Idaho  Native  Plant  Society

P.O. Box 9451 Boise, ID 83707

2012 INPS ANNUAL MEETING in Northern Idaho

LOCATION
The 2012 annual meeting of the Idaho Native Plant Society will by hosted by the
Calypso Chapter from Coeur d’Alene on June 22–24, 2012. We’ve selected the Clark Fork Drift Yard where the Clark Fork River meets Lake Pend Oreille between the cities of Clark Fork and Hope, east of Sandpoint, as the location.

THEME
The focus of the gathering will be the restoration and protection of natural habitats. In particular, we will be looking at efforts to restore the natural function of river deltas on Lake Pend Oreille that were damaged or destroyed by the construction of the Albeni Falls Dam on the Pend Oreille River. We will learn about efforts to protect the spectacular area in the Cabinet Mountains north of Clark Fork through the proposed Scotchman Peaks Wilderness Area.

LODGING
Camp site: Clark Fork Drift Yard by the Clark Fork River
Hotels and Motels: To be Announced

EVENTS
FRIDAY, June 22nd
*Arrival and Check-In

SATURDAY, June 23rd
*Half day hike up Morris Creek into Scotchman Peaks
OR all day hike to the top of Scotchman Peaks

*Tour of the Pack River Delta Restoration Project

*Annual Meeting with a presentation on the restoration of the Pack River Delta by Kathy Cousins (IDFG) AND a presentation on efforts to protect the Scotchman Peaks Roadless Area by the Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness

OTHER ACTIVITIES
*Visit Ross Creek Cedar Grove area

*Kayak, canoe, boat, or fish on your own within the Clark Fork River Delta

CONTACT INFORMATION
We have not finalized the costs of the Saturday evening meal and have not yet
developed a registration form for the annual meeting. We hope to do so soon. If you plan on attending the annual meeting, please send me your email address or other contact information. We will send you a copy of the registration form as soon as it is available. If you could also let me know what your activity preferences are, it will help in the planning process. I can be contacted at antonelli8 at frontier dot com.

Watch for additional details, registration forms, and web links to pertinent information in upcoming issues of Sage Notes and on the INPS state website.

MAPS and REGISTRATION FORMS will be posted soon.

PAHOVE CHAPTER-FEBRUARY 9th, 7pm @ MKNC

TOPIC: Exotic Places
PLACE: MKNC, 600 S. Walnut Street, Boise, Idaho
TIME: 7pm to ~8:30pm

Travel with us to exotic Bali, Java, Indonesia, and Brazil.
Lisa Harloe and Jane Rohling will share photos and stories of their amazing journeys to these exotic places.

Pahove Chapter January Meeting at the MKNC

Movie Night!
at the MK Nature Center, 600 South Walnut, Boise
Tuesday, January 10th
7pm - 9pm
Board Meeting 6:00pm-6:45pm (open to all members)
Announcements 6:45pm-7:00pm

Snacks and beverages will be available.

Double Feature:
The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies
Follow the 2000 mile trip to a sanctuary in the highlands of Mexico.

Hummingbirds, Magic in the Air
Hummingbirds are the tiniest of birds, yet they are some of the toughest,
most energetic creatures on the planet. Their unique flying abilities give them
unmatched maneuverability, but at the cost of a supercharged metabolism that keeps them on the edge of survival. Hummingbirds spend most their lives in fast forward, but now high-speed video lets us enter their world.

PAHOVE CHAPTER ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY

MEET US AT THE OLD SPAGHETTI FACTORY

IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN BOISE

610 WEST IDAHO STREET

6:30—8:30 PM

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2011

Order from a delicious menu that includes
Crisp Salad, Fresh Bread, Entrée from (our menu)*,
Spumoni Ice Cream, and Coffee, Hot or Iced Tea, or Milk

NO HOST BAR AVAILABLE FOR ALCOHOL OR SOFT DRINKS
ADULTS - $15 . KIDS UNDER 18 - $7
INCLUDES TAX & GRATUITY . VEGETARIAN OPTION*

RSVP MUST BE RECEIVED
BY MONDAY, DECEMBER 5

WHAT TO BRING...

Friends and Family, a plant themed gift to exchange ($5 limit), and
your best holiday appetite.

Celebrate this season with the Pahove Chapter.

RPC: 2011 Conference Results

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Pahove Chapter-November Presentations

Thursday, November 10th @ 7pm

Elaine Walker shares her experience writing a gardening column for the Idaho Statesman. AND Alayne Blickle, creator/director of Horses for Clean Water, explains how Best Management Practices for horse and livestock owners are beneficial for livestock health, farm productivity, and environmental health.

RPC: 2009 Conference Results in PDF Format (statewide)

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2011 RARE PLANT CONFERENCE AGENDA (Draft)

Tuesday October 18 - The Reef, 6th & Main, Hemingway Room
6:30 - 8:30 pm Kick-off Social - Lynn Kinter (organizer)

Wednesday October 19 – Idaho State BLM Office, 1387 S. Vinnell Way, 2nd Floor
7:45 - 8:30 Registration – Jody Hull

8:30 - 8:45 Welcome, Logistics – Roger Rosentreter

8:45 - 9:00 Introduction to Process, Objectives, Lists Review – Beth Corbin

9:00 – 9:30 Rank Calculator Overview – Lynn Kinter

9:30 – 9:45 BREAK

9:45 – 10:30 Large Group Ranking Exercise: Sedum valens – Beth Corbin

10:30 – 11:15 Large Group Ranking Exercise: Astragalus cusickii var. packardiae – Gillian Wigglesworth

11:15 – 12:00 Large Group Ranking Exercise: Pinus albicaulis – Lynn Kinter

12:00 – 1:00 LUNCH

1:00 – 4:00 Regional Breakout Sessions
North: Chair LeAnn Abell
Scribes: Danielle Clay, Beth Colket, Holly Beck
South: Chair Don Mansfield
Scribes: Justin Fulkerson, Gillian Wigglesworth, Kathi Kershaw

4:00 – 4:30 Regroup, Critique, Next Steps – Beth Corbin

4:30 Adjourn to M.K. Nature Center

M.K. Nature Center, 600 S. Walnut
5:30 – 8:00 Potluck dinner – Caroline Morris (coordinator)

Thursday October 20 – Boise Front Field Trip
Time and location to be announced at Wednesday’s meeting – Mike Mancuso

FIELD TRIP to BOISE FOOTHILLS

Michael Mancuso, a Boise botanist, will lead a field trip to monitoring and conservation sites in the Boise Foothills on Thursday, October 20th.

Details of the field trip will be announced on Wednesday at the Rare Plant Conference.

LUNCH & T-SHIRT ORDERS DUE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011

If you plan on attending the Rare Plant Conference on October 19 & 20th, please remember to send in your registration form which includes the option of ordering lunch for Wednesday, October 19th, and/or ordering a t-shirt. This year's t-shirt design is Owyhee clover and bees printed in silver graphic.

25th RARE PLANT CONFERENCE SCHEDULE (OCT. 18-20, 2011)

October 18: Kick-off Social. 6:30 - 8:30 pm.
The Reef, 6th & Main, Hemingway Room. No host drinks, appetizers, dinner.

October 19: Rank Calculator Demonstration & Rare Plant Assessments.

---------------7:45 am - 5:00 pm Idaho State BLM Office, 1387 S. Vinnell Way, Sagebrush Room. Statewide session in the morning, regional break-out sessions in the afternoon.

---------------Potluck Dinner. MK Nature Center, 600 S. Walnut.

October 20: Field Trip: Rare Plant Monitoring & Conservation Efforts in Boise Foothills. Details TBA. Led by Boise botanist Michael Mancuso.

Please complete this form and email to INPS.treasurer@gmaildotcom or mail to INPS Rare Plant Conference, P.O. Box 9451, Boise, ID 83707

The Registration Form is also located under the Rare Plant Conference link (on the left).

RARE PLANT CONFERENCE

Save the Date!

Idaho Native Plant Society Conference (scaled down Rare Plant Conference)

When: October 19 –20, 2011

Where: BLM Idaho State Office—Sagebrush Room

What: Rare Plant List Update and Boise Front Field Trip

To all INPS members:

Before our conference, we need a list of plant species to discuss and rank (using the NatureServe Rank Calculator) as a group. Criteria for species to rank include the following (in order of priority):

1. Plants for which there is significant new information (including species to be newly added to the INPS list).

2. Plants with considerable information stored in "gray matter'' (i.e. the
brains) of people who are on the verge of retiring, changing jobs, or otherwise becoming less available for dialogue.

3. Plants currently ranked G1-G2/S1-S2 and for which Idaho has the lead.

For each species to rank, substantial information will need to be compiled before the October 19th meeting, so a Species Lead will be assigned to each. The species nominator may well be the Species Lead, but does not have to be. When we see the list of nominated species, we'll pare it down(if needed) to 10-20 species we can tackle, and figure out regional groups for the meeting.

Please send nominations to me (ecorbin@blm.gov) by September 16, with a brief description of why each is a priority.

Thanks much!

Beth

2011 Annual INPS Meeting at the CITY OF ROCKS/CASTLE ROCK STATE PARK

Annual Meeting information:The Loasa Chapter is hosting the 2011 INPS Annual Meeting at the City of Rocks National Reserve and at the adjacent Castle Rocks State Park, both headquartered at Almo, in southcentral Idaho.

Our gathering on June 24–26, 2011, affords great opportunities to observe native
flora in a large variety of habitat types and unusual rock formations popular with climbing enthusiasts.

INPS received a welcome letter from Wallace Keck, Superintendent of City of Rocks
National Reserve and Park Manager for Castle Rocks State Park. In addition, Wallace and his staff have created a facebook profile at https://wwwdotfacebookdotcom/CastleRocksStatePark to which they have been posting daily photos of wildflowers in bloom, all neatly identified. They
now have over 75 different photos posted at their 2011 wildflowers album! There is also much information and many maps posted at their websites
http://parksandrecreationdotidahodotgov/parks/castlerocksdotaspx and http://wwwdotnpsdotgov/ciro, including a 1995 complete annotated checklist of vascular plants.

If you have not already sent in your reservation form please do so immediately, as we need it to arrange for the Saturday dinner and to plan for camping.

DIRECTIONS:
From Interstate 84 take exit 216 (Declo); go south on Idaho 77 south through
the small town of Declo across old US hwy 30, and on south through the town of Albion to the Conner Creek junction, then turn right (southwest) on through Elba and to the south side of Almo. The visitor center in Almo will be on the left (east) side of the road. Maps are available there at any time, but the center closes at 4:30pm.

Our evening programs will be at the Ranch House unit of the Castle Rocks State Park,
northwest of Almo, on the Big Cove Road (2800 S). This road is about 2 miles north of Almo, on the Elba-Almo road. Go west on the Big Cove Road for less than 2 miles to the Ranch House. If we have inclement weather, we will meet in the Park warehouse southeast of the Visitor Center in Almo. This warehouse also includes a large conference room in the upper floor.

FRIDAY
2-5pm – Registration for the INPS annual gathering will be at the Visitor Center in Almo, in order to provide you with a pass to the State Park, to direct you to camping, and to get a tally of those going on the North Fork Circle Creek tour tomorrow (see below) to arrange for shuttles. For those arriving later, registration will continue at the Ranch House. We suggest you arrive early, to take advantage of the Visitor Center before it closes at 4:30pm.

--6pm – Dinner with grilled sausages for the group, at the Ranch House. Sausages, buns, condiments, paper plates, and napkins will be provided. Please bring your own utensils and beverages. Also, please bring an appetizer, salad, or dessert to share.

--7pm -- Wallace Keck, Superintendent of the National Reserve and Manager for the State Park, will give us an orientation of the area. As he is very knowledgeable about the flora, fauna, and geology of the area, he will be able to answer many questions.

SATURDAY: 9am – Meet for the field trips
Almo Creek wetlands and adjacent sagebrush-grass and pinyon-juniper types within the Ranch Unit of Castle Rocks State Park: This unit has a good network of trails and interesting microclimates adjacent to the many granite monoliths used by rock climbers. The wetlands area has uneven footing but the walk is otherwise fairly easy, generally within a mile of the facilities at the ranch house. Meet at the Ranch House and walk from there.

North Fork Circle Creek drainage: This would involve a shuttle to the upper edge of the drainage, within the City of Rocks National Reserve, and walking four miles downhill through several habitat types to the Circle Creek Overlook. This trail would provide the best opportunityto see a variety of habitat types plus superb vistas, but there are no facilities along the way. We are expected to be gone from 9am to 2pm; be prepared for this. Those wishing to catch the shuttle at the Visitor Center should meet there at 8:30am; all others will meet at Bread Loaves
on the west side of the National Reserve. This is the ideal trip, as it will be lead by Wallace Keck, Park Manager, and goes through the greatest variety of habitat types.

Emery Canyon: This field trip involves a minimum amount of walking—a riparian area and a hillside are alongside the road. This option allows the opportunity to drive to other sites within the area, and we will always be close to the cars. We will meet at the Bread Loaves Campground turnoff.
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Be prepared: All field trips will require plenty of water and sun protection. Packing a light lunch is advisable.
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SATURDAY EVENING – 6pm – meet at the Ranch House for the annual meeting, dinner, and a special speaker: Dr. Stephen L. Love, Research Professor and Superintendent of the University of Idaho Research and Extension Center at Aberdeen, will speak to us about the buckwheats of Idaho and their use in landscaping.

SUNDAY- Field trips are optional; let us know if you are interested. Please remember that checkout time at the campgrounds is 1pm.

WILDFLOWER COLORING BOOK

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Pahove Chapter of the Idaho Native Plant Society have published this educational coloring book featuring native wildflowers found in southern Idaho.

2011 Native Plant Appreciation Week - April 24-30

It's official! Idaho's Native Plant Appreciation Week for 2011 is April 24-30. Celebrate the diversity and beauty of Idaho's native plants and plant communities. Contact your local chapter for information on events in your area.