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| Koma Kulshan | South Sound |
| Northeast Washington | Suksdorfia |
| Okanogan | Wenatchee Valley |
| Central Puget Sound | ||
Steward Appreciation Night Thursday night, January 8, is the night WNPS Native Plant Stewards have an opportunity to show and tell the Chapter membership about their projects and accomplishments. We have graduated 396 stewards who are involved in a number of large and small restoration, conservation and education projects throughout the Puget Sound area. This is a wonderful chance for the Chapter membership and guests to learn about the difference our Stewards make in the restoration and appreciation of native plants and native plant habitat. Three projects will be presented: |
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| Location | Center for Urban Horticulture, University of Washington Campus, 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle | |
| Date & Time | Thurs., Jan. 8, 2008; 7 PM | |
| Contact | Gary Smith (425) 672-1370 or yeesmith@comcast.net | |
| Central Washington | ||
Grazing on Public Lands, presented by Tip Hudson. Join us for a brief history of grazing in Washington and a discussion of the various benefits of grazing. Our speaker will discuss how grazing practices can be used while also maintaining environmental quality and providing a sustainable food source. Mr. Hudson’s discussion will emphasize the use of grazing on public lands. Mr. Hudson is a rangeland and livestock management educator at Washington State University Cooperative Extension. |
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| Date & Time | Monday, Jan. 12, 2009; 7 PM | |
| Location | Room 147, Science Building (for map, see www.cwu.edu/~cwuadmis/newmap.html) | |
| Contact | For more information, contact central.wa.wnps@gmail.com | |
Pollination Ecology, presented by Priya Shahani Without pollination – the movement of pollen from flowers’ tiny anthers to minute stigmas – most flowering plants would be unable to reproduce. How exactly does pollination work? What are the different methods of pollination, and what are the roles of various insect pollinators? Why does it occur? Priya Shahani will reveal some of the secrets of this important process, and discuss how plant ecologists such as herself study insects and plants that engage in this fascinating step in plant reproduction. Ms. Shahani is a conservation biologist, currently employed with the Natural Areas Program of the Washington’s Department of Natural Resources. She currently conducts research and monitoring to improve knowledge and protection of sensitive plant species and communities in eastern Washington preserves. Priya received a Ph.D. in ecology and evolutionary biology from UC Santa Cruz, exploring the effects of forest management on pollination and population biology of a serpentine specialist plant in the Sisiyou Mountains of southwestern Oregon. This lecture is co-sponsored by WNPS and Yakima Valley Community College. |
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| Date & Time | Monday, Feb. 2, 2009; 7 PM |
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| Location | Room 119, Glen Anthon Hall, Yakama Valley Community College, Yakima (for map, see www.yvcc.edu/Map/campusmapcolor.pdf |
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| Contact | For more information, contact central.wa.wnps@gmail.com | |
| Columbia Basin | ||
| Columbia Basin Programs | ||
| Koma Kulshan | ||
To be announced. |
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| Northeast Washington | ||
| Program to be announced. | ||
| Okanogan | ||
Program to be announced. |
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| 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 | ||
Program to be announced. |
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| Salal | ||
| January: There will be no meeting | ||
| February: Disfunctional and Disadvantaged Plant Families, by Dr. Eugene Kozloff. Dr. Kozloff will discuss the more unusual plants in our area and their strategies for survival. | ||
| Date & Time | Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009; 10 AM | |
| Location | Room A-35, Angst Hall, Skagit Valley College, Mt Vernon | |
| Contact | Susan Alaynick, 360 659-8792 | |
| San Juan Islands | ||
| Program to be announced. | ||
| South Sound | ||
| South Sound Fall Programs | ||
| Contact | Anna Thurston at 253.566.3342 a.thurston@worldnet.att.net |
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Suksdorfia |
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| Program to be announced. | ||
| Wenatchee Valley | ||
| Program to be announced. | ||