Native Plant Society

Annual Report 2007

The Washington Native Plant Society began its fourth decade with excitement, enthusiasm and renewed commitment.

In 2007, we continued old partnerships and developed new ones. The fourth annual Native Plant Appreciation Week participants continued to grow and we were joined by the states of Oregon and Idaho. Another class of Native Plant Stewards graduated and began park restoration work as a part of the Green Partnership. We en- joyed learning together and being together at our chapter meetings, Native Plant Study weekend and Botany Washington. We received the honor of preserving the work of the Starflower Foundation on our website for our members and all the citizens of Washington to use and enjoy. We served as advocates for Washington’s native plants in ways both as large as shrub steppe protection and small as planting a few more of our native plants to make the state a more beautiful and healthier place. Most of all, we are a fellowship that cares about Washington’s wonderful, diverse na- tive flora and share that together. The following report details how that was done.

The mission of the Washington Native Plant Society is to promote the appreciation and conservation of Washington’s native plants and their habitats through study, education and advocacy. Conservation Highlights

Consistent with WNPS priorities, preservation of the fragile shrub-steppe in Washington continued to be actively pursued in 2007.

The Conservation Committee took the lead on behalf of the Society. Specifically, in 2007, the Committee addressed the impacts of grazing of public lands on native plant ecosys- tems.

Whiskey Dick Wildlife Area/Chief Joseph Wildlife Area.

To get a better picture of what was happening on-the-ground, members of WNPS visited the Whiskey Dick Wildlife Area outside of Ellensburg where the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is considering allowing grazing after a hiatus of over 20 years. A WDFW pilot grazing project on the Chief Joseph Wildlife Area in Asotin County was also visited with WDFW administrative and botanical staff.

How much land will be grazed, especially of the land controlled by WDFW, is an open question. Many of the areas proposed for grazing have, in fact, been grazed for many years prior to acquisition by a state agency. The issues involved are complex. Keeping land in agriculture is certainly preferable to turning the land over to developers. But, WNPS supports the preservation of high quality native plant habitat and will continue to serve as a spokesperson for native plants as the factors in decision making are considered.

Livestock Grazing on Washington’s State Lands.

The issue of the impact of livestock grazing on public lands was the focus of a Fo- rum organized and coordinated by the Washington Native Plant Society during the fall of 2007. The Forum was held in Yakima in association with a Society for Eco- logical Restoration NW Annual Conference. The forum was open to both confer- ence participants and the public.

Panelists for the forum on public lands grazing included Rocky Beach, Wildlife Di- versity Division Manager of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; Milt Johnson, Assistant Regional Manager for the Washington Department of Natural Resources; Jack Field, Executive Vice-President of the Washington Cattleman’s As- sociation; George Wooten, Botanist and Conservation Associate with Conservation Northwest; Andy Stepniewski and Michael Martin, Conservation Chair of the Yakima Audubon Society; and Kevin Guinn, Area Resource Conservationist with USDA-NRCS in Ephrata. Conservation Highlights

The forum was designed to be an opportunity to exchange information and pro- vide a balanced discussion on this controversial issue. WDFW and DNR panelists were asked to discuss their programs and policies for grazing on lands under their control. Jack Field provided the cattleman’s perspective on the need for grazing. The other panelists in the fields of range ecology, plant ecology and conservation discussed the impacts and benefits of grazing and how native flora may be im- pacted. The panelists provided a very productive and interesting evening of discus- sion and interaction with the audience. The forum was very successful with over 100 people in attendance.

WNPS Offers Shrub-steppe Sessions at Annual Ecological Conference

Partnerships are one of the most effective means that the Washington Native Plant Society uses to pursue its priorities. WNPS shares not only concerns and interests but also a number of members with the Society for Ecological Restoration NW and the Society for Wetland Scientists PNW. WNPS was one of the partners in the SERNW/SWSPNW 2007 joint conference in Yakima. In line with the WNPS priorities the society sponsored four conference sessions on shrub-steppe bringing together 16 presenters.

Advocacy

The Conservation Committee, in pursuit of the WNPS mission of advocacy, ad- dresses local and national issues affecting native plants. The committee acts in three different but related areas. Through the “Conservation Update” in Douglasia the committee updates the membership on current issues. The committee works with public agencies to convey the concerns of WNPS for native plants and their habitats that are impacted by agency actions. The committee also provides WNPS funding to support native plant conservation projects. The committee closely tracks the WNPS priorities -- Garry oak, shrub steppe, and invasive species. in addition to supporting acquisition of high quality lands for preservation and its work on shrub-steppe and grazing land issues, WNPS

worked to oppose the Cross Base Highway which would have a serious adverse impact on the valuable Garry oak – ponderosa pine woodland and the wetlands which are probable sites for the federally listed water howellia (Howellia aquatilis

monitored and supported the work of the Invasive Species Council and offered comments on the state-wide strategy as it is developed in 2008.

studied the Bio-enery/biofuels issue to consider its impact on native plants through land conversion or introduction of invasive plants or plants with the po- tential for becoming invasive such as jatropha, reed canary grass, giant reed and Chinese tallow tree.

Native Plant Appreciation Week

In 2007, at the request of the Washington Native Plant Society, Governor Gregoire declared April 29 through May 5, 2007, as the fourth annual Native Plant Appre- ciation Week.

The week is meant to inspire citizens through diverse activities and events to learn more about native plant species and their habitats and how to protect them. The public can participate in everything from talks, walks, hikes, garden tours, and visits to our natural ar- eas to active involvement in habitat restoration pro- jects.

Native Plant Appreciation Week is also an opportunity for governmental agencies, non-profit groups and envi- ronmental organizations to highlight their work in pro- tecting native plant species and restoring native plant habitats. The public can learn about the many projects and hard work that enhances their area.

WNPS chapters and supporting organizations coordi- nated some 70 activities in 20 counties across the state. Joining the governor in supporting this week, 27 The NPAW poster for 2007 features cities also proclaimed the week with their own procla- the picture of a field of Hooker’s mations. balsamroot and nine-leaved desert

Participating and Sponsoring Organizations

Bellingham Parks and Recreation Salal Chapter - WNPS Cedar River Watershed Education Center Seattle Public Library Cedarsong Nature School South Sound Chapter - WNPS Central Puget Sound Chapter -- WNPS Suksdorfia Chapter – WNPS Central Washington Chapter - WNPS Swanson’s Nursery City of Richland Natural Sciences Library Columbia Basin Chapter – WNPS University of Washington Botanic Gardens Columbia Hills Partners United States Bureau of Land Management Derby Canyon Natives United States Fish and Wildlife Service Desert Jewels Nursery United States Forest Service Natural Area Association United States Environmental Protection Agency EarthCorps United States National Park Service East Audubon Society Walla Walla Subchapter - WNPS Friends of Puget Prairies Washington Audubon Society Friends of the Cedar River Watershed Washington Biodiversity Council Green Seattle Partnership Washington Conservation Corps Harbor Pride Civic Organization (Oak Harbor) Washington Conservation Commission King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks Washington Department of Agriculture Koma Kulshan Chapter - WNPS Washington Department of Transportation Kul Kah Han Native Plant Garden Washington Department of Ecology Mercer Island Parks and Recreation Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Metro King County Washington Department of Natural Resources Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust Washington Invasive Species Council The Nature Conservancy Washington Native Plant Society Northeast Chapter - WNPS Washington Park Arboretum Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Assn Washington Rare Care and Conservation Program Olympic Peninsula Chapter -- WNPS Washington State Parks and Recreation Olympic Wetland Resources Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board Pacific Northwest Bookseller’s Assn Washington State Nursery and Landscape Assn Peninsula College Western Washington University – Huxley College Puget Creek Restoration Society WSU Cooperative Extension – Kitsap County Puget Sound Restoration Society Yelm Public Library Native Plant Appreciation Week

Pot up Native Trees at the King County Greenhouse and Nurs- Benton County ery Wildflower Field Photography: Combining Art and Science Central Puget Sound Chapter, WNPS Native Plant Sale Hover Peak Wildflower Hike Wetland Native Flora and Fauna on Foster Island Wildflowers by Moonlight Klickitat County Badger Mountain Wildflower Hike Wagons and Wildflowers Lincoln County Chelan County The Odessa Craters Trail Derby Canyon’s Native Plant Sale Pacific County Clallam County South Nemah Natural Resources Conservation Area Guided Elwah Dam Restoration Project and Field Research Projects Plant Walk

Clark County Pierce County Rare and Endangered Plants of the Northwest Puget Creek Restoration and Native Plant Exchange

Island County San Juan Islands County The Great Old Oak: A Community Effort to Preserve Prairie Appreciation Days

Jefferson County Skagit County Garry Oak Planting along Sequim Highway Corridor Salal Chapter, WNPS Native Plant Sale Native Plants of Sharpe County Park Wildflowers and Mosses Native Plant Identification with the Botany Study Group Goose Rock in State Park Kah Tai Prairie Restoration Work Party Learn About Kul Kah Han Native Plant Gardens in Chimacum Snohomish County Community Tours of North Habitat Construction at Brightwater King County McCollum Pioneer Park Native Plant Walk Restoration at Tolt-MacDonald Park Help Restore Forest Park In Everett Northwest Natives for Sun and Shade Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park Native Plant Walk Spokane County Red Town Meadow Restoration Work Party Native Plants of the Latah Creek Bluff East Lake Washington Audubon Native Plant Sale Wildflower Walk at Dishman Hills Discovery Park Native Plant Restoration Walk Schmitz Preserve Restoration Work Party Thurston County Yesler Creek Headwaters Reforestation Project 12th Annual Prairie Appreciation Day Longfellow Creek Watershed Project Getting to Know Plants of Western Washington Tour of Herbal Medicine-Making with Northwest Plants Walla County

2007 Events and Activities 2007 Events Carkeek Park Native Plant Walk Native Plant Sale and Native Plant Demonstration Garden Seward Park Native Plant Walk Lend a Hand to Restore Wetland in Fort Walla Walla Park Help Restore Historic Interlaken Park Seasonal Rounds of Gathering: The Digging Moon Whatcom County Top Twelve Native Plants for Gardens Introductory Native Plant Walk to Bloedel Donovan Park Gardeners Go Native Whatcom Creek Trail Maintenance Work Party Native Plants and the Birds and Birders Who Use Them Backyard Habitat and Native Flora Fair Green River Natural Area at Metzler Park Introductory Native Plant Walk Along Padden Creek West Hylebos Native Plant Walk Volunteer Native Planting with the Nooksack Salmon Associa- Habitat Restoration Work Party at Marymoor Park tion Lincoln Park Native Plant Restoration Work Party Leschi Natural Area Work Party Yakima County No Ivy Day at Island Crest Park Wildflowers of Waterworks Canyon Native Plant Garden Tours Elephant Mountain Native Plant Hike

Aberdeen Bainbridge Island Participating Nurseries Bellevue Camas East Wenatchee Nurseries participated by providing healthy native plant stock for sale Edgewood Enumclaw to gardeners and advertising the week to their customers. Federal Way Gig Harbor Alpine Nursery, Inc., Renton MsK Rare Plant Nursery, Shoreline Issaquah The Barn Nursery, Olympia Plants of the Wild, Tekoa Kirkland Bay Hay & Feed, Bainbridge Island Rosso Nursery and Garden, Seattle Monroe Big Dipper Farm, Black Diamond Season’s Nursery, Seattle Normandy Park Burnt Ridge Nursery, Onalaska Shore Road Nursery, Port Angeles Poulsbo City People’s Garden Store, Seattle Sky Nursery, Seattle Puyallup Classic Nursery and Landscape, Redmond Spokane Boys Inc., Spokane Redmond Coldsprings, Duvall Swanson’s Nursery Seattle Richland Derby Canyon Native, Peshastin Squak Mt. Greenhouse and Nursery, Issaquah Seattle Desert Jewels Nursery, Spokane Tower Perennial Gardens, Spokane SeaTac DIG Floral and Garden, Vashon Village Green Perennial Nursery, Seattle Sedro-Woolley Furney’s Nursery, Inc. , Des Moines Watershed Garden Works, Longview Sequim The Greenery, Bellevue Watson’s Greenhouse and Nursery, Puyallup Shoreline Hayes Nursery, Issaquah Well’s Medina Nursery, Medina Magnolia Garden Center, Seattle Wildlands Nursery, Benton City Tumwater

Participating Cities Milestone Nursery, Lyle Windmill Gardens, Sumner University Place Molbak’s, Woodenville Woodbrook Nursery, Gig Harbor Walla Walla

Activities for Members

Part of the WNPS mission is to promote appreciation and conservation of native plants through study and education. One of the most valuable tools for study and education are the numerous field trips arranged each year by WNPS chapters all over the state giving members and the public the opportunity to experience learn- ing about native plants and their habitat first hand from experienced and knowl- edgeable trip leaders.

The society also offers three popular weekend activities for members to experience the flora of a region of the state in more depth.

WNPS Study Weekend, July 20-22, 2007.

“Fire and Ice: Botanizing the Mt. Baker Area” was the theme of the 2007 Study Weekend. The weekend was coordinated by the Koma Kulshan Chapter of WNPS centered in Bellingham.

The White Salmon day lodge provided an exceptional setting for the weekend, The Friday evening program was ‘Roaming Rocks, Volcanic Fire and Glacial Ice” delivered by geologist Dave Tucker on the geologic history of the Mt. Baker area. The Saturday program was delivered by Joe Arnett of the Washington Natural Heritage Program, Department of Natural Resources, and long-time WNPS mem- ber. Joe discussed the plants of the north cascades and the botanists who studied them.

The Koma Kulshan Chapter scheduled activities beginning on Friday around the day lodge – an afternoon art retreat, hands on geology, a short filed trip to Table Mountain and an all-day hike to Excelsior Ridge.

Weather turned out to be the biggest challenge on Saturday and Sunday. A late snow melt and heavy rains made some of the planned field trips impractical. Several of the field trips intended for higher alpine areas had to be redirected because of impassable roads. Mark Turner and the rest of the Koma Kulshan crew did an admi- rable job of adapting the plans to the circumstances. Heavy rains caused some damp bodies but, in the remarkable flora of Mt. Baker, few damp spirits among the over 125 attendees.

Activities for Members

Botany Washington, June 22-24, 2007

Botany Washington is aimed towards a more careful study of a region’s flora in a smaller group setting. The Walla Walla subchapter of the Columbia Basin Chapter coordinated Botany Washington in 2007. The weekend featured botanizing along the high basalt ridges and narrow valleys of the Blue Mountains of southeastern Washington. Accommodations, programs and meals for Botany Washington were provided on the historic campus of Whitman College. Programs included a tour of the Whitman College Herbarium and an evening presentation on the impacts of the 2005 School House Fire and the 2006 Columbia Complex Fire in the Blue Moun- tains. The evening presentation provided background for some of the areas in- cluded during the weekend’s field study. On Saturday, the evening program fea- tured geology and natural history of the area.

Botanists had a selection of excellent and in- teresting field trips mostly at altitudes of 4000 feet or more. With the Blues straddling the border, field trips crossed into Oregon as well. Saturday trips focused on the burned areas in the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness Area. The Sunday trips included Ruckel Ridge, one of the seven best wildflower areas in Oregon. Other opportunities for field study included; the Uma- tilla Rim Trail, North Fork of the Walla Walla and Tiger Canyon.

Annual Backpack Trip, July 29-31, 2007.

The annual backtrack trip in 2007 had nine participants who gathered at the Cle Elm River Road to take the trail to Squitch Lake. On the way, the hikers camped at Deer Lakes and explored parts pf the and at Vicente Lake the second day. The hik- ers had the opportunity to see a wide range of native plants in different habitats from wet meadows with species such as ladies-tresses (Spiranthes romanzoffiana) and alpine laurel (Kalmia microphylla) to rock faces with spe- cies like Columbia lewisia (Lewisia columbi- Vicente Lake ana), blue monkshood ( Aconitum columbi- anum) and cliff penstemen (Penstemon rupi- cola). The prize find was Drummond’s anemone (Anemone drummondii) with sev- eral large open flowers. Two hundred and fifty vascular plants were identified on the trip.

Native Plant Stewardship Program

The Washington Native Plant Society has been coordinating its Native Plant Stewardship Program for eleven years. The program has graduated 377 stewards who have returned over 65,000 volunteer hours of service restoring degraded habitats and providing envi- ronmental education on native plants, urban forest, prairie, riparian and wetland ecosys- tems. The program has been offered in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties with fund- ing support from local government and foundations who recognize the value of this ser- vice to the community and the environment.

2007 Partnership with Green Seattle. For the Spring 2007 Program, WNPS forged a partnership with Seattle Parks and Recreation and the Cascade Land Conservancy to co- ordinate a Native Plant Forest Stewardship Program. Urban forestry and urban forest restoration were emphasized in the context of basic plant science and northwest native ecosystems. The partnership’s intent was to increase and enhance volunteer restoration and stewardship efforts within Seattle Parks as a part of the Green Seattle Partnership. Near the end of the training, the 2007 class of Native Plant Forest Stewards was divided into six teams. Each team was assigned to a 1-acre plot within six selected Seattle parks. Based on what they learned during the training and during field trips, each team de- signed a project plan to restore, maintain, and monitor each acre designated by Seattle Parks’ staff.

Carkeek Park The one-acre plot is located at the top of the Venema Creek Ravine near the park’s Environmental Learning Center.

Site Goals

Accelerate succession at Carkeek Park towards a more diverse forest habitat.

Use this restoration effort as an educational opportunity for the public.

Control and limit non-native plants.

Use vegetation to reduce erosion of sediment into streams

Work Accomplished by Year End Preserve and enhance existing wild- life. 90% ground ivy removed

Erosion control structures constructed with removed ivy bundles

More than 250 native plants installed Native Plant Stewardship Program

Discovery Park The one acre project site borders the Park’s North Loop Trail in an upland forested habitat.

Site Goals

Enable the healthy surrounding forest to outcompete the existing invasive blackberry

Restore the overstory canopy with native coni- fers

Provide new understory habitat for birds and mammals

Increase species diversity of site

Work Accomplished by Year End

Site assessment and vegetation mapping completed

Request for native plants and crew days submitted

Interlaken Park The one acre site is located on a slope in a northern section of the park that is deemed “The Redwood Grove”.

Site Goals

Remove present invasive species

Apply techniques to prevent erosion of soil from the steep slope

Establish more conifer growth

Plant understory shrubs that will provide food for resident wildlife

Work Accomplished by Year End Cardboard and mulch have been applied 85% English Ivy Removed where ivy was removed

Cherry Laurel and English Holly cut and Site has been planted treated with herbicide Three volunteer work parties hosted Native Plant Stewardship Program

Ravenna Park The one-acre site is a sloped wetland with uni-directional, surface and subsurface flow that drains directly into .

Site Goals

Remove and shade out invasive groundcovers and vines

Promote diversity of native herbaceous, shrub, and tree species in open areas on the site

Re-establish a historic conifer forested wet- land

Work Accomplished by Year End

Blackberry, Reed Canary Grass, and Horse Informational signs were created and Tail were mowed down placed on site to prevent project vandalism

Professional crews constructed and placed Dogwood and Cottonwood stakes were har- experimental hummocks on the site vested and planted on site

Hummocks were planted with native trees and mulched

West Duwamish Greenbelt Park The one acre exists as an extension of cur- rent restoration efforts by The Nature Consortium. The current canopy is mostly deciduous na- tives and the understory is approximately 100% non-native with Himalayan blackberry domi-

Site Goals

Decrease the percent cover of invasive spe- cies

Increase native canopy diversity and shade out invasive species

Increase native understory diversity

Native Plant Stewardship Program

Work Accomplished by Year End 50% of the site has been covered in card- (West Duwamish Greenbelt) board and mulch

Blackberry has been mowed on entire site Invasive English Hawthorns have been cut and treated with herbicide Blackberry has been grubbed on 75% of the site Native Plants have been delivered for plant- ing in early January

Lakeridge Park The project site consists of about 2.5 acres of steep forested hillside.

Site Goals

Eradicate and control invasive species

Establish a strong buffer be- tween blackberry source and more pristine native areas of the park

Establish a conifer forest ecosys- tem dominated by Western Red Cedar, Western Hemlock, and Douglas Fir

Work Accomplished by Year End

Blackberry, Ivy and Herb Robert have been removed on the majority of the site

Invasive trees have been cut and treated

Professional crews have installed coir logs to prevent erosion of site’s steep slope

Team has received additional grant funding from Seattle Public Utilities and from the Student Conservation Association

Team continues to acquire and plant more natives with a focus on conifers and “big” trees

Team hosts frequent work parties in collaboration with Friends of Deadhorse Canyon Enhancing the Mission Financial Support to Others

Education The Education Committee encourages educators through- out our state to develop projects about native plants and plant habitats for their classes. Teachers who have been granted awards can serve as mentors for other teachers hoping to do similar projects in their school districts. Edu- cation grants are also available for projects linked to gardens, museums, parks and other public displays of or about native plants. No new grants were awarded in 2007.

Outstanding Projects: Native Plant Walk at the Evergreen Arboretum. Evergreen Arboretum, Everett WA.

Oasis School Native Plant Restoration signage, Richland WA.

Native Plant Stewards’ Informational Brochure. Whidbey Island Native Plant Stew- ards.

Research In pursuit of the WNPS mission, the Research and Inventory Committee selects floristic surveys and other research on the biology of na- tive plants for funding.

In 2007, the Research and Inventory Committee awarded three new grants:

Climatic controls on the growth and distribution of Garry oak. Thomas Maertens. University of Guelph

Evolutionary Ecology of Speciation in Mentzelia section Trachyphytum, Joshua Bro- kaw. Washington State University

A Phytogeographic Analysis of Selected Rare Campanula from Western North Amer- ica. Barry Wendling. Western Washington University

Three projects were completed in 2007:

Are Rare Plant Species More Susceptible to Insect Attack Compared to Geo- graphically Widespread Sympatric Congeners? Julie Combs. Washington State University

Speciation on Synthyris sect. Dissecta (Plantaginaceae): A Phytogeographic Approach. K. Marlowe. Washington State University

Invasion by Buddleia davidii:Site Characteristics and the Potential Impact on Pollination Ecology in Riparian Areas of King County, WA. Jennifer Leach. Uni- versity of Washington Enhancing the Mission Financial Support to Others

7 Research Highlights

Are rare plant species more susceptible to insect attack compared to geographically widespread sympatric congeners? Julie Combs

The pathways to rarity are usually complex and interactive so when biologists search for reasons why some species are limited while others are widespread it is important to keep in mind that rarity factors often fall along a continuum—some factors being more important than others. Earlier research on Astragalus sinuatus led Julie Combs to examine the relative role insect herbivory may play in limiting the persistence of rare plant species.

Julie is studying five rare-common pairs in genus Astragalus to better understand how insect seed predators may contribute to patterns of rarity. Since patterns of herbivory are often complex and interrelated, the research approach will address additional contributing factors such as plant morphology (e.g., pod thickness), chemical content (e.g., alkaloid profiles) and genetic analysis (e.g., plant phylog- eny) to develop a comprehensive narrative about the mechanistic factors influenc- ing the degree of insect damage in rare-common plant pairs and in a broader sense to address the questions of why insects would choose one related host plant species over another.

This research should add to the academic discussion of plant rarity but more ur- gently it is hoped it will assist land managers in the development of conservation management plans aimed at preserving rare species.

The role of species interactions in the colonization of a late succes- sional plant species, Vaccinium membranaceum. Suann Yang

To investigate the challenges faced by black huckleberry during establishment in primary succession, Suann Yang, studied the colonization of black huckleberry in the primary successional landscape created by Mount St. Helens’ 1980 eruption.

In addition to surviving the harsh, physical environment, this species must go through a sequence of interactions with herbivores, pol- linators, pathogens, and seed predators in order to successfully transition from the pro- duction of flowers on an adult plant all the way to the seedling stage.

Enhancing the Mission Financial Support to Others

Research Highlights

The role of species interactions in the colonization of a late successional plant spe- cies, Vaccinium membranaceum continued . . .

These natural disturbances provide us with an excellent opportunity to study the factors that influence recolonization. The overall effect of these interactions may be seen as a selective filter, resulting in a population of plants with special adapta- tions to primary succession. In contrast, populations in secondary succession, which may experience these interactions differently, may be evolving different ad- aptations more suited to their biotic and physical environment. Thus, documenting how different the effects of herbivores, pollinators, pathogens, and seed predators on huckleberries primary and secondary succession is an important step in under- standing the success of the colonizing huckleberry population.

Invasion by Buddleia davidii. Jennifer Leach

Butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii) is a pioneering shrub of river bars in central and western China. Prized for its dense panicles of colorful flowers, tolerance of a range of soil conditions, and its ability attract a large number of butterflies to the garden, it has become widespread around the glove through introduction as an ornamental. As dense thickets of escaped populations have become in- creasingly prevalent along riparian corri- dors in the Pacific Northwest, there is growing concern regarding the impact of butterfly bush to these native ecosys- tems.

Jennifer investigated the impacts of colonization by butterfly bush on stream channel geomorphology. The implica- tions of this research show accelerated rates of sediment accretion and in- creased bank stability will likely lead to the development of more persistent in– and near-chanel landforms and a subse- quent decrease in channel braiding and/or migration. These morphological changes could lead to substantial changes in in-stream habitat where native pio- neer plants have been displaced by butterfly bush. In addition, increases in chan- nel roughness could lead to more frequent overbank flooding. Enhancing the Mission Financial Support to Others Speciation on Synthyris sect. Dissecta (Plantaginaceae): a phyto- geographic approach. K. Marlowe.

The Synthyris (cut-leaf kittentail) endemic to the Olympic Mountains is a conserva- tion concern because of its small population size and potentially declining number of individuals. K. Marlowe investigated this alpine/timberline plant’s lineage which is not specialized for long distance dispersal by wind or animals. Through short distance seed dispersal and elongation of their rhizomes, however, they are able to migrate short distances over time. Stranded on high elevation peaks, the re- searcher investigated the disjunction between Synthyris lanuginose and its closest relatives some 750 km away. One aspect of this research focused on the origin of the Northern Rocky Mountains-Olympic Mountains disjunction in sect. Dissecta as well as inferring modes of speciation in the lineage.

This research has provided us with a snapshot of the genetic diversity in contem- porary S. lanuginosa populations, and given us some ideas as to how these spe- cies may have attained their present distribution. Pleistocene glaciations probably played an important role in species origins and shaping present distributions in sect. Dissecta.

Restoration

Point Wilson provides habitat for an unusual community of native coastal plants that have the ability to grow under harsh sandy conditions. It is one of the largest among the few remaining such sites in the Puget trough that are in public owner- ship and have a similar plant community.

The point was heavily impacted during its years as a military base, and during the following years after the area became a park the strand area above the beach was for the most part left alone and the plants thrived as they always have along the Puget Sound shoreline. However in the late 1980’s invasive plants such as Scot’s broom and European dune grass spread rapidly.

In spite of this, Point Wilson is a remarkably intact example of shoreline with unusual native plant communities. Its unusual flora can thrive into the future with prudent management and restoration. The Washington Native Plant Society provided financial assistance to The Point Wilson Conservation Work Group formed by the Olympic Peninsula Chapter of the WNPS to restore and pro- tect Point Wilson from further degradation. Enhancing the Mission Financial Support to Others

The Central Puget Sound Chapter funded projects to further the goals of native plant stewardship locally. Projects are selected for their contribution to stewardship by restoring, maintaining and/or educating the public about native plants and native plant habitats. Projects funded in 2007:

Clark’s Prairie: Oak Woodland/Prairie Restoration in Seward Park, Seattle.

Native herbaceous plants and grasses will be purchased with these funds to plant beneath the two most prominent Garry oaks in the park. Few Garry oaks or their associated prairie plant communities remain in King County. This project will also develop educational materials in the form of signage and brochures to educate the public about Garry oaks.

South Central Community College Plant Science Project, Seattle.

Native plants and gardening equipment will be purchased to augment native plant- ings in the campus gardens which are part of a self-guided plant science tour that will emphasize the ecological significance of native plants within the College’s stu- dent and community education programs.

Children’s Forest Restoration, Dearborn Elementary School, Seattle.

Kristin Cook and EarthCorps staff will work with 5th grade students in the Chil- dren’s Forest at Dearborn Elementary School to remove invasives and install na- tive plants restoring eight plots within the urban forest adjacent to the school.

Plant Signage at Kruckeberg Botanical Garden, Shoreline.

Signage for native plants in the Kruckeberg Botanical Garden will be purchased that will allow visitors to easily identify the native plants and to improve the visitor map for self-guided tours.

Sammamish River ReLeaf 2007, King County.

Sammamish River Stewards will continue the removal of invasives and their estab- lishment of native plants into the river banks and upland areas along the Sam- mamish River in Woodinville and an adjacent King County upland site.

Twin Ponds Park, Shoreline.

Native plants will be purchased for the park, as well as, educational posters about native plants for Twin Ponds Park. This park has been the restoration work of two native plant stewards beginning over a decade ago. Publications

Douglasia The Washington Native Plant Society publishes a quarterly jour- nal which provides articles on native plants, recent research con- servation issues, as well as, activities and policies of the Society.

Chapters

The majority of Washington Native Plant Society’s chapters pub- lish monthly or quarterly newsletters which provide information on local events and activities.

WNPS Photo Calendar – 2007 WNPS pub- lished its first photo calendar with photos to show off Washington’s botanical beauty. The cover features a sea of avalanche lilies in the Olympics and includes floral close-ups and landscapes. Photos for this year’s calendar were selected from photos submitted by WNPS members in an annual photo contest.

Starflower Donates Web Content to WNPS

A native plant image herbarium with over 1,000 photos, an extensive curricula on native plants and habitat for K-12 grade levels, and habitat restoration documen- tation representing a decade of work by the Starflower Foundation were added to the WNPS website www.wnps.org

Native Plant Stewardship Program Brochure

WNPS also developed a new brochure to describe the Native Plant Steward- ship and interest citizens in this outstanding educa- tional opportunity offered in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties.

Chapter Activity

WNPS members really get involved at the chapter level. WNPS Chapters offer over 100 field trips annually and organize many education programs on native plants that are open to members and the public alike. Chapter involvement is where the true spirit of WNPS lies and the organization strives to help chapters be successful.

Central Puget Sound Chapter, centered in Seattle, is the largest chapter of WNPS. The chapter has a schedule of events throughout the year including regular monthly program meetings, numerous field trips, very popular Spring and Fall plant sales. In 2007, the chapter also assumed the responsibility for the Growing Wild program. The chapter has a very active outreach program to the community and has sponsored Native Plant Stewardship Programs in both King and Snoho- mish Counties, as well as, sponsoring numerous public events during Native Plant Appreciation Week.

Central Washington Chapter draws members from the Yakima/Ellensburg area. The Central Washington Chapter is one of the charter chapters of WNPS and its numerous field trips draw visitors from across the state to view the spring shrub steppe wildflowers. Members are kept current by their newsletter, the Sage- brush Sentinel.

Columbia Basin Chapter with its very dry climate, enjoys a unique flora. The chapter is very active in the Tri-Cities area of eastern Washington. It participates yearly at the “Tumbleweed Music Festival.” It has worked on several restoration projects including the “natural area” within McMurray Park near Richland. Activi- ties also include work to restore native grasses and forbs on badger Mountain, and Horn Rapids. In 2007, the chapter reprinted its popular pamphlet “Wildflowers of Eastern Washington.” The newsletter, the Phlox Phyler, covers both the chapter and the Walla Walla subchapter.

Walla Walla Subchapter of the Columbia Basin Chapter is active in the Walla Walla area. The subchapter is active in local conservation and restoration issues and maintains a Native Plant Demonstration Garden at the Walla Walla Humane Society. In 2007, the chapter hosted a fall plant sale and participated in a native plant landscape workshop. The subchapter also hosted Botany Washington this year and participants explored the flora of the Blue Mountain area.

Koma Kulshan Chapter is centered around Bellingham and Whatcom County. The chapter continued to be very active with regular meetings, numerous field trips, plant sales, and volunteer activities. The Backyard Habitat and Native Flora Fair was co-sponsored by the city of Bellingham and was very well received by the community. Members maintain a greenhouse to grow native plants. The chapter carried out the very successful Native Plant Weekend in 2007 at Mt. Baker’s White Salmon Lodge. A regular chapter newsletter is provided to members.

Chapter Activity

Northeast Washington Chapter is centered in Spokane but serves the broader area of northeastern Washington. With its geographic location, the chap- ter often participates in joint activities and field trips with the Calypso Chapter of the Idaho Native Plant Society. Among other activities in 2007, chapter members were involved in restoration of the Peshastin Hills Trail and interpretive signage at Sprague Lake. The chapter also provides members with a chapter newsletter de- tailing activities.

Okanogan Chapter is active in north central Washington. The Okanogan Chap- ter was initiated in 1984 by a small group of local native plant enthusiasts who wished to provide themselves and others opportunities to explore and learn the flora of north central Washington. Their efforts and activities are concentrated in a region roughly between the North Cascades and the Kettle Range, from Lake Che- lan to the Canadian border. The chapter offers a wide variety of field trips for WNPS members and members of the community. The area served by the Oka- nogan Chapter has a high percentage of federal and state lands and the chapter regularly works closely with the land managing agencies on materials and plant inventories such as the inventory of the Golden Doe Methow Wildlife Area for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife in June, 2007.

Olympic Peninsula Chapter covers the broad area encompassed by the pen- insula although its meetings are centered in Port Townsend. The chapter holds regular meetings and workshops as well as conducting a range of field trips. The Olympic Penninsula Chapter is actively involved in several restoration projects in- cluding: Elwha invasive plant removal, the Blake Oak Preserve in Sequim, Kah Tai Prairie, Kul Kah Han Native Plant Demonstration Garden in Chimacum, Point Wil- son adjacent to Ft. Worden in Port Townsend, and the Greenhouse. The chapter will host Botany Washington in 2008. The chapter pub- lishes a quarterly newsletter.

Salal Chapter members come largely from the Skagit Valley and Island Coun- ties. Program meetings are offered monthly in Mt. Vernon. The chapter offers regular field trips and members have been active in native plant restoration pro- jects. In 2007, these included working in the North Cascades National Park. The chapter maintains a one-half acre native plant demonstration garden at the WSU Mt. Vernon Research Station that has been very popular with the public. The chap- ter also conducts a popular spring native plant sale. Their quarterly newsletter, the Potent Teller, provides updated information to members.

San Juan Islands Chapter members are scattered throughout the San Juan Islands which, because of the issues of transportation, presents a serious obstacle to regular meetings. The chapter has focused on Gary oak and natural area pres- ervation.

Chapter Activity

Suksdorfia Chapter in the Vancouver/Clark County area, after several years of inactivity, was reactivated in 2007. Their activities have been finding a permanent place to hold meetings and coordinating activities for member in the southwest re- gion of Washington. Activities have included having Mark Turner present wild- flower photos for Native Plant Appreciation Week, initiating hikes in the local area including at the Ridgefield , along Burnt Bridge Creek Greenway, and along the Lacamas Heritage Trail at Lacamas Lake; helping plant the rare Nelson’s checkermallow at the Wildlife Refuge; inviting people from Gif- ford Pinchot Task Force to talk about partnership and volunteer opportunities and talks about control of invasives by Phil Burgess of Clark County Weed Manage- ment. Other activites included learning about eco-roofs, planning and planting a native garden and talking to the local conservation representatives from Berry Bo- tanical Gardens who have permits to collect in Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

South Sound Chapter is centered in Tacoma and Olympia. To serve both com- munities, meetings are held both in Tacoma and Olympia. The chapter has been quite active in a number of areas, particularly in public outreach and education. In 2005, the chapter sponsored the first Native Plant Stewardship Program outside King and Snohomish Counties. Stewards continue to serve the community in vol- unteer projects. Outreach has included booths at the Western Washington Fair, Prairie Appreciation Days, and the Pt. Defiance Flower and Garden Show. Many chapter members are also active in the Native Plant Salvage Program. The chapter also has an extensive program of field trips and opportunities to assist in restora- tion. The chapter will host the Native Plant Weekend in 2008 focused on the prai- ries of the South Sound. The newsletter, the Acorn, is published three times a year.

Wenatchee Valley Chapter is in one of the more interesting and diverse na- tive plant areas of Washington at the confluence of the Wenatchee and Columbia Rivers at the edge of the Columbia Plateau. The Wenatchee Valley Chapter was started in 1994 by a group of local native plant enthusiasts to encourage apprecia- tion of their native flora by bringing folks of like-mind together. The area is rich in public lands and special natural areas that provide lots of recreational and wild- flower viewing opportunities.

Chapters offer many opportunities for involvement:

presentations by knowledgeable speakers at regular chapter meetings field trips to see and photograph wildflowers and unique plant communities workshops on plant identification, photography, and gardening with native plants annual study weekends where members learn about the flora of a particular region involvement in local native plant restoration projects and salvage events publications including local chapter newsletters popular fundraising events such as native plant sales

WNPS Financials

2007 2007 Total Assets $211,135 Operating Support and Revenue $206,918

Contributions & Grants 1% Membership Dues Temporarily 7% 2% 22% In-Kind Restricted 25% Work Place Giving 24% Government Grants Endowment 19% Inventory Sales 14% 7% 4% Event Income Interest & Dividends

75% Operating Expenses $190,235 Unrestricted Assets

15%

Program Services Supporting Services

85%

Special Thanks

The Starflower Foundation

The Seattle Foundation — City of Seattle — Green Seattle Partnership And King Conservation District for support of the Native Plant Stewardship Program in King County

WNPS DONORS IN 2007

Thank You for Your Generosity

Every year at this time it is impressive to see how many members and friends have made financial contribu- tions to WNPS. These donations are key to our continued efforts on behalf of native plants. They support all we do. 2007 has been a very good year, and we are pleased to acknowledge and express our gratitude to all the donors listed below.

WNPS Patrons WNPS Special Friends WNPS Special Friends $5,000 or more $250–$499 $100–$249 Anonymous Krissy and Todd Biernacki Allan Borden and Norma Kirmmse- Dr. Linda S. Park Geary Britton-Simmons Borden Peg Pearson Eileen Bryant Gretchen Carlson Carolyn Wren Clark (with Boeing Charles Chesney and Family WNPS Sustaining Members Employees Community Fund match) Ann Chiller $1,000 or more Steven Clark Joan Christ and Family Anonymous Janet Dorow Diana Clapper Scott and Susie Blackstock Jim Duemmel Bob and Molly Cleland Catherine Conolly and Rodney Sylvia Duryee Howard Coleman and Family Brown Joan Frazee John P. Cordell and Family Richard P. Eitel and Family Jan Gombotz Allen Davenport Thomas F. Gedosch Helen Hepp Pam David JiJi Foundation Ann Mack Alice and Julian Dewell Don Knoke Richard Mathes Janelle Downs and Randy Kirkham Fred and Ann Weinmann Wendy McClure Beth Duncan WNPS Best Friends George Pinyuh Jim Ellingboe and Michelle Margroff $500–$999 Steve Richmond Margaret K. Ellis and Hugh Stout Julia Bent Jim and Jo Ann Roberts Virginia Lee Ellis Barbara Broderick Bronwyn Scott Stephen Elston and Marion White Martin T. and Rebecca A. Chaney Gary Smith and Jean Yee Sylvia Feder Foundation George Thornton and Lee Miller Karen Fields Barbara Corrigan Jane Wentworth Robert J. Fortman Bob and Judy Fisher WNPS Special Friends Jeannette Franks Margaret Guttersen $100–$249 W. Phelps Freeborn Lisa Hoffman and Bill Driscoll Ellen Aagaard and Matt Corwin Donna Frostholm JKU Foundation Ted Alway Kim Galimanis Amber and Sam Knox (with Bullitt Anonymous Warren and Julia Gold Foundation triple match) Suzanne Bagshaw David Hagen and Karen Wayenberg Bill McJohn Shannon Bailey Mike Halperin and Jodi Green Helen Roberts Robert D. Belden Al Hanners and Family Angela Robinson Arlene Bell Jean Hauge Anna Thurston Maggie Bell-McKinnon Lora Mary Hein Claudia Tidball Jerry Benson Elise Hemenway Chris Towers (with Microsoft match) Rebecca and Robert Benton Amy Hiatt Cynthia Wayburn Jean Berry (with AmGen match) Marie Hitchman Karen Binkhorst Bill Horder James Black Roy K. Howell

WNPS DONORS IN 2007

Thank You for Your Generosity

WNPS Special Friends WNPS Special Friends WNPS Friends $100–$249 $100–$249 $50– $99 Linda Irrgang Richard Robohm Neal Bonham Vikki Jackson and Jeff Brown Tom Sawyer Marilyn Boysen Dale and Glenda Johnson Emily and Kevin Schoenfelder James Branson John and Julia Kane Lynn Schueler Martha Bray and John Day Thomas Kelly Seattle Garden Club Melinda Bronsdon Robert Knowles Lorraine Seymour Dory Brooking Professor and Mrs. Alan Kohn Bridget and James Simon Victoria and John Browne Jr. LAIKA, Inc. Allan L. Smith Susan Buis Cara Lane Barbara and Philip Smith Rebecca and Martin T. Chaney Mark Levensky and Michelle Con- Sound Native Plants Patricia Cirone nor Fred Stark Don and Pat Clifford Maxine Linial Ann Steele Betsy Cooper Dixie and Dave Llewellin Linda Storm Sharolyn Cordiner Walter Lockwood Brooke Sullivan Beverly Corwin Jack Longino and Linda Swartz Grant Cummings Nalini Nadkarni Lacey and Ryan Tacher Herbert Curl Anthony Longo Joanne Tallman James and Edna Dam Dean Longrie Joan Thomas Richard Decker Carol and Tor MacIlroy Alan and Alexandra Thompson Kathy Dennis Phillip Marks Dorothy and William Thomson Wendy and Mark Descamp John M. Martin Margaret and David Thouless Barbara Dietrich Jan and Tim McGruder Cornelius Van Niel and Alyson Litt- John Dixon Allison Melton man Jeanette Dorner Elliott Menashe Jean M. Warren Dean Dougherty Bonnie Miller Julie Welch Gertrude Douglas Brian Miller Dan Wilson Sharon Dunn Libby Mills Alan Yen Ann Dursch Pat Milliren Lorraine Edmond and Tom Harold Mitchell WNPS Friends Bowden Dan and Pat Montague $50– $99 Jeanne Eisenberg Rita Moore (with match from Mi- Ann and Knut Aagaard Tom Elliott and Katrina crosoft) Mary Lynn Abe Strathmann Sarah Moore and Mathew Root Caren Adams Carol Ellis Mike and Kathy Murray Monica Adams Jane Ely Christine Mustelier Lyle Anderson Lorna Emerich John Neorr and Family Robert Antieau Bill and Alison Engle Louisa Nishitani Mildred Arnot Helen Engle Ann Duecy Norman Mel Asher Heidi Engle and Rob Jennifer O’Connor and Family Sharon Baker Sandelin Shirley and Doug Post Martha Beard Charles Espey and Rita Jim and Mary Prichard Kathryn A. Beck Mandoli Greg Rabourn Angie Begosh Beth Etscheid Kim Ramsey and Steve Gregory William and Julieanne Belknap Shelley Evans Robert W. Smith and Marcia Rivers- Leslie Bidlack Patricia Farmer Smith Elizabeth Binney Elizabeth Fiene Joanne Roberts Amy Bjerke and Tim Bays Judith Finn

WNPS DONORS IN 2007

Thank You for Your Generosity

WNPS Friends WNPS Friends WNPS Friends $50– $99 $50– $99 $50– $99 Brenda M.L. Fong Jim Lyons Nana Simone Susan D. Freiberg George Macomber and Family Louise M. Smith Mary Sue Gee Gina Massoni Rachel C. Smith Laura Gibbons Marjorie McCormack Harry Spilman Charles and Nancy Givens Mike McGee William Steil and Family Patricia Grover Arlene Mesman Ken Swedberg Clayton Haberman Louis Messmer Robert S. Swenson Cleveland Hall Edgar Meyer Penny Thayer James Hall and Family Miller Myers Beth Thiel Larry Hampson and Family Ruth Ann Mikels and Family Ted Thomas Marie Hartford and John Carolynne Myall and Sydney Cham- John Thompson Schmied bers Norman Tjaden John V. Hastings Sonja Nelson Anna Torgersen Bria Hedahl Richard and Sheila Olmstead Bill and Roseanne Torgerson Catherine Helten Sharron Owen Joan Tracy Deanna Hofmann Tom Palm Thomas and Leslie Tregillus Susan Holmes Lipsky Maureen G. Paszek Dennis Tully and Family Alice Q. Howard Len Pavelka Janette Tureman Linda Hudson Oliver Press Jeff Walker Janice Humeniuk Pam Pritzl Roberta Walker Jacie Jensen and Family Linda and Victor Rantala Janet Wall Jessie and Lennart Johanson Kathleen Richardson Rolph Watson Lucie Johns Alice Richter Everett Weakley Russell N. Johnson Ann Risvold and Larry Gary Wilburn Eric Jones and Tina Miller Donovan Marianne Wiley Julia Jose Dana Roberts and Carol Anne Victorine Willingham and Diane Kelso Modena Family Susan Kirkbride Robin Rogers Veronica Wisniewski Bryna Klavano Stella Rolph Dr. John A. Wott Donna Kostka Rhys Roth Erin Wojewodzki-Prinsen Phyllis and Dr. N.W. Kronenberg Pam Roy Nikolina Yonkow Tom Kuykendall Steven Roy Pamela Yorks and Stephen West Heather Leahy-Mack and Keith Karen Ruppert Patricia Youngman Mack Richard and Nancy Rust Bob Lemon and Annie Prevost Larry Scharps Other Donors Robin Lesher Phil Schneider Jan J. Anderson Kathleen P. Lewis Dean and Diane Schwickerath Matthew Berberich Cherie and Dick Little Gilbert Seely Pam Borso Larry Loftis David Selk and Teresa O’Connor June Coloff John Lombard Jim Senko Sarah Speare Cooke Ruth Lowry Sasha and Tim Shaw Francesca Drum Heather Lund and George Sepelak Forest Shomer Mary Fries Joan Simmerman Thelma Gilmur Mary Ann Simmons Anne Groff-Smith

WNPS DONORS IN 2007

Thank You for Your Generosity

Other Donors Donations to the Donations to the Charles Halpern Endowment Endowment Ruth H. Johnson Pam Pritzl Harold and Ruth Kephart Ann Risvold and L.J. Donovan In Memory of Ruth Knoke Dana Knickerbocker Helen Roberts Anonymous Art Kruckeberg Darrell and Melanie Saxton Julia Bent Marguerite Kurth Linda Seales Don Knoke Kathleen Lavallee Virginia Senner Pam Pritzl John A. Lee Warren and Lorraine Sund Dorothy and William Thompson Kimberly Leeper Lisa Therrell and Richard Haydon Jean M. Warren Evelyn A. Lester Dorothy and William Thompson Fred and Ann Weinmann Mary C. Lines Chris Towers Carol Meadowcroft Veronica Vichit-Vadakan In Memory of Joe Miller Mark Olsen Jean M. Warren Pat Milliren Dee C. Perguson Fred and Ann Weinmann Sidney Raines Patricia Youngman In Memory of Dorothy Nelson Nugent Susan Robinson Chris Towers Mary N. Scheibler In Memory of Matt Albright Steve Wang Wendy McClure In Memory of Ruth Peck Ownbey Dennis White Pat Milliren Kaye Clark Lisa Therrell and Richard Haydon Melita Holland Donations to the Kathleen P. Lewis Endowment In Memory of Tom Corrigan Virginia Senner Anonymous Barbara Corrigan Anonymous Alice and Julian Dewell In Honor of the Wedding of Julia Bent Ann Dursch Laura Potash and Scott Martin Kay Clark Richard P. Eitel and Family Joan Frazee Barbara Corrigan Marie Hitchman Ann Risvold and L.J. Donovan Alice and Julian Dewell Wendy McClure Ann Dursch Harold G. Mitchell In Memory of Wilbur Saxton Richard P. Eitel and Family Ann Duecy Norman Ruth H. Johnson Joan Frazee Pam Pritzl Darrell and Melanie Saxton Phelps Freeborn Linda Seales Warren and Lorraine Sund Marie Hitchman Veronica Vichit-Vadakan Melita Holland Patricia Youngman A special thanks to all who have given through their workplace.* Ruth H. Johnson In Honor of Jim Duemmel Diane Clapper Don Knoke Jim and Mary Prichard Linda Cline Heather Leahy-Mack and Keith Mack In Honor of Melissa Duffy Heather Leahy-Mack and Keith Mack Caren Crandell Kathleen P. Lewis Theresa Cummings Wendy McClure Sylvia Feder Brian Miller Mark Folkerts Pat Milliren Kari Gilje Harold G. Mitchell Amber and Sam Knox Ann Duecy Norman Christine Larsen Peg Pearson Anthony Longo James and Mary Pritchard Linda Storm

WNPS Board of Directors

President Standing Committees: Olympic Peninsula Chapter Dean Longrie 2004-2007 Conservation Wendy McClure – co-chair 20611 NE 245th Ave., John Browne, Jr, Chair PO Box 395 Battle Ground, WA 98604-8803 th 20929 111 Ave SW Poulsbo, WA 98370-0395 360-687-5148 Vashon, WA 98070 360-379-3820 [email protected] 206-463-9641 [email protected]

[email protected] Past President Dr. Fred Weinmann 2003-2006 Sharon Schlentner – co-chair Education 581 Saddle Dr. 242 Cedarview Dr. Dr. Fayla Schwartz, Chair Port Townsend, WA 98368 Port Townsend, WA 98368-8905 10032 31st Ave NE 360-379-0986 360-379-9810 Seattle WA 98125-7706 [email protected] [email protected] 425-388-9451

[email protected] Vice-President Salal Chapter Dr. Elizabeth Binney, 2005-2008 Susan Alaynick PO Box 4398 Plant Inventory and Research 13625 11th Ave NE Bellingham, WA 98227-4398 Pam Camp, Chair Marysville, WA 98271-6717 360-671-2317 1014 Westmorland [email protected] Wenatchee, WA 98801 360-659-8792 509-663-5491 [email protected] Treasurer [email protected]

Scott Moore 2005–2008 San Juan Islands Chapter rd Chapter Chairs 7009 23 Ave NW Terry Domico Central Puget Sound Seattle, WA 98117-5630 C/O PUGET SOUND BioSURVEY 206-784-4471 Chrys Bertolotto PO Box 2012 [email protected] 13230 6th Ave NW Friday Harbor, WA 98250—2012 Seattle, WA 98177-4011 360-378-3105 Secretary 206-568-1802 [email protected] Linda Storm, 2003-2006 [email protected]

3744 SW Ida St. Seattle, WA 98126-3242 South Sound Chapter Central Washington Chapter 206-935-0419 Anna Thurston Charles Hawkins [email protected] 227 Contra Costa Ave 106 E 17th Ave Fircrest, WA 98466 Ellensburg, WA 98926 Walt Lockwood 2006-2009 253-566-3342 509-962-2669 9007 Shearwater Rd. [email protected] [email protected] Bellingham, WA 98230-5705

360-371-3161 Suksdorfia Chapter [email protected] Columbia Basin Chapter Sidne Kneeland Robert J. Fortman PO Box 821776 Brian Miller 2004-2007 70301 2410 PR SE Vancouver, WA 98682-0041 4210 E. Woolard Ct. Kennewick, WA 99337-7739 360-892-7579 Colbert, WA 99005 509-582-0105 [email protected] 509-238-3130 [email protected] [email protected] Wenatchee Valley Chapter Koma Kulshan Chapter Julie Sanderson Jane Wentworth 2004-2007 Mark Turner 942 Highland Dr, 8901 Woodbank Dr. NE 2414 C Street Wenatchee, WA 98801-3408 Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-3486 Bellingham, WA 98225 509-548-4384 206-842-7178 360-671-6851 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Katrina Strathmann 2007-2008 Northeast Washington Chapter WNPS Staff PO Box 986 Grant Cummings Naches, WA 98937 1721 W Euclid Ave Catherine Hovanic 509-653-1375 Spokane, WA 99205-2670 [email protected] Administrator 509-466-8886 [email protected] [email protected] Mike Marsh, 2003-2004 th 3434 14 Ave. W Linda Ellis Seattle, WA 98119-1613 Okanogan Chapter 206-281-8976 Denny O’Callaghan Office and Program Assistant [email protected] PO Box 129 [email protected] Winthrop, WA 98862-0129 509-996-3515 Jill Politsch [email protected] Stewardship Coordinator [email protected]