menziesia Fall 2013 NPSBC Native Plant Society of British Columbia www.npsbc.org Volume 18, Issue 3 Vaccinium membranaceum (black huckleberry) Photo: Dawn Hanna NPSBC Cover story: Vaccinium membranaceum Native Plant Society of British Columbia Our Mission hotographer Dawn Hanna The purpose of the Native Plant Society captured the cover image of of British Columbia is to encourage VacciniumP membranaceum. knowledge, appreciation, responsible use She writes: “Every autumn, and conservation of BC’s native plants and I make numerous trips to the habitats. subalpine in Cypress Provincial Park in West Vancouver and Mount Seymour Provincial Board of Directors Park in North Vancouver. The colours of all the foliage are jaw- Ron Long, President
[email protected] 604-469-1651 droppingly gorgeous. And then there are the all these beautiful Virginia Skilton, Vice President Lycopodiums, Selaginellas and -- at
[email protected] 604-536-3529 Cypress -- Botrychium multifidum (leathery grape fern). Eleanor Anderson, Treasurer It’s a reminder of just how
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[email protected] just flowers that deserve to be captured in a photograph.” Dawn Hanna, Past President
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