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KNPS News 18:1, Early Spring 2003 The Lady-Slipper Kentucky Native Plant Society Number 18:1 Early Spring 2003 A Message from the President: Wildflower by Landon McKinney Weekend! I have never looked forward to spring quite as much as I am this year. I do not know about everywhere else, but here in Northern Kentucky, this winter has been a bit of a May 1–4, 2003 nuisance (mildly speaking). On February 15, we had a very long and productive Board Natural Bridge State meeting. Each of you can look forward to some positive changes over the course of 2003. Resort Park, Slade, KY As I discussed in my last message, the two biggest challenges we face is boosting our See p. 2 for details! membership rolls and bringing our newsletter back to where it used to be some years back (a quarterly 12 page and on time, informative newsletter). As to our membership, we are becoming proactive on several fronts. First, we need to boost our visibility. This can be accomplished by getting our newsletter out to all county April 11, 2003 libraries. We can also increase our level of participation with various county functions is the Deadline for (lawn and gardening shows, garden clubs, conservation district annual programs, etc.). KNPS Here, I would ask all of you to send me any suggestions, contacts, etc. that you might Grant Applications have in reference to your hometowns or counties. Part of the process for boosting mem- bership is certainly to make more people aware that we exist. Increasing awareness Application details and Back Issues could also come in the form of press releases for certain fieldtrips or meetings. of The other problem we face is in reference to our newsletter. Over the last few years, The Lady-Slipper the content has dwindled, the newsletter has not always showed up in a timely manner, are posted on the and occasionally it has been necessary to combine issues to make one viable newsletter. KNPS Web Site— I find this unacceptable. We will get back to where we should be, a 12 page, quarterly, http://www.knps.org on time, largely informative newsletter. While I am in office, the primary goal will be to boost membership and bring the news- letter back to where it needs to be. These two problems will be faced, discussed, and cor- In this Issue— rected. I ask each of you to help in some small way to insure that these goals are attained. President’s Message – 1 In other news, be looking forward to the revival of the Native Plant Certification Program Wildflower Weekend & (see the June 21 Sedge and Rush workshop on p. 12, and there will be more as plans gel, KNPS Spring Meeting – 2 next time). We also plan to make some changes with our fieldtrips for 2003. You may not Call for KNPS Treasurer – 2 see as many fieldtrip offerings however what you do see will be more interesting and informative (in other words, you will experience much more for your time and effort). KNPS Contributors – 2 You will notice further in this newsletter that a fieldtrip is planned to Cedars of Lebanon Becky, In Memory – 3 State Park in Lebanon, Tennessee in April. You might want to seriously consider this since Spiked Blazing Star – 3 Cedars of Lebanon provides a better example of limestone glade communities and their The Cedar Glades of Middle representative and sometimes rare flora than any other protected area I know. While a Tennessee and Elsewhere – 4 few glade communities do occur in adjacent states (KY, IN, AL, GA), Middle Tennessee is KNPS Field Trip to Cedars of truly the centerpiece for this rare and unusually interesting natural community. Elsewhere Lebanon State Park, TN – 5 in this newsletter, you will find a short article on the “Cedar Glades” of Middle Tennessee Native Plant Q’s & A’s – 5 and I hope that all of this will whet your appetite to experience this unique natural Native Trees of Kentucky – 6 community first hand. On a personal note, my first job identifying wildflowers and inter- A Dead Nettle Festival? – 7 preting our natural heritage was at Cedars of Lebanon State Park in 1973. SE-EPPC Symposium – 8 I believe we will bring this to a close for now and look forward to seeing many of you at our spring meeting. It will be a great one as usual. In the meantime, if any of you know Join the Weed Police! – 9 of hometown or county functions where KNPS can set up a membership booth, or if you KSNPC-sponsored Hikes – 10 have comments about the newsletter, or suggestions or articles, please let me know: Calendar of Events – 11 Landon McKinney • [email protected] • 3964 Woodchase Dr., Erlanger, KY 41018 } 2 The Lady-Slipper, 18:1 / Early Spring 2003 May 1–4, 2003, Natural Bridge State Resort Park Wildflower Weekend & KNPS Spring Meeting Come and enjoy a weekend of field trips and more featuring botanists from all over Ken- tucky! Programs for all levels of participation, from beginners to advanced wildflower enthusiasts and from short easy walks to long hikes in the Red River Gorge. Field trips are tentatively scheduled to depart from the park lodge from 8–9 am on Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings, and from about 1:30–2 pm on Friday and Satur- The Lady-Slipper day afternoons. In addition, there will be field trips leaving about 4 pm on Thursday, Fri- is intended to be published by the Ken- day, and Saturday afternoons. tucky Native Plant Society [IRC 501(c)(3)] Tentative times for evening programs are: in Feb., May, Aug., and Nov. with dead- lines the 1st of the prior months. Mem- Thurs., May 1, 8:00 pm – Spring in the Highlands with Kentucky naturalist John Tierney bers of the Editorial Committee welcome article submissions at all times. Fri., May 2, 7:30 pm – Treasures on Unsteady Ground: Kentucky’s Streamhead Bogs Send dues and inquiries about mem- with Martina Hines, ecologist for the Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission bership status to: Fri., May 2, 8:15 pm – The Wild Gardener with Peter Loewer, prolific North Carolina KNPS Membership, P.O. Box 1152, Berea, garden book author and illustrator KY 40403 For all other business contact an ap- Sat., May 3, 8:00 pm – Ferns and Allies of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park propriate Officer/Board Member below: with Dr. Patricia Cox of the University of Tennessee KNPS Officers— President: Landon McKinney– 3964 Woodchase Cost for the weekend is $5 per adult and $7 per family, registration upon arrival. Dr., Erlanger, KY 41018; 513-825-7500; Participants are welcome for any or all activities. For more information contact [email protected] a Vice-president: Mary Carol Cooper – #1 Game Zeb Weese, Park Naturalist at 606-663-2214 or [email protected] Farm Rd., Frankfort, KY 40601; 502-564-5280; [email protected] Secretary: Judy Dourson – 200 Pumpkin Hollow Rd., Stanton, KY 40380; mesodon@ juno.com Help Wanted! Would you be interested in taking over the office of KNPS Treasurer: Linda Taylor – P.O. Box 1152, Berea, KY 40403; [email protected] Treasurer following the May 3 meeting at Wildflower Weekend? The KNPS Treasurer moni- KNPS Executive Board Members— tors and reports on our finances and is responsible for maintaining the membership data- Charlie Lapham – 16 Winn School Rd., base. Basic bookkeeping and a computer are required, but database software and support Glasgow, KY 42124; 270-646-4060; [email protected] are available. If you can help further KNPS goals by taking on these important responsi- Steve Sensenig – 1694 Fairview Rd., bilities, please contact any officer or board member in the column at the left right away!! Lawrenceburg, KY 40342; 502-839-7366; [email protected] Thomas G. Barnes – Dept. of Forestry, Univer- sity of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546-0073; 859-257-8633; [email protected] Roy Smith – Livestock Disease Diagnostic Thanks to KNPS Contributors & New Life Members… Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40511; 859-253-0571; [email protected] The KNPS would like to welcome two new Life Members to our permanent ranks: The Lady-Slipper Editorial Committee – Ron Jones, Roy Smith (see contact info above Carolyn Gay Hodges - Somerset, KY or below); David Eakin, Biological Sciences, Brent Jones - Morehead, KY Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY 40475, 859-622-2258, [email protected]; And we would like to acknowledge the special support of the following members who Deborah White, KY State Nature Preserves Commission, 801 Schenkel Lane, Frankfort, included contributions with their 2003 membership renewals: KY 40601; 502-573-2886; Deborah.White@ mail.state.ky.us Emma Adams Jerry T. and Maureen Johnson Native Plant Studies Certification Committee Bonnie and Sam Avery Bob Larkey Chair—Ron Jones – Biological Sciences, Paul J. Brach Beverly Morris Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY 40475; 859-622-6257; [email protected] Donna J. Catlett Pamela Pringle Grants Committee Chair—David Taylor – Ken and Margie Conard Susan J. Radek USDA-Forest Service, 1700 Bypass Rd., Winchester, KY 40391; 859-745-3167; Robert Creek Darrell and Bonita Rose [email protected] Kyla Cupp Mike Smiley Conservation & Special Projects Chair— Ed Hartowicz – 500 Laketower, #80, Alex Damman Doralee St. Clair Lexington, KY 40504; 859-266-1721; Mary P. Fox / Mary L. Wiss Peg and Tim Taylor [email protected] Joann Haye Michael Thompson Communications Committee Chair—Charles Chandler, 924 Maywick Dr., Lexington, KY Katrina R. Hayes Linda M. Truty 40504; 859-278-5085; [email protected] Jackson Purchase Audubon Emily Wolfson Webmaster—Michael Thompson, 2212 Reid- hurst Dr., Murfreesboro, TN 37127-6109; 615- In addition, we appreciate the gift of 867-3007; [email protected] Clara Wieland in memory of Rebecca Short (Sensenig) Waldridge.
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