Idaho  Native  Plant  Society

P.O. Box 9451 Boise, ID 83707

Category Archive - Meetings

March 03, 2008

PAHOVE CHAPTER PROGRAM SCHEDULE

March 20: Plant Identification Night!

Come join us at the Boise State University Herbarium with our local plant identification expert, Jim Smith, where we’ll learn how to identify some of your favorite native plants in the mustard family (Brassicaceae).

Time: 7:00pm

Location: BSU Science and Nursing, second floor room 248 (SN248).

If you can bring some plants from the mustard family to key that would be great! See you there!

April 17: Getting Native Plants Into Our Landscapes:

Steve Love from the University of Idaho will be traveling to Boise to give us an informative presentation on native plants.
Location: MK Nature Center Auditorium, Idaho Fish and Game

600 South Walnut Avenue (Behind Fish and Game Headquarters)

Time: 7:00pm

May: Foothills Wildflower Walks:

The very popular annual spring wildflower walks are returning this May as part of National Celebrating Wildflowers month. Walks are open to the public and admission is free. Details TBA.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

March 28-30: Boise Flower and Garden Show at Boise Centre on the Grove.

Pahove Chapter will host a booth at the 12th annual Spring Flower and Garden Show. Volunteers are needed to help with the booth! Please contact Chris Colson if you are interested (cgcols a msn dot com).

April 19: The Pahove Annual Native Plant Sale.

One of our most popular events, our annual native plant sale is a gardener’s delight. Details TBA. Volunteers are need so please contact Ann DeBolt if you are interested in helping (rosebolt at clearwire dot net).

May 17-18: Idaho Green Expo at Boise Centre on the Grove.

The Pahove Chapter is hosting a booth this year at the first annual Idaho Green Expo, which is a free, two day event that will showcase environmentally friendly products and services and provide information that will help people to lead healthier and more sustainable lives. The Expo will feature over 150 exhibitors and more than 60 workshops and seminars on a variety of green-living topics. Attractions will also include music, speakers, art, food, demonstrations and activities for children. Pahove Chapter will host a native plants and native gardening exhibit. Volunteers are needed to help with the booth! Please contact Chris Colson if you are interested (cgcols at msn dot com).

Volunteer Needed! The Pahove Chapter would like to develop a local chapter website and we are seeking a volunteer to help with website maintenance. Please contact Karen Colson at trilliumkc at msn dot com if you are interested.

November 12, 2007

River and desert plants of the grand canyon

Pahove Chapter November Meeting
Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007 - 6:30pm
MK Nature Center, Boise, Idaho (behind Idaho Fish and Game Headquarters, 600 S. Walnut St.)

March 11, 2007

Pahove Chapter March 2007 Meeting

Ten Best Local Mushrooms
Presented by Bob Chehey, Southern Idaho Mycological Association

It's Mushroom Season... Learn About Locals !

~ Which vegetative communities support them?
~ Learn about their chemistry and taxonomy.
~ Which ones are edible and which to avoid!

Where: MK Nature Center Auditorium, Idaho Fish and Game
601 South Walnut Avenue (Behind Fish and Game Headquarters)

When: 7 p.m. March 15, 2007 ~ Planning Meeting at 5:30

On the Horizon . . .

March 23-25: Boise Flower and Garden Show at The Grove
April 19 Meeting: Native Plant Identification Workshop Dr. Jim Smith, BSU Botany Lab
April 21: Pahove s Annual Native Plant Sale, MKNC 10am-2pm
April 26: Dry Creek Wildflower Walk with Ann DeBolt 6:30-8:30pm
May 2006: Boise Foothills Wildflower Walks, selected Thursday evenings

January 15, 2007

Pahove Chapter January 2007 Meeting

MK Nature Center Auditorium, Idaho Fish and Game
600 South Walnut Avenue (Behind Fish and Game Headquarters)
Thursday, January 18, 2006, 7 p.m. Open Board Meeting at 5:30

Robert Cox, PhD, Research Ecologist with USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station

Currently Studying Restoration in Great Basin Ecosystems, presents:

Riverside County, California: Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
-- Urban and suburban impacts have had dramatic effects on California s native flora.
-- What restoration efforts have taken place in California?
-- What has been successful and what needs improvement?
-- How can we apply those lessons to our local conditions and species?

On the Horizon . . .

January 16: Conservation Committee Meeting 7pm, Table Rock Brew Pub
February 13-14: Idaho Rare Plant Conference, Idaho Power Headquarters
March 25-27: Boise Flower and Garden Show at The Grove
April 21: Pahove s Annual Native Plant Sale, MKNC Garden

October 11, 2006

Idaho Native Plant Society Pahove Chapter Meeting

7 p.m. October 19, 2006

MK Nature Center Auditorium, Idaho Fish and Game
600 South Walnut Avenue (Behind Fish and Game Headquarters)

Conserving and Restoring Idaho's Wetlands : A Hopeful Future

Chris Murphy, Restoration/Wetland Conservationist for the Idaho Conservation Data Center at Idaho Fish and Game and notable photographer is October's featured guest speaker!

Join the Pahove Chapter for this lush visual presentation that explains just what IS a wetland, why Idaho wetlands are important, what threatens our wetlands, and how we can conserve them.

Hey! Wanna Hang Out... and help plan the 2007 Idaho Rare Plant Conference, set for February 13-14, 2007? This is a great opportunity to volunteer your unique energy and to help shape the future of this annual INPS conference! Join us at 6 p.m. at Tapas Estrella (121 N. 9th St.) Wednesday, October 18th!

September 29, 2006

Calypso Chapter Meeting and Newsletter

The next meeting is Wednesday, October 4, 2006, at 7:00 p.m. at the Life Care Center, 500 Aqua Drive, Coeur d’Alene. (just West of Hwy. 95 and South of Prairie Ave.) Please do not park in the doctor’s parking area. Come prepared to discuss Calypso field trips and dates for next year. The program will be Volume 3 of the Mors Korchanski video series we have been viewing.

Here is the link to the new Calypso newsletter (in PDF format):
Calypso Companion September 2006

May 16, 2006

Idaho Native Plant Society Annual Meeting 2006

Now is an ideal time to schedule your trip to the INPS Annual Meeting at Farragut State Park located on beautiful Lake Pend Oreille. The field trips and meeting will be held June 23-25. A full schedule is below. Larch Campground with a capacity of 50 campers will be our headquarters for this event. The area is for tenting with very lim ited parking for a few self contained truck campers or camper trailers. This campground is located within a conifer grove a stone’s throw away from Buttonhook Bay. A short walk brings you to Beaver Bay Swim Area. A shallow (by Lake Pend Oreille standards) swim area, hot showers and flush toilets are available. A number of trails--over 32 miles--are located within Farragut Park. A small, but very interesting museum is located in the park headquarters.

See complete details...

May 02, 2006

Calypso Chapter Meeting

The next meeting is Wednesday, May 3, 2006, at 700 p.m. at the Life Care Center, 500 Aqua Drive, Coeur d'Alene. (just West of Hwy. 95 and South of Prairie Ave.) Please do not park in the doctor's parking area.

Come prepared to discuss any additional Calypso field trips and dates. The program will be looking at the plant collection Bob Lee has accepted on behalf of the chapter. Bring your field guides to the meeting to identify some of the specimens. Read the rest of the newsletter...

February 18, 2006

Pahove Chapter February Meeting -- Towards an Owyhee Flora

7 p.m. February 23, 2006 -- Planning Meeting at 5:30
THE IDAHO BOTANICAL GARDEN COTTAGE
2355 E. Old Penitentiary Road (off Warm Springs Avenue)

"Towards an Owyhee Flora" by Don Mansfield
Professor of Biology, Albertson College & Curator, Harold M. Tucker Herbarium

Ever wonder how a flora is developed? Meet us at the cottage as the "Flora of Steens Mountain" author shares his progress. What area will be covered? What is the role of collecting? How is it done? Are all the area taxa described? What are phytogeographic patterns? Dr. Mansfield will present an overview of some "Rare Plant Hotspots" and explain what makes these Owyhee zones distinct. Get a personal preview of a Poa leibergii turf community, glimpse the unique riparian communities of the Owyhee River, and learn about the future direction of this long-awaited flora!

On the Horizon . . .
March 16 Meeting: Terry Rich: Neotropical Birds & Sagebrush-steppe
March 24-26: Boise Flower and Garden Show at The Grove
April 20 Meeting: Meg Roberts at the Foothills Learning Center
April 22: Pahove's Annual Native Plant Sale, MKNC

January 16, 2006

January Pahove Meeting

Where: MK Nature Center Auditorium, Idaho Fish and Game, 600 South Walnut Avenue (Behind Fish and Game Headquarters)

When: 7 p.m., Thursday, January 19, 2006

Pahove board meeting at 5:30 everyone welcome!

Native Seeds Collection Project

On the Boise National Forest

Idaho Conservation Data Center Research Ecologist JENNIFER MILLER will describe this project that began in 2002. What species have been collected and why? How are sites chosen? What information is collected from the site? Who collects it? Hear the ups and downs and ins and outs of seed collection. Jennifer will describe how the study has been set up and take a look at the objectives that drive the project.

CLARK FLEEGE, Manager of the Lucky Peak Nursery, will show us what happens to the seed once it is collected and brought in to the Nursery. How long does it take to grow seed to predictable reproduction? What s growing in those shiny new greenhouses up there?

To see things in the seed, that is genius. -- Lao Tzu

Idaho Native Plant Society Pahove Chapter

August 19, 2005

2005 Idaho Rare Plant Conference Notes

Conservation Working Group Agendas and Notes for the 2005 Idaho Rare Plant Conference are available here.

Plants covered:
Slickspot Peppergrass (Lepidium papilliferum)
Spalding's Catchfly (Silene spaldingii)
Ute ladies'-tresses (Spiranthes diluvialis)
Goose Creek milkvetch (Astragalus anserinus)
Mulford's milkvetch (Astragalus mulfordiae)
Macfarlane's four-o'clock (Mirabilis macfarlanei)

August 04, 2005

Forest Management and Lichens

Come meet the mysterious world of forest lichens! Tree-growing lichens are in many ways the first indicators of environmental change in forests: they decline or disappear with air pollution, their species change with increased ventilation or desiccation, and many are intimately linked with the presence of dead wood, a commodity that is at a fraction of its former abundance in managed woodlands.

Workshop -- Friday August 19, 2005, 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Panhandle Health District Meeting Room, 322 Marion Street, Sandpoint, Idaho

Field Trip -- Saturday August 20, 2005, 9:00am to 2:00pm
Meet at the county courthouse parking lot, Sandpoint, Idaho at 9am.

Toby Spribille, lichenologist, will present an evening workshop on lichens and forest ecology. Learn how to tell lichens apart and learn about their relevance to forest management. During the evening workshop Toby will present:

• What are lichens,­ basic biology, physiology, main groups
  
• Lichens in forests,­ interactions with plants, animals and the trees they call home
  
• Rare species and biodiversity
  
• Ongoing research projects involving lichens in the Inland Northwest: round-up of what's being done
  
• Clear cuts, selective harvest or old growth: what the lichens have to say
  

On Saturday Toby will lead us on a Field Excursion to see different lichen species in managed and unmanaged forest stands, emphasizing biodiversity patterns on dead wood (rotten logs, snags, etc.) in forest ecosystems. Different harvest types will be compared within a small area. We will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different cutting strategies, and what planning measures may be important for preserving lichen diversity.

This program has been underwritten with a generous grant from the Idaho Native Plant Society. It is open to the public. There is no charge to participate, but space is limited so please RSVP to:

Phil Hough
208-255-2780
email: nowhere_man97 at hotmail dot com

May 30, 2005

INPS Annual Meeting in Challis, Idaho

Friday through Sunday, July 8-10, 2005

Challis is located in the Lehmi Valley where the Lewis & Clark party first entered present-day Idaho after crossing the Continental Divide. Challis is one of the most arid places in Idaho and has an active geologic history. These factors may contribute to the numerous endemic plant species in the Challis area, also known as the Challis endemics.

We will explore the Challis area and hopefully encounter the following Challis endemics: Challis crazyweed (Oxytropis besseyi salmonensis), Challis milkvetch (Astragalus amblytropis), Lemhi milkvetch (Astragalus aquilonius), Salmon twin bladderpod (Physaria didymocarpa var. lyrata), wavy-leaf thelypody (Thelypodium repandum), and Welsh's buckwheat (Eriogonum capistratum var. welshii).

Here is the itinerary for the weekend:

Friday, July 8, evening-Meet at Challis Hot Springs for botanizing and camping.

Saturday, July 9, 8am-Meet at Challis Hot Springs for a field trip to Malm Gulch,
where we will visit a petrified forest of giant Sequoias and look for Challis endemics.
Afterward, we may visit additional locations that may include Spar Canyon, Pahsimeroi, and various desert gulches.

Saturday, July 9, 6pm or upon return from the field trip-There will be a potluck barbeque just south of the campground at Challis Hot Springs. Bring a barbeque item for yourself and a potluck dish to share!

Sunday, July 10, 8am-Steve Rust will host the 2005 INPS Annual Meeting.

Sunday, July 10, 10am-Wrap up the weekend with one last field trip (TBD).

Complete details are in the flyer.

March 31, 2005

Pahove Chapter April Meeting

MK Nature Center Auditorium, Idaho Fish and Game
600 South Walnut Avenue (behind Fish and Game Headquarters)

7 p.m. Thursday, April 21, 2005
Urban Landscape Restoration Using Native Plants

Steve Paulsen, restoration ecologist and Loasa Chapter president, tells why “water conservation the native way” is the byword of Conservation Seeding & Restoration, Inc. The 3-year-old firm, of which Paulsen is an owner, uses native plants and low-water turfgrasses to restore landscapes on large and small scales. Paulsen will describe his approach to both design and stewardship, display his work, and discuss how five-year “stewardship contracts” commit many of his clients to stabilizing their landscapes. “There’s tons of interest and more all of the time,” he says. “We offer an entirely new plant palette that ironically has been here for millennia.”

10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 23
Annual Native Plant Sale
(also at the MK Nature Center)
This long-ingly awaited annual event, co-sponsored by the Idaho Earth Institute, will feature such garden-worthy species as small-leaved pussy-toes, prairie smoke, Munro globemallow, serviceberry, oakleaf sumac, bitterbrush, blue/firecracker/shrubby penstemon, and MANY more. Donations of natives from members’ landscapes should broaden the selection considerably. To help during the sale or to make offerings from your own garden, contact Ann DeBolt before April 23 at tortugaland at aol dot com or 384-1244 in Boise.

INPS Annual Meeting

Challis Hot Springs -- Challis, Idaho
Friday-Sunday July 8-10, 2005

Mark your calendars for the INPS Annual Meeting! The INPS Annual Meeting will be based out of Challis Hot Springs Campground and B&B (~3 mi from Challis). Contact Beth Colket (bcolket at idfg dot idaho dot gov or 208-287-2799) if you would have any questions or would like to participate in planning.

January 31, 2005

Big Sagebrush & Pizza

Idaho Native Plant Society, Pahove Chapter

Smoky Mountain Pizza, 415 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise
7:15 p.m. Tuesday, February 15, 2005
(Social at 5:30 p.m., Dinner at 6:00 p.m.)
“Countering Misinformation Concerning Big Sagebrush”
PRE-REGISTRATION IS ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY REQUIRED.

Bruce Welch, a plant physiologist with the USDA Forest Service’s Rocky Mountain Research Station in Provo, Utah, will be the featured dinner speaker at our 21st Annual Rare Plant Conference February 15-16 in Boise. We think you’ll find his Tuesday evening talk on big sagebrush so interesting that we’ve declared it our official February get-together. Where else will you learn which critters big sagebrush supports and why it might be a nicer neighbor to other plants than you had heard—plus enjoy pizza and pasta with fellow Pahove members for just around $14? If you’re attending the conference, then sign up for dinner at the registration table. If you’re skipping the conference but attending Bruce’s talk, call Ann DeBolt no later than February 13 at 384-1244 to pre-register. Be sure to indicate whether you plan to order a meal.

Next on March 17: Susan Ziebarth of the MK Nature Center on Native Plant Landscaping for Wildlife (Welcoming the Birds and the Bees).

January 10, 2005

Pahove Chapter January Meeting

MK Nature Center Auditorium, Idaho Fish and Game
600 South Walnut Avenue (Behind Fish and Game Headquarters)
Thursday January 20, 2005 -- 7 p.m.

The Black Pepper Family: Its Origins and Its Showy Ecological Associates

Ah, the Mystery of it …Piperaceae, the black pepper family, is one of the world's first lineages of flowering plants. You know it if you've ever owned a peperomia houseplant, but that's just one of about 1,500 tropical species.

Dr. Jim Smith, professor of biology at Boise State University, is researching the biogeography of the black pepper family, with the intent of resolving relationships among the species. Are the African species more closely related to Asian, South Pacific or South American species -or a combination- and how do botanists find answers to biogeographical questions? Dr. Smith will illustrate his presentation with photos of the black pepper family and its astonishingly showy ecological associates.

Next on February 15 (Tuesday), 6 p.m. - Plant physiologist Bruce Welch of the USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station in Provo, Utah, on "Countering Misinformation Concerning Big Sagebrush." Watch for details in February.

September 28, 2004

DO TREAD ON ME: Tempting Turfs

When: 7 P.M. OCTOBER 21, 2004
Where: Idaho Botanical Garden

Tempted to try a more drought-tolerant turf? You’ll be coming to the right place October 21 when the members of our three-person panel describe their experiences with blue grama grass (Hilary Parkinson), buffalograss (Beth Workman), and sheep fescue (Chuck Blair). How did they establish their new turf? What problems did they encounter growing these species? What successes have they enjoyed? And, most telling of all, would they do it again? Parkinson, who monitors rare plants for the BLM’s Lower Snake River District, compiled Landscaping with Native Plants of the Intermountain Region. Blair is a wildlife biologist for CH2M Hill, and Workman (whose buffalograss has been growing beneath her feet since 1984) is a freelance graphic artist. Join us in the administrative offices at the garden— in the main cottage near the garden gate. UP NEXT (November 18) .. Roger’s All-Time Favorite Lichens
See the flyer.

September 11, 2004

Propagating Native Plants

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 MICHELLE RICHMAN, the nursery’s Assistant Grower, will share tips on propagating native plants. Before joining Jayker in 1990, CARTER earned a master’s degree in horticulture, conducted native plant surveys for the BLM and propagated native plants for Plants of the Wild. RICHMAN, who holds degrees in engineering and horticulture, is in charge of propagation at Jayker and heads a special project on water conservation and native plants.

Join us in the cottage inside the garden — through the gate, up the hill and to the left.

UP NEXT (Oct 21) .. THREE PANEL MEMBERS DESCRIBE THEIR BOOTS-ON-THE-GROUND EXPERIENCES WITH GROWING BLUE GRAMA, BUFFALOGRASS AND SHEEP FESCUE LAWNS.

April 19, 2004

IDAHO NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY STATEWIDE ANNUAL MEETING JULY 16-18, 2004, Priest Lake, Idaho

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.