White Pine Chapter - Idaho Native Plant Society

The following is a list of events sponsored by White Pine Chapter or in collaboration with other organizations in 2009.

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Thursday, January 15, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
** THIS MEETING CANCELLED **
White Pine Chapter Monthly Meeting
UI College of Natural Resources Building (CNR), Room 108
Speaker: UI Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, Dr. Fred Rabe
Title: A Geographical Tour of the Roadless Areas of the Lochsa River Drainage of Northern Idaho

Dr. Rabe will present a geographical tour of the roadless areas in the Lochsa River drainage of Northern Idaho. A description of each roadless area will include the natural history of selected plants and animals there. The diversity and productivity of these lands will be demonstrated by a carnivore conservation model and biomonitoring.

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Thursday, February 5, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
White Pine Chapter Monthly Meeting in collaboration with Palouse Prairie Foundation
1912 Building, 3rd and Adams St, Moscow, ID

Speaker: UI Professor Dr. Tim Hatten
Title: Pollinators

Flowering plants rely on birds, bats and insects for seed dispersal and pollination services. Of the pollinators, insects, especially bees, are important because they pollinate the majority of all flowering plants. However, we know very little about the bee fauna of Palouse Prairie and considerably less about the specific plant-pollinator interactions that sustain it. A descriptive study involving USDA, University of Idaho and private sector researchers is ongoing to begin answering questions pertaining to this very important subject. Tim Hatten will present preliminary results from a three year study that is describing the bee community found in five prairie remnants.

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February 11-12, 2009 The 24th Rare Plant Conference
The 24th Idaho Rare Plant Conference will be Feb. 11 and 12, 2009, at Idaho Power, 1221 West Idaho Street, Boise. The keynote speaker will be Del Wiens, who has conducted plant research in Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Honduras, and many other exotic places around the globe.

For additional registration information see the website indicated above.

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Saturday, March 7, 2009, 9:00 a.m.
White Pine Chapter/WSU Herbarium Workshop
WSU Herbarium
Heald Building Room G9
Speaker: James Riser, Botany PhD candidate in Biology, WSU
Title: Twayblades and fairy slippers and ladies’ tresses…Oh my! An introduction to the orchids of northern Idaho

Join us for an introduction to one of the most popular plant families, the orchids. With various native species blooming from spring to fall, orchids can provide the observant a botanical surprise most of the year. We’ll begin with a general overview of the orchid family and then focus on orchids commonly found in our area of northern Idaho/eastern Washington. Specific emphasis will be placed on the diverse orchid assemblage of nearby Moscow Mountain. Additionally, a key will be provided to the orchids of northern Idaho that should work for the surrounding area. There will be herbarium sheets to look at and we can practice keying orchid species. We’ll meet in the Owenby Herbarium on the ground floor (Room G9) of the Heald Building.

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Thursday, March 26, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
** This is a change in date **
White Pine Chapter Monthly Meeting
1912 Building, 3rd and Adams St, Moscow, ID

Speaker: UI Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, Dr. Fred Rabe
Title: A Geographical Tour of the Roadless Areas of the Lochsa River Drainage of Northern Idaho

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Sunday, March 29, 2009, 1:00 p.m.
** CANCELLED **
White Pine Chapter Field Trip - UI Arboretum
Meet at South end of UI Arboretum near the barn, Palouse River Drive

We've had to cancel the Lapwai trip because of high water, muddy roads, and few plants emerging. We will meet instead at 1:00 and walk the UI Arboretum. There should be a number of plants blooming in the xeriscape garden.

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Thursday, April 9, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
Palouse Prairie Foundation Monthly Meeting
Neill Public Library (Edith Hecht Reading Room), 210 N. Grant Ave, Pullman, WA
Speaker: Kirsten Peters, WSU
Title: Geology of the Palouse

The Palouse Prairie Foundation will host this public meeting. Attendees should enter through the door on the east side of the building, near the parking lot. For additional information check the PPF website.

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Saturday, April 25, 2009, 7:30 a.m.
White Pine Chapter Field Trip - Salmon River Canyon
Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station 1221 South Main St, Moscow ID
Leaders: Pam Brunsfeld and Bill Rember

We will meet at 7:30 a.m. at the Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station. There may be a few stops on the way to the Salmon, including one on the Camas Prairie. Bill will tell us about the geology of the canyon regions. We will hope to see the limestone caves. Pam hopes to show us the endangered MacFarlane’s Four o’clock Mirabilis macfarlanei and the puzzling rockcress Halimolobos perplexa. This is an all day trip so bring food for lunch and snacks, water, binoculars, field guides, etc. Wear appropriate clothing and shoes for both Palouse/Camas prairie and the river canyon habitats.

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Thursday, April 30th, 2009, 7:00 p.m. UI Arboretum Associates Annual Meeting, UI Law Building Courthouse
Speaker: Don Howse of Porterhowse Farms in Sandy Oregon
Topic: Trekking for Conifers

Don is an expert on ornamental conifers - finding new varieties, collecting, propagating new cultivars, and documenting his extensive collections. He will speak on his treks to China and Pakistan to find new varieties of plants to introduce. Porterhowse Farms and Arboretum in Sandy Oregon has an extensive collection of conifers (especially dwarf conifers) as well as many rock garden plants.

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Friday, May 1, 2009, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. UI Herbarium Open House UI map
Hosts: Stillinger Herbarium director and staff

Join the University in celebrating the re-opening of the Herbarium in its new location. It has been in existence since 1889 when the University was established and is the official state repository for plant specimens.

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Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
** This meeting is cancelled **
White Pine Chapter Monthly Meeting in collaboration with Palouse Prairie Foundation
UI College of Natural Resources Building (CNR), Room 10 Auditorium>
Speaker: UI Research Professor Dr. Stephen Love of the Aberdeen Research & Extension Center
Title: Bringing Home Native Plants

In 2005, the University of Idaho, led by Dr. Stephen Love, initiated a project to domesticate native plants specifically to meet the needs of the landscape industry. The goals of this project are to: 1) identify suitable native plants, 2) evaluate them for adaptation, hardiness, and horticultural value, 3) select superior individuals from populations, and 4) make available propagation material to interested nurseries and businesses. The selection strategy and progress will be discussed, along with a report on plant materials that have shown good landscape potential.

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Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 5:15 p.m.
Palouse Prairie Foundation / White Pine Chapter Evening Field Trip - Paradise Ridge
Meet: Eastside Marketplace, South parking lot, Moscow ID
Leader: Trish Heekin

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Monday, May 18, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
** Rescheduled from earlier **
White Pine Chapter Monthly Meeting in collaboration with Palouse Prairie Foundation
1912 Building, 3rd and Adams St, Moscow, ID

Speaker: UI Research Professor Dr. Stephen Love of the Aberdeen Research & Extension Center
Title: Bringing Home Native Plants

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Wednesday, May 27, 2009, 5:15 p.m.
Palouse Prairie Foundation / White Pine Chapter Evening Field Trip - Paradise Ridge
Meet: Eastside Marketplace, South parking lot, Moscow ID
Leader: Trish Heekin

Please do not bring pets because ground nesting birds may be disturbed. Also please keep to the trails. We will hike from the farm site to the ridge; there may be possibility of a ride for those who cannot make the hike to the ridge. Once on the ridge there is no road.

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Saturday, May 30th, 2009, UI Arboretum Associates Annual Plant Sale
Rotary Ice Rink, Latah County Fairgrounds
Some Palouse Prairie natives should be available.

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Saturday, June 6, 2009, 7:30 a.m.
White Pine Chapter Field Trip - Clearwater Disjuncts
Meet: Eastside Marketplace, South parking lot, Moscow ID
Leader: Pam Brunsfeld

We will meet at 7:30 a.m.. This will be an all day trip along first the Clearwater and then the Selway River. It is about a three hour drive from Moscow. We may see dogwoods along the Clearwater if they are still in bloom. The primary focus will be on the Clearwater coastal disjuncts. We would expect short hikes in the woodland areas along the Selway River.
This is an all day trip so bring food for lunch and snacks, water, binoculars, field guides, etc. Wear appropriate clothing and shoes for the river canyon habitats.

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Saturday, June 20, 2009, 8:30 a.m.
White Pine Chapter Field Trip - McCrosky State Park
Meet: Rosauer's Grocery, Moscow ID
Leader: Juanita Lichthardt, Janet Campbell, Nancy Miller

We will meet at 8:30 a.m.. This will be a field trip to identify what is blooming mid-June in anticipation of a field trip in 2010 for the State Annual meeting which we will host. Most stops will be along the main route through the park. There may be some short hikes but most viewing will be close to the road.
We should return by mid-afternoon. Bring food for lunch and snacks, water, binoculars, field guides, etc.

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June 26-28, 2009 INPS State Annual Meeting
Buffalo Campground, Island Park, Idaho
See Sage Notes or Sage Notes on the web for more details. Sage Notes on INPS website

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Saturday, July 25, 2009, 8:15 a.m.
White Pine Chapter Field Trip - Smoothing Iron Ridge, Asotin Co., Washington
Meet: Forest Service Research Station, Moscow at 8:15 a.m. or Chief Looking Glass Park in Asotin at 9:15 a.m.
Leader: Janice Hill

We will meet at 8:15 a.m.in Moscow and drive to Chief Looking Glass Park in Asotin (Hwy 129) where we will meet L-C valley participants about 9:15 a.m.
We will carpool, traveling Asotin Creek Rd to Smoothing Iron Ridge where we will hope to see mid-summer blooming forbs. This area is Canyon Grasslands dominated by Pacific Northwest bunchgrasses (Pseudoroegneria spicata and Festuca Idahoensis). Endemics include Silene Spaldingii, Calochortus macrocarpus var. maculosus, among others. Bring water, binoculars, field guides, etc. We should be back in Asotin by mid-afternoon. Restrooms should be available at the park in Asotin.

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Saturday, August 8, 2009.
White Pine Chapter Field Trip and Photography Outdoor Workshop
Leader: Gerry Queener

Meet at Eastside Market at 7:30 a.m. to carpool to Freezeout Ridge.
We will join Gerry and Elaine Queener in Troy at 8:00 a.m.
At Freezeout Gerry Queener will demonstrate some of his favorite successful outdoor photographic techniques in this field trip / photography workshop. There will be plenty of opportunity for those who are not photographing the flowers and scenery to view and enjoy them. With the late and very wet spring which we had, there should be an abundance of flowers blooming at this time.

This is a full day trip so please bring lunch, snack, water, sunscreen, and a hat to protect against the UV rays at 6000'. We will be in areas which hopefully have ripe huckleberries.

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Saturday, September 26, 2009. White Pine Chapter Annual Fall Potluck
12 noon at Chatcolet picnic shelter, Heyburn State Park
Carpool: Rosauer's at 11 a.m.
Leader: Janet Campbell and Nancy Miller

White Pine Chapter annual potluck will be held at Heyburn State Park, Plummer, ID (approximately 1 hour north of Moscow). Click on the Heyburn link above to see a map into Heyburn State Park. Meet at 11 AM at the Moscow Rosauer’s store for carpooling, or meet at Chatcolet picnic shelter at noon. The picnic shelter is covered in case of rain. There are restrooms nearby.

Bring a dish to share (salad, main or dessert), beverage, and tableware. After the potluck and a brief chapter meeting and elections for officials for the upcoming year, there will be opportunities to hike, botanize, and bike (along the Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes). Note: this will be the site of the INPS 2010 annual meeting next June.

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Saturday, November 7, 2009, 10:00 a.m.
White Pine Chapter/WSU Herbarium Workshop
Meet at the WSU Ownbey Herbarium
Heald Building Room G9
Workshop Leader: Joy Mastroguiseppe, Herbarium Curator, WSU
Title: Sedge Workshop - An introduction to the sedges of northern Idaho and eastern Washington

Join us for this workshop which introduces us to the genus Carex in the plant family Cyperaceae. Caricologists we probably won't become, but with Joy's help we should become familiar with the basic 'sedge' terminology, the features which must be examined to identify sedges, and how to differentiate them from the grasses and rushes which they may resemble. There will be herbarium sheets to look at as well as collected sedges to examine. We can practice keying sedge species which we may encounter in northern Idaho and eastern Washington. We’ll meet in the Ownbey Herbarium (Room G9) of the Heald Building.