Idaho  Native  Plant  Society

P.O. Box 9451 Boise, ID 83707

May 2010 Sage Notes is now online

SageNotesMay2010.pdf    Requires Acrobat Reader  

In this Issue

Lifetime Achievement Award
Letter from the President
The Vaccinium Mystique
INPS State Meeting Announcement
ERIG Project Report
Idaho Rare Plant Observation Form
INPS Election Ballot
INPS News
Chapter News

INPS Pahove Chapter Meeting - Thursday, April 15

Please join us for our monthly chapter meeting/presentation:
Green Side Up!
Learn useful planting tips and other how to's for planning and gardening with native plants.

Our secretary, Karie, is in the process of transforming her yard into a native habitat. You will hear from her and other native plant gardeners as they share their joys and lessons of native landscaping. This will be a very casual open-forum presentation. We'd like to hear about your experiences as well!

Thursday, April 15, 6:30 pm
At the MK Nature Center, 600 Walnut Avenue (behind IDFG headquarters)
Board meeting - 5:30 pm
Introduction & business meeting - 6:30-7:00 pm
Presentation with Q & A - 7:00-8:30 pm

This is our last monthly meeting of the season!

PAHOVE CHAPTER ANNUAL EARTH DAY NATIVE PLANT SALE

MK Nature Center (behind the Idaho Department of Fish and Game building)
600 S. Walnut, Boise
Saturday, April 24
9am-3pm (extended hours)

In an effort to provide an even better plant sale experience with less waiting in line, we are extending sale hours, using coded cash registers, adding new signage, and sorting plants by shade/sun and moisture requirements.

For details or directions, Call Susan at 867-6188
*We can accept only cash and checks at our sales.
**see the Pahove Chapter page for the plant species list. This list is an approximation of the species that INPS will have available at our annual native plant sale on April 24, 2010. Due to crop failures, it is only our best guess at this time.

2010 ANNUAL PLANT SALE AVAILABILITY LIST    Requires Acrobat Reader  

INPS Members-only Sale
Friday, April 23, 2010
4pm-7pm
Membership has its privileges. Please join us for our first ever members-only sale. This sale is intended to alleviate waiting in line on Saturday and give members a larger selection of plants to choose from. If your 2009 membership has lapsed, you can renew for 2010 at the sale. (Memberships are based on a calendar year: January 1 through December 31 with a 4 month grace period for renewal that extends until April 1.)

Announcing the INPS State Annual Meeting for 2010

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 11, 12, and 13, 2010
Hawley's Landing Campground, Heyburn State Park, near Plummer, Idaho, on Hwy 5, 5 miles east of Hwy 95
(Plummer is approximately 35 miles south of Coeur d'Alene)

White Pine chapter is the host chapter for the 2010 Annual Meeting. We hope members from around the state will consider attending. We are especially pleased that Pam Brunsfeld and Bill Rember have agreed to lead field trips - Pam to McCroskey Park and Big Creek on the St. Joe and Bill to the fossil site at his place in Clarkia.

2010 Annual Meeting Announcement (pdf)
2010 Annual Meeting Registration Form (pdf).

The announcement contains both additional and revised information from what appeared in the most recent Sage Notes. Please plan to return your registration form as soon as possible if you are able to attend.

The following are links for maps, documents, and field trip destinations which you may find helpful.

Heyburn State Park
Heyburn and McCroskey Parks Regional Map (pdf)
McCroskey Park Map (pdf)
Heyburn State Park Trails Description (pdf)
Heyburn State Park Trails Map (pdf)
Clarkia - Hobo Creek Cedar Grove Loop
Tertiary Research - Clarkia Fossils
Biking Trail Map, Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes (pdf)
Plants of the Wild

Contacts: Nancy Miller, send email or call 208-882-2877 or
Janet Campbell, send email 208-882-6409.

Pahove chapter march meeting

MK Nature Center 600 Walnut Avenue (behind IDFG headquarters)
Thursday, March 18, 2010

Board meeting @ 5:30 p.m.-Introduction and business meeting 6:30-7:00 p.m.

Presentation and Q & A 7:00.-8:30 p.m.

Native Pantry: What's that native used for?
A Brief Tour of Local Ethnobotany with Cyndi Coulter
Historic uses of plants led to Cyndi's long-standing interest in natives.
Native plants are beautiful, versatile, and great hosts for native birds and insects.
But wait! There's more! Native people and early settlers used native plants for food, medicine, shelter, fibers, and dyes.
Grow your own natives to satisfy these uses and gain an appreciation for some of the common plants we walk alongside.

On the horizon -

a.. March 26th-28th Stop by the INPS booth at the Boise Flower and Garden Show
b.. April 15th Open Forum Discussion-topics and speakers to be announced
c.. April 23rd INPS members' only sale premier at the MKNC from 4-7 p.m.

February 2010 Sage Notes now available

SageNotesFeb2010.pdf    Requires Acrobat Reader  

In this Issue

Lake Clarkia Fossil Sites
Letter from the President
Native Flora Workshop
INPS State Meeting
INPS News
Chapter News

Pahove chapter meeting February 2010

MK Nature Center 600 Walnut Avenue (behind IDFG headquarters)

Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.

(Board meeting @ 5:30 p.m.-Introduction and business meeting 6:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.-Presentation 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.)

Landscaping with Native Plants: Part II Forbs and Grasses

If you have ever wondered what a forb is, what grasses are drought-tolerant, and what locations are ideal for native plants; then attend this presentation by Ann DeBolt, Natural Communities Specialist for the Idaho Botanical Garden. She will provide us with more landscaping tips in Part 2 of this series.

On the horizon -

* March 18th Ethnobotany with special guest speaker, Cyndi Coulter
* April 15th Open Forum Discussion-topics and speakers to be announced
* April 23rd -NEW-INPS members' only sale premier at the MKNC
* April 24th Pahove Chapter Annual Native Plant Sale at the MKNC

Pahove Chapter January Meeting

MK Nature Center 600 Walnut Avenue (behind IDFG headquarters)

Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.

(Board meeting @ 5:30 p.m.-Open to all members)

Landscaping with Native Plants: Part I Shrubs and Trees

If you are wondering what native plants are adapted to the Treasure Valley, what the benefits of planting native plants are, and what locations are ideal for native plants; then attend this presentation by Ann Debolt, Natural Communities Specialist for the Idaho Botanical Garden. She will answer these questions and more - just in time for spring.

On the horizon:

• February 18th Landscaping with Native Plants: Part II Forbs and Grasses
• March 18th Open Forum Discussion-topics and speakers to be announced
• April 15th Ethnobotany with special guest speaker, Cyndi Coulter
• April 23rd -NEW-INPS members' only sale premier, MKNC, 3 p.m.-7 p.m.
• April 24th Pahove Chapter Annual Native Plant Sale, MKNC, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Native Flora Workshop March 23-24, 2010

Idaho State University, Wood River Room, Pocatello, Idaho

The Sah-Wah-Be Chapter of the Idaho Native Plant Society is pleased to sponsor the 1st Idaho Native Flora Workshop. Co-hosts include: The Idaho Museum of Natural History, Ray J. Davis Herbarium, and the Idaho State University Department of Biological Sciences.

Theme: Back to Basics in Field Identification

Held in alternate years between Idaho Rare Plant Conferences, this workshop provides opportunities to learn more about our native flora and to network with fellow native pant enthusiasts and professionals. All plant aficionados who want to learn more about native plants in Southeast Idaho and improve their field identification skills are encouraged to attend. Professional botanists from Southeast Idaho and surrounding states will speak on topics of local interest and lead the workshops.

Tentative Conference Schedule:

There will be a no host social on Monday evening, March 22 from 6:30-8:30 pm for anyone coming in early at, Portneuf Valley Brewing, 615 S. 1st Ave.

The conference will start Tuesday, March 23, with registration and poster submissions starting at 8:30am. Presentations by professional botanists on different aspects of native flora common to Southeast Idaho and surrounding states promise to be educational and interesting.

On the evening of the 23rd we will hold our dinner banquet. This is a great opportunity to socialize with botany friends of old, as well as make new acquaintances. Our scheduled speaker is H. Wayne Phillips who will present Wild Orchids of Montana and Idaho. The banquet will be just down the hall from the conference at the Pond Student Union Ballroom. The banquet is open to all conference attendees, INPS members and their guests.

Included in the Wednesday morning session will be a presentation by NatureServ on how they rank plant species followed by a panel discussion on the same topic from professional ranking botanists from Idaho and surrounding states

Wednesday afternoon there will be keying workshops on the Tribes of Asteraceae and the Tribes of Poaceae. Each session will last 2 hours from 1:00-3:00pm and from 3:00-5:00pm. Sessions will run concurrently.

A $35 registration fee ($15 for students) is due by February 28th. Registration submitted on March st or later will be $45 ($25 for students). Cost of the banquet will be $21.00 per person.

Please contact me with any questions or concerns, and thank you for your interest. Janet Bala, Organizing Committee (208) 282-2815 (work) (208) 317-3824 (cell)

balajane at isu dot edu

Winter 2009 Sage Notes available

In this Issue

Hottest Native Plants Calendar Sale
Letter from the President
Insect Flower Visitors
Carex Workshop Redux
Saw-Wah-Be trip report
Book Review
INPS News
Chapter News

Sage Notes Winter 2009

The Fall Florilegium: A Gathering of Asters

We are looking to start a new INPS Chapter in the Idaho Falls area. Please join us for a short informational meeting and then a presentation about the Asters (Daisies) by Dr. Gary Baird of BYU-Idaho.

When: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 7-9 PM

Where: Idaho Falls Fish & Game Office
4279 Commerce Circle, Idaho Falls, ID

The Fall Florilegium: A Gathering of Asters.

Autumn wildflowers are often overshadowed by the spectacular change in color of the surrounding forests. The majority of these wildflowers belong to the Aster or Sunflower family, which is well represented in Eastern Idaho. Members of this plant family can be found blooming from early spring to late fall, although most bloom late and thus form the largest part of our autumnal flora. In particular, the asters are a diverse and varied part of our flora that can sometimes be difficult to sort. In this brief look at our fall wildflowers, we will consider the beauty and variety of asters found in Eastern Idaho.

Pahove Chapter November Meeting

Please join us on Tuesday, November 17th at 6:30 p.m. for our monthly presentation held at the MK Nature Center, 600 S. Walnut, Boise. (NOTE: one time only schedule change for Nov.)

This month's topic will be highlighting 2 restoration projects that are ongoing in our community following a short film clip. More details about the meeting topics will be posted the first week of November.

The 2010 Idaho Native Plant Calendars will be available at the meeting for $10.00 each.

Join us on the 17th for the usual informative presentation, camaraderie, and as always, snacks and beverages will be served!

Pahove chapter movie night

Join us Wednesday, October 14th at 6:30 p.m. for "Movie Night" at the MK Nature Center, 600 S. Walnut.

Following a brief business meeting, we will be showing the spectacular Nova Presentation of:

First Flower: Nova "First Flower"

Nova explores the evolution of blooming plants in this program that tags along with botanists on a hunt for the world's first flower. Scientists follow clues from a floral fossil to China's Hengduan Mountains, a gold mine of plant biodiversity. While experts make new discoveries in China, researchers at Britain's Kew Gardens attempt to unravel the secrets of plant genetics to gain a more complete picture of the evolution of flowers.

(Bob Moseley gave a talk on the botany of the Yunnan region at the 2006 Idaho Rare Plant Conference.
Slides on the area from Bob Moseley of the Nature Conservancy)

As always, there will be snacks and beverages. See you there!

On the horizon -

* November 17th Plant restoration projects in our community
* December 17th Annual Holiday Party (food, fun, and gift exchange)
* Dr. Jim Smith of BSU is hosting monthly, evening plant identification workshops from October through March. For more information please visit http://www.boisestate.edu/biology/idahobotforaypost.shtml

Fall 2009 Sage Notes Available

In this Issue

Island Park State Annual Meeting Recap
Letter from the President
Mesa Falls Field Trip
Idaho Botanical Foray 2009
INPS NEWS
CHAPTER NEWS
INPS Photo Contest
Chapter News

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