White Pine Chapter - Idaho Native Plant Society

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Thursday, January 20, 2022. 7:00 pm PST, White Pine Chapter Zoom presentation
Presenter: Eva Strand, University of Idaho
Program: Dyeing Wool with Idaho Native Plants

Native plants growing in your back yard or along your favorite hiking trail can likely be used to dye wool and other natural fibers. Plants generally produce soft colors in shades of yellow, green and brown; less commonly pink or purple. Colors can be modified by pre-treating the fiber with a mordant, a substance that helps bind the dye to the fiber. In this presentation Eva Strand combines her passion for Idaho's native plants and ecosystems with the joy of experimenting with plant material and mordants to dye wool fiber that can be used for knitting or weaving.

Flyer Strand Dyeing presentation
Recording is available: The recorded presentation can be found on the chapter YouTube channel Dyeing Wool with Natives by Eva Strand.

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Thursday, February 17, 2022. 7:00 pm PST, White Pine Chapter
ZOOM virtual presentation and discussion
Presenter: Terrie Jain, Researcher, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Moscow, ID
Program: Western White Pine Forest: the past, present and future

Before 1900 western white pine dominated the moist mixed conifer forests, often representing 15-80% of the trees within stands. Disturbances were prevalent, and western white pine played a critical role in the forests' resilience. These forests changed with the accidental introduction of white pine blister rust. The exotic rust decimated the abundant western white pine. Changing forest management, including fire exclusion, didn't help. Most surviving western white pine were harvested under the assumption all would die. Now, western white pine has largely been replaced by grand fir and Douglas-fir. Our Idaho state tree, western white pine could be key to restoring forest resilience in the face of root diseases and changing climate. An engaging speaker, Terrie Jain will share her expertise and hope for western white pine forests of Idaho.

Poster Western White Pine presentation
Recording is available: The recorded presentation can be found on the chapter YouTube channel Western White Pine Forests by Terrie Jain.

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Thursday, March 17, 2022. 7:00 pm PDT, White Pine Chapter
ZOOM virtual presentation and discussion
Presenter: Alissa Salmore, Landscape Architect, Pocatello, ID
Program: Thinking Outside the (Green) Box: Making your Landscape a Haven for People and Pollinators

Learn how to apply basic concepts from the fields of ecology and landscape architecture to improve your property's landscape for the benefit of people and other life forms. We will talk about insects, plants, water, soil and sunshine and help you define goals for your landscape!

Poster Alissa Salmore Poster
Recording is available: The recorded presentation can be found on the chapter YouTube channel Thinking Outside the (Green) Box by Alissa Salmore.

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Thursday, April 21, 2022. 7:00 pm PDT, White Pine Chapter
ZOOM virtual presentation and discussion
Presenter: Nancy Miller
Program: Native Shrubs for the Palouse (and the birds)

Nancy and Reid Miller built their home in 1992 on the north side of Moscow Mountain. They were fairly knowledgeable about the large conifers on their new property, but only had a casual knowledge of the Palouse and woodland shrubs from hiking and field trips. Fortunately for them the shrubs were already present in the various habitats on the property. Over the years they have enjoyed watching the resident and migrating birds, butterflies, mammals and insects which use the shrubs for eating, gleaning, preening, resting, nesting, getting protection, and so on. Of the shrubs Nancy will discuss, most are present on their property or in the nearby area. She will discuss their needs and how best to use them whether on a large property or in an urban garden.

Poster Nancy Miller Shrubs Poster
Recording is available: The recorded presentation can be found on the chapter YouTube channel Native Shrubs for the Palouse by Nancy Miller.

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Saturday, May 7, 2022, White Pine Chapter Native Plant Garden Tours
Tour four private yards - this tour is ONLY available May 7th from 3:00 to 5:00 PM.

We invite you to see examples of local landscaping using native plants. You will gain ideas on how to add native plants to your yard to increase diversity, benefit pollinators and birds, & conserve water.

Full information about the tours, parking, directions, etc. can be found on the following document: Native Plant Garden Tours

Also included on the document are directions to visit several public spaces with native plantings. These can be visited on your own.

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Thursday, May 12, 2022. SETUP starting at 9:00 AM at the PCEI greenhouse. White Pine Chapter Native Plant Sale Setup

Plant donors and vendors will be delivering plants to the PCEI greenhouse starting Thursday morning. Setup volunteers will be checking in plants, ensuring they are labeled correctly and organizing plants in the greenhouse. Susan Rounds will be communicating with the volunteers for both setup and for the sale days. Volunteers should bring water, wear sturdy walking shoes and a hat. Cookies or fruit are welcome.

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Friday, Saturday, Sunday May 13-15, 2022. White Pine Chapter Native Plant Sale - ONLINE sale, with order pickup at PCEI greenhouse.
Purchase forbs, grasses and shrubs local to this area - both prairie and forest. Over 3000 plants! Plants come from local nurseries or have been grown by White Pine Chapter members.

An email with sale information will be sent to members and to those who have expressed an interest before the sale. Early Friday morning an email will specify what time the sale will open and the URL for accessing the ONLINE sale. The email will go first to active members and then to others. The email list includes members and non-members, those who purchased last year, and those who request to be on the list. The sale URL will also be posted on the www.whitepineinps.org home page on Friday morning.

2022 Availability List.pdf

Poster 2022 Plant Sale Poster.

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June 23-27, 2022 (Thursday thru Monday weekend event) INPS Statewide Annual Meeting hosted by White Pine Chapter

Information about this event which will be based at Wilderness Gateway Campground on the Lochsa River has been posted on the INPS Statewide Annual Meeting webpage. It will feature group canping, field trips, dinners, and speakers for those attending. Reservation information is included on the webpage.

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Thursday, September 1, 2022. 7:30 pm PDT, White Pine Chapter meeting
both in person in the 1912 Center and a ZOOM virtual presentation
Presenter: Susan Firor, retired Environmental Engineer
Program: How I Live with Reed Canary Grass and Keep It from Ruining My Life

Location: LeCompte Auditorium on the 2nd floor of the 1912 Center in Moscow, Idaho

In 2007 Susan started restoring about 600 linear feet of a typical Palouse seasonal creek on her small property east of Moscow. When she started, there was a wetland with only one plant - reed canary grass. Her goal was to establish and encourage a native wetland community. Now, 15 years later, she has a thriving wetland. She still has reed canary grass, but only a fraction of what she had when she started. At this talk, she will share some of the techniques she used that worked, and those that didn't, a few pitfalls and unexpected consequencs. She will lead a discussion about what else we all might do to keep the monster at bay.

Susan Firor has spent most of her career restoring streams and wetlands in the western US. She is trained and licensed as an environmental engineer and has a passion for native plants. She was a founding partner of Alta Science and Engineering in Moscow. She has recently retired to spend more time enjoying the flowers but can still be found helping out on various restoration efforts.

Poster Firor Reed Canary Grass presentation
Recording is available: The recorded presentation can be found on the chapter YouTube channel How I Live with Reed Canary Grass by Susan Firor.

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Sunday, September 25, 2022. 8:30 am-3:30 pm PDT, White Pine Chapter field trip *** Date revision
Fire and Pines
Fire and Pines Tour information ***Additional information added 9/20/22
Leaders: Penny Morgan, Eva Strand, Steve Bunting, professors, University of Idaho
Location: Meet at the Moscow Rosauer's parking lot (SE corner) at 8:30 am and end at Phillips Farm (3:30pm) just north of Moscow, Idaho on Hwy 95. The field trip should end at Phillips Farm just before the 4:00 event.
Plan to carpool from Rosauer's

We learned from dating fire scars on old tree stumps that fires burned every 5 to 8 years in the forests on the edge of the Palouse prairie 1650-1900. From land surveyors' field notes made in the late 1870s, we know the adjacent prairie was extensive. Today, agriculture, towns and rural homes have replaced both prairie and what once were open ponderosa pine forests, while forest patches once had more ponderosa pine than they do now. What are the conservation implications? How can we restore open pine forests? Currently we have lightning but few wildfires. What will the future hold?
Walk in the woods with local landowners and land managers. This field trip includes some walking on and off trails. Bring lunch and water, hat, sunscreen (hopefully you'll need it!), and layers of clothing for the day.

Event is open to members and non-members.
Poster Fire and Pines

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Sunday, September 25, 2022. 4:00-6:00 pm PDT, White Pine Chapter annual chapter members meeting *** Date revision
and Virgil Phillips Farm Restoration Projects Tour
Leaders: Chapter officers

Location: Meet at the Gazebo at the Phillips Farm, 5 miles north of Moscow, Idaho on Hwy 95

We will see wetland and upland restoration projects with Friends of Phillips Farm members. Please join us for short, easy walking tour and discussion of restoration projects at Virgil Phillips Farm. Friends of Phillips Farm is a non-profit group focusing on recreational opportunities, environmental education, and vegetation management at the park. Our chapter grants have helped to support some of their many projects enhancing habitat that is characteristic of the Palouse Bioregion. Phillips Farm is owned by the City of Moscow and managed by Latah County Parks.

Come discuss White Pine Chapter's programs with board members. Please help shape this year's priorities, and then vote on the proposed slate of board officers.

Snacks will be provided, please bring your favorite beverage.

This event is open to members and non-members.
Poster Phillips Farm Restoration Projects

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Thursday, October 20, 2022. 7:00 pm PDT, White Pine Chapter meeting - Meeting Postponed
Presenter: Michael Mancuso, botanist and INPS President
Program: Made in Idaho: Idaho's Endemic Plant Species

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Thursday, November 17, 2022. 7:00 pm PST, White Pine Chapter meeting
both in person in the 1912 Center and a ZOOM virtual presentation
Presenter: Brenda Erhardt, Latah Soil and Water Conservation District
Program: Wetland and Meadow Restoration in the Potlatch River Watershed
Physical location: Lecompte Auditorium on the 2nd floor of the 1912 Center in Moscow, Idaho

Wetland and meadow restoration in the Potlatch River watershed is an ongoing process. This presentation provides examples of past and current projects in Latah County. Of special importance to these projects is the revegetation effort where native plants are essential tools to ensuring project resiliency and stability.

Brenda Erhardt received a Masters degree from the University of Idaho Department of Rangeland Ecology in 2007 and has been studying and working with native plants on the Palouse ever since. Brenda has worked with the Latah Soil and Water Conservation District since 2011 with a focus on Palouse Prairie and steelhead habitat restoration and rare plant recovery efforts.

Poster Erhardt presentation
Recording is available: The recorded presentation can be found on the chapter YouTube channel Native plants as an essential restoration component by Brenda Erhardt.

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Thursday, January 19, 2023. 7:00 pm PST, White Pine Chapter meeting
both in person in the 1912 Center and a ZOOM virtual presentation
Presenter: Dr. Bertie Weddell, Conservation consultant and author
Program: Climate-friendly Gardening with Native Plants
Physical location: Lecompte Auditorium on the 2nd floor of the 1912 Center in Moscow, Idaho

The universities in our region have pioneered the study of climate-friendly farming, and many of the same principles apply to our yards. How can we maximize carbon storage and minimize carbon emissions in our gardens? And how can we plan for the ways our native plant and pollinator assemblages may change as the climate changes?

Bertie has been teaching, consulting, and writing about conservation in the Palouse and elsewhere for several decades. She is the author of the forthcoming Conservation in the Context of a Changing World.

Poster Weddell presentation
Recording is available: The recorded presentation can be found on the chapter YouTube channel Climate-friendly Gardening with Native Plants by Bertie Weddell.

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Thursday, February 23, 2023. 7:00 pm PST, White Pine Chapter meeting
Presenter: Dr. Joseph Kuhl, Director of Stillinger Herbarium, University of Idaho
Program: The Stillinger Herbarium: Inside the University of Idaho, 1889 to present
Physical location: Lecompte Auditorium on the 2nd floor of the 1912 Center in Moscow, Idaho

The Stillinger Herbarium was established when the University of Idaho was founded in 1889. The early years of the herbarium were guided by the first herbarium director Louis F Henderson. Between 1889 and 1906 the herbarium amassed upwards of 85,000 specimens. Tragedy struck in March of 1906 when a fire destroyed the Administration building housing the collection, destroying much of the collection. The collection grew slowly for much of the next half century, with notable contributors William H. Baker and J.H. Christ. In 1957 the Stillinger Trust was established, leading to a period of relatively rapid growth, largely under the directorship of Douglas M. Henderson (1972-1996). Today the collection houses over 180,000 vascular plant specimens, approximately 20,000 bryophytes and lichens and close to 15,000 mycological specimens. The current mission and future directions will also be discussed.

Dr. Kuhl received his Bachelor of Science from Iowa State University, and Master of Science and PhD from University of Wisconsin, Madison. He conducted post doctoral research at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research (Cornell University) and Michigan State University. He was employed by the USDA, Agricultural Research Service as a Research Geneticist for four years in Palmer, Alaska. In 2009 he joined the University of Idaho where he is an Associate Professor of Plant Genetics. Dr. Kuhl was excited to be appointed Director of the Stillinger Herbarium in Fall 2022.

Poster Kuhl presentation
Recording is available: The recorded presentation can be found on the chapter YouTube channel The Stillinger Herbarium by Joseph Kuhl.

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Thursday, March 16, 2023. 7:00 pm PDT, White Pine Chapter meeting
Presenter: Alan Martinson, Latah County Noxious Weed Superintendent
Program: Weeds and more Weeds - Almost everything you wanted to know about weeds
Physical location: Lecompte Auditorium on the 2nd floor of the 1912 Center in Moscow, Idaho

What is a weed? What is a noxious weed? How can I find out what this plant is? How can I control weeds? What is Integrated Pest Management and how does it work? What are some common weeds in Latah County? Find out when we talk about weeds, and more weeds.

Alan Martinson has been the Latah County Noxious Weed Superintendent since 2003. He is a lifelong resident of the Palouse and graduated from Pullman High School, and from Washington State University with a BS in General Agriculture. Alan worked 20 years in the fertilizer industry in Pullman before becoming the Latah County Weed Superintendent. Alan loves working with landowners to help them get their weed issues under control. He is on the Board of Directors for the Idaho Noxious Weed Control Association, representing northern Idaho.

Poster Martinson presentation
Recording is available: The recorded presentation can be found on the chapter YouTube channel Weeds and More Weeds by Alan Martinson.

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Thursday, April 20, 2023. 7:00 pm PDT, White Pine Chapter meeting
both in person in the 1912 Center and a ZOOM virtual presentation
Presenter: Michael Mancuso, President of INPS and professional botanist
Program: Homegrown: Idaho's Endemic Plant Species
Physical location: Lecompte Auditorium on the 2nd floor of the 1912 Center in Moscow, Idaho

Many people do not realize there are plants found in Idaho that are found nowhere else in the world. These Idaho endemics represent a unique part of the state's biological heritage. Every Idaho endemic plant species has a story to tell. Learn some of these stories during this presentation.

Michael has over 30 years of experience with the Idaho flora, first as a botanist for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game's Conservation Data Center and later moving on to freelance botany work. Michael has a M.N.S degree in Biology with a concentration in botany from the University of Idaho. He is currently serving as president of the Idaho Native Plant Society.

Poster: Mancuso presentation
Recording is available: The recorded presentation can be found on the chapter YouTube channel Home Grown: Idaho's Endemic Plant Species by Michael Mancuso.

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Friday, May 5, 2023. White Pine Chapter Field Trip< ** Postponed until late May, early June **
Native Plants in Local Gardens & Yards: Tours

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May11-13, 2023 Annual Native Plant Sale
Thursday, Friday, May 11-12 Online plant sale
Saturday, May 13 In-person sale at the Latah County Fairgrounds
Full details including the availability list, preview URL will be available on the chapter website about May 1. INPS White Pine Chapter website

Over 3000 plants and about 100 species will be available.

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Sunday, May 21, 2023. White Pine Chapter Field Trip ** Revised from May 7 **
Leader: Pam Brunsfeld, Retired Director of the University of Idaho Stillinger Herbarium
Subject: The Spring Flora of Mary McCroskey State Park/Skyline Drive
Location: Skyline Drive, Mary McCroskey State Park

Mary McCroskey State Park (Skyline Drive) has an abundance of forest types, and grasslands. We will explore the floral diversity on this drive that covers habitats from a Thuja plicata (western red cedar) forest to Palouse prairie. A four page species list will be provided and all botany stops will be along the road.

Meet at the Rosauers parking lot, north end, at 10:00 am to arrange carpooling. The Skyline Drive entrance to the park on US-95 is about 30 miles north of Rosauer's in Moscow. Bring lunch, water, sunscreen and appropriate clothing for weather conditions.

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Wednesday, June 7, 2023. 4:00-6:00 pm. White Pine Chapter Garden Tours

Garden Tours: Visit yards incorporating native plants **Rescheduled for 4:00 to 6:00 pm on June 7** Come see examples of local landscaping using native plants. Knowledgeable guides will be available at each of these locations from 4:00-6:00 pm on June 7. We have 3 private yards and one school.

Stop 1 (to see three private yards): Find us at 1019 S. Lynn St. and receive walking directions to the yards. Please plan to park on Maybelle or Lynn Streets. It is about a 10-minute walk between homes. Only available from 4:00-6:00 pm on June 7.

Stop 2 (to see ambitious landscaping project in progress): Palouse Prairie Charter School (406 Powers Ave., Moscow). David Herbold and other parents are working to create learning environments as they develop the landscape around this relatively new school building. Students have been involved in the planting and in making signs. David will be on-site from 4:00-6:00 pm on June 7.

Visit these public spaces at this or other times on your own:

The Appaloosa Museum and Heritage Center (2720 W. Pullman Rd., Moscow) has a collection of native plants from the Palouse in their courtyard. Visit during the museum’s open hours (see their website for current hours) at no charge. Enter into the Museum and then go into the courtyard beyond. Donations are appreciated.

The flagpole at the Moscow Federal Building (220 E. 5th St.) has native plants around it. This area was planted and is maintained by staff from the Latah Soil and Water Conservation District.

Palouse Prairie Charter School (406 Powers Ave., Moscow). Please plan to visit after school hours. The goal of this large project is to create learning environments as part of the landscaping around this relatively new school building. Students participate in planting and in making signs. Look for native plants in the large island in the parking lot and on the hillside above the parking lot (access using the sidewalk).

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Sunday, June 11, 2023. 2:30 to 5:00 pm. White Pine Chapter Garden Tour, Burger family native garden in Pullman, WA
Host: Jutta Burger, Anke Burger's daughter
Address: 1520 NW Kenny Drive in Pullman (on Military Hill not far from the high school)
Carpooling: If you would like to carpool from Moscow please meet at the west end of the Big 5 parking lot at 2:00 pm. We will leave promptly at 2:10 pm.

Anke and Dieter Burger were among the first in this area to convert their front yard full of ornamental species to a mostly Palouse Prairie native garden using native species with a few residual ornamental species retained. Their daughter Jutta will show us the garden and describe the time and effort her parents put into the conversion. Anke became very proficient at growing natives from seed. She grew seedlings and potted many starts from her own garden which she donated to the chapter for the chapter's annual native plant sale. Each year she was one of the top plant donors. She was always gracious and shared her plants and her experience with numerous chapter visitors.

Please bring a hat, water and comfortable shoes. We will mostly be on the sidewalk and driveway although there are some narrow stone walkways.

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Thursday, July 6, 2023. 5:30 pm. White Pine Chapter Field Trip, Stage Family Forest on Moscow Mountain ** Revised schedule **
Leader: Helen Stroebel, one of property owners

White Pine Chapter of INPS is sponsoring this field trip July 6, 2023 to the Stage Family Forest on Moscow Mountain. This property has two important and rare habitats for our area, a restored Palouse Prairie grassland and an open pine savannah forest that was recently burned in a wildfire. Helen Stroebel will share how these two habitats are doing and how they are being managed.

On August 30, 2021, a fire that started east of Moscow burned cross country and up onto the lower flanks of West Twin Peak, which is part of the Moscow Mountain Complex. It burned across various properties and would likely have continued, but its progress was slowed when it reached a thinned stand of ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir owned by the Stage Family Forest LLC. Firefighters were able to contain it there and to extinguish it. The Stage Family Forest LLC has been under a Conservation Easement since 2003; the easement allows for active forest management to foster open stands of large ponderosa pine. Approximately 25 acres of their land under the Conservation Easement burned, but most of the larger trees survived the fire. During this field trip, we will visit the forest postburn. We will also visit an old field restored to Palouse prairie, which was partially impacted by the fire or by fire control efforts. This is a rare opportunity to see how these two habitats are doing almost two years after wildfire.

We will carpool for this field trip. Please meet at Mountain View Park’s parking lot at 5:00 pm. Remember to bring drinking water and hiking poles if you use them. This field trip, which will require a fair amount of walking, some on trails, but some on uneven ground, is expected to end by 7:30 pm.

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Saturday, July 8, 2023. 10:00 am. White Pine Chapter Field Trip, UI Experimental Forest
jointly offered with Calypso Chapter, INPS
Leaders: Judy Ferguson, Derek Antonelli, Nancy Miller
Carpool: 9 am, Moscow Rosauers parking lot (north side of building marked parking slots near pharmacy drive through)

We will leave at 9:15 am. It will take about 35 minutes via US95 to Potlatch then via SH6 to near Harvard where we turn onto US-9 (Harvard-Deary Road). The entrance to the Forest Road 4713 (Flat Creek West Gate Road) is 4 miles after the turn onto SH-9.

We plan to meet members of Calypso Chapter of INPS at Road 4713 gate at 10:00 am. We will also meet Rob Keefe, Director of the UI Experiment Forest, at 10:00 am at the 4713 gate. He will unlock the gate and will take us to the Hemlock SMA and talk to us about various aspects of the UIEF. We are excited to see the Hemlock SMA as it is atypical habitat for this area. Then Derek will lead us on a hunt for a species that is found in North Idaho but has only one known occurrence in Latah County - on the UIEF: Geocaulon lividum. Ron Mahoney submitted a location for it in 1974. He found it in a pocket of subalpine fir/Oregon boxleaf (Paxistima myrsinites) habitat near the 4713 road. Derek will also lead us on a hunt for ferns. We will compile a species list of what we find.

Remember to bring your lunch, drinking water, a hat, and hiking poles if you use them. This field trip will require a fair amount of walking, most on good road. But, for those who want to search for Geocaulon lividum please be prepared to walk on uneven ground. (For those who enjoy birdwatching, a bonus is the number of bird species found on this Unit. You might want to bring binoculars as well as a hand lens for the plants. We found it useful to have Merlin's Sound Id app on our iPhone and Android smartphones.)

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Thursday, September 21, 2023. 7:00 pm PDT, White Pine Chapter
Presenter: Nan C. Vance, Research Plant Physiologist, USDA Forest Service retired
Program: More than bees - why other insects matter
In person location: Lecompte Auditorium, 2nd floor, 1912 Center, Moscow, Idaho

This visual talk is a result of Nan's retirement which has allowed her to hang out with native plants and their many associates. Armed with a camera and insatiable curiosity, she has examined not only plants of our region but some key visitors and their interesting behaviors. Through photos she will introduce us to some favorites all found within a radius of 100 miles: flowers and their friends: bees, wasps, flies and even a photogenic beetle that may have no redeeming qualities, except... Hope you enjoy.

Nan was formerly research lead of Biology and Culture of Forest Plants Team at PNW Research Station, Corvallis, OR. She served on graduate faculty Forest Science Department and Plant Science Programs at Oregon State University. Her publications covered plant physiology and ecology, pollination ecology, and restoration research in the inland northwestern US. Nan continues to study interesting and rare plants, insects and their relation to plants with the help of field photography. Because a changing climate places increasing pressure on remaining natural habitats she advocates for better understanding and support of natural habitats and processes that influence insects and their association with plants.

Poster Nan Vance Presentation
No recording is available: "More than bees - why other insects matter" was presented on September 21, 2023. Nan C. Vance, Research Plant Physiologist, USDA Forest Service (retired) gave such an interesting presentation about native plants and their many associated bees, beetles, other insects. Nan had some fascinating stories with excellent photographs. WE ARE SORRY THAT NO RECORDING IS AVAILABLE.

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Saturday, September 23, 2023. Volunteer Opportunity Location: Planting native shrubs at Harvest Park Food Forest with Moscow Parks and Recreation Department
Contact: Mark Heinlein by email

All are welcome.

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Sunday, October 8, 2023. White Pine Chapter Memorial Planting and Chapter Annual Meeting
Location: Idler's Rest
Contact: Penny Morgan for more information by email

Time: about 2 pm: Planting native plants at Idler's Rest for Marjory Stage Memorial

Time: about 4-5:30 pm: Annual Meeting of White Pine Chapter of INPS at Idler's Rest

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Thursday, October 12, 2023. 7:00 pm PDT, White Pine Chapter
Presenters: Penny Morgan, White Pine Chapter President, and Debbie Kadlec, Landscape Planner
Program: Homegrown National Park Discussion along with Tips for Establishing Native Plant in the Fall
In person presentation
In person location: Lecompte Auditorium, 2nd floor, 1912 Center, Moscow, Idaho
Zoom presentation cancelled.

Intrigued? Skeptical? Supportive? Homegrown National Park is an effort led by Doug Tallamy, an entomologist concerned about the loss of insects and songbirds. He advocates replacing some (not all) of the lawns in our yards across the nation with native plants and connecting these habitats together to benefit pollinators and people. Please watch the following recorded presentation before the meeting. Palouse Conservation District, Educational Archive, Networks for Life with Doug Tallamy. It is 50 minutes long with additional questions. Then, come to the meeting ready for lively discussion about his ideas. We will follow with tips for establishing native plants in the fall from seeds and transplants. We will have native plant seeds for you to spread in your yard.

Penny Morgan loves native plants and fostering biodiversity. She is a retired professor of fire ecology at the University of Idaho.

Debbie Kadlec is a landscape planner with years of experience working with people to create beautiful, healthy yards and gardens with both native and non-native plants.

Zoom presentation cancelled. Please attend at 1912 Center.

Flyer Homegrown National Park Presentation

Recording and PDF available: A PDF of the Powerpoint slides for the first part of the presentation (including the presenters' notes) is available at Home Grown National Park Tips for Fall.

A very lively in-person discussion was not recorded about the video people watched before the meeting (go to Palouse Conservation District, Educational Archive, Networks for Life with Doug Tallamy or see link to the video above).

The second part of the presentation was recorded and can be found on the chapter YouTube channel Tips for Establishing Native Plants in the Fall by Penny Morgan

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Thursday, November 16, 2023. 7:00 pm PST. White Pine Chapter Meeting
Location: Lecompte Auditorium, 2nd floor, 1912 Center, Moscow, Idaho
Program: Pocket Prairies: Leveraging Small Urban Spaces as Vital Habitat and Seedbanks for Native Plants
In person presentation only, no ZOOM. It may be recorded for later upload to web.
Presenter: Chris Duke, Phoenix Conservancy

Three major issues threaten the future of Palouse Prairie, 1) A chronic shortage of native plants and seeds, 2) The ecosystem's own obscurity, and 3) Low availability of regular funding for restoration projects. Thanks in part to initial funding from the White Pine Chapter of the Idaho Native Plant Society,The Phoenix Conservancy (TPC) is addressing these issues through their Pocket Prairie project. By reestablishing native plants within the urban fabric of the Palouse, even the smallest yard or unused piece of land can become a vital island of habitat. These Pocket Prairies confer vital ecosystem services, create easily-accessible seed sources for ongoing restoration, greatly increase awareness of Palouse Prairie and native plants, and provide a regular source of funding for TPC's restoration projects around the Palouse. In this talk, Chris Duke will discuss this pragmatic approach for building a restoration engine to secure a future for critically endangered Palouse Prairie (and how early support from the Chapter helped make it possible).

Dr. Chris Duke holds a Ph.D. in Biology from Washington State University, a M.S. in Biology from Syracuse University, a BS in Zoology from Western Washington University. Chris is currently serving as the Executive Director for The Phoenix Conservancy. One of the co-founders of TPC, Chris has worked in the field and taught science at all levels across North and South America. His love of rainforests and passion for restoring degraded ecosystems stems from more a than a decade of global travel, and is a driving force behind his work with the TPC organization. Under Chris's direction as Executive Director since July 2020, The Phoenix Conservancy has grown exponentially despite unprecedented times, greatly increasing TPC's ability to restore endangered ecosystems each year.

Flyer Pocket Prairies: Leveraging Small Urban Spaces as Vital Habitat and Seedbanks for Native Plants

Recording is available: The recorded presentation can be found on the chapter YouTube channel Pocket Prairies: Leveraging Small Urban Spaces as Vital Habitat and Seedbanks for Native Plants by Chris Duke.

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December No presentation

PREF Creek May 0501012: Western white pine at
Priest River Experimental Forest taken by Russell Graham.