The Ecology Of Native Forbs And Native Grasses In The Great Basin: Issues And Solutions Where: College Of Education, Auditorium, Idaho State University Pocatello When: Thursday, Jan 20, 2005, 6:30 PM. Speakers and topics: Dr. Fee Busby, Dean, Utah State, Dr. Durant Mcarthur, project leader of the Shrubland Biology and Restoration Project, Provo, UT., and […]

When: February 15-16, 2005 Where: Idaho Power Corporate Headquarters Boise, Idaho See this page for complete details.

The Fall 2004 issue of Sage Notes is now available online. In This Issue From the Editor Introduction to New State Officers Swamp Symbols and the Peatlands of Tranquil Basin 2005 Rare Plant Conference Announcement ERIG Committee Announcement Native Seed Collection Project Update Idaho Botanical Garden update BOOK REVIEW – Lewis and Clark’s Green World: […]

Where: Boise State University When: November 3-5, 2004 This event is sponsored by the Boise State University Dept. of Biology and is open to the public and free of charge. General Sessions Wednesday & Thursday, November 3 & 4 Special Events Center Rangeland Germplasm Workshop Friday morning, November 5 Bishop Barnwell Room, Student Union Boise […]

When: 7 P.M. September 16, 2004 Where: Idaho Botanical Garden Some native plants are tough to propagate. Other’s aren’t. Some are best reproduced by division, other by cuttings or seed. Which techniques and timing will best reqard your efforts? How can you overcome the challenges you encounter? JOE CARTER, President/CEO of Jayker Wholesale Nursery, and […]

Our tour of Steens Mountain, Oregon has been preempted by a “Rim Run” on Saturday, August 7, which will close the roads to vehicular traffic and likely create a shortage of accommodations in Frenchglen. Join DR. KARL HOLTE for a fun alternate tour – a visit to Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge ON SATURDAY and […]

Have you ever wondered how fossils are collected out in the field? Or, what happens to them after they are collected? Or, how they are stored and organized in a museum? Or, what they can tell us about past life? Have you ever wondered what southwestern Idaho and adjacent areas were like millions of years […]

This summer the three northern INPS chapters (White Pine, Calypso, and Kinnikinnick) will host the statewide INPS Annual Meeting July 16-18. In addition to the meeting there will be camping at Priest Lake and field trips to visit Idaho old growth forest near the Canadian border. See this link for complete details.

The Bush Administration continues to eradicate requirements and opportunities for public and scientific review of public lands management activities that may harm imperiled plant species and communities. The Administration is proposing to eliminate reviews by outside agencies, such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or the Environmental Protection Agency, of Forest Service projects that […]

Hooray! After 50-some diligent after-hours labor, this edition of Sage Notes is enroute to the printer. Mark will pick the completed work up from the printer, label and seal it, and send the Spring 2004 edition to waiting mailboxes all over Idaho and beyond. Expect yours sometime early next week. Here is the link to […]