Some Notable Women Botanists in the VAS: Their Roles in Supporting the Development of the Modern \u3ci\u3eFlora of Virginia\u3c/i\u3e

With the publishing of the 2012 Flora of Virginia by the Foundation of the Flora of Virginia Project, the dream of modern flora for Virginia was realized. This was a goal of the Virginia Flora Committee of the Virginia Academy of Science as well as other groups such as the Virginia Botanical Associates and the Virginia Native Plant Society. The Flora of Virginia and the 2017 Flora of Virginia App were realized with the work, support, and encouragement of many individuals and organizations. This paper focuses on the lives, contributions, and work of six women botanists in the Academy who played important roles in developing the Flora of Virginia as well as continuing its future evolution: Miss Lena Clemmons Artz, Dr. Martha Kotila Roane, Dr. Dorothy Cranford Bliss, Dr. Donna M.E. Ware, Dr. Andrea Weeks, and Ms. Marion Blois Lobstein

North American flora.

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Section Abstracts: Botany

Abstracts of the Botany Section for the 93rd Annual Meeting of the Virginia Academy of Science, May 21-23, 2015, James Madison University, Richmond, Virgini

Watching Big Brother: A Citizen’s Right to Record Police

Due to growing technological advances and the ubiquity of mobile phones, it has become increasingly common for citizens to use these devices to photograph and record events. Though largely uncontroversial, when used to record public police activity, some citizens have been arrested and charged under state wiretapping r eavesdropping statutes. Over time, various circuit courts have held that this right to record public police actions is a protected activity. Most recently, however, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a lower court decision, which held that this act of recording is unprotected, thereby exemplifying how circuit courts are split on the issue. Given the importance and timeliness of this issue, this Note agrees with the majority of circuit courts and argues that recording public police activity receives constitutional protection. Part I discusses the First and Fourth Amendment protections surrounding this right to record police activity, further supplemented by the common law right to acquire information. Part II reviews the current circuit split, providing a brief synopsis of the various cases dealing with this issue. Part III, siding with the majority of circuit courts, argues that the citizen right to record is entitled to constitutional protection and advocates for its legality as a matter of public policy

Reflections About the Academy and Its Centennial

Brief reflective essays from members of the Virginia Academy of Science were solicited as part of the Academy\u27s centennial commemoration in 2023. The essays received demonstrate the many and varied ways in which the Academy has fostered collegiality, encouraged research, supported science education, and shaped the course of science in Virginia during the organization\u27s 100-year history

Phycosociology of the Estuarine Eulittoral of Smith Island Virginia: A Quantitative Approach to Seasonal Periodicity

Seasonal periodicity of benthic algae of the estuarine eulittoral of Smith Island, Virginia, (37°07’55” N, 75°55’ W), has been investigated on a qualitative and quantitative basis. Forty-three taxa of benthic eucaryiotic algae were found to be present; of these, twenty-one were quantitatively significant at least once during the course of the study. Five species represent additions to the Virginia flora, and, at the same time, also represent southern extensions of the known U.S. east coast range. The range of three other species has been extended, though they are not new to Virginia. Review of the literature suggests two models of periodicity which may apply to the United States and Canadian Atlantic coasts. One is a “two season model” typified by Hoyt\u27s (1920) interpretation of the Beaufort, North Carolina, flora. The other is a continual change model” typified by the interpretation of the Digby Neck, Nova Scotia, flora by Edelstein et al., (1970). Analysis of the Smith Island data, and that from published studies of other areas, indicates that a pattern of alternation between a summer red algal period and a winter brown algal period may be described. However, the published literature provides no objective evidence in support of an alternation between a discrete summer flora and a discrete winter flora, as would be required in a two season model. To provide an objective basis for interpreting seasonal patterns for the benthic algae of the estuarine eulittoral of Smith Island Jaccard and Kulczyński coefficients have been employed. The results of this analysis indicate that the estuarine algal flora of Smith Island conforms to the continual change model. Data from published studies of the seasonal distribution of benthic algae in other localities were treated in the same fashion. While there were some indications that in some instances the flora persisted for two and occasionally three months there was no indication of an alternation between floras. It is concluded that the continual change model is most applicable

Subnational Environmental Constitutionalism and Reform in New York State

The State of New York’s constitution was perhaps the first in the world to embody environmental constitutionalism, most directly in what is known as its “Forever Wild” mandate from 1894. In contrast to many subnational environmental provisions, courts in New York have regularly enforced Forever Wild. New York’s Constitution also contains a remarkable mandate that every twenty years voters decide whether to hold elections for delegates to convene a convention to amend the state’s constitution, with the next such opportunity on November 7, 2017. This article explores how subnational constitutionalism from around the world informs discussions about whether and how to amend the charter, and has three parts. Part I provides a primer to the field of subnational environmental constitutionalism. Part II explores the opportunities and challenges in enforcing existing subnational environmental provisions. Part III then examines a case study involving language to consider at a constitutional convention for the State of New York

Section Abstracts: Botany

Abstracts of the Botany Section for the 94th Annual Virginia Academy of Science Meeting, May 18-20, 2016, at University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA

Section Abstracts: Botany

Abstracts of the Botany Section for the 91st Annual Virginia Journal of Science Meeting, May 201