Pahove Chapter Monthly Presentations
2019 spring presentations and events are happening for our local Boise chapter of the Idaho Native Plant Society.
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.
PAHOVE PRESENTATIONS 2019 (tentative topics and titles)
Mar.12th-Lisa Harloe-Owyhee Flora and Michael Ottenlips-Lomatium research
Apr.9th– Bill Borland-Pond Scum topic, talk title to be determined
Spring Events 2019
February 28th at 9am-Boise Front Wildflower Walk with Barbara Ertter. Please visit the Foothills Learning Center Facebook events webpage (https://www.facebook.com/events/2153212274989846/) OR go to their website (https://bee.cityofboise.org/event-list/#/?category=Foothills%20Learning%20Center) to view details and sign up to attend. Wildlflower walks will be happening spring through summer.
February 28th 6:00-7:30pm, Library at Bown Crossing-Lynn Kinter presents on Idaho’s Intriguing Orchids (Idaho’s Native Orchids by Lynn Kinter)
April 13th-14th-Treasure Valley Orchid Show (tvos_flyer_2019_-_draft_3__002_)
April 25th and May 2nd-Idaho Botanical Garden Wildflower Walks with Ann DeBolt
April 26th and 27th-Pahove Chapter Native Plant Sale (more details to follow below)
May 12th 11am-4pm at the Foothills Learning Center– Wildflower and Weed Show
Board Position Openings
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- supports native plant demonstration gardens at schools, local businesses, in our city, and other surrounding areas across the Treasure Valley
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- supports native plant restoration projects, such as the Yankee Fork project, the Birds of Prey Center project, and the Boise River project
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- funds native plant related publications, such as the Native Plant Coloring Book, Native Plants fandex, and Mirabilis brochure
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- funds teaching materials, such as field guides
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- sponsors plant workshops, such as the Astragalus, Brassicaceae, and Aquatics workshops
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- sponsors and staffs the Idaho Rare Plant Conference
- contributes articles to our Sage Notes newsletter
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- hosts an annual Native Plant Sale
- donates to our state’s herbaria
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- donates to the MK Nature Center
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- donates to the Idaho Botanical Garden and its Idaho Native Plant Garden
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- donates to the ERIG (Education, Research, and Inventory Grant)
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- awards Education and Enrichment for members
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- offers monthly presentations (Oct.-April) on botany, nature, and other scientific topics
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- offers field tours/field trips to members
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- offers comaraderie
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- stays informed about conservation issues and shares information with our chapter members
- stays connected with our community

INPS PAHOVE CHAPTER
2019 Annual Native Plant Sale Flyer and Availablity List coming soon!
View previous years’ sales lists.
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!
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