Pahove Chapter

We are on summer break, but we will be back with regular presentations on flora and fauna in October. In the meantime, enjoy your summer.

Presentations open to the public will formally begin on the second Tuesday in October at the MK Nature Center  at 7pm and will continue through April. The MKNC is located at 600 S. Walnut Street behind Fish and Game headquarters. Refreshments and light snacks are served.

2019/2020 Meetings/Presentations

INPS PAHOVE CHAPTER

 2019 Annual Native Plant Sale Flyer

Availability List 

View previous years’ sales lists. 

Board Position Openings

• • supports native plant demonstration gardens at schools, local businesses, in our city, and other surrounding areas across the Treasure Valley

• • supports native plant restoration projects, such as the Yankee Fork project, the Birds of Prey Center project, and the Boise River project

• • funds native plant related publications, such as the Native Plant Coloring Book, Native Plants fandex, and Mirabilis brochure

• • funds teaching materials, such as field guides

• • sponsors plant workshops, such as the Astragalus, Brassicaceae, and Aquatics workshops

• • sponsors and staffs the Idaho Rare Plant Conference
  • contributes articles to our Sage Notes newsletter

• • hosts an annual Native Plant Sale
  • donates to our state’s herbaria

• • donates to the MK Nature Center

• • donates to the Idaho Botanical Garden and its Idaho Native Plant Garden

• • donates to the ERIG (Education, Research, and Inventory Grant)

• • awards Education and Enrichment for members

• • offers monthly presentations (Oct.-April) on botany, nature, and other scientific topics

• • offers field tours/field trips to members

• • offers comaraderie

• • • stays informed about conservation issues and shares information with our chapter members
  • stays connected with our community
    

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Wildflowers of Southern Idaho Coloring Book

Take this coloring book along with you when you are hiking, photographing, or simply enjoying the outdoors. Published by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Pahove Chapter of the Idaho Native Plant Society, this coloring book may be reproduced but not sold. Share it with every child you know!

Wildflower Coloring Book

In the Boise area (plant suppliers)

• Buffalo-Berry Farm buffaloberryfarm@frontiernet.net. Jim Crawford, Margo Conits, (208) 634-3062, 51 E Lake Fork Rd, McCall ID 83638
• Draggin’ Wing High Desert Nursery waterthriftyplants.com  dragginwing@gmail.com  (plants, demo gardens and landscape design). Diane Jones, (208) 345-4199, 5300 Stinger St, Boise ID 83703

In the Boise area (landscapers)

• Flutterby Gardens Landscaping LLC flutterbygardensmelissa@.gmail.com. Elisa Clark (208) 571-2170, 3777 W. Chinden, Boise (affiliated with North End Organic Nursery NEON)
• Madeline George Garden Design Nursery info@madelinegeorge.com. Kecia Carlson (208) 941-1252, 10550 W Hill Rd Pkwy, Boise 83714
• Peggy Faith 850-9981, Xeric Gardening   xericgardening@hotmail.com

Many other landscapers also may install buffalo grass and blue grama grass plugs. 

Officers

• Karie Pappani, President – pahove.chapter.president [at] gmail.com
• Susan Ziebarth, Vice President
• Daniel Murphy, Secretary
• Caroline Morris, Treasurer
• Susan Ziebarth, Venue Coordinator
• Karen Getusky, State Treasurer
• Derek Duval, State Membership
• Ray Corbin, Member at Large
• Barbara Ertter, Member at Large

Write to the Pahove chapter at pahove.chapter@gmail.com