Washington Native Plant Society: Local Chapter Programs

Local Chapter Programs

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Central Puget Sound	Olympic Peninsula
Central Washington	Salal
Columbia Basin	San Juan Islands
Koma Kulshan	South Sound
Northeast Washington	Suksdorfia
Okanogan	Wenatchee Valley

Central Puget Sound
Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest National Parks, by Mark Turner, a Native Plant Appreciation Week Event. Mark Turner received an American Horticultural Society book award in 2007. He photographs extensively for books and magazines both in gardens and in a wide range of native plant environments. He is an avid member of the native plant society of Washington and Oregon and has more than 25 years of experience exploring for and photographing native plants. Mark lives in Bellingham, Washington. Join us for an enjoyable evening with Mark, as he shares his experiences and photographs. You will be inspired to visit the natural wonders of our beautiful Northwest National Parks.
Location	Center for Urban Horticulture, University of Washington Campus, 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle
Date & Time	Thurs., May 1, 2008; 7:30 PM
Notes	This is a Native Plant Appreciation Week Event, to which the public is invited. Seating is on a first-come, first served basis, so you may wish to come early to get a good seat.
Contact	Howard Coleman hcoleman@genelex.com (206) 633-4195

Central Washington
Program to be announced.

Columbia Basin
Columbia Basin Programs

Koma Kulshan
May Program: Why are Caterpillars Such Picky Eaters? Have you ever tried to raise a caterpillar, only to find it wouldn't eat the plants you gave it? Have you ever wondered why there are so many different kinds of insects? Merrill Peterson, Professor of Biology at WWU, will answer these questions and more as he discusses the unique and fascinating relationship between butterflies and the plants their caterpillars eat .
Date & Time	Wednesday, May 21, 2008; 7 PM
Location	Fairhaven Pavilion, Fairhaven Park
Contact	Annie Prevost, 714-8629

Northeast Washington
Program to be announced.
Location	Manito Environmental Education Center, Manito Park, Spokane
Contact	Grant Cummings 509 466-8886 grant@cgeotech.com

Okanogan
Program to be announced.
Location	Senior Center, Methow Valley Community Center, 201 Highway 20 South, Twisp
Contact	Dennis O'Callaghan 996 3515, or Joyce Bergen 996-7808

Olympic Peninsula
Botany and Ecology of the Arctic. Karen Lull and Varn Brooks will discuss Arctic and Sub-Arctic plants and their adaptations to the environment. Many of these plants show remarkable productivity in spite of the harsh conditions (like the bog cranberry whose single fruit exceeds the biomass of the rest of the plant).Topics include pine bark beetles, aspen leaf miners, fire ecology, and microclimates. Please bring a northern plants field guide if you have one. They left the skeeters up north!
Location	Port Townsend Marine Science Center, Natural History Exhbiti Building
Date & Time	Tuesday, May 6, 2008; 6 PM

Botany Program in Sequim. Pat Holden will lead us in a tour of the native plant garden at the Center followed by a slide show on native plants of the Olympic Peninsula. Come early and enjoy the beautiful setting on the Dungeness River.
Location	NOTE LOCATION: Dungeness River Audubon Center at Railroad Bridge Park; 2151 West Hendrickson Road, Sequim.
Date & Time	Wednesday, June 4, 2008; 6 PM
Contact	Pat Holden 360-683-1488 or Wendy McClure 360-779-3820.

Salal
No meeting in May due to WNPS Study Weekend.

San Juan Islands
Program to be announced.

South Sound
South Sound Chapter Programs
Contact	Anna Thurston at 253.566.3342 a.thurston@worldnet.att.net

Suksdorfia
May Program. Presentation on Permaculture by Toby Hemenway. Joint presentation with Naturally Beautiful Backyard, Master Gardeners and NatureScaping. Toby will be available to sign his book "Gaia's Garden" at this program.
Date & Time	Tuesday, May 13, 2008; 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM. Doors open at 6 PM
Location	Wy'East Middle School Auditorium
Contact	Sidne Kneeland

Wenatchee Valley
Program to be announced.

Local Chapter Programs

Suksdorfia