experience in treating the vari-
ous items such as gathering seed in the wild, gathering
seed in the garden, seed life, stratification, soaking
seed, planting soil mixture, germination times, sunlight
effect of seedlings, watering, relative ease of propagat-
ing by species, etc.
Bob is retired from a long career in engineering and
software management. He attended Stanford University
and worked in California, Saudi Arabia and Colorado. He
became interested in plants in general and Penstemon in
particular after his retirement in 1992. He is a longtime
member of the American Penstemon Society and is cur-
rently serving as President. He, along with Hugh MacMil-
lan, is a founder of the Eriogonum Society which was
established in 2009.
GARDENING WITH NATIVE PLANTS
April 26, 2011, 7 PM
Presenter: Susan Smith
Location: Denver Botanic Gardens, Plant Society Build-
ing
Details forthcoming.
Allium acumina Photo by Tim Henson
NORTHERN COLORADO CHAPTER
Except as noted. Chapter meetings are held on the first
Wednesday of the month (October through April) at 7:00
PM, at the Gardens on Spring Creek, 2145 Centre Ave.,
Fort Collins. Prior to meetings, members are invited to
meet at 5:30 PM for dinner with the speaker at Cafe Vino,
1200 S. College Avenue. If you would like to join us for
dinner, please contact Chapter President Pam Smith at
970-223-3453 or pamelas4824@earthlink.net.
^'UNDERSTANDING SOIL, THE SKIN OF THE EARTH''
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Presenter: Kari Sever, Soil Scientist
Soil is the basis of our ecosystem, not only supporting
life, but performing vital functions that are essential to
our existence on this planet. Even so, the “skin of the
earth" is often taken for granted and least unders-
tood. From this presentation you will gain a basic un-
derstanding of soils and the science behind it and will
take home some practical insights and applications to
use in your own encounters with Mother Earth. Come
prepared to get your hands dirty!
Kari Sever is a Soil Scientist for the USDA-NRCS in the
Fort Collins MLRA office with over 25 years experience
in the soil consulting and environmental drilling indus-
try. She is currently working on a nationwide initiative
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to inventory soil carbon to determine the effects of
conservation practices on soil carbon stocks and for
global carbon accounting.
BATS AND WHY THEY MATTER
Joint Meeting with Fort Collins Audubon Society
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Speaker: Dr. Rick Adams, University of Northern
Colorado
Time: 7:00 pm Social Hour, 7:30 pm speaker
Location: Fort Collins Senior Center-Multi-Use Room,
1200 Raintree Drive
We will explore the natural history of bats and bat diver-
sity as well as the ecology of bats in terms of global, re-
gional, and local importance to ecosystem function and
health. We will also discuss the major influences on the
contemporary mass-extinctions of bat populations and
species and what this means for the future of plant and
animal food webs of which humans are an integral part.
Dr. Rick Adams is a Professor of Ecology and Evolution at
the University of Northern Colorado. His research inte-
grates development, ecology and evolution of bats by
addressing a diverse array of research questions includ-
ing: seed dispersal by epauletted fruit bats in South Afri-
ca, the effects of natural disasters on Caribbean Island
bat populations, climate-change and bats in western
North America, alterations of forest structure by humans
and bat foraging habits in Colorado, and the develop-
ment and evolution of flight in bats.
Photo: Rick Adams
PLATEAU CHAPTER
Chapter activities are scheduled throughout the year. For
more information, visit www.CoNPS.org or contact
Chapter President Gay Austin at austin-
ceae@frontier.net.
SOUTHEAST CHAPTER
Activities of the Southeast Chapter are scheduled
throughout the year and include field trips and meetings.
Regular chapter meetings (always with an educational
focus) will begin in October in both Pueblo and Colorado
Springs. Those wishing more information can e-mail us as
SEtrips@gmail.com and we will add you to our distribu-
tion list.
Following is a report from the Southeast Chapter on their
activities in support of the Society's dual mission of edu-
cation and conservation.
Educational mission. - The Southeast Chapter offered
18 successful field trips and classes during the 2010
growing season.
Field trips included ecosystems ranging from the “Birds
and Botany” along Trout Creek, Teller County to the
shortgrass prairie and canyons encountered in a “Des-
cent to the Purgatory” in Otero County, and many ha-
bitats and species in between.
Classes included subjects such as “Essential Botany,”
our annual “Grass I.D. Workshop” (in cooperation with
CSU Extension - Pueblo, and the NRCS), botanical pho-
tography, and “How to Use a Botanical Key.”
The Southeast Chapter also helped support and pro-
mote the opening of the “Rare Imperiled Plants of Col-
orado” art exhibit presented by the Rocky Mountain
Society of Botanical Artists. The exhibit is designed to
educate the public and to encourage conservation of
Colorado’s rare botanic species and their habitats.
For information on future SE Chapter educational op-
portunities and field trips, please contact Ed Roland,
edwardrroland@gmail.com.
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Conservation mission. -- The Arkansas River valley is
one of the top five hotspots for plant biodiversity in
Colorado. In particular, the areas around Lake Pueblo
Reservoir have four plant species that are endemic to
Colorado: the Arkansas Valley Evening Primrose, Oene-
theria harringtonia, the Golden Blazing Star, Nuttalia
(Mentzelia) chrysantha, the Pueblo Goldenweed, Oo-
nopsis puebloensis, and the Round-leaf Four-o’clock,
Oxybaphus (Mirabilis) rotundifolia. Other rare species
include the dwarf milkweed, Asclepias uncialis and the
Alpine Feverfew, Parthenium (Bolophyta) tetraneuris.
In collaboration with the state’s Colorado Natural
Areas Program - Resource Stewardship section, the
southeast Chapter has embarked on two new conser-
vation initiatives to monitor these rare plant species in
their native habitats. We will be collecting information
throughout the year from designated sites around Lake
Pueblo State Park and its adjacent State Wildlife Areas.
In addition, along with the Wildlands Restoration Vo-
lunteers organization, we are also participating in res-
toration efforts in the Garden Park area near Canon
City by collecting and processing native plant seeds.
For more information on these SE Chapter conserva-
tion volunteer opportunities, please contact Michele
Bobyn at mbobyn@hotmail.com.
"THE CACTI OF COLORADO"
7:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 19, Colorado Springs
6:30 p.m., Thursday, April 21, CSU Extension Center in
Pueblo
Don Barnett, of the Cactus & Succulent Society, will
show us how to i.d. ALL of the diverse native spe
cies of cacti in Colorado, and where to find them.
Echinocereus tribochidiatus, Claret Cup
Photo by Tim Henson
THE "ESSENTIAL BOTANY" WORKSHOP
(Co-Sponsored by CSU-Pueblo Extension and the SE
Chapter of the CoNPS)
Location: Meeting room and garden area of the SE Col-
orado Water Conservation
District, Pueblo
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 30
Class on the botany you need to know to effectively
use keys like "Colorado Flora
Eastern Slope," then lots of i.d. practice with native
plants from the garden. Team-taught by Dr. Neal
Osborn with assistance from Linda McMulkin and Ed
Roland.
www.conps.org
If you haven’t checked out the new CoNPS
website, you should do that soon! Many
thanks to our webmaster, Yongli Zhou and
website editor, Linda Smith.
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SOUTHWEST CHAPTER
CHAPTER PRESIDENT NEEDED!
If you know of someone who would make a great
Southwest Chapter president (or you think you might
be that someone yourself), we would love to have your
nomination.
The major duties of the chapter president are to:
- serve as a voting member of the CoNPS board of
directors;
- represent the chapter, either in person or via te-
leconference calls, at up to four Board meetings
annually;
- plan and arrange field trips, workshops, and other
chapter programs and activities;
-maintain an e-mail data base of chapter members
and send (or forward) regular e-mail updates on
chapter and statewide activities that might be of
interest to members; and
- make logistical arrangements for chapter meet-
ings and activities.
Some of these duties can be shared by finding volun-
teers or designating chapter members to lead them
(e.g., coordinating field trips) or by other officers the
chapter may elect (e.g.. Vice President).
On average, these duties probably require two to five
hours per week. Less time is generally required during
the summer months, and more during the rest of the
year (with more chapter meetings, board meetings,
etc.).
Please let Crystal Strouse, CoNPS President, know of
your interest or nomination by June i. Her e-mail ad-
dress is csnativeplants@gmail.com.
COMMITTEE NEWS and ANNOUNCEMENTS
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
WORKSHOPS COMMITTEE CHAIR,
WORKSHOP HOST
Volunteers are needed to chair of the Workshops Com-
mittee and to serve as hosts of CoNPS workshops.
Workshops are one of the most important ways by
which CoNPS encourages knowledge and interest in
Colorado native plants.
The Committee chair is responsible for soliciting pro-
posals for workshops, obtaining volunteers to conduct
the workshops, and assuring that logistical arrange-
ments are made in support of the workshops.
The Committee chair must be willing to spend a fair
amount of on the phone to set up workshops with pre-
senters in the winter months. There are a number of
members who can help identify people to contact
about giving workshops. It is necessary to spend the
upfront time in the winter (or at least as soon as possi-
ble) so that presenters have the summer season to
collect specimens for dissection at the workshop. This
project might take 10-12 fairly lengthy phone calls over
several weeks to set up a full season of seven work-
shops. During this phone call, a subject, date, biogra-
phy info and expectations are set. The follow-up of
writing letters to confirm and give pertinent details
takes a few hours, perhaps ten. This part of the overall
job should be done by the Committee chair.
The next job is hosting the workshops. This part could
be done by 1 or 2 different people. Once a location is
determined for each workshop, the host opens the
building, sets up snacks and microscopes & video
equipment and helps speaker get ready. The host can
stay or leave for the workshop. We offer "free" work-
shops to those who host. The host must arrive at least
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45 minutes before and stay to clean up, usually about
1/2 hour after. So, depending on the workshop and as-
suming the host stays to enjoy the presentation, it
might involve a total 7 hours per workshop.
One or more of the previous Workshop chairs will be
happy to provide an orientation and training on what’s
involved in conducting a successful Workshops season.
If you are interested in either chairing the Workshops
Committee or in hosting workshops, please contact
CoNPS President Crystal Strouse at csnative-
plants@gmall.com.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
CONSERVATION COMMITTEE CHAIR
A volunteer is needed to chair the CoNPS Conservation
Committee. This is a great opportunity to be actively
involved as the Society endeavors to become more
proactive in plant and habitat issues across the state.
Major duties include:
- staying abreast of Federal, state, and local land
management actions that may be of interest or
concern to the Society, and keeping members in-
formed and involved;
- coordinating proactive efforts with partner organ-
izations, such as those involved in the Colorado
Rare Plant Conservation Initiative; and
- soliciting appropriate articles and information to
be included In AquHegia, the Society’s newsletter,
for the benefit of members.
The amount of time required to carry out these duties
varies considerably, but would generally require two to
five hours each week In e-mail correspondence and
other interchange with partners and members. At
times, considerably more time might be required in
responding to ongoing issues.
Additional information on the committee’s activities,
partners, and conservation issues can be found on the
CoNPS website (www.CoNPS.org), or by contacting
any Board member, or CoNPS President Crystal Strouse
at csnativeplants@gmail.com.
SOCIETY NEWS and ANNOUNCEMENTS
NEW PUBLICATIONS IN THE CoNPS
BOOKSTORE
Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife
with Native Plants, Douglas Tallamy; $14.50 ($2.75
shipping)
Calochortus: Mariposa Lilies and their Relatives
M. Cerritson and R. Parsons; $23.0 ($2.75 shipping)
How to Know the Mosses and Liverworts: Pictured Key
Nature Series, Conrad & Redfearn; $58.00 ($2.75
shipping)
Island of Grass, Ellen Wohl; $20.00 ($3.00 shipping)
The Kingdom Fungi: Biology of Mushrooms, Molds and
Lichens, S. Stephenson; $27.00 ($3.50 shipping)
Medicinal Plants of the Desert & Canyon West
M. Moore; $14.00 ($2.75 shipping)
Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West
M. Moore; $20.00 ($3.00 shipping)
A Natural History of the New World: Ecology & Evolution
of Plants in the Americas, Alan Graham; $34.00
($3.00 shipping)
To order, find an order form at
http://www.CoNPS.org/pdf/Bookstore/Book%20order%2
oform.pdf
These books are also available for sale at the Boulder
Chapter meetings and the CoNPS East Slope work-
shops, usually held at the CSU Extension office in
Longmont. E-mail Linda at CoNPSoffice@aol.com if you
have questions.
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AQUILEGIA
Newsletter of the Colorado Native Plant Society
Aquilegia is the newsletter of the Colorado Native Plant
Society, and is available to members of the Society and to
others with an interest in native plants. Four regular issues
are published each year, plus a special issue for the annual
Society meeting held in September
Announcements, news, articles, book reviews, poems, bo-
tanical illustrations, and other contributions should be sent
to the editor at bh.prairieink@gmail.com, who can provide
editorial guidelines.
Please direct questions or comments regarding the newslet-
ter to the editor at bh.prairieink@gmail.com.
Deadlines
Submissions to Aquilegia are accepted throughout the year,
although deadlines for publication are:
February 15 (Spring issue, published March 1)
April 15 (Summer issue, published May 15)
June 15 (Annual Meeting issue, published July 15)
July 15 (Fall issue, published Aug. 15)
October 15 (Winter issue, published November 15)
All contributions are subject to editing for brevity and con-
sistency, with final approval of material changes by the au-
thor.
Articles from Aquilegia may be used by other native plant
societies or non-profit groups, if fully cited to author and
attributed to Aquilegia.
NEWSLETTER AVAILABLE BY E-MAIL
Do you know that Aquilegia is available electroni-
cally? You could receive your issue of Aquilegia by
e-mail. This saves postage costs as well as paper
and printing costs. Please request your change
from paper with Eric Lane via e-mail at
ericmlane(5)yahoo. com.
Be sure to include your e-mail address.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photo by Tim Henson
The exceptional photography in this issue is largely the
work of Tim Henson.
Tim is retired from teaching biology and geology in the
Longmont area, and now pursues photography, bird-
watching, and numerous volunteer activities. He is
generally observed in the same habitats as Ann Hen-
son, former CoNPS President.”
These photographs are just a few of the collection
shown by Ann Henson in her presentation on wildflow-
ers at the February meeting of the Northern chapter.
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MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORM
Name(s)
Address MEMBERSHIP CLASS
Dues cover a 12-month period.
City State Zip
Phone - - E-mail
CHAPTER You are free to affiliate with any chapter you choose and to attend
the meetings of any chapter. Chapters do not have drawn map
boundaries; the locations below indicate the usual meeting place of
chapter meetings.
□ Boulder □ Metro-Denver □ Northern
□ Plateau □ Southeast □ Southwest
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Many members prefer to receive the newsletter electronically via e-mail, and this saves the Society considerable printing and post-
age expense. If you would like to receive the newsletter by e-mail, please check this box and provide your e-mail address above.
□ Please deliver Aquilegia electronically to the above e-mail address.
DONATION $ General Fund
Endowments in support of small grants-in-aid of research:
$ John Marr Fund: research on the biology and natural history of Colorado native plants.
$ Myrna P. Steinkamp Memorial Fund: research and other activities to benefit
the rare plants of Colorado
Mail to: Eric Lane, P.O. Box 200, Fort Collins, CO 80522
Please make checks payable to ''Colorado Native Plant Society"
Dues and contributions are tax-deductible.
Individual ($20.00)
Family / dual ($30.00)
Senior (65+) ($12.00)
Student ($12.00)
Organization ($30.00)
Supporting ($50.00)
Lifetime ($300.00)
NEW and RENEWING MEMBERS
Paul Alaback, Julie Barter, Thomas O Bates, Marie Baum, Lena M Beauchamp,Cassandra Bohnet, M Deane Bowers,
Barbara Brand, Benjamin Brayden,Jim Bromberg, Ed Carter, Ann Kurz Chambers, Chris & Kim Chereck, Bill Cisney,
Mark Cowhick, Audrey Coyle, Mark Cruz, Andrea Cummins, Lee Curtis, Nan H Daniels, Ken Draves,
Christopher Dugan, Joe Ehrenberger, Mimi & Larry Elmore,Scott Franklin, Renee Galeano-Popp,Jeannie Girard,
Evan Gohring,Gail & Charles Gray, John Grodt, Mia Hannon, Doug Harmon, Philip Harrison, Ronald L Hartman,
John Hauptli, Barbara Hawke, Anne Henry, Tom Hombs, Rebecca Irwin, Callie James, Michael Kirkpatrick,
Ronda & Tony Koski, Chris Kulish, Alicia Langton, Bill & Shirley Loessberg, Rick McNeill,Karin McShea, Cheryl
Mention, Marlene T Miller, Marilyn Moore, Elise Mulder, Mare Nazaire, Jean Nelson,
Ruth Mccorrison & Steve Odendahl,William Retry, Jamie Port, Megan Reehl, Steven Rolfsmeier, Judy Ronzio,
Robert Schaeffer, Donna Schultz, Eric Scott, Meredith Sears, Susan Simons, Elaine Smith,
Michael A Spangler, Patricia Stuckey, Christine Tagila, Celia Tannehill,Amy Trowbridge, Barbara Mining,
Matthew Webb, Jim Weedin, Donnetta Wilhelm, and Amanda Wilson
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Colorado Native Plant Society
The Colorado Native Plant Society is dedicated to furthering the knowledge, ap-
preciation and conservation of native plants and habitats of Colorado through
education, stewardship and advocacy.
Membership is open to all with an interest in our native plants and is composed of
plant enthusiasts, both professional and non-professional.
Please join us in learning about, enjoying and protecting Colorado’s native plants.
OFFICERS
President
Crystal Strouse
csnativeplants@gmail.com
Vice President
Bernadette Kuhn
bernadettekuhnCoN PS@gmail.com
Treasurer
Mo Ewing
moewing@q.com
Secretary
Nan Daniels
nahada@msn.com
Administrative
Linda Smith
CoN PSoffice@aol.com
Assistant
CHAPTER PRESIDENTS
Boulder
Pam Sherman
boulderCoNPS@gmail.com
Northern
Pam Smith
pamelas4824@earthlink.net
Metro-Denver
Jannette Wesley
metrodenverCoN PS@gmail.com
Plateau
Gay Austin
austinaceae@frontier.net
Southeast
Ann Zielinksi
zielinkski.agnesann7@gmail.com
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Director
Carol English ('12)
grownative@msn.com
Brian Kurzel (’13)
brian.kurzel@state.co.us
Jenny Neale (‘13)
nealejr@gmail.com
Robert Powell (‘11)
robertlpowell@durango.net
Jan Turner (‘12)
jlturner@regis.edu
Charlie Turner (‘11)
turner@ rabbitbrushpublishing.com
Steve Yarbrough (‘11)
steveandkenna@msn.com
STANDING COMMITTEES
Conservation
Vacant
Education and
Megan Bowes
bowesm@bouldercolorado.gov
Outreach
Field Studies
Steve Popovich
stevepopovich@hotmail.com
Horticulture and
Megan Bowes
bowesm@bouldercolorado.gov
Restoration
Media
Boyce Drummond
bdrumm0nd3@msn.com
Membership
Eric Lane
ericmlane@yahoo.com
Research Grants
Jan Turner
jlturner@regis.edu
Sales
Linda Smith
CoN PSoffice@aol.com
Workshops
Steve Yarbrough
steveandkenna@msn.com
WATCH
THIS
SPACE !
Future issues of Aquilegia
will feature brief vignettes
of rare and unusual
native Colorado plants,
as well as key habitats.
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Colorado Native Plant Society
P.O. Box 200
Fort Collins, Colorado 80522
http://www.CoN PS.org
CALENDAR 2011
(see inside for details)
BOARD MEETINGS
BOULDER CHAPTER
March 10
“Sex and the single flower”
April 2
Board Meeting, Regis University, Denver
April 14
“Lichens: Diversity, Utility, and Their
Inner World”
WORKSHOPS
METRO-DENVER CHAPTER
March 19
‘‘Ferns”
March 22
“Propagating Penstemons”
March 19
“Native Plants on Federal Lands: How to Use
April 26
“Gardening with Native Plants”
Federal Documents to Conserve Plants”
NORTHERN CHAPTER
AQUILEGIA
DEADLINES
April 6
“Understanding Soil, The Skin of the
April 15
June 15
Summer Issue
Annual Meeting Issue
May 12
Earth”
“Bats and Why They Matter”
July 15
Fall Issue
October 15
Winter issue
SOUTHEAST CHAPTER
April 19 and 21
“The Cacti of Colorado”
April 30
“The ‘Essential Botany’ Workshop”
and the 24 field trips inside!
Live Music Archive
Librivox Free Audio
Metropolitan Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Internet Arcade
Console Living Room
Books to Borrow
Open Library
TV News
Understanding 9/11