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Native News Page 5 Native News Newsletter of the Maryland Native Plant Society November/December 2006 Volume 6 Number 6 Inside This Issue: Upcoming Monthly Meetings President’s Letter Page 2 “Flora of Plummers Island” ~ Tuesday, November 28, 7:30 pm MNPS Contacts Page 2 White Oak Library – Large Meeting Room ~ MNPS Announcements Join Jessie Harris, MNPS member and botanical photographer and Page 3 lecturer, for a slide presentation showing some of the native plants of ~ Plummers Island, a number of which are uncommon. "Plummers Wildflower in Focus Island is a small (12-acre) wooded island in the Potomac River in Page 4 Montgomery County, Maryland, separated from the Maryland shore by ~ only a narrow channel and is nine shore miles northwest (upriver) of Fall/Early Winter Field Trips the White House. The island was purchased by the Washington Page 5 Biologists' Field Club in 1908 [with ownership eventually passing to ~ the National Park Service in 1961]. The island has a high rocky Invasive Exotic Plant center...which drops down in varying degrees of steepness to Removal Workdays Page 6 floodplain on the east and south sides. The relatively large flora ~ recorded for the island is included in the recently published Checklist General Announcements of the Vascular Plants of Plummers Island, Montgomery County, Page 7 Maryland by Stanwyn G. Shetler, Sylvia Stone Orli, and Marcie Beyersdorfer" (Smithsonian Institution - D.C. Flora Website). “Annual Holiday Social & Members Share Night” Plus Annual MNPS Business Meeting Tuesday, December 19, 7:00 pm White Oak Library – Large Meeting Room Please bring your slides or PowerPoint presentation (on a disc) to present (@ 10 minutes) or photos to display to the group. A slide projector (Vivitar) and carousels will be available. Do share the images or stories of your local or distant adventures experienced within the past year. Also being an annual business meeting, our 2006 election results will be announced. Please bring holiday cookies to share. Coffee, tea, and cider will be provided. Please also consider joining us early (6:00) for the Native News mailing party! Directions: Exit the Washington Beltway at New Hampshire Ave (exit 28). Go north about 2 miles. The library is the first building on the Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus right, once you have passed under Route 29, just after the Sears store. (Opuntia humifusa) Native News President’s Letter Dear Members, I’d like to spend most of my allotted space here in my final President’s Letter thanking all of those who have helped keep the Maryland Native Plant Society going – and going strong! – over the two years I’ve served as president. The Maryland Native Plant Society is a cooperative, volunteer effort, and without the hard work and P.O. Box 4877 generous giving of time and effort on the part of many people, life would be a lot less Silver Spring, MD 20914 rich for so many! www.mdflora.org I want to say an especially large and heart felt “thank you” to the other MNPS Board Contacts: Members who have shared the work load with me for the past couple of years. Botany……………….. Rod Simmons Without this group (all of whom are volunteers, all of whom have other jobs, family, [email protected] friends, a life), without this group we wouldn’t have the field trips, the Native News, Conservation……………John Parrish the conference, our journal Marilandica. We wouldn’t have the Maryland Native [email protected] Plant Society presence in advocating conservation and protection and preservation Field Trips………….….Meghan Tice issues around the state. Without this group, a lot of the important botanical surveys [email protected] that point up rare ecosystems statewide and really help to save endangered species would not be done. What a loss that would be… 301-809-0139 Flora of Maryland………Joe Metzger I’d also like to thank the Chapter leaders, the field trip leaders, and the Monthly [email protected] Meeting lecturers – these people give up valuable weekend and evening hours to Habitat Stewardship……..Marc Imlay share their expertise with others. I’d like to thank our Native News editor/creator and [email protected] our website monitor. I’d like to thank the mailing party volunteers, the folks who Membership………….Karyn Molines bring in refreshments and door prizes to the Monthly Meetings, the members who [email protected] volunteer to help out at the annual conference. We all work together to keep the 410-286-2928 Maryland Native Plant Society the important, vibrant group it is, and I want to thank Monthly Meetings…….Rod Simmons all of these generous souls for their part in the effort! [email protected] Outreach……………..Carolyn Fulton People are few; [email protected] A leaf falls here, President…………..Carole Bergmann Falls there. [email protected] ~ Issa – 18-19th c. ~ Publications: Over the past two years I’ve written about several themes that are near and dear to Marilandica………….. Rod Simmons my heart. Since it is my last chance to reiterate them, I’ll do just that. [email protected] **I believe so strongly in the power of education – MNPS emphasis on restoring our Native News………….. Meghan Tice natural heritage through field based learning is so important. [email protected] **I also think that one of the great things about being a naturalist is that there is Website.……………………Iris Mars always something to discover. It’s wonderful to know that after all of this time [email protected] studying and observing nature, I can see something new and learn of the existence of Executive Officers: beautiful things of which I had never been aware. I think it’s so important to get out Carole Bergmann, President and SEE the natural area around us. As I’ve said so many times, participate in some Marc Imlay, Vice President of the numerous field trips planned. Walk in some beautiful new places and cement John Parrish, Vice President friendships with like-minded people. Carolyn Fulton, Secretary **Finally, nothing should be more central to the existence of native plant societies Beth Johnson, Treasurer than conservation of the native flora. I agree totally with Stan Shetler (in Marilandica vol. 11, no.1), when he writes “Surely native plant societies should Board of Directors: spend more time studying nature and less time planting and manipulating it. There Nancy Adamson Linda Keenan are only three rules for saving species – save habitat, save habitat, save habitat.” Lou Aronica, Emeritus Ann Lundy Matthew Bazar Iris Mars Lisa Bierer-Garrett Joe Metzger, Jr. I thank you all for the opportunity to serve as President, and I look forward to seeing Paul Carlson Karyn Molines you on a field trip this year! Melanie Choukas-Bradley Chris Partain Kirsten Emigholtz Mary Pat Rowan Carole Bergmann Cris Fleming Roderick Simmons Jim Gallion Page 2 November/December 2006 Volume 6 Number 6 Native News MNPS Announcements Welcome New Members! The following have recently joined the Society: Sherry Seeking Nominations for the Board of Directors Adams, Barbara Bandy, Mark Bandy, Anne Bredlow, We're seeking a few good men and women to help steer the Michael Calvert, Mary Chlan and Joe Heintze, Claire Dygert Society on the Board of Directors. You may nominate and Dalcio Dacol, Jessica Elenstar and Christopher Elenstar, yourself or another willing member. Email is the critical Robert Eppley, Judy Freeman, Kelly Gravuer, Karen Greeley, vehicle for communication amongst the Board. Duties and Patrice Green, Albert and Brady Hartley, Steven Jahncke, responsibilities of the Board of Directors include: John Jones, Mitzi Poole, Pamela Popovich, Cornelia Sarvey, * Develop, implement, monitor, and strengthen the Society's Carl and Jerry Taylor, Kathy Tunney, Van Vogel, Sarah programs and services Werner, and Karen McDonald. We hope to see you at one of * Enhance and promote the Society's public standing our upcoming field trips or meetings. Environmental * Identify and promote appropriate policies and evaluate our Concern, in St. Michael's, MD, is our newest Organization ability to meet objectives member. Thank you for your continuing support. * Serve on at least one Committee * Attend four of the six Board meetings Native Plant Professionals If you feel you or someone you know has these skills, please One of the Society's many services is providing, upon contact Karyn Molines, [email protected] or 410- request, a list of our current members who have told us that 286-2928. they are native plant professionals. This list is different than the list of nurseries found on the website, since it includes Contact your local Chapter of MNPS! professional gardeners and landscapers as well as native plant Here are ways you can contact MNPS Chapters to find out propagators and suppliers. Over a typical month, we receive more about events happening close to your home. about a dozen requests from both members and non- Catoctin Chapter members. If you wish to receive a copy of this list, please [email protected] contact Karyn Molines [email protected] or Joe Metzger 410-775-7737 410-286-2928. Jim and Teresa Gallion 301-898-0678 Please do join the Catoctin Chapter Listserv: General Membership Information http://groups.yahoo.com/group/catoctinmnps/ To tell when your membership expires, take a look at your (You don’t have to join Yahoo to join the listserv, just send a mailing label. For example, if your label reads 11/1/2006 note to [email protected] to be added to the list.) your membership expires at the end of November. If it’s time Eastern Shore Chapter to renew, please use the form on the back of this newsletter, [email protected] or download one from the website. Mail your dues to MNPS Leslie Hunter-Cario 410-745-9620 Membership, P.O.
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