tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57908003351049899172024-02-07T00:38:08.145-05:00PA PlantingsMike Slater's blog with my writing and notes about nature, insects, birds and plants (both native and in gardens) mainly in Southeastern Pennsylvania.Mike Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735796548374207152noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790800335104989917.post-55535244711026585832020-08-01T18:53:00.005-04:002020-08-01T18:55:59.071-04:00A Male Rufous Hummingbird visited our garden for a few days<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "inherit",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We
had a beautiful male Rufous Hummingbird show up at our house last Wed.
afternoon, July 29, 2020. He spent his time guarding our nectar feeders and
keeping away all of the local and migrant ruby-throats.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "inherit",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">According
to Scott Weidensaul this was the earliest "Fall" record for this
species in PA.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "inherit",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Several
close friends got a chance to see him and we were hoping more people would get
a chance spread out over time, but he was only here He was here through Friday
evening. On July 31 he left after being banded. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "inherit",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We invited Sandy Lockerman and her husband
to come and try to trap him and band him because I think that it is a good
thing to try to understand the changing migration patterns of hummingbirds from
western North America like this species. I hope that he may be re-trapped
sometime and contribute to our knowledge base about these wonderful creatures.
Sandy tells me that hummingbirds usually stay after banding, but this one took
off and hasn't been back,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "inherit",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mike Slater</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a class="hoverZoomLink" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6j8VAJYxTWxnaCzkIWEC9Cap7HH3NpNCCJSPdYOFSI0Wc7N9EaYrPziIuk5p0QHkSYaXDQexk2IQFg1vIjQtdWDkSzHLr3I_2CKjWLQ0rX6IsQ-1oFsaSAgL9FzkPirYcW5gToL50AOqb/s2084/DSCN6574_crop.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" class="hoverZoomLink" data-original-height="1914" data-original-width="2084" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6j8VAJYxTWxnaCzkIWEC9Cap7HH3NpNCCJSPdYOFSI0Wc7N9EaYrPziIuk5p0QHkSYaXDQexk2IQFg1vIjQtdWDkSzHLr3I_2CKjWLQ0rX6IsQ-1oFsaSAgL9FzkPirYcW5gToL50AOqb/s640/DSCN6574_crop.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><br /><div id="hzImg" style="background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 100% 100%, from(rgb(255, 255, 255)), to(rgb(237, 237, 237)), color-stop(0.5, rgb(255, 255, 255))); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(227, 227, 227); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.46) 3px 3px 6px; cursor: none; display: block; left: 413px; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; opacity: 1; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px; position: absolute; top: 1313px; z-index: 2147483647;"><img src="chrome-extension://hcmnnggnaofmhflgomfjfbndngdoogkj/images/loading.gif" style="margin: 0; opacity: 0.8; padding: 0;" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPOq3fZw070DN9IuyYUouRKWl2mYVEICdQNftz1BFhA7gqnPgUXVyJqVezvySYtpz6aYKS5-_1DUt58a7bP3LJNL2KoA08hBsd9VUJQemgd84rvkBpISL_ouExr2bSHs-Bh1gvfXGFyts/s4608/DSCN6486.JPG" style="border-radius: 2px; border: none; left: 3px; margin: 0px; max-height: 22px; max-width: 22px; opacity: 0.5; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 3px;" /></div>Mike Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735796548374207152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790800335104989917.post-34137367116481305572014-09-19T09:18:00.000-04:002014-10-06T12:10:40.631-04:00Moss Walk at French Creek State Park - October 4th starting at 1 pm<div class="MsoNormal">
Dr. Susan Munch lead a moss walk for the Muhlenberg Botanic Club and friends at <o:p></o:p>Six Penny Trail<br />
French Creek State Park on Oct. 4, 2014.<br />
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List of Bryophytes observed:<br />
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Liverworts<br />
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<li>Bazzania trilobata</li>
<li>and most likely a Chiloscyphus sp. (with tiny 2 or 3 toothed leaves). </li>
<li>Jubula pennsylvanica (with tiny round leaves),</li>
<li> Pellia epiphylla</li>
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Mosses<br />
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<li> Sphagnum sp.</li>
<li> Atrichum undulatum (and most likely angustatum also)</li>
<li>Aulocomium palustre<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li>
<li>Dicranum scoparium <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li>
<li>Dicranum sp.</li>
<li>Entodon cladorrhizans<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li>
<li>Fissidens sp. </li>
<li>Fontinalis sp.</li>
<li>Hedwigia ciliate</li>
<li>Hypnum imponens</li>
<li>Leucobryum sp.</li>
<li>Mnium cuspidatum, </li>
<li>M. affine </li>
<li>M. punctatum</li>
<li>Polytrichum commune </li>
<li>P. ohioense,</li>
<li>Thuidium delicatulum</li>
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About French Creek State Park: </div>
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<span style="color: #741b47;">Once an industrial complex for the fledgling United State of
America, today French Creek State Park is an oasis for people and wildlife.
Straddling the Schuylkill Highlands, the 7,730-acre park is the largest block
of contiguous forest between Washington D.C. and New York City. The forests,
lakes, wetlands and fields are a destination for the people of southeast
Pennsylvania to hike, fish, camp and bike.</span></div>
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<b>Directions from Lancaster: </b><o:p></o:p></div>
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1. Slight right to stay on PA-272 N, 0.5 mi <o:p></o:p></div>
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2. Take the ramp onto US-222 N/U.S. 30 E, 0.2 mi<o:p></o:p></div>
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3. Merge onto US-222 N/U.S. 30 E, 0.3 mi <o:p></o:p></div>
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4. Keep right to continue on US-222 N, 15.7 mi <o:p></o:p></div>
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5. Take the exit toward I-76/PA-272/Denver/Pennsylvania
Turnpike, 0.2 mi <o:p></o:p></div>
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6. Turn right onto State Rte. 1040; Partial toll road, 0.7
mi<o:p></o:p></div>
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7. Keep right at the fork and merge onto I-76 E. Partial
toll road, 12.0 mi <o:p></o:p></div>
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8. Take exit 298 to merge onto I-176 N toward
PA-10/Morgantown/Reading. Toll road, 0.5 mi<o:p></o:p></div>
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9. Take exit 1A for PA-10 N toward Beckersville, Toll road. <o:p></o:p></div>
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11 Turn right onto PA-10 N/Morgantown Rd, 0.5 m <o:p></o:p></div>
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12. Take the 3rd right onto Joanna Rd, 0.9 mi <o:p></o:p></div>
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13. Turn right onto Elverson Rd, 0.5 mi <o:p></o:p></div>
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14. Take the 1st left onto Twin Valley Rd, 0.6 mi <o:p></o:p></div>
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15. Continue onto Hay Creek Rd, 2.3 mi<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p> </o:p>10. Take Hay Creek Rd to Geigertown Rd in Union, 8.2 mi</div>
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11. Turn right onto Geigertown Rd. Proceed @ 2.3 miles.
Parking area is on right. The parking area is about 0.10 mile from Rte. 345. It
is within sight of the intersection of Geigerstown Rd. and Rte. 345.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mike Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735796548374207152noreply@blogger.com0Six Penny Parking spot at French Creek State Park, 843 Park Road, Elverson, PA 19520, USA40.235639714397486 -75.79630851745605540.229578714397483 -75.806393517456058 40.241700714397489 -75.786223517456051tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790800335104989917.post-14488515304898163562014-07-01T10:07:00.001-04:002014-07-01T10:09:33.581-04:00Summer 2014 WalksSchedule of walks for summer 2014 by the Muhlenberg Botanic Society<br />
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list, summer 2014<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>July 12</u> Muhlenberg
Meadow located in the Lancaster County Central Park.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Lancaster,
Pa. <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">Starting at 1 PM</span>. Combined walk with the Sierra
Club.<o:p></o:p></div>
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N 40.00.769 W 76.17.098 <o:p></o:p></div>
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Started in 1991, this restoration project spearheaded by Tim
Draude and the Muhlenberg Botanical Society has expanded to five acres. Come
and view the wide array of field flowers and what techniques worked and didn’t
work in turning a cornfield into a dazzling native ecosystem.<o:p></o:p></div>
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From
Lancaster, go south on Rte. 222/272 for about 0.5 miles past the point where
the north and south lanes rejoin. Turn left onto Golf Rd. and go about 0.6
miles to the intersection with Exhibit Farm Rd The parking area is a few
hundred feet past Exhibit Farm Rd. on the right hand side. The sign for the
meadow is up against the tree line and not easily visible from the road. Park
on the grass in front of the sign.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Aug 16 </u> Soldier’s Delight Serpentine
Barren, <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">start time 10:00
AM</span>, meet at the visitor’s center.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Soldiers
Delight Natural Environment Area<o:p></o:p></div>
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5100 Deer Park
Road<o:p></o:p></div>
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Owings Mills MD
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Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area (NEA) is comprised
of 1,900 acres of serpentine barren. The area has over 39 rare, threatened, or
endangered plant species as well as rare insects, rocks and minerals. Rare
grassland plant species are threatened by invasion of Virginia Pines.
Currently, a five year effort of removing 1,000 acres of pines and prescribed
burning are underway to return the area to natural serpentine habitat.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Sept 13 </u> Lock 12 Historic Area, <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">Starting at 1 PM</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Combined
walk with Philadelphia Botany Club.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Lock
12 is a scour zone habitat on the lower Susquehanna River. This open, rocky
area plays host to a mix of species from north, south, east and west. Coastal
plain plants are here and remnant prairie species too. Southern plants find
their work their way north through the wide, shallow river way.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Boltonia asteroides is here, down in the river bed with
Physostegia virginiana. Lathyrus venosus and Solidago simplex ssp. Randii var.
racemosa are high up on the rocks. Hypericum pyramidatum works its way down
from the north and Chionanthus virginicus meets it coming up from the south.
Liatris spicata is growing out on the islands and Rhododendron arborescens finds
a home here too.<o:p></o:p></div>
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From Lancaster: Take Route 272 south to Buck, turn right
onto Route 372. Take 372 west for about 7 miles. Cross the Norman Wood Bridge.
Take the first right turn, McCalls Ferry Rd. The entrance to the parking lot is
immediately on your right. Meet in the lower parking lot.<o:p></o:p></div>
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From York: Take Route 74 south. Turn left onto Route 372 and
go about two miles. Turn left onto McCalls Ferry Rd. just before crossing the
Susquehanna River. The entrance to the parking lot is immediately on your right.
Meet in the lower parking lot.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mike Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735796548374207152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790800335104989917.post-32661542073586936592014-03-25T19:18:00.000-04:002014-03-25T19:34:31.647-04:00A public Shenk's Ferry Wild flower walk on April 19th, Led by Muhlenberg Botanic Society President Joan King<div class="MsoNormal">
<u><b>Saturday </b><b>April 19 at 1:00 PM</b></u><o:p></o:p></div>
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Shenk's Ferry Wildflower Preserve<o:p></o:p></div>
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Thousands of trilliums and Mertensia, and rich woods
ephemerals.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Open to the public, walk rating: easy.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Parking is limited, carpool if you can.<o:p></o:p></div>
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turn left onto Shenks Ferry Rd.</i></li>
<li><i>go 1.2 miles & turn left onto Green Hill Rd.</i></li>
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Mike Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735796548374207152noreply@blogger.com0Shenks Ferry Wildflower Preserve, Green Hill Road, Conestoga, PA 17516, USA39.9022963 -76.36669640000002314.380261800000003 -117.67529040000002 65.4243308 -35.058102400000024tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790800335104989917.post-47464070698704476902014-02-17T07:35:00.000-05:002014-02-17T07:36:50.701-05:00Feb 2014 Muhlenberg Newsletter<i> Below is the Feb newsletter for 2014, The first meeting is thurs Feb. 20th </i><br />
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<i><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/paplantings/muhlenbergbotanicclub/newletters-for-2014" target="_blank">(a PDF is avaialble at this link)</a></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> Muhlenberg Bulletin </h2>
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Volume 33<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> 1/31/ 2014<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> Number 2</h3>
MUHLENBERG BOTANICAL SOCIETY<br />
c/o Joan King, 205 Fox Hollow Rd. Pequea, Pa. 17565<br />
www.muhlenbergbotanic.org<br />
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Presiesident:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Officers:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> Board Members:<br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>President: Joan King (717-284-5239)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>jsking121@gmail.com<br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Vice Pres.: Mike Slater (610-775-3757) mslater@voicenet.com<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Tim Draude<br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Recording Secretary: John Ambler (717-394-1121)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Ray Uhlig<br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Newsletter Editor: Ruthann Richards (717-872-7574)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Kevin Weir<br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Treasurer: Matt Dilley (717-871-6279)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE</h3>
Winter's harsh grip is on us again, and it's time to think ahead to spring and summer. Give me ideas of places you would like to walk, habitat you want to see, and speakers you want to hear.<br />
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Our vice-president, Mike Slater, would like to relinquish his post due to a conflicting work schedule. Step forward and take a greater role in our club or nominate someone.<br />
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The president's post is also up for grabs, along with its high pay, corner office, etc.<br />
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Ruthann has been doing the newsletter for over twenty years and would like to find someone to take over those duties.<br />
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So think spring and bring someone new to a meeting or on a walk.<br />
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Joan King, President<br />
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<b><u>SPRING MEETINGS</u></b></h3>
Meetings are held from 7:00 to 9:00 on the third Thursday of the month in the Fred Kinsey Room, North Museum (College and Buchanan Aves.). Enter through the back door in the parking lot; ring the bell if the door is locked. Meetings are open to the public, so please invite guests!<br />
If bad weather is predicted, meetings will be canceled 48 hours in advance, as per our agreement with the North Museum. Please check the web site or call an officer if you are unsure whether a meeting is canceled.<br />
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February 20: Joan King and Tim Draude, "A Remnant Prairie Habitat in Southern Ohio."</h4>
Long-time members and officers Joan King and Tim Draude visited a remnant prairie habitat in southern Ohio last August. In the dolomite habitat, they saw Buchnera americana (blue hearts), Hexalextris spicata (crested coral root), and four species of Liatris, along with many other plants.<br />
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March 20: Christopher R. Hardy, "The Use of the Undergraduate Classroom to Advance an Emerging Paradigm in the Study and Conservation of Plant Diversity."<br />
The emerging new paradigm in the study and conservation of biodiversity is one in which the analytical skills of professional scientists are integrated with the observational power of amateur citizen scientists in the important task of documenting our changing biota. Since 2010 we have employed a Web 2.0-enabled digital atlas to enhance a traditional collection project in an undergraduate course. Over the span of four semesters, 89 undergraduates amassed 906 records for 211 species in the region surrounding the university. Of these, 24 were new species records for seven counties, with three being new records for Endangered species or Noxious Weed species. Most students indicated they would use or contribute data to the atlas in the future. Accuracy checks revealed that 94% of the records were geospatially accurate and that most plants were accurately identified as to species, genus, and family. The conclusion: the undergraduate classroom is a premier place to engage the next generation of professional and citizen biodiversity scientists in the important task of documenting and conserving our natural heritage.<br />
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April 17: Michael McCampbell, "The History and Restoration of the American Chestnut."</h4>
Michael McCampbell is a graduate student in the Applied Ecology & Conservation Biology program at Frostburg State University in Frostburg, MD. He will be speaking about the history of the American chestnut and the progress of restoring this iconic tree species which has been nearly wiped out by a fungal blight that was introduced in the early 1900s. Although much is being done to develop blight-resistant chestnuts, little is still known about how seedling quality affects the growth and survival of chestnuts planted in the wild. Michael's research focuses on how initial seedling height, diameter and root system size affect the establishment of American chestnut seedlings planted at different sites throughout PA..<br />
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May 15: Members' Night Photos and Plant Exchange. </h4>
Bring a show and tell item, old copies of nature magazines, slides, or a digital show to share. A laptop and digital projector setup will be available. Anyone with film slides to share should let John Wolff know so he can bring a traditional projector.<br />
For the plant exchange, please bring well-potted plants other members might like to adopt. Although our focus is on native plants, others are fine, too. Members who don't have plants to share are welcome—actually encouraged—to take plants home. We must continue to keep the meeting room clean, so please BRING PLANTS IN FAIRLY CLEAN POTS AND MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO INSECTS ON THEM. If you spill dirt/plants, etc., please clean up the mess. We need to leave the Kinsey room as clean or cleaner than we found it so we can continue these exchanges.<br />
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MEMBERSHIP DUES were payable in September for the 2013-2014 year; they are $10.00 per household. Extra contributions are always welcome. If you are including an extra contribution, please designate it as such so our treasurer doesn't think you are paying for two or three years at a time!</h3>
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If you would like to be contacted by e-mail for occasional spontaneous work days or field trips, plant rescues, or similar events, please include your e-mail address. At the bottom of the form, please include comments or suggestions for field trips and meetings, or topics you might like to see added to the newsletters or the website. Bring dues with this form to the February meeting or mail them to <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
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Matt Dilley <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>20 Greythorne Rd. <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Lancaster, PA 17603-7403<br />
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<br />Mike Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735796548374207152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790800335104989917.post-89853075447570873922013-12-18T12:58:00.000-05:002013-12-18T13:14:38.811-05:00<h3>
<span style="color: blue;">I just found the following web site. I will have to start reporting and using it for invasive species monitoring: </span>There is a lot of data on these maps about where invasive species are found right now.</h3>
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<a href="http://www.eddmaps.org/distribution/" target="_blank">EDDMapS - Early Detection and Distribution Mapping System</a></h1>
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<em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Invasive Species Mapping Made Easy!</em></h1>
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<li style="background-image: url(http://www.eddmaps.org/img/BulletCheck.gif); background-position: 0% 2px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 5px; outline: 0px; padding: 2px 0px 2px 20px; text-align: left;">Real time tracking of invasive species occurrences</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.eddmaps.org/img/BulletCheck.gif); background-position: 0% 2px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 5px; outline: 0px; padding: 2px 0px 2px 20px; text-align: left;">Local and national distribution maps</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.eddmaps.org/img/BulletCheck.gif); background-position: 0% 2px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 5px; outline: 0px; padding: 2px 0px 2px 20px; text-align: left;">Electronic early detection reporting tools</li>
<li style="background-image: url(http://www.eddmaps.org/img/BulletCheck.gif); background-position: 0% 2px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 5px; outline: 0px; padding: 2px 0px 2px 20px; text-align: left;">Library of identification and management information</li>
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<span style="line-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">Japanese Stiltgrass (</span><i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Microstegium vimineum)</span></i><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"> photo by Mike Slater</span></span></div>
Mike Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735796548374207152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790800335104989917.post-58951573120454193692013-11-20T20:56:00.000-05:002013-11-20T20:56:05.141-05:00Nov. 21st Meeting - Local Ecologist to speak about new possibilities in biocontrol of invasive species .<br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Richard T. Gardner, "Non-native Invasive Plants." </span></b><br />
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Non-native invasive plants are a major problem throughout the world. This presentation will identify major local invasive plants, discuss their biocontrol and bioeradication and finish with new exciting local developments in the field which have the potential to radically change how non-native invaders are dealt with.<br />
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7 pm at the north museum: <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/paplantings/muhlenbergbotanicclub" target="_blank">See the newsletter for info about other programs -Newsletter link</a>Mike Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735796548374207152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790800335104989917.post-6570327425878517162013-10-09T20:16:00.000-04:002013-10-09T20:16:35.662-04:00Muhlenberg Botanic Society - Thursday October 17: Sam Jones will present, "The Monkey Puzzle Tree: A Story of Survival."A long-time member and proprietor of the Atlantic Star Nursery in Forest Hill, MD, Sam will speak about the native distribution, cultural requirements, and seed propagation of this tree. His 60 images will provide a description, classification and geological lineage. In addition, he will show images from Chile and eastern N.A.and provide information about Archibald Menzies, the plant explorer.<br />
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7:00 pm in our regular meeting place at the North Museum in Lancaster.<br />
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Mike Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735796548374207152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790800335104989917.post-12886191236263114902013-09-17T20:11:00.000-04:002013-09-17T20:11:01.337-04:00Fall Meetings Starting for the Muhlenberg Botanical Club and Newsletter Announcement<u><b><span style="font-size: large;">September 19</span></b></u>: 7pm at the North Museum<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Members' Night Photos and Plant Exchange.</span><br />
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Bring a show and tell item, old copies of nature magazines, slides, or a digital show to share. A laptop and<br />
digital projector setup will be available. Anyone with film slides to share should let John Wolff know so he can bring a traditional projector.<br />
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For the plant exchange, please bring well-potted plants other members might like to adopt. Although our focus is on native plants, others are fine, too. Members who don't have plants to share are welcome—actually encouraged—to take plants home.<br />
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We must continue to KEEP THE MEETING ROOM CLEAN, SO PLEASE BRING PLANTS IN FAIRLY CLEAN POTS AND MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO INSECTS ON THEM. If you spill dirt/plants, etc., YOU are responsible for cleaning up the mess. We need to leave the Kinsey room as<br />
clean or cleaner than we found it so we can continue these exchanges.<br />
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The <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/paplantings/muhlenbergbotanicclub/muhlenberg-botanic-society-newsletters-2013" target="_blank">September Newsletter is on line now at this link.</a><br /><br />Mike Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735796548374207152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790800335104989917.post-17058354992029228912013-02-04T18:19:00.003-05:002013-02-04T18:25:08.996-05:00The January Newsletter of the Muhlenberg Botanic Society is now onlineThe <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/paplantings/muhlenbergbotanicclub/muhlenberg-botanic-society-newsletters-2013" target="_blank">January 2013 Edition of the Muhlenberg Botanic Society Newsletter is now online</a>Mike Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735796548374207152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790800335104989917.post-30969775875540405532012-11-16T22:08:00.000-05:002012-11-18T16:06:02.242-05:00A new Fern Genus named "Gaga"<a href="http://today.duke.edu/2012/10/gagafern" target="_blank">Duke University scientists have name a new fern genus after the singer Lady Gaga.</a><br />
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There are nineteen species in the genus Gaga including 2 new species and 17 split off from other genera based on DNA sequencing. Among the reasons the name was selected are the costume Lady Gaga wore at the 2010 Grammys which resembled a fern gametophyte and the fact that one of the identifying DNA sequences in one gene was "gaga" for the base sequence guanine-adenine-guanine-adenine.<br />
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<em style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.600000381469727px;">Lady Gaga and the fern gametophyte.from </em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Nimbus Sans L, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.600000381469727px;"><i><a href="http://today.duke.edu/2012/10/gagafern">http://today.duke.edu/2012/10/gagafern</a></i></span></span><br />
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here is the link to the youtube video of the 2010 Grammy performance with the costume.<br />
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Enjoy the ferns and the music!<br />
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Mike<br />
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p.s here is my favorite (biology based no less!) Lady Gaga parody: <iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Fl4L4M8m4d0" width="560"></iframe><br />
<br />Mike Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735796548374207152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790800335104989917.post-47608373660258598412012-11-13T09:46:00.000-05:002012-11-13T09:53:48.617-05:00Muhlenberg Botanical Society Meeting -November 2012 meeting - the last one of the year.<br />
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"</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Name That Remnant!"</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">biology </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">and physical science. For thirty years </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">he taught physical science </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">and </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">chemistry in the Norristown Area School
District. Since retirement</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">he has</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">driven </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">a school bus and volunteered for
Habitat for Humanity </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">and his local </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">SPCA. He continues to educate children </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">by
presenting</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">lessons </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">on insects </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">and by sharing his collection with schools to
enhance </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">their </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">curricula. </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Although </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">his interest in wildflowers began about two</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">decades ago </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">when he </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">began attending botany walks sponsored </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">by </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">the Perkiomen </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Watershed </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Conservancy, it is only in the last five years</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">that he has seriously </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">photographed </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">the wildflowers of Southeastern PA.</span></div>
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Mike Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735796548374207152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790800335104989917.post-17279617490846601812012-09-24T12:23:00.003-04:002012-09-24T12:23:54.343-04:00How to Tell Native Butternuts from Butternut-Heartnut hybridsOur native Butternuts are being heavily attacked but a canker fungus. One problem people encounter in trying to conserve them is that Butternuts readily hybridize with Japanese Walnuts (aka Heartnuts) and produce fertile offspring. Apparently most Trees we think are Butternuts are actually hybrids especially ones growing near our farms and houses. The Purdue Extension Service has a very <a href="http://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/FNR/FNR-420-W.pdf" target="_blank">good brochure (available in PDF) out on how to identify the Hybrids.</a> I have used it to confirm my suspicions that the large tree in our neighbors yard is a hybrid. We get seedling from squirrel planted seeds in our yards all the time.<br />
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<br />Mike Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735796548374207152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790800335104989917.post-59504863249908683022012-09-17T08:21:00.003-04:002012-09-17T08:27:00.542-04:00<span style="font-size: large;">The First Meeting of the 2012-2013 Meeting season of the Muhlenberg Botanic Club will be held</span><span style="font-size: large;"> this Thursday September 20th at 7:00 pm</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Bring a show and tell item,</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> old copies of nature magazines, slides, or a digital show
to share. A laptop and digital projector setup will be available. If anyone has
film slides to share, please let Mike know so he can bring a traditional
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">For the<b> plant exchange</b>, please bring well-potted plants other members
might like to adopt. Although our focus is on native plants, others are fine,
too. Members who don't have plants to share are welcome—actually<i> encouraged</i>—to
take plants home. We must continue to KEEPTHE MEETING ROOM CLEAN, SO PLEASE
BRING PLANTS IN FAIRLY CLEAN POTS AND MAKESURE THERE ARE NO INSECTS ON THEM. </span><u><span style="font-size: 12pt;">If you spill dirt/plants, etc., YOU are
responsible for cleaning up the mess.</span></u><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> We need to leave the Kinsey room as clean or cleaner than
we found it so we can continue these exchanges.</span></span><br />
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or suggestions for field trips and meetings, or topics you might like to see
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The September 2012 Muhlenberg Botanic Society Newsletter is up online</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">at the <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/paplantings/muhlenbergbotanicclub/muhlenberg-newsletters-2012" target="_blank">2012 Newsletter web page</a> it is available in PDF, doc and docx formats. </span><br />
<br />Mike Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735796548374207152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790800335104989917.post-49757363170383310972012-06-16T19:38:00.003-04:002012-06-16T19:38:59.794-04:00Susquehanna Valley Fern Weekend, June 30 and July 1, 2012Tim Draude will be leading a <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/botanicfieldtrips/home/susquehanna-fern-trip" target="_blank">Weekend of Fern Walks and a Garden visit to the great fern garden of Dr. Gerald Hudgens</a>, on Saturday June 30 and Sunday July 1, 2012.<br />
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People are welcome to come for one or both days.<br />
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<br />Mike Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735796548374207152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790800335104989917.post-27926555808184372582012-03-16T10:35:00.001-04:002012-03-16T10:39:02.887-04:00Spring 2012 Muhlenberg Botanic Society Field Trips<br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Saturday March 17, 2012:</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <b>Steinman Run Preserve</b></span></u><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (Steinman and Trout Runs)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Meet at 10:00 a.m. Late winter/early spring botany.
including early flowers (maybe), winter trees and shrubs and some mosses,
liverworts and lichens. Leader: Tim Draude (717-393-7233)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <u>Directions</u>:
From <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Lancaster</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">City</st1:placetype></st1:place>, take PA Rt. 272 South (Willow
Street Pike/Lancaster Pike) through <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Willow
Street</st1:address></st1:street>. Continue south on 272 to Smithville. Turn
right on <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Pennsy Road</st1:address></st1:street>
(just past Frey’s Evergreen Plantation on the left and before the large stone
arch railroad bridge over the highway). Follow <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Pennsy Road</st1:address></st1:street> for approximately one mile,
then turn left on <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Kreider Road</st1:address></st1:street>.
At the stop sign, proceed straight, crossing over a bridge spanning the old low
grade rail line. At the next intersection, bear right onto <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Rawlinsville Road</st1:address></st1:street>.
Follow <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Rawlinsville Road</st1:address></st1:street>
for approximately one mile, then turn right at the fork onto <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Stump Road</st1:address></st1:street>. Follow <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Stump Road</st1:address></st1:street> for approximately 1 ¼ miles.
The lot is on the left and is well marked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Saturday April 14, 2012:</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on"><b>Nolde</b></st1:placename><b> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Forest</st1:placetype>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">State Park</st1:placetype></b></st1:place></span></u><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Meet at 10 a.m.
Spring Wild Flowers. Leader: Mike Slater (610-775-3757 or
mslater@voicenet.com).<br />
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<u>Directions</u> from <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lancaster</st1:place></st1:city>:
take US 222 north past the PA Turnpike to the Adamstown/Knauers exit. Turn left
onto PA 568 east, go about 2 miles to Knauers. Turn left onto PA 625 north and
go 3.7 miles to the Nolde Forest Main Entrance Rd. Turn left, but <u>be very
careful of oncoming traffic</u>, as it is hard to see! Go 0.4 mi. to the main
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<b><u>Friday April 27, 2012:</u></b><u> <b>Shenk's Ferry Wild Flower Preserve</b></u>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Meet at 10:00 a.m. Note that this is a weekday trip
to view the late spring wild flowers that we usually don't see at their peak,
for example, masses of Phlox divaricata. Leader: to be determined (consult the
website or contact Mike Slater for information).<br />
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<u><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Directions</span></u><span style="font-size: 12pt;">: Proceed south from
downtown <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lancaster</st1:place></st1:city>
on PA 272 S/US 222 S (<st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">S. Prince
St.</st1:address></st1:street>); at PA 324 (New Danville Pike), bear right.
Follow New Danville Pike for 5.2 mi. into Conestoga, where it becomes Main St.
Continue 1.4 mi. through Conestoga, then bear left onto <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">River Corner Rd.</st1:address></st1:street> (Township Rd. 420). Go
1.3 mi. Cross River Rd. onto Shenks Ferry Rd. and go 1.1 mi. Turn left
onto Green Hill Rd. (Township Rd. 418), go 500 feet, then make a sharp right as
Green Hill becomes a gravel road. Continue down the hill to the river. Bear
left, parallel to the railroad tracks, and go about 0.2 miles. Park along side
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<b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Saturday May 5, 2012:</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <b>Walnut Run Area</b></span></u><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (along US 322 West of
Brickerville)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Meet at 10 a.m. We should see Pink and Yellow Lady
Slippers and other spring wild flowers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Leader: Fred Habbeger (717) 859-2521 or suissefred@yahoo.com.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Take either PA 501 or PA 72 north from <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lancaster</st1:place></st1:city>.
Meet at the Game Commision Parking lot (where the fringed Gentians bloom in the
fall). It is located 4 miles west of Rt. 501 at Brickerville and 3.7 miles east
of Rt. 72. The parking lot is on the south side of US322.
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12, 2012:</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> We are planning a
longer trip to a private property in <st1:placename w:st="on">Mifflin</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">County</st1:placetype>, south of <st1:place w:st="on">State
College</st1:place>, to a limestone area where many interesting plants grow.
Anyone who is interested should contact Mike Slater at </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">610-775-3757 or <a href="mailto:mslater@voicenet.com">mslater@voicenet.com</a> for details on car
pooling and/or meeting point(s). We will probably leave early and car pool from
<st1:city w:st="on">Lancaster</st1:city> or from <st1:placetype w:st="on">Fort</st1:placetype>
<st1:placename w:st="on">Hunter</st1:placename>, north of <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Harrisburg</st1:place></st1:city>.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>Mike Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735796548374207152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790800335104989917.post-34448348396192025712012-03-14T09:28:00.002-04:002012-03-14T10:40:33.188-04:00March 15 th Meeting Announcement for the Muhlenberg Botanic Club<br />
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Ralph Goodno of the Lancaster County Conservancy will be presenting a program about the Urban Forest Center. The vision for
the center involves vegetative restoration of a degraded site; developing
conservation and ecological education opportunities and facilities (indoor and
outdoor); expanding recreational and wellness programs; design and build highly
sustainable site and buildings as demonstrations of what can be done with
current and emerging technologies and design practices. Through a highly public
design charrette is December and multiple public meetings, they have developed a
schematic site master plan for the project and are eager to receive additional
public feedback and involvement as the planning and design moves through the
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The Conservancy would love to receive
ideas and feedback on our their plan. Also there are clearly opportunities for the Muhlenberg Botanic Society to become involved in the project as they are planning a series of
“Centers” at the site. These include 1) Public Engagement Center, 2)
Conservation Center, 3) Nature Education Center, 4) Collaboration Center, and 5)
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See you all Thursday at 7 pm for the program and the refreshments!</div>
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Mike Slater, Vice-president, Muhlenberg Botanic Society</div>Mike Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735796548374207152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790800335104989917.post-66990162380966994652012-02-04T18:44:00.001-05:002012-02-04T21:18:21.726-05:00January 2012 Muhlenberg Botanic Club Newsletter is upThe latest <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/paplantings/muhlenbergbotanicclub/muhlenberg-newsletters-2012">Muhlenberg Botanic Club Newsletter</a> is up with the field trip and program schedules. Click on the link at the bottom of that page. (Oly the MW word version is up at this time.)<br />
or go to <a href="http://www.muhlenbergbotanic.org/">www.Muhlenbergbotanic.org</a> and follow the linksMike Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735796548374207152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790800335104989917.post-35437499585983206962011-11-16T19:10:00.001-05:002011-11-16T19:16:15.410-05:00November 17 Muhlenberg Botanic Club Meeting: David McNaughton : " From Wastelands to Wetlands: The Strange and Dark Arts of Wetland Restoration"<br />
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When wetlands are disturbed, mitigation and restoration projects initiate and are meant to result in the protection and expansion of wetland habitat across the United States. These habitats are ecological hotspots significant for their pollution abatement (nature’s filters), fecundity (amphibian, fish, and other taxonomic breeding grounds), and beauty (the Everglades, the Pantanal, and Monet’s water lilies). The presentation will explore how organizations, firms, and individuals restore and rehabilitate these<br />
ecological habitats and construct new habitat with examples from Fort Indiantown Gap and past commercial projects in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, and New Jersey. We will discuss typical native plantings, design strategies, and function, and compare intensive and natural re-vegetation methods.<br />
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Dave received his B.S. in Environmental Studies from George Washington University (DC) in 2000. He<br />
worked summers at a small wetlands consulting and restoration firm as a field and nursery assistant, and later as a wetland scientist and crew leader. Since 2004 Dave has worked at Fort Indiantown Gap for the Wildlife Office, where he is currently the Assistant Wildlife Program Manager. His fields of study include botany, herpetology, management and restoration ecology, military ecology, and rare species conservation (Allegheny woodrat, regal fritillary butterfly, striped gentian, etc.). He is the current Vice President of the National Military Fish and Wildlife Association, a national group of military lands managers and conservationists.<br />
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7:00pm at the North Museum in Lancaster PAMike Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735796548374207152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790800335104989917.post-790054440423134452011-10-18T21:55:00.003-04:002011-11-06T20:14:06.450-05:00Muhlenberg Botanic Fall 2011 NewsletterThe <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/paplantings/muhlenbergbotanicclub/muhlenberg-botanical-newsletters---2011">newsletter is available in pdf format</a>.Mike Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735796548374207152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790800335104989917.post-28574937884614989492011-09-11T10:48:00.000-04:002011-09-11T10:48:22.466-04:00The September Muhlenberg Newsletter is on lineThe <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/paplantings/muhlenbergbotanicclub/muhlenberg-botanical-newsletters---2011">September Edition of the Muhlenberg Bulletin</a> is online now. It is in both PDF and MSWord formats.<br />
<br />Mike Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735796548374207152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790800335104989917.post-13121965566079184342011-09-08T09:17:00.001-04:002011-09-08T09:17:42.118-04:00Saturday Field Trip to Lock 12 on the Susquehanna River is Cancelled Due to FloodingHi Muhlenberg Members and Friends,<br />
Due to the High Water and serious flooding we are cancelling the field trip on Saturday September 10, 2011. The plants we are interested in are underwater and the riverbank will not be a safe place to hike with the rocks being very wet. We will try to visit the area next year.Mike Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735796548374207152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790800335104989917.post-24183661148513884102011-07-26T20:42:00.003-04:002011-07-26T23:14:59.614-04:00Muhlenberg August field trip Change! Aug 6th trip now to the Muhlenberg meadow instead of Laurel Hill St.Pk.<div><span style="font-family: Arial;">We have received a report on the Purple Fringeless Orchids at Laurel Hill State Park and it looks like they will be done blooming before our scheduled trip. So on August 6th we are going to have a walk to the <a href="http://www.muhlenbergmeadow.org/">Muhlenberg Meadow</a> in Lancaster Central Park instead. We will be meeting by the Meadow sign along Golf Rd. at 10 am. This will be a joint walk with the Lancaster Entomological and Butterfly Club.</span></div><div></div><div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Muhlenberg Meadow, <st1:city w:st="on">Lancaster</st1:city> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">County</st1:placetype> <st1:placename w:st="on">central Park</st1:placename></st1:place></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">10 am to (approx.) 12 noon</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">A walk for meadow flowers and butterflies (co-sponsored but the Lancaster Butterfly and Entomological Club)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Co-Leaders: Fred Habegger and Mike Slater</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Started in 1991, this restoration project spearheaded by Tim Draude and the Muhlenberg Botanical Society has expanded to five acres.. In the last year some major work at removing invasive plants by our recording Secretary John Ambler with some help from other Muhlenberg volunteers.<br />
Come and view the wide array of field flowers and what techniques worked and didn’t work in turning a cornfield into a dazzling native ecosystem.<br />
<u></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><u>From <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lancaster</st1:place></st1:city></u>, go south on Rte. 222/272 for about 0.5 miles past the point where the north and south lanes rejoin. Turn left onto Golf Rd. and go about 0.6 miles to the intersection with Exhibit Farm Rd The parking area is a few hundred feet past Exhibit Farm Rd. The sign for the meadow is up against the tree line and not easily visible from the road. Park on the grass in front of the sign.</div></div>Mike Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735796548374207152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790800335104989917.post-58474675332527591372011-04-26T09:15:00.000-04:002011-04-26T09:15:33.045-04:00BOSOC, Still time to register<div style="text-align: left;">There is still time to register for the <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/botanicfieldtrips/bosoc-2011">BOSOC Meeting</a> in Ithaca. (Deadline May 10, 2011) </div><div style="text-align: left;">This is the annual <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_772690906"><b>Joint Field Meeting of the </b><b>Botanical Society of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">America</st1:place></st1:country-region> - Northeastern Section, </b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/botanicfieldtrips/bosoc-2011">Torrey Botanical Society, and Philadelphia Botanical Club.</a> This year it is c</b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">osponsored by the Finger Lakes Native Plant Society and the <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:state> Flora Association. The meeting will be held </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 32px; font-weight: bold;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">June 19-23, 2011 (Sunday-Thursday) at <st1:placename w:st="on">Ithaca</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">College</st1:placetype>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Ithaca</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">New York with many botanical field trips. See the <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/botanicfieldtrips/bosoc-2011">link</a> for the details.</st1:state></st1:place></span></b></span></div>Mike Slaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735796548374207152noreply@blogger.com0