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What caused that? Feeding damage provides key to insect identity and insects

provide clues to plant differences.

Malcolm Fumiss, Dept, of Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences, Univ. of Idaho

Plants and insects are a world apart according to the biology books. I have also found that to be true among
botanists and entomologists. However, I don’t beheve that this division is due to some dislike of the other’s realm.
Rather, I think that it stems naturally from the human make-up. In our work and hobbies, we make a choice - often
dictated by circumstances or chance - then we follow along, learning ever more and - having learned more - seek to
learn still more of what has no end. Time does not allow following and mastering two paths that are so different.

So, what is a nice entomologist like me doing in a place like this? Well, Fm not abandoning entomology - just
seeking to introduce you devoted plant-types to some useful features involving insect-plant relationships: (1) you
can tell a lot about the insect involved by the nature of damage done to the plant and (2) the presence or absence
(host specificity) of an insect may identify plants that are outwardly similar but differ significantly in genetic
makeup and other ways. I have come to this view partly from the work of others but mainly from my observations
as a forest (and wildland slmib) entomologist continuously since 1952. Now, at age 76, my interest in the subject is
undiminished. Hence the footpath reference at the outset. If it happened to me it likely has happened to you.

Feasting leaves clues -

Perhaps more often than is possible in the case of plants, insect
taxa are defined by attributes in addition to their anatomy. Here, I
refer to their behavior, particularly related to feeding. For
example, caterpillars of some families of Lepidoptera are
classified as leaf-rollers, leaf-tiers, leaf miners, skeletonizers,
measuring worms, or carpenter moths. Likewise, beetles
(Coleoptera) include leaf skeletonizers, bark beetles, wood borers,
etc. The Hymenoptera include a family of leaf cutter bees that cut-
out circular pieces from, leaves that they use to line cells in which
their larvae are reared.

In this Issues

What caused that? Feeding damage provides key to
insect identity and insects provide clues to plant

differences, Malcolm Fumiss... 1

Forest Service Nurseries: Helping to “Bring Back
the Natives!”, Edna Rey-Vizgirdas and

Clark Fleege 5

Lewis & Clark; Legends of Americaii Botany,

Lawyer Nursery, Inc.. 7

Chapter News....... ....9

News and Notes - IMPS News 10

{Articles contributed to Sage Notes reflect the views of the authors and are not an official position of the Idaho Native Plant Society. }

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In all of these cases, the taxon concerned has a typical
habitat (our worlds connect there!), and a specific type of
feeding habit or injury to the host plant, whether it is a leaf or
stem. The type of feeding injury is related to the insect’s
physical structure. The kind of mouthpart is involved, of
course, and we’re talking here basically about those with a
pair of teeth inserted laterally on the head, particularly of the
larvae of Lepidoptera, adults of which lack teeth and can only
slurp-up liquids such as nectar like drinking soda through a
straw. Body structure also plays a role in the case of
measuring worms (Geometridae) that only have legs at both
ends. This results in their holding-fast with their hind legs
and "scooping-out" a section of leaf edge by reaching
forward with their body, then eating backward. A groove in
their upper lip keeps their teeth aligned on each side of the
leaf.

Illustrated are some types of feeding injury by the insects
mentioned as explained in the captions. I was interested to
note several types of insect feeding damage apparent in leaf
fossils on Bill Rember’s property near Clarkia [see Kinnikinnick Chapter news]. They date back some 12 million
years.

Insects as a bioassay of host plant differences

This subject will be illustrated by only a few
examples, but assuredly, it pertains to thousands of
plant-insect relationships world-wide. I believe that it
is here that great benefit can be gained by the right
mix of botanist and entomologist in elucidating
fascinating genetic differences in similar-appearing
plants. Oh, sure, I suppose you can do this sort of
thing in a laboratory by other means but as Robbie
Burns said: "Gae me a spark o’ nature’s fire that’s all
the lamin’ I desire." He obviously would choose the
outdoor route as I advocate here. Indeed, presence or
absence of symptoms of insect feeding damage
(including galls that may have other origin) can tell
genetic differences in an instant. Some of these
relationships are known, but often obscure, while
others remain to be discovered - as I continue to do
wherever I go.

Differences in susceptibility or resistance to insects
within and between plant species is attributed to plant anatomy, chemicals (attractants and repellents), and
nutritional constituency. Anatomical difference in leaf pubescence alone accounts for the absence of a blotchleaf
miner (Gracillariidae) on feltleaf willow, Salix alaxensis, in Alaska, as I discovered during a vast outbreak of that
insect on other willow species. This tiny moth must cement its eggs to the under-leaf surface in order for the
hatched larvae to enter the leaf. It cannot do that on 5. alaxensis due to a mat of hairs [on underside of leaf], hence
the common name “feltleaf.”

Here in Moscow, I have studied a spmce budscale (Homoptera: Coccidae) that is abundant on every Norway
spmce but absent on associated blue spruce and Engelmann spmce. This insect was accidentally introduced into the
USA from Europe. Only females are here so all of its progeny are produced parthenogenetically (a step ahead of us
humans although cloning is gaining headway). The immobile adults are wingless, so dispersal must occur in the

Figure 2. A leaf-mining caterpillar (Gracillariidae)
created this intricate pattern by mining within the upper
and lower leaf surfaces of this madrone leaf.

Figure 1. Solitary caterpillars (Tortricidae) rolled
these aspen leaves into a shelter using adhesive silk
threads secreted from a spinneret located on the
underside of their mouth.

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Idaho Native Plant Society

Treasurer’s Report - January 2002 through December 2002

Introduction: Following is a summary of the expenditures and income of the Society during the period, January 1 , 2002 through December 31 ,
2002. A brief discussion follows the summary.

Summary of Expenditures, Income, and Assets:

Checking Account Summary

Beginning balance (01/01/02) 260.66

Additions

Contributions 65.00

Membership dues 4710.50

RPC income 1390.00

Subtractions

Board meeting expenses -530.52

Chapter dues received and forwarded -96.00

Dues remittance -784.02

ERI Grant -350.00

Operational expenses -83.13

PO Box and Bulk Mail Permit -399.00

RPC expense -1104.22

Sage Notes -2590.15

Ending balance (12/31/02) 489.12

Summary of Assets

Key Bank of Idaho 489. 1 2

UBS PaineWebber Investment Account 2647.28

US Postal Service Postage Due Trust Account 53.57

Total Assets as of 12/31/02 3189.97

Discussion: Income during 2002 came from four sources: membership dues, non-dues contributions, investments, and proceeds from the
annual rare plant conference (RPC) (see Figure 1).

The largest source of income to IMPS is annual
membership dues payments. In Figure 2 the
total number of individuals paying dues in 2002
and total dues revenue to INPS are summarized
by chapter. Three hundred and sixty-six
members paid dues in 2002. This represents a
forty-five percent increase compared to 2001
(252 members).

The number of new and renewing members also
serves as an important indicator of how the
society is functioning to meet its objectives.

There were 113 new INPS memberships in 2002;
but 66 members who paid dues in 2001 did not
renew in 2002, resulting in a net gain of 47
members.

Changes in membership varied between chapter.
The greatest membership growth in 2002 was
observed in Kinnikinnick Chapter (Figure 3).

New memberships in the chapter far exceeded
the number of non-renewing memberships in
2002.

Figure 1 . Relative distribution of 2002 income by source.

INPS Treasurers Report - 2002; Page 1 of 2

Wood River

Wood River

206 (15)

White Pine

Sah-Wha-Be

Pahove

Laosa

327 (20)

Kinnikinnick j

Calypso I I 191 (18)

No Chapter | 336 (20)

White Pine

Sah-Wha-Be

Pahove

Laosa

Kinnikinnick

Calypso
No Chapter

Figure 2. Total 2002 dues revenue an(d number of members Figures. The number of members (bars on right side of

(shown in parentheses) is summarized by chapter. vertical line) are compared by chapter to the number of non-

renewing members (bars of left side of vertical line). Values
show the net gain or loss in membership.

Cash flow associated with the annual rare plant conference successively bridges each fiscal year. Registration income for the 2002 annual
rare plant conference began to accrue in fiscal year 2001 . Expenses and income associated with the 2003 annual rare plant conference
began to accrue in fiscal year 2002. Though the current 2002 checking account ledger shows a positive balance for the conference (RPC
income, $ 1390.00; RPC expense, $ -1104.22). The 2002 annual rare plant conference actually netted a modest expense of $ 65.88. Though
the net income from the annual rare plant conference was down in 2002, the mean annual income during the years 1999 through 2002
remains $ 242.02. Smaller, but significant sources of income to the Society in 2001 were non-dues contributions and investment income.

As in previous years, the largest single expense during 2002 was the preparation and mailing of Sage Notes (Figure 4). In 2002 four issues of
Sage Notes were produced and distributed with an average cost of $ 647.53.

In February 2002 the INPS Board approved a by-laws amendment establishing an education, research, and inventory grants process for
consideration of the membership at the annual meeting. This amendment was accepted by the membership during the annual meeting held in
Sandpoint, July 2002. Though a precursor to the formal approval of an education, research, and inventory (ERI) grants process, the Board
elected to contribute $ 350.00 to Kinnikinnick Chapter (listed above and below as ERI Grant) to support costs associated with its development
of a native plant arboretum.

Board meeting expenses resulted from the conference calls which occurred in February and November 2002. The calls allowed individuals
from around the state to connect and discuss Society business. Bulk mail expenses were higher in 2002 compared to previous years due to
the cost of moving the bulk permit from Moscow to Boise. Operational costs in 2002 were incurred as bank service fees, for postage, and
mailing labels.

The checking account summary (above) shows an amount for “Chapter dues received and forwarded". These funds are shown to accurately
reflect the account balance as of December 31 , 2002 but are not considered an actual expense. These funds were in the INPS account at the

beginning of the fiscal year and were forwarded
to the respective chapter early in 2002.

Figure 4. Distribution of 2002 expenses.

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Figure 3. Feeding by caterpillars of the apple-and-
thom skeletonizer left veins intact. Similar damage
is done to alder and willows by leaf beetle larvae
(Chrysomelidae).

pitch!) results in masses of solidified resin on the outer
bark especially at pruning scars. The other trees are free
of infestation but each year more moths infest the two
trees that now have dozens of pitch masses throughout ^
their stems. Clearly, there is something different about th
infested and un-infested trees. Of course, the choice of
trees during the initial infestation may have been by
chance and the behavior of their adult progeny (moth
stage) resulted in re-infesting the mother tree. It is know
that the female moth secretes a powerful sex attractant
and she does not disperse readily due to her wing/body
proportions (they are not agile fliers). So, this situation

Figure 5. Notching around a leaf margin is the
fingerprint of an adult weevil (Curculionidae) having
fed there. Such notches are common on rhododendron
and young pea leaves, as shown.

nymphal stage, possibly via birds or flying insects but also
perhaps by air currents. Look for the bud-like females in
May as they enlarge to accommodate their complement of
several hundred eggs. They are located at the previous-
year’s node. A few blue spruce on the University campus
are green, not blue, and can be differentiated readily by the
lack of this scale and absence of the characteristic drooping
of branchlets evidently caused by a growth-stimulating
substance introduced by the nymphs while sucking juice
from their host. The scale is common on Norway spruce
wherever that tree has been planted in cities throughout
Idaho.

I have seven 40-year old ponderosa pine trees in my
yard, two of which are chronically infested by solitary,
white, larvae of a clear-wing moth (Sessidae) with the
misleading common name "Sequoia pitch moth" (it occurs
only on pines). Their activity (surrounded by viscous

Figure 4. Large, rather circular notches in these
cherry leaves were made by a leaf-cutter bee
(Megachilidae). It grasps the leaf, chews around
itself, and flies away with its prize.

may, indeed, illustrate chemical differences among the
pines that are inherent, or induced by infestation, or the
apparent differences in susceptibility may be illusionary
due merely to limited adult dispersal. Or, more likely, a
combination of these factors may be responsible.

I will end this primer with the boreal spruce bark-
beetle, which infests white spruce but not Engelmann
spruce. The point of interest is that these tree species
hybridize in parts of Montana. The beetle occurs as
freely in the hybrids as in white spruce, indicating that
the hybrid has a genetically-based chemical constituent
derived from white spruce that attracts the beetle.
Antibiosis in Engelmann spruce does not appear to be
involved; at least I have been able to rear this beetle in

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large numbers by inserting and confining paired adults in stem sections cut from Engelmann spruce (forgive me, I
did this indoors). The beetle has not been found in wind-felled Engelmann spruce.

Figure 6. Measuring worms (Geometridae) have legs
only on opposite ends. When feeding, they reach
forward and chew down and backward creating a
characteristie notch. Notches made by other insects
differ in number, size or shape.

Figure 8. A "spruce budscale" insect (Coccidae)
infests the nodes of Norway spruce, stimulating
secondary branches to elongate and beeome pendent.
It does not occur on adjacent blue spruce or
Engelmann spruce.

Figure 7. A leafblotch miner (Gracillariidae)
infests many willow species in Alaska except
feltleaf willow, which has a mat of hairs on the
underleaf surface that prevents attachment of eggs
there.

In your forays, look for differences in insect damage
between similar plants and when found, be prepared to
collect and submit a sample for identification. Carry a vial
or two of alcohol (rubbing alcohol will do) for insects
associated with the damage and insert a pencilled (not ball
point pen) label with the host, locality, date and colleetor.
Plant material illustrating the damage may be pressed as
usual or submitted fresh if done promptly. Send them and
a note with other details to me, if you like, or to Frank
Merickel at W.F. Barr Entomological Museum,

University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-2339. His phone:
208-885-7079.

$70 in T-shirts taken, but not paid for, during Conference

The recent T-shirt sales should have netted over $100 for the
ENPS small grants fund. However, no payment was made for
1 1 shirts taken at the Rare Plant Conference! That’s a loss of
around $70, folks, and pretty damaging for INPS. Please
spread the word: the T-shirts, unlike the mugs, were NOT a
conference gratuity. As signs clearly stated, the price per
shirt is $7.50. You may contact a chapter officer, or contact
Sonja Lewis directly: 438 E. 8* St., Moscow ID 83843,
208/883-2638, sal.e.forth @ turbonet.com.

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Forest Service Nurseries - Helping to
“Bring Back the Natives”!

Edna Rey-Vizgirdas, Forest Botanist, Boise
National Forest and Clark Fleege, Nursery
Manager, Lucky Peak Nursery

Native seed that is both site-specific and source-
identified is important for use in restoring public
lands. Over the past decade, the demand for native
seed has grown tremendously. This increased
demand has arisen in part due to the enhanced
awareness of native species and their importance in
the ecosystem by land managers and the public.
Events such as landscape scale stand-replacing fires
have accelerated the need for available seed for
revegetation efforts. In addition, growing concerns
for sensitive species habitat have tipped the scales in
favor of regeneration with native rather than exotic
species in some areas. Furthermore, with the
issuance of executive orders in 1994 and 1997, the
Forest Service encouraged the use of regional native
plants and discouraged the introduction of exotic
species on national forest lands across the country.
Forest Service nurseries can help bring us one step
closer to achieving this goal.

In the past, barriers to utilizing local native plant
materials have included cost considerations,
availability, and the lack of knowledge regarding
plant culture and propagation. As these barriers are
overcome, the reliance upon non-native plant
materials can be gradually reduced.

It’s important to remember that not all areas need
to be revegetated. For example, sites that have
experienced a low intensity bum that supported
relatively few weeds prior to burning probably do not
need to be revegetated. However, areas where
watershed, wildlife habitat, sensitive species, or water
quality values may be compromised should be
considered as high priority for restoration. Such sites
may be subject to invasion by noxious weeds and
other undesirable plant species. Weed management
and monitoring plans should be developed and
implemented to ensure that native species can
become successfully reestablished (e.g., see Goodwin
et al. 2002). Other high priority sites for restoration
with native species may include research natural
areas, botanical special interest areas, and wilderness
areas.

Photo courtesy of Lucky Peak Nursery

Lucky Peak Nursery

Lucky Peak Nursery (LPN), a unit of the Boise
National Forest, was established in 1959 to process
and store conifer seed and to provide bareroot conifer
seedlings for site-specific reforestation projects on
National Forest lands in the Intermountain Region of
the USDA Forest Service. Over the past forty-two
years, since the first seedling crop was shipped in
1962, LPN has shipped over 226 million seedlings
for various site-specific reforestation and restoration
projects on public lands throughout the intermountain
West. While the vast majority of the production was
two-year conifer seedlings for reforestation activities
following timber harvests and wildfires, the
production of native shrubs was an annual, yet not
significant feature. For example, in 1972, LPN
produced over 135,000 native shmbs including
species such as serviceberry, deer brush, sumac,
bitterbmsh, chokecherry, and dogwood.

Over the past several years, the need to restore
rangeland with native vegetation on public lands that
have experienced extensive wildfire has gained
considerable support. Currently, LPN is producing
nearly one million bareroot big sagebmsh seedlings
for restoration projects on Department of Defense
and Department of Energy sites in eastern
Washington. In Idaho, the Bureau of Land
Management and Idaho Department of Fish and
Game annually request LPN to produce several
thousand bareroot and container-grown bitterbmsh
seedlings for their specific needs.

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LPN is building upon that strong tradition in
native shrub production, and diversifying its
production. Since 1999, LPN has produced three
species of native grass for seed production for several
projects on National Forest lands. One of the grass
species was collected at the Missouri Mine spoil near
Centerville prior to the reclamation work. This
species, Agrostis alba (creeping bentgrass) tolerates
the low pH of the spoil, and will be used during the
revegetation efforts. Another grass species is a high
elevation source of Idaho fescue. Seed collected near
Pilot Peak on the Boise National Forest has been
propagated at LPN, with the subsequent seed
available for restoring denuded ridge tops north of
Idaho City.

Photo courtesy of Lucky Peak Nursery

In 2002, LPN was asked to produce container-
grown plants of various grass and forb species to be
used in restoring a severely damaged mountain
meadow on the Sawtooth National Recreation Area
(SNRA). Those species 'mcXude, Antennaria
(pussytoes). Aster (aster), Balsamorhiza
(balsamroot), Carex (sedge), Festuca (fescue),
Penstemon (penstemon), Potentilla (cinquefoil),
Senecio (groundsel), and Zigadenus (death camas).
This has been an extremely fascinating and rewarding
project. The pre-germination treatments of all these
species are not widely known. Through trial-and-
error, LPN personnel, with the help of the USDA-FS
Rocky Mountain Research Station, have been
developing protocols for successful germination.
Success of this small restoration project will lead to

more restoration projects on a grander scale on the
SNRA and other National Forests.

Another example of these “non-traditional” Forest
Service Nursery projects is one initiated by the Burns
(OR) District of the BLM. In an effort to
successfully revegetate vast rangelands in eastern
Oregon with native Crepis (hawksbeard), LPN is
producing Crepis plants that will be outplanted in
LPN seedbeds with the purpose of using these plants
as parent material from which seed will be collected,
processed and shipped back to the Burns BLM office
for broadcast applications.

Due to the historical success that we have enjoyed
producing bareroot conifer seedlings, LPN is poised
to make major contributions in native plant seedling
and seed production.

Current and Future Projects

We are currently implementing a native seed
collection and propagation project that involves
collecting native forb, grass, and shrub seed from
areas on or adjacent to the Boise NF. As part of this
effort, Idaho Fish and Game staff and volunteers
collected over 270 pounds of seed in 2002 alone!
Some of this seed will be propagated at Lucky Peak
Nursery to allow additional seed harvesting over the
next few years. Seed will be cleaned and stored for
future use on public lands throughout the
Intermountain region.

This project will greatly enhance our ability to
reseed and restore areas that have been affected by
burning (by prescribed fire and wildfire) using locally
adapted native plant species. In addition to fire
rehabilitation, plant materials can also be used for
mine reclamation and road obliteration projects.
Additional benefits include wildlife habitat
enhancement and decreasing the potential for the
post-fire invasion of native habitats by noxious
weeds.

The use of locally adapted plant materials can
help increase the success of rehabilitation efforts and
maintain the diversity of native plant and animal
species. Through partnerships with nurseries, state
and federal agencies, and the public, we hope that
landscape restoration will continue to move from the
widespread use of exotic species to a more holistic
approach.

You can help “bring back the natives” by
contacting your local Fish and Game, Forest Service,
or Bureau of Land Management office to find out
about their volunteer projects. There are usually
many habitat restoration projects that need volunteers

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to make the project a success. And, as a volunteer
you can share in the pride of restoring an area for
future generations and preserving some of Idaho’s
remarkable natural heritage!

Reference:

Goodwin, K., R. Sheley, and J. Clark. 2002. Integrated noxious
weed management after wildfires. Montana State University
Extension Service, Bozeman, Montana.

Photo courtesy of Lucky Peak Nursery

Lewis & Clark ~ Legends of American Botany

Reprinted with permission from Lawyer Nursery, Inc., Plains, Montana
Discover the marketing possibilities of a Lewis & Clark plant collection

The Lewis and Clark bicentennial celebration offers a unique opportunity for the nursery trade. No other event
can highlight the bold level of botanical interest inspired by the Lewis and Clark expedition. Beginning in January
of 2003, the celebration begins nationwide with talks, performances, interpretive exhibits, and traveling tours that
will recreate the journey for tourists to follow. From Pennsylvania to Oregon, events are planned through 2006.

It all began in 1803, when Thomas Jefferson employed his personal secretary, Meriwether Lewis to lead the
Corp of Discovery across the continent to find an efficient route to the Pacific Ocean and to observe and study new
plant and animal life. Jefferson had a keen interest in botanical pursuits, noting that “No occupation is so delightful
to me as the culture of the earth.” In a letter to Lewis, Thomas Jefferson wrote about his botanical goals, “Objects
worthy of notice will be: the soil and the face of the country, its growth and vegetable productions, the dates at
which particular plants put forth or lose their flowers or leaf.” The journey of botanical discovery began with those
words.

“Meriwether Lewis added about 176 plant species to science. ”

Joined later by his friend, William Clark, who played the role of cartographer on the expedition, Lewis began to
collect and diligently describe the plant life that Jefferson was captivated by.

Today, the Lewis and Clark Herbarium in the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia holds 239 botanical
sheets of plants Lewis collected 200 years ago. Sources differ, but Lewis is attributed in adding about 176 plant
species to science. These plants include species with ornamental, medicinal, edible, agricultural or utilitarian
values.

The journals of Meriwether Lewis were quite detailed when describing important features of a plant, “its leaves
are cauline, compound, and spreading” speaking of Mahonia aquifolium. He also described useful information on
ecological ranges, seasonal changes, and Native American food or medicinal use of a plant. Journal notes and the
plant plates still have a strong value for botanists to this date.

Lawyer Nursery has grown for you some of the top species discovered and documented during the journeys of
Lewis and Clark. Interest in the bicentennial is keen, so now is the time to feature a marketing program utilizing
these historical species. Assemble a retail display of flora collected by the pair. Plant a roadside collection of
native species discovered during the expedition. Hold a plant seminar on these historical species. Offer a package
of collected species with Lewis and Clark journal remarks listed on the plant tags. The possibilities are endless and
await your creativity in this unique nursery stock marketing opportunity.

Editor’s Note: Although this article appears as an advertisement, it is not. I personally was inspired to reprint it, and to think
of Lewis and Clark’s discoveries as I plant my own garden. I hope you find the information inspirational too.

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Lewis & Clark species

LAWYER NURSERY, INC.

"Lewis's journey across our continent has added a number of
new plants to our former stock. Some of them are curious, some
ornamental, some useful, and some may by culture be made
acceptable to our tables. "

- Thomas Jefferson

Listed below are some of the many interesting North Ameri-
can native plants Lewis 6" Clark discovered, collected, or
observed that are available through Lawyer Nursery. You may
use this chart for reference when assembling your Lewis & Clark
plant list or when conducting additional research. Consult this
stock listing or call our sales staff at 800-551-9875 for current
availability.

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Pinus ponderosa

Date Collected if
Herbarium Plate

Acer circinatum

Journal Quotes, Location Collected, or

Botanical name

Common Name

Available

Other Plant Comments

Uses Today Q

Abies grandis

Grand Fir

Described Feb. 6, 1806 at Fort Clatsop, Oreg.

Christmas Tree,

Timber. Ornamental

Abies lasiocarpa

Subalpine Fir

Lolo trail, Idaho, Sept 15, 1805

Ornamental

Acer circinatum

Vine Mapie

Oct. 1805

Collected along the Columbia River

Ornamental, Screens

Acerglabrum

Rocky Mtn. Mapie

Encountered Aug. 13, 1805, Idaho

Ornamental, Reforestation

Acer macrophyllum

Big Leaf Mapie

Apr. 10, 1806

"A large timber tree from the grand rapids
of the Columbia."

Reforestation, Ornamental

Amelanchier alnifolia

Saskatoon Serviceberry

Apr. 15, 1806

Fruit eaten raw. cooked or mashed by

Native American tribes

Wildlife, Edible landscaping,

Ornamental, Windbreaks

Amorpha fruticosa

Faise indigo

Aug. 27, 1806

Collected near Pierre, S.Dakota

Erosion control. Wildlife habitat. Ornamental

Arctostaphytos uva-ursi

Bearberry

Winter 1804-1805

Used In a mix for smoking

Erosion control, Wildlife habitat. Ornamental

Ceanothus sanguineus

Red Stem Ceanothus

June 27, 1806

Found near the foot of the Rocky Mtns.

Wildlife habitat. Ornamental

Ceanothus velutinus

Snow Brush

1805

"An evergreen...on fhe Rocky Mountains'

Ornamental, Reclamation

Comus sericea

Red Osier Dogwood

Used in a mix for smoking

Erosion control, Wildlife habitat,

Windbreaks, Ornamental

Comus nuttallii

Pacific Dogwood

Found near the mouth of the Sandy River, Oreg.

Ornamental, Wildlife habitat

Crataegus douglasii

Dougias Hawthorn

Apr. 29, 1806

Lewis called it "deep purple haw"

Wildlife habitat. Ornamental,

Windbreaks, Shelterbelts

Elaeagnus commutata

Silvertterry

July 6. 1806

"Silver tree of the Missouri"

Wildlife habitat, Shelterbelts, Windbreaks

Fraxinus latifolia

Oregon Ash

Observed by Clark, Nov. 1805, Oregon

Timber, Ornamental

Juniperus scopulorum

Rocky Mtn. Juniper

OcL 2, 1804

Collected in S.Dakota

Wildlife habitat. Revegetation,

Shelterbelts, Windbreaks

Larix occidentalis

Western Larch

First obsen/ed. Sept. 1805, Bitterroot

Mtns., Idaho

Timber, Ornamental,

Reforestation

Madura pomifera

Osage Orange

1804

First botanical specimen collected

Windbreaks, Reclamation, Timber

Mahonia aquifolium

Oregon Holiy Grape

Apr. 11, 1806

“Mountain Holly."

Ornamental, Edible landscaping. Wildlife habitat

Mahonia nervosa

Cascades Mahonia

Oct. 1805

Was not distinguished from M.aquifolium
until after the journey by Pursh

Ornamental, Edible landscaping. Wildlife habitat

Mahonia repens

Creeping Mahonia

Lewis thought this was the same as

M.aquifloium

Ornamental, Edible landscaping. Wildlife habitat

Philadelphus lewisli

Wiid Mock Orange

May-Jul. 1806

July sighting near Missoula, Mont

Ornamental, Hedging

Picea engelmanii

Engeiman Spruce

Noted by Lewis, Sept. 1805, Bitterroot

Mtns., Idaho

Ornamental, Christmas Tree

Plcea sitchensis

Sitka Spruce

Described by Lewis, Fort Clatsop

Timber, Ornamental

Pinus contorta latifolia

Lodgepole Pine

Noted by Lewis on Lolo trail, Idaho

Timber, Reforestation, Christmas Tree

Ornamental, Windbreaks

Pinus monticola

Western White Pine

Described by Lewis, Feb. 6, 1806

Christmas Tree, Timber,

Reforestation, Ornamental

Pinus ponderosa

Western Yeiiow Pine

Oct. 1, 1805

“On river bottoms in rich land west of
the mountains."

Timber, Reforestation

Populus deltoides

Cottonwood / Poplar

Aug. 1806

Wood used to make canoes and forts.

Windbreaks, Shelterbelts, Shade tree

Prunus americana

Native American Plum

Fruit often eaten on the journey.

Wildlife habitat. Revegetation, Edible landscaping

Prunus emarginata

Bitter Cherry

May 29, 1806

The natives count it a good fruit"

Wildlife habitat. Revegetation

Prunus Virginians

Chokecherry

May & Aug. 1806

Fruit was added to corp's whiskey.

Ornamental, Edible landscaping. Wildlife habitat

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Douglas Rr

Lewis credited as first to describe.

Timber, Reforestation, Christmas Tree

Purshia tridentata

Antelope Bitterbrush

July 6, 1806

"A shrub common to the open prairie"

Wildlife habitat. Erosion control

Quercus garryana

Oregon White Oak

Mar. 26. 1806

"A sort of white oak"

Timber, Ornamental

Quercus macrocarpa

Burr Oak

Sept. 5, 1804

An oak "common to the prairies."

Wildlife habitat. Shade tree, Ornamental,
Windbreaks

Rhus trilobata

Skunk Bush

OcL 1. 1804

Found near S.Dakota

Wildlife habitat, Shelterbelts, Revegetation

Ribes aureum

Golden Currant

July 1805 & Apr. 1806

"Yellow currant of the Missouri"

Wildlife habitat, Shelterbelts, Revegetation,
Windbreaks

RIbes sanguineum

Winter Currant

Mar. 27, 1806

One of four currants collected that were new
to science.

Ornamental, Wildlife habitat

Rosa arkansana

Prairie Rose

Sept. & Oct. 1 804

"The small rose of the prairies"

Erosion control. Wildlife habitat. Windbreaks

Rosa woodsli

Woods Rose

Lewis observed many Rose species, but
only one Hose herbarium sheet exists.

Ornamental, Wildlife habitat. Windbreaks

Salix exigua

Coyote Willow

Observed by Lewis, Snake River, Wash.

Erosion control. Wildlife habitat

Sambucus caerulea

Blue Elderberry

Described by Lewis, Feb. 2, 1 806

Ornamental, Wildlife habitat. Edible landscaping

Shepherdia argentea

Silver Buffaloberry

Sept. 4, 1804

"It is a pleasant berry to eat [with] the flavor
of cranberry."

Wildlife habitat. Edible landscaping.

Windbreaks, Shelterbelts

Symphoricarpos alba

Snowberry

date collected unknown

Found along the Lolo Trail, Idaho

Wildlife habitat. Ornamental, Erosion control.
Windbreaks, Shelterbelts

Thuja plicata

Western Red Cedar

Rrst obsen/ed. Sept. 20, 1805 on

Lolo trail, Idaho

Ornamental, Timber

Tsuga mertensiana

Mountain Hemlock

Observed near the western coast.

Ornamental, Timber

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Chapter News

Kinnikinnick Chapter

The Kinnikinnick Chapter ended 2002 with a
successful Holiday gathering at the home of Gretchen
Hellar, our first Kinnikinnick president, who served
in 1998, the year we joined the INPS. The new year
began with our meeting on January 25 that featured
landscape designer Barbara Pressler and attracted
more than 50 members, believed to be the largest
attendance in Kinnikinnick’ s history!

February’s speaker was Dr. Charles Benbrook
speaking on “AgBioTech 101”, bringing the chapter
up-to-date on developments in agricultural
biotechnology. For INPS members interested in this
subject, you can find considerable information on Dr.
Benbrook’ s website: http://www.biotech-info.net.

March found us making a simulated visit to
“Fossil Plants of North Idaho”, as Dr. Bill Rember
introduced us to the fascinating fossil sites near
Clarkia, ID, where plants are found in sediments of a
lake formed some 15 million years ago! For
interested INPS members. Dr. Rember’ s website is
www.mines.uidaho.edu/~tertiary/.

Now, in the fourth month of 2003, the Chapter is
looking forward to its annual Arbor Day
commemoration at our North Idaho Native Plant
Arboretum on April 25, followed the next day by a
program presented by USFS botanist Betsy Hammet,
also a Kinnikinnick member.

Plans are still underway for our May meeting, the
purpose of which is to call the attention of both
members and the public at large to the most invasive
noxious weeds and to the available means for
eradicating them. Following an informative meeting
on the morning of May 24“", the public will be invited
to join members in a “weed pull” at a site where
weeds are sufficient to demonstrate eradication
techniques.

Other than the above programs and many ongoing
aetivities of the Conservation Committee and other
Kinnikinnick elements, the “landscaping interest
group” formed last fall recently voted to become a
full Landscape Committee. Initial co-chairs are past-
president Eileen Atkisson and Parise Whitely who
report that plans include helping members and the
public (1) to identify and conserve native plants
where residents find them on their property and (2) to
encourage use of native plants in both public and
private landscaping.

Calypso Chapter

Next meeting. Wed. March 5, 2003, at Life Care
Center of Coeur d'Alene, 500 W. Aqua Drive,

Hayden Lake,Idaho. Program will be the 57 minute
video presentation. Stopping the Coming Ice Age
(1989), Directed by Larry Ephron. Based on the book
by Larry Ephron, The End-The Imminent Ice Age
and How We Can Stop It, Celestial Arts Publishers,
Berkeley, Ca.(1988), 233 pages with Index. For
updates on this work, and its implications,
visit: www.remineralize-the-earth.org. or contact Don
Weaver, P O Box 620478, Woodside, Ca. 94062, or
email:earthdon@yahoo.com

Sunday April 12, 2003: Tubbs Hill, Coeur
d'Alene. (Rain or Shine) Meet at 10:00 a.m. at 1 1th
Street Parking Lot.

Sunday May 18, 2003: Q'emlin Trails, Post Falls,

1 p.m. If RAIN, reschedule for May 25, 2003, at 1
p.m. Meet at Park Trail System Trail Head.

Saturday June 21, 2003, Marie Creek Trail,

Fernan Ranger District,Coeur d'Alene. Meet at 9 a.m.
at the 1-90 Wolf lodge Exit parking area. This field
trip was scheduled last year on Saturday July 13,
2002, but canceled due to heat and high fire danger.

Pahove Chapter

Although it’s snowing in the high country,
according to the flowering bulbs in our gardens,
winter in Boise has already turned the corner to
spring. There were even reports from the Owyhees of
wild umbels blooming in January!

In January, a team of Pahove members planned
February’s annual “Rare Plant Conference.” The
conferenee had over 70 attendees who partieipated in
active discussions and debate regarding the
conservation status of hundreds of Idaho’s rarest and
imperiled plant species. The evening banquet
speaker, author and botanist Wayne Phillips, gave an
educational and entertaining presentation on “Plants
of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.”

In late February, Nancy Shaw of the U.S. Forest
Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, gave a
presentation on “Native Broadleaf Herbs for Great
Basin Restoration.” Efforts to re-establish native
vegetation in the Great Basin where seed sources
have been lost due to wildfires and weed invasions
are hindered by the low availability of native seed.
Besides providing colorful beauty in the sagebrush-

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steppe, broadleaf herbs are valuable for biological
diversity and are seasonally important for sage
grouse. Nancy highlighted interagency research to
examine the ecology, genetics, and pollination
biology of selected widespread species so aspects of
seed production can be better understood. Results of
this work contribute to greater production of native
seed useful for healing the landscape.

Spring is shaping up to be a very busy time for the
Pahove chapter. In March, Cindy Salo, a Research
Ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey,

Biological Resources, will present “Old Grasses,

New Trees: Invasive Plant Worlds.” Based on her
extensive field experience, Cindy will take us
through Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, Idaho's Snake
River Plain, and the Saloum Region of Senegal, West
Africa to look at plant transfers between the Old and
New Worlds.

In early April, there will be a field trip entitled,
“Pretty Primula, Awesome Onion, Mysterious
Milkvetch: Early Spring Rare Plants in the Boise
Eoothills,” to learn about our colorful, globally rare
plants. There will also be a “Native Plant
Landscaping Work Party” to assist the MK Nature
Center with the development of their educational
native plant gardens. April’s activities will be capped
by our annual fundraising event, the “Native Plant
Sale,” co-sponsored by the Northwest Earth Institute.
Being planned for May is another annual event, the
“Celebrate Wildflowers . . . Boise Foothills
Wildflower Walks,” co-sponsored by the Bureau of
Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
and U.S. Forest Service. An overnight field trip to the
Brownlee and Hells Canyon area is also in the works.

Sah-Wah-Be Chapter

Thanks to energetic organizing by Wendy
Velman, Sah-Wah-Be Chapter had a truly impressive
first meeting for 2003, filling the Holtes' house for a
scrumptious potluck dinner and slideshow combining
views of several trips to Ecuador by Karl and Ardys
Holte and Brian and Sonia Schuetz. Ecuadore«a Sonia
provided names for fruits and vegetables in the
markets; Brian shared his damp but lovely master's
degree study site, and Karl and Ardys highlighted
tourist-y activities. Wendy and Karl are plotting
another gathering to finish the slides, and have
scheduled our annual meeting for 6:30 p.m., April 11
at North's Chuck Wagon. Bring your ideas for great
field trips.

Folks interested in native plants from Ashton to
Franklin, from Wayan to Aberdeen are welcome to
contact Sah-Wah-Be Chapter president, Ruth
Moorhead at moOrruth @ RuthMoorhead. net or at
208-233-5011 to learn what outings the group has
planned.

White Pine Chapter

Joint Meeting of White Pine Chapter, Idaho
Native Plant Association and Palouse Audubon
Society. Wednesday, April 16, 2003, 7:30 pm. 1912
Building, East 3rd St., Moscow, Idaho

Topic: How and when can our organizations be
useful participants in the forest planning process of
the U. S. Forest Service, Clearwater and Nez Perce
National Forests? Both of these forests are in the
process of revising their Forest’s strategic plans.
Project-level plans are on-going as well. A major
activity of our organizations has been to comment on
such forest plans, but is this the most productive and
helpful kind of participation? These topics will be
presented by Ihor Mereszszak of the U. S. Forest
Service. Public participation is welcome.

Loasa Chapter

Our meeting of January 13 th was well attended-
with 19 or more members and friends. A special
thank you to Ray and Merri Neiwert for hosting us in
their beautiful home. Our program was given by Kim
Pierson, Sawtooth National Forest Botanist. Kim
gave an excellent power-point presentation on
Castilleja christii (Christ’s Indian paintbrush), a
beautiful rare plant known only from the summit of
Mount Harrison in the Albion Mountains southeast of
Burley, ID. Sawtooth National Forest and the US
Fish and Wildlife Service are cooperating in the
development of a new conservation agreement to
help ensure the protection of this beautiful plant.
Other features of Kim’s discussion included
information about the Mt. Harrison Research Natural
Area (RNA) and the recently discovered tall forb
community. More details will be forthcoming
regarding forest protection of this rare plant
community and the other special resource values
associated with the summit of Mount Harrison.

Up Coming Meetings: March 5 6pm Taylor
Building, Room 276 (College of Southern Idaho).
Craters of the Moon National Monument comments
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monument expansion and take part in the public
comment process.

March 9 1pm Meet in Ridley’s new store parking
lot in Buhl, just off Highway 30 at the south end of
town. Car pool to Hagerman Fossil Beds National
Monument for look at early spring plants/flowers and
soil crusts. Come prepared for weather; bring field
guides, any snacks and beverages. Up to 3 mile hike
(mostly downhill)- Immigrant Trail, with car-shuttle.

March 10 7pm Taylor Building Room 276
(College of Southern Idaho). Program will be
announced next newsletter.

April 14 7pm Taylor Building Room 276
(College of Southern Idaho). Program to be
announced.

Upcoming Events- (dates pending):

• Landscaping with Idaho’s native plants

• Field trip- beautiful and rare cacti garden

• Field trip- hike; wildflowers & rare cacti in
bloom- Trapper Creek RNA

• Native plant medicinal/cosmetic uses

• Lichens & Mosses, Biotic Soil Crusts walk/talk

• Riparian inventory and monitoring with field lab

• Range and grazing issues- how to determine
utilization, impacts with field lab

• Camp Loasa- a combined family campout and
plant identification workshop for all ages- come
and learn with us this summer!

News and Notes

Idaho Native Plant Society News

INPS announces Education, Research,
and Inventory Grant

Idaho Native Plant Society will make small grants
available this year to support education, research,
inventory, or other projects that contribute to the
appreciation, understanding, or conservation of Idaho’s
native flora or vegetation. The deadline for submitting
proposals for up to $ 1000 is April 7, 2003. Proposals
should clearly state project objectives, methods,
products, and time table for completion of the project.
For more information and specific proposal guidelines
please contact grant committee members or go to the
INPS website (www.idahonativeplants.org).

Education, Research, and Inventory Grant Committee
members are: Annette Runnalls, Kinnikinnick Chapter;
Sarah Walker, White Pine Chapter; Michael Mancuso,
Pahove Chapter; and Steve Rust, INPS Treasurer.

By-Laws change approved for
membership vote

The INPS Board of Directors approved a by-laws
amendment for consideration at the July, 2003 annual
membership meeting. The amendment, which affects
the distribution of membership dues from the state
organization to chapters, was approved at the Board’s
February 2003 meeting. The amendment to Article V,
Section 4 regarding duties of the treasurer reads (using

strike-out to show words that are deleted and underline
to show words that are added):

The Treasurer shall keep and maintain adequate
and correct accounts of the transactions of the
Society. He/she shall receive all membership dues
of the Society and monthly at least quarterly remit
to chapter treasurers their portion of all
membership dues. The Treasurer shall have such
other powers and perform such other duties as may
be prescribed by the Board of Directors.

A similar amendment to the by-laws was approved
by the Board in 1999 but not presented for a vote of the
membership. Rationale for the change are: (l)the
annual flow of dues is cyclic with the highest level of
activity occurring in the beginning of the new year; (2)
the change reduces the need for numerous, relatively
small transactions between the state treasurer and
chapter treasurers; and (3) the by-laws amendment
would allow funds to be available to the chapters at
anytime, but at least quarterly.

Idaho Native Plant Society
P.O. Box 9451
Boise, ID 83707

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

Non Profit Organization
U.S. Postage Paid
Boise, ID
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Sage Notes is published four times a year in February, May, September, and
December by the Idaho Native Plant Society, incorporated since 1977,
under the laws of the State of Idaho. Editor, Mark Shumar. Newsletter ads:
personal ads $2; commercial ads $5 for 1/8 page, $8 for 1/4 page, $15 for
1/2 page, and $25 for full page. Ads should be sent with payment.
Submissions: members and others are invited to submit material for
publication. Articles in any form, even hand-written, are welcome, as is art
work. Please provide a phone number in case there are questions. Material
will not be returned. Send submissions directly to the editor, Mark Shumar,
6017 W Randolph Dr., Boise, ID 83709, or <mshumar@mindspring.
com>. Submission deadlines are January 1, April 1, August 1, and
November 1 .

Officers: President, Kristin Fletcher; Vice President, Cleve Davis;
Secretary, Kahne Jensen; Treasurer, Steve Rust; Member-at-large,
VACANT; Past President, Karl Holte; Conservation Committee Chair,
Chris Murphy; Small Grants Committee Chair, Steve Rust; Newsletter
Editor, Mark Shumar. Calypso Chapter, P.O. Box 331, Careywood, ID
83809. President, VACANT; Vice President, VACANT; Secretary, Phil
Hruskocy; Treasurer, Janet Benoit; Newsletter, Phil Hruskocy.
Kinnikinnick Chapter, 1248 South Center Valley Road, Sandpoint, ID
83864. President, Bruce Vogelsinger; Vice President, Molly O’Reilly;
Secretary, Aimette Fraser-Runnalls; Treasurer, Patricia Stevens;
Conservation, Molly O’Reilly; Newsletter, Michael and Phil Franklin;
Arboretum, Sylvia Chatbum; Education, Pat Ramsey; Landscaping, Eileen
Atkisson and Parise Whitley. Pahove Chapter, PO Box 9451, Boise, ID
83707. President, Chris Murphy; Vice President, VACANT; Secretary-
Treasurer, Steve Rust. Sah-Wah-Be Chapter, 1646 Kinghom Rd.,
Pocatello, ID 83201. President, Ruth Moorhead; Vice President, Brian
Schuetz; Secretary, Barbara Nicholls; Treasurer, Harry Giesbrecht; Board
Representative, Karl Holte. White Pine Chapter, PO Box 8481, Moscow,
ID 83843. President, A1 Stage; Vice President, Paul Wamick; Secretary,
VACANT; Treasurer, Dennis Ferguson; Env. Impact & Forest Plan
Comment, Angela Sondenaa; Publicity, Tyson Kemper; Newsletter, Nancy
Miller; Landscaping & Restoration Plant Lists, Juanita Lichthardt; Past
President, Sonja Lewis. Wood River Chapter, PO Box 3093, Hailey, ID
83333. President, VACANT; Vice President, Joanne Vassar; Secretary-
Treasurer; Jo Ann Robbins; Member-at-large, Carol Blackburn. Loasa

Chapter, 780 Falls Ave. #390, Twin Falls, ID 83301. President; Miriam
Austin; Treasurer, Merri Neiwert; Conservation, Steven Paulsen;
Newsletter, Kent Fothergill.

The Idaho Native Plant Society (INPS) is dedicated to promoting interest in
native plants and plant communities and to collecting and sharing
information on all phases of the botany of native plants in Idaho, including
educating the public to the values of the native flora and its habitats. In
keeping with our mission, it is the intent of the INPS to educate its
membership and the public about current conservation issues that affect
Idaho’s native flora and habitats. Membership is open to anyone interested
in our native flora. Send dues to Steve Rust, Treasurer, 1201 N. 24th, Boise,
ID 83702, and all correspondence to INPS, Box 9451, Boise, ID 83707.
Website address: IdahoNativePlants.org.

Category 2003 Annual Dues

Patron $35

Individual $15

Household * $20

Student $8

Senior Citizen $8

Name

Address

City/State

Zip Telephone

Chapter affiliation? (check one)

Calypso (Coeur d’Alene; please include $6 newsletter dues)

Kinnikinnick (Sandpoint; please include $6 for Kinnikinnick Journal)

Pahove (Boise) Sah-Wah-Be (SE Idaho)

White Pine (Moscow) Loasa (Twin Falls)

Wood River (Ketchum-Sun Valley; please include $7 chapter dues)

None. Those who do not live near a chapter are encouraged to join. We

can put you in touch with other members in your area, and can coordinate
with you on any state level activities you may wish to be involved in.

* Household memberships are allocated two votes

Summer 2003 *1* SAGE NOTES ❖ A Publication of the Idaho Native Plant Society Vol. 25 (2)

Beth Workman, New Lifetime INPS Member

By Ann Debolt, Pahove Chapter

Many ESTPS members, including those in Pahove,
may have never had the pleasure of knowing or
working with Beth Workman. Beth, a rather
unassuming graphic artist by trade but a tme plant
enthusiast by passion, has contributed many hours to
INPS over the years. I was first acquainted with
Beth during an INPS field trip to plant bitterbmsh on
Squaw Butte back in 1986. It had recently burned in
a 250,000-acre wildfire. Shortly thereafter, before
many of us were thinking about much less doing it,

Beth’s drought tolerant, native-dominated East End
landscape was beautifully featured in the Idaho
Statesman. Her gardens, both at her residence and
more recently her studio (see photo), have been
featured during Boise xeriscape tours sponsored
either by Pahove or other local organizations. A tme
conservationist, Beth has donated her time and talent to a variety of non-profit organizations over the years, and
INPS has been one of the fortunate recipients. Pahove chapter plant sales, initiated about ten years ago, have
benefited from Beth’s donated plants, as well as from her idea and production of small laminated signs
incorporating color photos of each species. They have been excellent marketing tools and saved us, during the heat
of the sale, from repeatedly answering the question '"What does this plant look like?” In 2001, when INPS decided
to use color photos to modernize its original brochure, Beth was
an obvious choice to help make it happen. Working at night and
on weekends, Beth donated many hours to put together a beautiful
product for us. When revisions were needed this spring, she was
there again, in her calm, low-key way. Like the “job” of Sage
Notes editor, production of the brochure required a lot of behind
the scenes volunteer time and effort that most members are
unaware of. So if you ever encounter Beth, please tell her how
much you appreciate her contributions to INPS over the years.

For all this and more, we would like to recognize Beth as a
treasured lifetime member. Thank you Beth for all that you do for
INPS!

In this Issue:

Beth Workman, New Lifetime INPS Member,

Ann Debolt 1

Researcher Fights Spread of Cheatgrass, University

of Nevada, Reno 2

INPS Annual Meeting Announcement 3

Lewis and Clark Nature Walks 4

Pahove Annual Native Plant Sale 4

Chapter News 4

INPS Education, Research, and Inventory Grant
2003 Announcement and Guidelines 7

(Articles contributed to Sage Notes reflect the views of the authors and are not an official position of the Idaho Native Plant Society. }

Summer 2003 ❖ SAGE NOTES ❖ A Publication of the Idaho Native Plant Society Vol. 25 (2)

Researcher fights
spread of cheatgrass

University of Nevada, Reno,
Office of Communications
(11/25/02)

Cheatgrass, an annual weed,
has overrun many of Nevada’s
rangelands. It threatens native
plant species and contributes to a
vicious cycle. Cheatgrass fuels
fire and fire, in turn, enables the
increased growth of cheatgrass.
The results are devastating to the
Great Basin.

Direct economic impacts
from cheatgrass include fire-
suppression efforts, lost forage
and grazing, lost infrastructure,
such as fences and other physical
stmctures, and reseeding efforts.
Other impacts include erosion,
loss of wildlife and recreation,
increased road maintenance and
destruction of local ecologies.

"If we don’t get a handle on
it, it will be an ecological
disaster," says Robert Nowak,
professor of environmental and
resource science, who recently
received $2.9 million from the
USDA to research and intervene
into the cheatgrass fire cycle.

Nowak is working
cooperatively with researchers
from Oregon State University,
Utah State University, the USFS
Rocky Mountain Research
Laboratory, USGS Forest and
Rangeland Ecosystem Science
Center, the USDA Agricultural
Research Service, the Bureau of
Land Management and the
USDA Natural Resources
Conservation Service to address
the cheatgrass problem
throughout the Great Basin.

Nowak’s research has three
essential components, which
complement one another. The
first component involves an
ecological theory of how natural
communities change. Nowak
and his colleagues will engage in
multistage restoration efforts,
involving the planting of 25
native species at eight different
sites around the Great Basin.

The second component will
look at the plausibility of using
multiple native plant species to
successfully compete with
cheatgrass for resources. The
research will examine both
shallow- and deep-rooted species
that grow both early and late in
the natural growing season in
order to find an optimum
combination of plants to
compete with cheatgrass in each
region around the Great Basin.

The third part of the research
is to use one large-scale
restoration site where
researchers are trying to control
the spread of the cheatgrass seed
with well-timed grazing and
burning. The reason for using a
larger plot is ecological.

"The thought behind this is
that what is occurring on a small
plot is influenced by the
surrounding area," Nowak says.
"Therefore it is essential to
monitor a larger plot of land."

By combining expertise and
sharing resources, this multi-
state, interdisciplinary
consortium of research,
education, extension and agency
personnel will work on multiple
levels to address the many areas
affected by cheatgrass.

"Cheatgrass is a consequence
of the global economy," Nowak

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says of the weed. It arrived to
the United States through trade
in the early 19th century, and
global changes are helping its
spread today. The data is strong,
saying that the increasing
atmospheric carbon dioxide and
the general warming that has
been occurring across the Great
Basin enable the continued
growth and spread of cheatgrass.

USDA_NRCS PLANTS Database /
Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase).

1950. Manual of the grasses of the
United States. USDA Misc. Publ.

No. 200. Washington, D.C.

"We are poised to identify
ecological principles and
fundamental knowledge needed
to manage invasive weeds and
facilitate native plant restoration
on Great Basin rangelands. We
are looking to come up with
solutions that are cost effective."

(By Nicole Klay and Robert
Conrad, (775) 784-4724;

bconrad@unr.edu)

Summer 2003 ❖ SAGE NOTES ❖ A Publication of the Idaho Native Plant Society Vol. 25 (2)

Idaho Native Plant Society Annual Meeting
Where: Stanley Basin (North of Redfish Lake)

When: July 18, 19, & 20, 2003.

Idaho Native Plant Society welcomes you and your
family to the spectacular Sawtooth Valley this summer to
explore and appreciate the flora of this diverse area, from
the meadows to the mountains. Enjoy the crisp and clear
mountain air in the company of botanical enthusiasts from
around the state— it is a great opportunity to meet fellow
members, catch up on the latest activities, and relax around
campfires enjoying the starry skies. The festivities will kick
off Friday afternoon at 3 PM (meeting at Elk Creek
Campground) with a field trip led by Sawtooth National
Forest botanists Kim Pierson and Deb Taylor who will be
introducing us to the common and rare plants of the
Sawtooths. Weekend activities will include field trips to
peatlands, forests, and more!

Where to stay: Two campgrounds have been reserved. Elk Creek Campground and Trap Creek Campground.

Directions: Elk Creek Campground is approximately 122 miles northeast of Boise, Idaho, off State Highway
21. On State 21, turn north at milepost 123, approximately 8 miles west of Stanley onto Forest Road 892. Elk is
adjacent to State Highway 21. Trap Creek campground from Stanley, Idaho, take State Highway 21, west 12 miles.
Take Forest Road 540 to Trap Creek Campground, located adjacent to State Highway 21. (These two campgrounds
are somewhat across Highway 21 from each other. The only restriction is that we CANNOT set-up tents in the Elk
Creek Meadow area. Keep tents in the trees if possible. Large family or wall tents will be difficult to set up 4 man
and under are no problem. There is no restriction on the number of tents. Each site will hold up to 40 people.
Parking space is somewhat limited if we have a lot of large outfits. We are allow to park as many vehicles as space
allows and leave space of visitors and passers-by to use the restroom facilities.)

Hotels and Resorts in the area: I found two fairly informative website to direct people to:
http://www.gonorthwest.com/ldaho/central/Stanlev/stanlev.htm and

http://www.travelhero.com/search.cfm/countrv/US/state/ID/city/STANLEY/hotels/reservations/aid/87/index.html

and this one is from the Stanley Chamber of Commerce http://www.stanleycc.org/pages service dir/lodging. html

What we are going to do: There are numerous hiking opportunities, and we are scheduling at least a couple of
Campfire Evening talks. Redfish Lake Visitor Center has many day and evening programs that we may be
interested in. There will be a list available by the meeting.

FOOD: We would like to have a potluck Campfire Dinner on Saturday evening where everyone can enjoy the
company of the crowd that gathers. All other food will be on your own.

Annual Society Meeting will be held Saturday afternoon at one of the group sites. The Business/Board meeting
will be held at the Stanley Work Center (Forest Service Office) on Sunday Afternoon.

If there are any question or you need information please contact Wendy Velman at (208) 237-7549 or e-mail at
pooh@ida.net

Photo courtesy of BLM

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Lewis and Clark Nature Walks Featuring Plants on the Boise National Forest

In honor of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial, the Boise National Forest is offering a series of nature walks this
summer to highlight some of Idaho’s remarkable native plants. About 100 of the plant species collected by Lewis
and Clark can be found in the Boise National Forest.

The nature walks will be hosted at Frontier Point Recreation Center (the Bogus Basin Nordic Center), located
approximately 17 miles north of Boise, on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to
12 p.m., on June 21, July 19, August 23, and September 20, 2003.

During these walks, you will have a chance to see some of the featured plants up close and personal.

Discussions include the role that plants played during the historic expedition, and use by Native Americans as food,
medicine, and building materials. “Come join us at Bogus Basin and help celebrate Idaho’s unique natural
heritage,’’ said Edna Rey-Vizgirdas, Forest Botanist, Boise National Forest. “Walks are free and no pre-registration
is necessary. We do recommend hiking shoes and a jacket.”

For further information, contact Edna Rey-Vizgirdas at 208-373-4264.

Pahove Annual Native
Plant Sale

By Ann Debolt, Pahove
Chapter

The Pahove chapter, in
partnership with Northwest
Earth Institute (NWEI). held its
annual native plant sale on April
26 at Boise’s Hyde Park
Mennonite Church. In spite of
cool weather and spitting rain,
900 plants were sold in less than
two hours. This was the tenth
year for this Earth Day fund-
raiser, which raised nearly
$2,000 for the two groups.

Arrowleaf balsamroot, sulfur
buckwheat, gooseberry-leaf
globemallow, low pussytoes, and
lovely penstemon were just a
few of the species available, all
grown by Buffalo-Berry Farm, a
native plant nursery located near
McCall. Nearly 15 INPS and
NWEI volunteers helped make
the sale a success and we
couldn’t have done it without
them. Thanks go out to Lyn
McCollum (sale chairperson),
Ann Hausrath, Dave Hand,

Linda Gossett, Paul Shafer, Zeke
Willard, Ben and Diana Dicus,
Leslie Fritchman, Valerie
Geertson, Hilary Parkinson,

Roger Rosentreter, and Chris
and Karen Colson for their
assistance. In addition to plant
sales, Pahove and NWEI, a
sustainable living organization,
also provide educational
materials on landscaping with
natives, water conservation, and
voluntary simplicity. We were
delighted by the public’s interest
in bringing interesting native and
drought-tolerant species to Boise
again this year, and would like to
thank our many customers for
their support. Their enthusiasm
has been fantastic!

Chapter News

Kinnikinnick Chapter

The Conservation Committee of the Kinnikinnick
Chapter has submitted extensive comments on the
Forest Plan revision for the Idaho Panhandle and
Kootenai National Forests. Special concerns were
expressed about the rampant spread of weeds and the
lack of language to protect sensitive plants.

On April 26th, USFS botanist Betsy Hammet (a
Kinnikinnick charter member) used an effective
power point projection system to lead the audience at

Kinnikinnick’ s meeting through the varieties of
peatlands, their formation and the special ecology
that is home to unusual and seldom-found plants in
this area. On the day before, an open house at
Kinnikinnick’ s North Idaho Native Plant Arboretum
attracted more than 100 students and many adults to
the City of Sandpoint’s official Arbor Day
commemoration, where Sandpoint’s mayor received
the Tree City USA banner from the Idaho
Department of Lands for the seventh consecutive
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During May, the Kinnikinnick Chapter was busily
preparing for its first annual “Weed Awareness Day”
on the last day of the month. Sixteen other Bonner
County groups have joined the INPS Chapter in
sponsoring the event, entitled “Pulling Together”.
Four guest speakers are to focus in the morning on
non-herbicide methods of eradicating weeds, but also
will discuss techniques for spraying with herbicides.
In the afternoon, participants are invited to join the
speakers in the field for “hands-on” instruction in
pulling noxious weeds.

The Chapter’s June 28th meeting will feature
Dennis Ferguson, USFS Research Forester and
longtime member/officer of the White Pine Chapter,
who will present an “Introduction to Forest Habitat
Types”. Following a two-month summer hiatus,
monthly Kinnikinnick meetings will begin again in
September.

Calypso Chapter

Field Trip Activities:

Marie Creek Trail, Feman Ranger District -
9:00 a.m., Saturday, June 21, 2003. Meet at the 1-90
Wolf Lodge Exit parking area. Bring a sack lunch
and a beverage.

Crystal Lake/Latour Creek - 7:30 a.m.,
Saturday, July 12, 2003. Meet at the Fernan Ranger
Station on East Sherman Avenue in Coeur d’Alene to
carpool to the lake. The lake is south of Cataldo
approximately 20 miles. The early meeting time is to
avoid the heat and give us time to drive from Cd’ A to
the trailhead. This is a high altitude walk similar to
Roman Nose Lake, but with dramatically distinctive
species.

Gamlin Lake - 8:00 a.m., Saturday, August 16,
2003. Meet at the Super 1 Hayden parking lot to
carpool to the site. Or, meet at the trailhead at 9:00

а. m. Gamlin Lake is a cedar forest/wetland habitat
located approximately Vi hour east of Sagle. The trail
is approximately 2 miles long.

Clarkia Fossils - 7:30 a.m., Saturday, September

б, 2003. Meet at the Fernan Ranger Station on East
Sherman Avenue in Coeur d’Alene to carpool to Dr.
Rember’s private fossil site. This will be an
overnight trip for those who want to do two days.

Day one will be a fossil dig at Dr. Rember’s site.

Day two will be a trip to the Hobo Cedar Grove in
the St. Joe National Forest. Dr. Rember has said we
can camp on his property. There are also motels
available in nearby Fernwood. This field trip is
limited to 15 people.

Note: should any of the scheduled summer field
trips be canceled because of heat, fire danger, etc. an
alternate field trip is to Janet Benoit’s property near
Careywood.

Pahove Chapter

The moist spring in southwest Idaho has created
some beautiful carpets of wildflowers! An April 5'”
field trip to the Boise Foothills revealed several
colorful early season species, including Aase’s onion
{Allium aaseae), a globally rare endemic. On April
26‘\ Pahove Chapter and the Northwest Earth
Institute had another successful native plant sale.

This annual fundraiser is a great chance for gardeners
to get hard-to-find, but easy to care for native plants
for their efforts to decrease water and chemical usage
at home. On May 10-1 1'\ Pahove hosted a fun
overnight tour of the Hells Canyon and Brownlee
country, west of Cambridge. From the basalt rimrock
to the canyon grasslands, this area had extraordinary
spring wildflower displays of balsamroot, onions,
phlox, biscuitroot, lupine, penstemon, and more!

Coming up August 16-17‘\ we will team up with
the Idaho Greens for our second annual wilderness
backpacking botanical exploration. This year we will
visit the scenic Lava Lakes area north of McCall.
White Pine members are invited to attend. For
questions and reservations contact: Chris Murphy at
wapitibugle@msn.com

Sah-Wah-Be Chapter

The Sah-Wah-Be Chapter is working hard on the
logistics and planning for the INPS annual Meeting
in Stanley. Stay tuned for more information about
our southeastern Idaho chapter in future issues of
Sage Notes.

White Pine Chapter

Tuesday, June 17, 6:30 p.m. Dissmore’s Grocery,
No. Grand, Pullman. Magpie Forest. Leader: Dr
Richard Old. Contact: Trish Heekin at
Trish.Heekin@id.usda.gov, 208-883-8386

Saturday, June 28, 2003, 8 a.m. Eastside
Marketplace on Hwy 8. Walker’s Park Cedar Grove.
Co-Leaders: Juanita Lichthardt, Ered Johnson.
Contact: Juanita Lichthardt, jjl@moscow.com, 208-
882-4803

T-shirts and other INPS screen-print items: Sonja
will be putting together another T-shirt order. If there

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is enough interest statewide in other items, an order
will be placed for other items as well. Sonja has
prepared information with the various ballot choices.
Please check it out below and let her know as soon as
possible of your interest in various T-shirts, Outback
hats, grocery tote bags. Polo shirts. The tote bags are
sure handy for carrying flower and bird books on
field trips or taking as gifts when visiting so they get
my vote. She can be contacted at
sal.e.forth@turbonet.com or 208-883-2638.

Seeds of the showy Mountain Hollyhock Sidalcea
spicata available! Seeds of this dramatic 4-5’ tall
meadow perennial were donated by member Lillian
Pethtel last summer, and are available first come, first
served. S. spicata is non-rhizomatous, and features
spikes of pink or pinkish-lavender flowers. Sonja
Lewis, 208-883-2638, e-mail

sal.e.forth@turbonet.com is the contact if you would
like a few seeds, or if you have cultivation
information to share on this species! Thank you
again, Lillian, for so thoughtfully and generously
sharing these seeds.

Please continue to contribute Native Plants
landscaping information. Several years ago the
White Pine Chapter put out a guide: "Plants of
Northern Idaho for Landscaping and Restoration."
This was done largely due to the efforts of Juanita
Lichthardt. The guide has not been widely
distributed, but a printed version is available. It
should also be available on the INPS website
eventually. Because of a recent upsurge of interest in
cultivating natives, our knowledge of their qualities
and propagation is expanding rapidly. Juanita is
willing to collect and organize any information each
of you have on landscaping use of Idaho native plants
such as wildlife uses, persistence, bad behavior, or
diseases. This information could then be considered
for inclusion in future editions of the native plant
guide or on our future website. She looks forward to
hearing from you. Material can be sent to her at
iil@moscow.com.

We maintain two email lists. One is for meeting
notices and special announcements primarily.

Contact nmiller@moscow.com if you are not
receiving these email and wish to. The second list is
for discussion of items of chapter interest, forwarded
messages from other chapters, as well as meeting
notices and special announcements. This list is hosted
on UI’s list serve. Again, contact
nmiller@moscow.com if you wish to be on this
second mailing list - or if you wish to move from one
list to the other.

Loasa Chapter

June 16 at 7pm Taylor Building Room 276
(College of Southern Idaho) A slide show and
presentation by Ervin R. Cowley, a BLM Rangeland
Professional specializing in Riparian Ecology and
Management. Riparian areas include those narrow
ribbons of vegetation along streams and rivers- and
are extremely important for proper watershed
functions and as wildlife habitat. This is a rare
opportunity for the chapter and members of the
community at large to learn about some very
important land management concepts.

Upcoming Events-

Field trip- hike, native wildflowers & cacti in
bloom- Trapper Creek RNA (access is limited-
delayed by wet weather- possibly late May or June?)

Native plant medicinal/cosmetic uses (July or
August)

Camp Loasa- a combined family campout and
plant identification workshop for all ages- come and
learn with us this summer! Dr. Karl Holte, Professor
Emeritus at ISU has graciously agreed to teach plant
identification skills. Watch for lists of “class”
supplies and details in upcoming issues! (most likely
August)

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INPS 2003 STATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION BALLOT
New Officers will be announced at the Annual INPS State Field Trip and Meeting
July 18 - 20, 2003 in Stanley, Idaho hosted by the Sah-Wah-Be and Pahove Chapters.

NOMINEES

President

Kristin Fletcher - An environmental education consultant specializing in wildland/urban interface issues
and natural history interpretation and planning, 1 served as state president of INPS from 1995- 1998 and
2002, and was co-founder and chapter president of the Wood River Chapter from 1990-1995. 1 live near
Pocatello in the midst of juniper and sage with my best friend Raven and 4 diabolical cats.

Vice-President

Cleve Davis - Cleve is a botanist for the Bureau of Land Management, Shoshone District in the Pocatello
Office and is a member of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe. Cleve received a B.S. in Botany from Idaho
State University and has worked for BLM for the past four years. His special interests include rare plants,
natural plant communities, and proper land management. Cleve likes hiking, skiing, photography, and
has been a member of Sah-Wah-Be Chapter for over three years.

Secretary

Kahne Jensen - Kahne has a new position with the Slate Creek Ranger Station in the Nez Perce National
Forest. Kahne is a member of the White Pine Chapter.

Treasurer

Steve Rust - Steve works as a plant community ecologist with Idaho Conservation Data Center,
Department of Fish and Game, Boise, Idaho. He holds bachelors’ degrees in environmental studies and
botany from The Evergreen State College and University of Washington. He received a M. S. degree
from the College of Forest Resources, University of Washington, in ecosystem analysis. Prior to joining
the Conservation Data Center in 1994, Steve worked as a Botanist and Plant Ecologist for the National
Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, and USDA Forest Service. He joined Idaho Native Plant
Society (INPS), Pahove Chapter in 1994. He has served as Pahove Chapter treasurer/secretary since 1997
and as INPS treasurer since 1998. Steve was involved in conservation issues with Washington Native
Plant Society (WNPS) and is currently also a member of WNPS. Steve serves on the Northwest
Scientific Association Board of Trustees.

Please vote for one nominee in each category (check name or write in name):

President:

Vice-Pres.:

Secretary

Treasurer

Kristin Fletcher Other (write in name)

Cleve Davis Other (write in name)

Kahne Jensen Other (write in name) _

Steve Rust Other (write in name)

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IDAHO NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY
Education, Research, and Inventory Grant
2003 Announcement and Guidelines

The Idaho Native Plant Society (IMPS) is pleased to announce the 2003 Education, Research, and Inventory Grant Program.
Grants of up to $1,000 will be awarded in 2003 to support projects that contribute to the appreciation, conservation, or
advancement of knowledge of Idaho's native flora or vegetation.

The purpose of the IMPS Education, Research, and Inventory Grant Program is to stimulate research, conservation, and
educational activities which help foster an appreciation for Idaho's native plants and plant communities. These grants are
intended to promote native plant conservation through better understanding of our native flora and the factors affecting their
survival. Announcement of the grant is posted in Sage Notes, newsletter of IMPS, each year as funds become available. The
deadline for submitting proposals is June 20, 2003.

We encourage anyone who has a project that thinks it might quaiify for the IMPS grant program to consider
submitting a proposal!

Grant Guidelines-Education, Research, and Inventory Grants are intended to support the direct costs of projects that
contribute to the appreciation, conservation, or advancement of knowledge of Idaho's native flora or vegetation. Following are
examples of the costs the grants may cover:

• Direct costs of travel, meals, and lodging for research, conservation or education projects.

• Supply and service expenses used for the sole purpose of the native plant project (laboratory
chemicals, film, photocopying, phone, and computer time)

• Printing costs for public outreach projects or research publications.

Grant proposals should not include expenses for salary and personnel benefits, purchases of personal equipment, nor
expenses that are non-essential to the project.

Application Procedure and Reouirements-Fundinq proposals should contain the following information:

1 . Project title.

2. Contact person. Please provide the name, organization affiliation, address, phone number, and e-mail (if available).

3. Project description. Describe the project objectives, methods, and final product. Explain how the project will benefit the
appreciation, conservation, or advancement of knowledge of Idaho's native flora or vegetation. Describe how success of
the project will be evaluated.

4. Itemized budget. Outline an overall project budget. Include the amount you are requesting from IMPS ($1 ,000 or less) as
well as other funding sources.

5. Project time line. Please provide a time line for completion of the project. Include dates for all aspects of the project,
including presentation of the project results.

Project proposals must pertain to native plants of Idaho. Preference will be given to proposals expected to generate
information or public support that advances the conservation of native plants in the wild. Proposals which demonstrate
initiative, cooperation with other organizations or agencies, or public outreach are also preferred. Please limit grant requests to
$1,000 or less.

Successful applicants will be required to submit a final report to Idaho Native Plant Society documenting project
accomplishments and a brief summary of the project to be published in Sage Notes, newsletter of INPS.

Submit project proposals by e-mail to Steve Rust at srust@idfq.state.id.us or by post to:

Idaho Native Plant Society
ERIG Committee Chair
P.O. Box 9451
Boise, ID 83707

www.idahonativeplants.orq

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Sage Notes is published four times a-y&ui iftTebniary, May, September, and
December by the Idaho Native Plant Society, incorporated since 1977,
under the laws of the State of Idaho. Editor, Mark Shumar. Newsletter ads:
personal ads $2; commercial ads $5 for 1/8 page, $8 for 1/4 page, $15 for
1/2 page, and $25 for full page. Ads should be sent with payment.
Submissions: members and others are invited to submit material for
publication. Articles in any form, even hand-written, are welcome, as is art
work. Please provide a phone number in case there are questions. Material
will not be returned. Send submissions directly to the editor, Mark Shumar,
6017 W Randolph Dr., Boise, ID 83709, or <mshumar@ mindspring.
com>. Submission deadlines are January 1, April 1, August 1, and
November 1 .

Officers: President, Kristin Fletcher; Vice President, Cleve Davis;
Secretary, Kahne Jensen; Treasurer, Steve Rust; Member-at-large,
VACANT; Past President, Karl Holte; Conservation Committee Chair,
Chris Murphy; Small Grants Committee Chair, Steve Rust; Newsletter
Editor, Mark Shumar. Calypso Chapter, P.O. Box 331, Carey wood, ID
83809. President, VACANT; Vice Resident, VACANT; Secretary, Phil
Hruskocy; Treasurer, Janet Benoit; Newsletter, Phil Hruskocy.
Kinnikinnick Chapter, 1248 South Center Valley Road, Sandpoint, ID
83864. President, Bruce Vogelsinger; Vice President, Molly O’Reilly;
Secretary, Annette Fraser-Runnalls; Treasurer, Patricia Stevens;
Conservation, Molly O’Reilly; Newsletter, Michael and Phil Franklin;
Arboretum, Sylvia Chatbum; Education, Pat Ramsey; Landscaping, Eileen
Atkisson and Parise Whitley. Pahove Chapter, PO Box 9451, Boise, ID
83707. President, Chris Murphy; Vice President, VACANT; Secretary-
Treasurer, Steve Rust. Sah-Wah-Be Chapter, 5157 Whitaker Rd.,
Chubbuck, ID 83202-1619. President, Wendy Velman; Vice President,
Brian Schuetz; Secretary, Barbara Nicholls; Treasurer, Harry Giesbrecht;
Board Representative, Karl Holte. White Pine Chapter, PO Box 8481,
Moscow, ED 83843. President, A1 Stage; Vice President, Paul Wamick;
Secretary, VACANT; Treasurer, Dennis Ferguson; Env. Impact & Forest
Plan Comment, Angela Sondenaa; Publicity, Tyson Kemper; Newsletter,
Nancy Miller; Landscaping & Restoration Plant Lists, Juanita Lichthardt;
Past Resident, Sonja Lewis. Wood River Chapter, PO Box 3093, Hailey,
ED 83333. President, VACANT; Vice President, Joanne Vassar; Secretary-
Treasurer; Jo Ann Robbins; Member-at-large, Carol Blackburn; Board

Representative, Bill McDorman. Loasa Chapter, 780 -Falls Ave. #390,
Twin Falls, ID 83301. President; Miriam Austin; Treasurer, Merri Neiwert;
Conservation, Steven Paulsen; Education Chair, Kim Pierson; Newsletter,
Kent Fothergill.

The Idaho Native Plant Society (INPS) is dedicated to promoting interest in
native plants and plant communities and to collecting and sharing
information on all phases of the botany of native plants in Idaho, including
educating the public to the values of the native flora and its habitats. In
keeping with our mission, it is the intent of the INPS to educate its
membership and the public about current conservation issues that affect
Idaho’s native flora and habitats. Membership is open to anyone interested
in our native flora. Send dues to Steve Rust, Treasurer, 1201 N. 24th, Boise,
ID 83702, and all correspondence to INPS, Box 9451, Boise, ID 83707.
Website address: IdahoNativePlants.org.

Category 2003 Annual Dues

Patron $35

Individual $15

Household * $20

Student $8

Senior Citizen $8

Name

Address

City/State

Zip Telephone

Chapter affiliation? (check one)

Calypso (Coeur d’Alene; please include $6 newsletter dues)

Kinnikinnick (Sandpoint; please include $6 for Kinnikinnick Journal)

Pahove (Boise) Sah-Wah-Be (SE Idaho)

White Pine (Moscow) Loasa (Twin Falls)

Wood River (Ketchum-Sun Valley; please include $7 chapter dues)

None. Those who do not live near a chapter are encouraged to join. We

can put you in touch with other members in your area, and can coordinate
with you on any state level activities you may wish to be involved in.

* Household memberships are allocated two votes