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Hayes, Lloyd

Heapes, Bob

Steinkamp, Myrna

Von Bargen, Eleanor

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£oloradoNativePlant Society NEW SLETTER Volu.. 7 NuIIb..- 4 July-&.pt.INIb... 1983 ''IEDtCATED TO TIE f\pPRECtATt0'4 NID CoNSERVATt0'4 OF 11£ CoLORADO FLORA" 'Z9 	 SEP. Fort. Collin. Chap..- ...t.lng, Fort. Collins tILl...... Ov...land Trail RooiI, 200 tt.th_. Progr_ ..Ul b. -Bot:an­izing in Color.do" prltldlnttld by Dr. Diet.1Ir Wilken, Curator of t.ha h..-b....iu. .t Colorado St.t. Uniy....lt.y. Ti... 7130 p., pl.... ba on ti_ ..... n.tld to gilt out 110 tha .u..-u. .t..f f can go h~ 1 OCT. ANNUAL ....e:ETXNB See in.ide for p.rticular•• 27 	OCT. Fort Collin. Chapt... ...t.ing. Progra...ill be -Bot.anizing the ....t....n Slope," pres.nt.tId by Scott. Pet...-son, who h•• soae excellent. .lid... a... loc.tion .nd t.i.... the 'Z9 SEP ...ting. D.te .ight. haye to be changtld so look in the local paper on SUnday•• 2nd ttonday of aach aonth except. October, DecINlb..-. February. and Apri I the V.ap. Valley Chap......t.s!n eraig. S.. b.ck p.oe for phon. nuabllr of pra.ident. • HEALTH TEST 810M on tha circle to the right. If it turn. blue rush to your doct.or. othllr ­..i.a you .re well enouoh to ca.. to the .nnu.l meeting. Sea you t.h..-e???? .., ANNUAL MEETZNB TO FEATURE FLORZSSANT REGZON Plan now to .ttend the 5Dci.ty·. Annual Meeting, to b. held .t the Denver Bot.nic G.rdens at 1:00 p.at., S.turd.y, Dl:tober 1st. The .etrting will feature the inter­esting past and present of the .r•• that t. now Florissant Fossil Beds Nation.l Monu~nt. The highlight of the progr•• will be Dr. F. Martin Brown"s illu.tr.ted lecture on the fo.sil pl.nt. and insects and the story they tell .bout the .r••• Also fe.tured will b. the MOr'k of the Floril!ulI.nt eo-ittee and its inventory of present-day vegetation of the Konuaent. KArk your calend.,.s, and join your fellow CONPS _lIbers for thili interesting pro­gr_. The annual ...ting _Ii planned for e.rly October so that .... could enjoy ~ of the fall fe.tur.. of the Denver Botanic Gardens liO b. sur. to COlI. and lIPend .t h!.st SCIIIe of the .,,-ning looking .round before the meeting at 1 p.M. WORKSH:l:P A SMASH HZT "Th. Use of Nativ. Plant. In Colorado Landscapes," the MOr'kship cosponliDr.d by CONPS and the Denver Botanic Barden. and h.ld .t DBG on AuGust 19th, _. by .11 r_ port.. big hit with the 240 in .tten­d.nc.. G.yle Weinstein and her CONPS Hor­The book has very good 11ne dr.wing., distribution ••ps. a description of the plant, and a ususally occurs. description of where it The price is .7.50 and .v.ilable in univer.ity bocoul d be ordered. it ok should stores b. or E ___ything yC)u ____ ~_nt_d tc) knC)~ _bC)ut 8RASSES Well ••yb. not everything but _t .very­thing. If you h.v. thought .bout le.,.ning more about gras... .nd done any checking around .t .11, you h.ve prob;llbl y found out about Hi tr:hcock". I'Ianu.1 of the Gr••_. of the United St.te•• ---Yau h.;;'prDbibry-.r;o Cir.cOvwlHithat-i"t i. out of print .nd very hard to find. Well t.k. he.,.t. Dover Publication•• Inc •• New York. h•• r~rinted this -bibl.- in it. entir.ty. Th. r~rint i. in two vol.... that list for .7.50 each. No revi.ion. were _de to the book when it _. r~rinted so SDIDIt of the tax a .,.. not current but thi. book i. probmly the _t cDllPlete flora on gr•••es for the .t.t. of Color.do. The book should b. .vailmle .t the un1 versi ty book .tore. and I _ tlW"e it could be special ordered through .ny book .tor•• ticultur. .nd rah;llbilit.tion ea..itt.. t-........~....----........------..--.......... ..-bers did a great deal of planning for the conference, and the ..aothn... with which it proceeded testified to th.ir careful attention to det.il. Tho.e attending ranged frOll prof••sional horticulturists .nd landsc.pe designer. to perlionS si!llply inter••ted in incr•••ing their knowledge of n.tive plant culture or in landscaping ide.. for th.ir own ha.e•• This workshop was bro.dly conceiv.d to provide inforllation of inter..t to al_t everyone, with general coverage lectures in the Rlorni ng _.sions and probl_-sol v- i ng p..n.l di scussi ons in happy that 38 CONPS those attending. Many MeMbers of CONPS the Horticulture C~i tt_ > success 1 n the Denver involved. contributed the .fternoon. .... r. --.b.,.s were.-eng and the .-.bar. of .nd Reh;llbilitation to the MOr'kshop atany -ys. ...ny .taff .-.bers of Botanic a..rd.ns ..Iso ....r. Thank. to everyone! Cc::r.lnlnc::r.n W __d1& C)~ th_=Un~t_d=st_t~~ Dover Publications, Inc.. New York, ha. reprinted this USDA, ARB, publlc.tion with no chang... The book Ii .ts 224 weads s.l ected frOll 177'5 listed by the w.ed Soc1at.y of ~erie.. in ~~§ 141 347-386, 1966. in the book .r. sa.e ofTh. _&d. the pr.v.lent weeds In cropland., grazing lands. noneroplands. .nd aqu.tic sites. -HZBH ALTZTUDE REVE8ETATZON Th. High Altitud. Reveget.tion org.niz. ­tion ia an infor_l group int.....ted in the revegetation of di.turbed ar.... pre­da.inantly in the sub.lpin. and .lpine zones. Th. organiz.tion holds. bi.nnu.l wint.,. workshop for the present.ton of pap.r., and an annu.l su..er field tour to same revegetation project.. Anyon. inter­ested in receiving ..il1ngs fro. the or­ganization c.n have th.ir n....dded to the .ailing list by contacting Bary L. Thor. AgronDlllY Dept. • CSU, Fort Colli ns CO 80523. (tel~hone 491-6904). FIELD TRZP REPORT SOUTHERN PRAZRZES AND CANYONS MAV 21-22 KAny of us have long want.d an introduction to the native veg.tation of southe••tern Color.do. The first field trip scheduled there, a f_ ye.r. ago, was canc.lled when a late spring storRl Made the planned rout•• of trav.l impassable. The loI£'ather was also • field trip. More than fell at La Junta on May weather obstacles. our factor in our 1983 two inch.. of rain 20th. Despite the host and trip leader. Dr. O.xt.,. ........ providtld an anjoy"ble and inforaativ. trip that he had planned thoroughly. Dr. and Hr......s gave the trip a gracious start by hosti ng an opan house at th.i r ho_ . on Friday evaning, Hay 20th. Participant. Mare introduced to the geaQr"phy .nd flora.. of the .tudy ar.a and had a chane. to beca.a aequ.inttld. Fourteen of us a._lIIbled at Otero Junior Collev. on Saturday IIIOI'"ning Mher. DeMter provided each Mith (1) a check li.t of the plant speci_ of Otero. Bent and CrOMI.y counti••, (2) geologic cros.-sections for our travel rout_ and (3) a eap of the country surrounding Carrizo Canyon Mher. those of us Mho _re equi ped to callp out _re to spand the night. He also had av.ilable the PIN species check li.t. for eaca .nd La.. Aniea. counties. w. travelad southM"rd on Colorado HighNay 109 m.king nu..,.ou. .tops to .allpl. the veget"tion of the upland plain., canyon•• .nd the vall.y of the Purgatoir. River. At ••ch .tap our host and .....gon ....ter.. had difficulty getting the group to cia.. th.ir c ...ras and book. and .,ve an. But to hi. credit, DeMter got u. to the vii lag. of Kia, 60 ailes .outh of L. Junta, in ti.. to have a group lunch. FollONing lunch_ traveled e ••t on U. S. HighMay 160 into Baca county, than south to a For.st Servic. ca~ground in Carrizo Canyon. Th. r ...ind.r of the day NaB spent exploring Carrizo Canyon and its vtIQetation on foot. It prov8d--to blit ·v.ry interesting both geagraphically and vegetativ.ly. ttost of the group _. prllPared to callp out in Carrizo Canyon. We had a group dinner follONed by wk.ying-out" of UnknDNn plants by lantern light until I don·t knOM. I greN tired .nd Nant off to bad! Bet~ 3 and 4 a. a. Me Mere _k.ned by thunder Mhich NaS ..oon follONed by Mind and rain. By daybreak the .ky NaB cov....ed by 10M, he.vy clouds. Th. ellpertenc. of the • ...gan Hasttr" told us to g.t off the ..veral .il•• of ..lippery, priaitiv. roads b.t~ us and paveeent b.for. eare rain could fall. So _ Wcaravanned" back to Kim Mh.,.. a group br.akfast Mas prepartld. But as the Meather Ma.. cold and Mindy, and roads Mer. _t. it Ma.. d.cided to ter.inat. the trip. It MOUld be too riaky to try trav.l on the uni~rov.d roads that Mere on the IIIOI'"ningB schedul•• In the one ellcellent day that Me had, Dr. Hes. gave ua an equally exc.llent introdution to the flora of Colorado's south.aatern prairies and canyon... 1_ sure that all Mho p"rticipated join in again th"nking our hosts, Dr. and Hrs. Hess, for a vtry enjoyable and inforeativ. trip. Th. list of plants provided to us contains 434 taMa that are found in the counti•• ellplored. We did not .... all of th.., but Me ...M ear. th.n _ could idantify to everyones ..ti ..f.ction. Special included the follOMingl Anac:ardiace.e ---Rhas--~;ilobata CR. ssp. t,..ilobat.) BI!!!E~!Lo••tiu. spa CV.opt.,..us .c.ulis Asttrac.a. --~v;.-;;Xvs ac.ulis var. ac.ulis ~.ch..,...nt~,... pinnatifid. (H.plop.ppus spincdosus) ~.l ••podiu. l.ucanthu. 5..".cio spa !!:!:!fI.!2!!5.!!!! C,..vptantha J...sii Brassicac.a. ---E;rS1iUi-as~,..u. L.squ.,...lla f.ndl.,..i Cactac._ ---Echinoc.,...us vi"'idiflo",~s Opuntia I.b,..ic.t. ~!!:l::9E!!!l::!!~5~! A,....".ri. sp. Cprab. hook.,..i) Fabac... ---Rstr.g.lus c.,...sslc.,..pus Ast"'~.lus .issou,..l.nsls n.s.anthus illinoensis (dry fruit. only) Lupin~s pusill~s E!9.!£!!!!!Qu.,..cus spa (pass. pungens) FUMariac;.a. ---Cor;d;Ils .u,..•• ~~!!:!!~!:!!5!!! IU~s c._~. Ribfrs odor.tu. Loasac... ---i;Dtz..li••ultiflo,... Qr.!!fI.!:!5.!!!lI.u,... coccin•• O.not~,..'••lbic.ulis Oenot~"'i. b,...chvc.,..p. Pinac.a. -~anJp.,..us .onos~,...a Pinus Hulis Peacea. ---iahlen~1"9i. to~_Vi Poleaoniac••• -- Phloi-Ioogifoll. eg!XQon~5.!!!£,..iogon.. e.n.llu. e9E!l::I!!!!!!!5.!!!! C~il.nthws spa (prab•••tonii) Prlaulac.a.---ij;roo1c. anag.llis-.quatica Ranunculac... ---R;DUocalas sp. Rosac.a. ---PraDas bl1"9inian. §5.!:9E!!!~!!!:!!5.!~!C.stlll.Ja s.sslliflo,... P.nst• .an angustlfolius P.nst• .an .u,..ib.,..bis Solanac.a. ---Physalis lob.t. Sol.n«. t,..iflo,..«. Verbenacea. ---U.rb.n.- ••b1"OSifolI. (1I1.ndul.ri. biplrmatifid.) Viol ace.. ---UloI;-nuttallii var. nutt.llii Vitacea. ---Uitis longii ---Lloyd Hayes -------------OFFICERS---------PrltSldtintl Su. !'tart1n 226-3371 Yic.-Pr_•• Bob Hltap•• 841-3978 Sacratoary. El.anor Van Saroen ~-1400 Tr.asurer. tlyrna St.ink...., 226-3371 ------------BOARD OF DIRECTDRS----------- ­.John Andersan (84) Denver .., 234-2496 Bill Baker (83) Boulder 440-3812 karlin ..,1l.y Eberl. (83) eraiO 824-8261 Lloyd Hay.s (84) Fort Collins 226~ Bob ".p_ (83) Parker 841-:5978 Sue !'tartin (84) Fort Coli in. 226-3:571 Bet.h Painter (83) Fort Coli ins 4B2-22B3 Cl.ir. S.•••r(84)8t.a.bo.t Yillao. 879-2168 L_ Shader (84) Fort Collin. 484-0107 tlyrn. at.ink...., (83) Fort Coli Ins 226-3371 Chapter Pr_Idents ar••1110 ..-bers of BOD Boulder, "-y Struthers 494-s674 Fort Collins, !'tary Sor. 482-4697 V • ..,a Y.lley, K.ren ..,1lay-Eberl. 824-7461 ----.-----coM1ITTEES----------CONBERYAt'ION. t'_r. Naldlan 221-4628 EDIl'ORIALI ~ Sh.der 484-0107 EDUCATION. "iriaa Denhaa 442-1020 _ 	 FIELD TRIPS. Scott Ell I. 493--6069 SOYERNtENTAL AFFAIRS, J. SCott Petersan as6 l5BB7 HDRTIClLn..:: It REHABILITATION. Bayl. Weln.t.in S75-2S48 I'IIEtUJE."RSHI PI tlyrn. st.ink...., 226-3371 .- PUllLlCITYI Lloyd HaV- 226-s36S FUlRISSANTI !'tary Ed....,.d. 233-8133 Colarado Native Plant SOciety P. O. Bax 200 Fart Collin. Co BOS22 ------------~ILING ADDRES8------,----- ­COLORADO NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY P. O. BOX 200 FORt' COLLINS CD 80522 ------SCHEDlLE OF t1EttBER8HIP FEES---­LIFE .250.00 SUPPORTING ~. 00 ORGANIZATION 25.00 FMILV DR DUAL 12.00 INDIY I DUAL 8.00 STUDENT OR SENIOR 4.00 --------NBISLETTER ARTICLES-'-- ­Pl.... direct .11 cantrlbutlan. to the EDITOR in car. of the SOcI.ty·. ..11inO addr_•• Deadlin.. far cantrlbutlon. to the MENS­LEITER oar. the first d.y of January, ltarc:h. ".y, .Jul y. Sept"'er, and NovtMber with publication around the l ••t d.y of the .anth. Th. 4 i s.u.s ftarch throuQh Sept"'er will b. published without f.ll, the Janu­ary and Nov"'er I .su_ will b. pub! i sed •• ..terial I ••v.llabl•• --~ttBERSHIP RENENALS AND INFDRl1ATION-­Pl.... direct all ..-bership applic.tan., ren......l. and .ddr_. chano_ to the ttEllBER­SHIP Ch.lrperson, in car. of the SOciety·. ..ilinO addr_•• Pl.... direct all other inqulrl_ reo.rd­ino t.h. SOciety to the SEalETARV in car. of the SOciety·...Ilino addr_•• Non-Profit OrO. U. S. Pa.taos PAID Per.it. .7 Ft.. Collin., CO DR. DEXTER W. HESS 2202 SANTA FE AVE. LA JUNTA CO 81050 .. 

Colorado Native Plant Society Newsletter, Vol. 7 No. 4, July-September 1983

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Colorado Native Plant Society Newsletter, Vol. 7 No. 4, July-September 1983

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