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Subject: Upcoming Events--White Pine INPS
From: "Whitepine chapter INPS" <whitepine.chapter at gmail.com>
To: "White Pine Chapter" <whitepine.chapter at gmail.com>
Date: 02/02/15 20:12:00

Upcoming Events--White Pine INPS


Tuesday, February 24, 2015, 7:00 p.m., INPS White Pine Chapter meeting
Presenter:  Brenda Erhardt, Resource Conservation Planner, Latah Soil and Water Conservation District
Topic:   Part 1:  The Value of Common Weedy Native Plants
Part 2:  Fires Effects on a Local Prairie Remnant
Location: 1912 Center, Great Room, 412 East Third St., Moscow, Idaho (between Adams and Van Buren)
 
The first part of this program focuses on the value of various native plants that have a reputation for being weedy or overly aggressive in certain settings.  Many of these plants, both annual and perennial, are important components of the local native plant community but are often overlooked.  This presentation will help identify these natives and will demonstrate the value these plants can have in restoration efforts. 
Part two will highlight the results of monitoring efforts three years following a prescribed burn on a local Palouse Prairie remnant.  This monitoring project was particularly focused on determining the effects of this burn on the non-native invasive annual grasses.


Brenda Erhardt, 2-24-15, Value of Natives, + Effects of Fire, Poster.pdf     You're invited to post or distribute this flyer.  It has been sent to Latah County and Pullman Library and a few UI and WSU departments.  White Pine board members will post in downtown Moscow.
 
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Thursday, March 12, 2015, 7:00 p.m. Palouse Prairie Foundation - INPS White Pine Chapter Joint meeting
Presenter: Pamela Pavek, USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center
Topic: Attracting Native Invertebrate Pollinators with Palouse Prairie Plants
Location: Gladdish Community Center, (Gold Room) 115 NW State St, Pullman WA

Pollinators world-wide are in trouble.  Loss of habitat, poor diet, diseases, and use of pesticides have caused declines in pollinator numbers.  These declines are alarming in both agricultural and natural settings, where pollinators play an important role in plant reproduction.  We have the ability to improve pollinator habitat by planting diverse plant species, providing water and nesting sites, and reducing pesticide use in our yards and farms.  Palouse Prairie plants are excellent species for pollinator habitat because they co-evolved with insect species in our region.  They also are adapted to our climate, and therefore need minimal water and attention.  Pamela Pavek has spent several years researching plants for pollinator habitat.  She will discuss ideal native plant species, types of pollinator habitat, and establishment methods in her talk.
 
The Gladdish has a large parking lot in the back of the building.  Walk over the bridge, and there will be signs to show the way downstairs to the Gold Room.  There is also an elevator.
 
** A poster for Pamela's presentation will be available soon.**
 
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Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at 7:30p.m., Palouse Audubon Society-INPS White Pine Chapter joint meeting
Presenters:  Jerry Cebula and Sarah Walker
Topic:  Birding and botanizing trip to Nome, Alaska, June 2014
Location:  1912 Center, Great Room, 412 East Third St., Moscow, Idaho (between Adams and Van Buren)
More details at a later date
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Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 7:00 p.m., INPS White Pine Chapter meeting
Presenter:  Dr. David Tank, Associate Professor of Biology, University of Idaho, and Director of the UI Stillinger Herbarium
Topic:  Natural history collections in the 21st century: an update on Stillinger Herbarium activities and how you can get involved
Location:  1912 Center, Great Room, 412 East Third St., Moscow, Idaho (between Adams and Van Buren)
More details at a later date
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Saturday, May 16, 2015
***  4th Annual Native Plant Sale  ***
Pamela Pavek is the 2015 lead person for this important project.
More details at a later date
 
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Find other information and updates at
http://www.whitepineinps.org/
https://www.facebook.com/IdahoNativePlantSocietyWhitePineChapter
 

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