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2019 Annual Conference Aquilegia Newsletter of the Colorado Native Plant Society Volume 43 No. 3 Annual Conference/Summer 2019 2019 Annual Conference Grand Junction, Colorado The Ever-Changing Landscape Aquilegia Volume 43 No.3 Summer 2019 www.CoNPS.org 1 Dear Readers, Please note that this issue of Aquilegia is the Summer issue and the Annual Conference issue. This combined publication features information sure to spark your interest in the September Annual Conference in Grand Junction—mark your calendars and register soon!—as well as regular features, quarterly columns, research and reports, and notice of field seminar opportunities and workshops. Because this publication is quarterly, we can’t possibly include all chapter activities, workshops, and other events in a timely manner. Please make a habit to check the CoNPS website at https://conps.org/mfm-event-list/#!event-list to see the latest event schedule. The society and individual chapters are always adding interesting events to the calendar. Also note that Aquilegia will now be available as a full-color printed publication. This means you can see all the wonderful photographs in their natural beauty. See page 16 for details. The new print version is available for a subscription fee. Finally, thanks to the volunteers who help get this publication ready for distribution, especially the proofreaders—we can never have too many eyes. Enjoy! Mary Menz Kelly Ambler managing editor associate/design editor P.S. Do you have ideas for future issues? Let us know! Botanicum absurdum by Rob Pudim PHOTO CREDITS: Front Cover AND Back Cover: Dominguez Escalante Canyon Fall 2018 and Spring 2019. © Jim Pisarowicz Corrections to Spring 2019 Issue Charles Maurer’s name was misspelled in the caption under a photo on page 24. The word “false” was left out of the common name for cliff fendler-bush (Fendlera rupicola) on page 17. A common name for this plant is false mock orange. Mock orange—without the word False—is a common name for Philadelphus © Rob Pudim microphyllus, as in littleleaf mock orange. 2 www.CoNPS.org Aquilegia Volume 43 No. 3 Summer 2019 Aquilegia: Newsletter of the Colorado Native Plant Society Dedicated to furthering the knowledge, appreciation, and conservation of native plants and habitats of Colorado through education, stewardship, and advocacy Inside this Issue 2019 Annual Conference 16TH Annual Colorado Rare Plant Symposium ..................................................................................... 4 43RD Annual CoNPS Conference Schedule ......................................................................................... 5 Speakers and Presentations ................................................................................................................. 6 Sunday Field Trips ................................................................................................................................ 8 Lodging, Restaurants, and Maps ......................................................................................................... 10 Silent Auction and Photo Contest ........................................................................................................ 11 Registration ......................................................................................................................................... 12 Featured Stories Autumn Foliage Colors in Colorado BY DAVID LEE .................................................................................... 13 Columns Botany Basics: Plants and Pollinators BY LENORE MITCHELL ....................................................................... 17 Conservation Corner: A Case for Preserving A River’s Natural Character BY MAGGIE GADDIS .................. 20 Garden Natives: Involving the Senses: The Allure of the Chocolate Flower BY JIM BORLAND ....................... 21 Restoration Roundup: Increase Seeding Success with Local Native Seed BY ERICA COOPER ................... 22 Poetry: Children of the Field BY ARTHUR CLIFFORD ..................................................................................... 23 In Memorium: Eleanor Ann Von Bargon BY LORAINE YEATTS ..................................................................... 27 Research and Reports Aquilegia coerulea and the Evolution of the Spurless Mutant var. daileyae BY ZAC CABIN .......................... 24 News and Announcements Committee Updates ...................................................................................................................... 28 2019 Event Calendar CoNPS Workshops ....................................................................................................................... 29 Chapter Events ............................................................................................................................. 30 CoNPS Field trips ......................................................................................................................... 30 Cross-Pollination Events ............................................................................................................... 30 Media Review: Wildflower Identification Apps BY KELLY AMBLER ................................................................... 32 Can You ID these Flowers? BY BOB LAGIER ................................................................................................. 35 AQUILEGIA: Newsletter of the Colorado OPERATING COMMITTEE & LEADERSHIP TEAM: Mo Ewing, [email protected]; Ann Grant, [email protected]; Native Plant Society David Julie, [email protected]; Denise Wilson, [email protected]; Amy Yarger, [email protected]; Aquilegia Vol. 43 No.3 Annual Secretary: Amy Yarger, [email protected]; Treasurer: Mo Ewing, [email protected] Conference/Summer 2019 ISSN 2161-7317 (Online) - ISSN 2162-0865 CHAPTER PRESIDENTS: Boulder: Pam Sherman and Molly Seeling, [email protected]; Metro-Denver: Lenore (Print) Copyright CoNPS © 2019 Mitchell, [email protected]; Northern: Hugh Mackay, [email protected]; Plateau: Susan Carter, Aquilegia is the newsletter of the Colorado [email protected], Jim Pisarowicz, [email protected], David Varner, [email protected]; Southeast: Native Plant Society. Members receive at Maggie Gaddis, [email protected]; Southwest: John Bregar, [email protected] least four regular issues per year (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter). At times, issues may MEMBERS-AT-LARGE: Christina Alba, [email protected]; BethAnne Bane, [email protected]; be combined. All contributions are subject to Deryn Davidson, [email protected]; Steve Olson, [email protected]; Tom Zeiner, [email protected] editing for brevity, grammar, and consistency, COMMITTEE CHAIRS: Conservation: Mo Ewing, [email protected]; Education & Outreach: David Julie, with final approval of substantive changes by [email protected]; Field Studies: Steve Olson, [email protected], Lara Duran, [email protected]; Finance: Mo the author. Articles from Aquilegia may be Ewing; Horticulture: Ann Grant, [email protected]; Media: Deryn Davidson, [email protected], Lenore used by other native plant societies or non- Mitchell, [email protected], Steve Olson, [email protected]; Research Grants: Stephen Stern, profit groups, if fully cited to the author and [email protected]; Restoration: Haley Stratton, [email protected]; Scholarships: Cecily Mui, attributed to Aquilegia. [email protected] Managing Editor: Mary Menz, [email protected] SOCIAL MEDIA: E-News Editor: Linda Smith, [email protected]; Facebook: Carol English, [email protected] Associate/Design Editor: Kelly Ambler, Twitter and Instagram: Jen Bousselot, [email protected] and Denise Wilson, [email protected]; [email protected] Webmaster: Mo Ewing, [email protected] Assistant Editor: Nan Daniels Cartoonist: Rob Pudim CoNPS STAFF: Linda Smith, administrative coordinator, [email protected], 970-663-4085; Denise Wilson, marketing & Proofreaders: Linda Smith, John Vickery events coordinator, [email protected]; Kathleen Okon, workshop coordinator, [email protected] Aquilegia Volume 43 No.3 Summer 2019 www.CoNPS.org 3 16TH Annual Colorado Rare Plant Symposium “Globally Imperiled Plants of SW Colorado” Friday, September 27 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Registration is $10 per person online https://conps.org or at the door. The Symposium will be held in the Classroom Office Building of CSU’s Western Colorado Campus in Grand Junction. This symposium is held each fall in conjunction with the Colorado Native Plant Society’s (CoNPS) annual meeting. Hosted by the Colorado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP), the symposium addresses current status and conservation needs of rare plants in Colorado. This year, the focus is on the globally imperiled plants of southwest Colorado. This includes several species of Astragalus, Eriogonum, Physaria, and Townsendia, and others such as Lupinus crassus and Lomatium concinnum. Colorado’s federally listed plant species will also be discussed. The afternoon session will provide an opportunity Astragalus naturitensis. © Bernadette Kuhn to participate in the 2019 Floristic Quality Assessment (FQA) revision that is being coordinated by CNHP. For the 2019 revision, a panel of 30 experts will be evaluating the remaining 20% of the Colorado flora (about 800 species) that have not been assigned an FQA value. The first meeting to review the assigned values will be at the Colorado Rare Plant Symposium
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