Volume 22, Number 4 January 2017
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Phlox Phlyer
Columbia Basin Chapter, Washington Native Plant Society •
c/o Cheryl Smith, 1926 Hetrick, Richland, WA 99354
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www.cbwnps.org
COLUMBIA BASIN CHAPTER PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS BIOTIC CRUST: Emil Doyle – Crust lichen on basalt, Umtanum Canyon
WILDLIFE & NATIVE PLANTS: Jane Abel – Pollinator & Columbia Coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria)
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To Save Monarchs, We Need More Than Milkweed The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation has published a list of nectar-rich plants by region to support monarch conservation during spring migration, breeding and to build up stores of fat to sustain them during fall migration and winter. While milkweed is required by the monarch caterpillars, it can be invasive in a home landscape. So check out the plant list for Inland Northwest which provides a list of plants to support adult monarchs: http://www.xerces.org/wpcontent/uploads/2016/10/Inland_NW_Monarch_Plant_List_PRINT.pdf
SEED: THE UNTOLD STORY
The Phlox Phlyer is the newsletter of the Columbia Basin Chapter, Tri-Cities and Walla Walla, Washington Native Plant Society. Chapter Officers Co-Presidents — Mickie Chamness, mickiec@charter.net & Janelle Downs, sagejld@aol.com Vice-President — Rik Smith,
Gretchen Graber is spearheading an effort to bring this documentary to the TriCities on January 24, 2017 at 7:30 pm at the Kennewick 12, 1331 N Center Pkwy. SEED: The Untold Story is a documentary featuring Vandana Shiva, Dr. Jane Goodall, Andrew Kimbell, and Winona LaDuke, following passionate seed keepers protecting our 12,000-year old food legacy. Trailer can be viewed here: https://vimeo.com/169932441. Go to the following site to reserve your ticket ($11) - http://gathr.us/screening/19041#.WFCg8noMEv8.facebook
rsmith@columbiabasin.edu Secretary — Marilyn Lemar, dwlemar@hotmail.com Treasurer — Cheryl Smith
cyankee@charter.net Chapter Committees
2017 WNPS Native Plant Calendar.
Programs — Kim Hamblin-Hart,
Enjoy the beauty of Washington’s wildflowers throughout 2017 with our WNPS calendar. The 2017 Calendar offers 13 months of terrific photos and a whole year of floral splendor. Buy one for yourself and some for those on your gift list.
Field Trips — Ernie Crediford, ernest_crediford@live.com / Steve Link
Calendars are available at our meetings, at C&M nursery (near the corner of Van Giesen and Highway 240), or you may buy online with a credit card (https://www.wnps.org/?path=store/2016-WNPS-Calendar.html& ).
Restoration/Salvage — Joe Roop jmroop@frontier.com/ Bill Mast, bmast1@live.com
WNPS 2017 Photo Contest for the 2018 WNPS Calendar
Heritage Garden Program — Donna Lucas, donna_lucas@hotmail.com
kimhamblinhart@gmail.com
stevenlink@me.com
Photographers get ready! The deadline for the 2017 photo contest is February 1, Education — Kim Hamblin-Hart
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khamblinhart@gmail.com / Pauline Schafer pauschafer@hotmail.com
WNPS 2017 Photo Contest RULES
WNPS 2017 Photo Contest Entry Form
Communications — Mary Ann Simmons, msimmons_1@charter.net (newsletter)/ Donna Lucas, donna_lucas@hotmail.com (webpage and Facebook)
WNPS Call for Grant Proposals for Research and for Conservation – Due January 15, 2017
Publicity — Mickie Chamness, mickiec@charter.net Books — vacant
Walla Walla Subchapter
For information on Research proposals see: http://www.wnps.org/research/proposal_guidelines.html
Darcy Dauble, Walla Walla, dadauble@gmail.com
For specific application information for Conservation grants see: http://www.wnps.org/research/proposal_guidelines.html This issue reproduced by
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MEETINGS/WORKSHOPS Wednesday, January 4, 2017, 7:00 p.m. Monthly Meeting at Columbia Basin College, Room S229 (http://www.cbwnps.org/calendar/ ) – CBC Herbarium Inventory – part II. We will continue our effort to catalogue the CBC herbarium started last year. The specimens are organized by family, so all that is needed is to carefully sort through the files and record the information on the specimen labels. You will see how a herbarium works, why they are important, and learn about some of the plants in CBC’s collection. Also, it is a great opportunity to help the college get a better handle on their collection and determine future collecting needs. Further information on the meeting location will be in the January newsletter. Monday, January 9 through Thursday, January 12, 2017, Interpretive Guide Training at The Reach. The REACH Museum in Richland, Washington is hosting an Interpretive Guide training by the National Association for Interpretation (NAI). The 32-hour training course (8:00am to 5:00pm each day) is designed for anyone 16 and over who delivers interpretive programs to the public, and combines theory with practical skills. This workshop is great for anyone working in a museum, nature center, or leading tours of any kind. The total cost, including materials is $240. If you wish become NAI certified as an interpretive guide, there is an additional cost of $150. You should sign up as soon as possible. See the link for registration and more information: https://www.interpnet.com/nai/nai/_events/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=CIG010917R Feel free to contact Pauline Schafer for more information - (509)943-4100 Extension 113 / paulines@visitthereach.org Saturday, March 4, 2017 (all day), Rare Plant Monitoring Training, Tri-Cities. Applications will be accepted starting Dec. 1, 2016. Deadline for applications is Feb. 15. If you have questions, feel free to call the Rare Care office at (206) 6160780 or email them. Applications are available at: http://depts.washington.edu/uwbg/support/volunteer.php, Select Rare Care Rare Plant Monitor PHOTO CONTEST – Runner Up’s BIOTIC CRUST
Jenny VonReis Texosporium sancti-jacobi
Diana McPherson Mushrooms and dew
WILDLIFE & NATIVE PLANTS
Jane Abel - Gray hairstreak butterfly on turpentine Carol Coker - Butterfly on Oregon sunshine (Eriophyllum lanatum) desertparsley (Cymopterus terebinthus)
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Jane Abel - Butterfly on Oregon sunshine (Eriophyllum lanatum)
Columbia Basin Chapter Washington Native Plant Society c/o Cheryl Smith 1926 Hetrick Avenue Richland, Washington 99354
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