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Colorado Native Plant Society Calendar of Events - 2010
Colorado Native Plant Society Calendar of Events - 2010
(Field Trips, Speakers, Workshops)
All functions are open to members of any chapter, and most events are free and open to the public.
Workshops and classes usually have a fee. Please check with the contact person.
Updated 2/12/2010
Date Description Chapter For Details, Contact:
2009
12/2/09 “Dragonflies, Damselflies, ‘Buford’, and Northern Pam Smith: 970‐223‐3453
the Future of Walnuts”! (Fort Collins/Loveland/ pamelas4824@earthlink.net
Fort Morgan/Sterling/ http://conps.org/northern.html
Chapter Meeting, 7 p.m., Gardens on Cheyenne/Laramie/Estes
Spring Creek, Fort Collins Park/Greeley area)
12/5‐6/ “80+ Ferns and Fern Allies of Colorado”. Colorado Native http://conps.org/workshops.html
09 Workshop, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., CSU Extension Plant Society
Office, Longmont
12/8/09 “Bristlecone Pine Tree Population on Mt. Metro‐Denver Jannette Wesley: 303‐985‐5299
Goliath”. denverconps@gmail.com
Chapter Meeting, 7 p.m., Olin Hall, http://conps.org/metro_denver.html
University of Denver
2010
1/6/10 “Horticultural Therapy”. Northern Pam Smith: 970‐223‐3453
Chapter Meeting, 7 p.m., Gardens on (Fort Collins/Loveland/ pamelas4824@earthlink.net
Fort Morgan/Sterling/ http://conps.org/northern.html
Spring Creek, Fort Collins Cheyenne/Laramie/Estes
Park/Greeley area)
1/14/10 “Photography Power Point: Colorado Boulder Elizabeth Drozda‐Freeman:
Wildflowers”. 303‐440‐8225
Chapter Meeting, 7 p.m., Boulder REI elizabeth.wildflower@gmail.com
Community Room http://conps.org/boulder.html
1/21/10 “Discussion of the ‘Rare Imperiled Plants Southwest Al Schneider: 970‐882‐4647
of Colorado’ Exhibit”. (Telluride/Cortez/ webmaster@conps.org
Durango, Pagosa area) http://conps.org/southwest.html
Chapter Meeting, 6:30 p.m., The Center of
Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College
1/23‐ “Early Old Men – Fleabanes (Erigeron) of Colorado Native http://conps.org/workshops.html
24/10 the Foothills”. Plant Society
Workshop. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., CSU Extension
Office, Longmont
Colorado Native Plant Society Calendar of Events
(Field Trips, Speakers, Workshops)
All functions are open to members of any chapter, and most events are free and open to the public.
Workshops and classes usually have a fee. Please check with the contact person.
Updated 2/12/2010
Date Description Chapter For Details, Contact:
1/26/10 “National Park Service Native Landscape Metro‐Denver Jannette Wesley: 303‐985‐5299
Restoration”. denverconps@gmail.com
Chapter Meeting, 7 p.m., Olin Hall, http://conps.org/metro_denver.html
University of Denver
2/6‐7/10 “The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful: Colorado Native http://conps.org/workshops.html
The Solanaceae in Colorado”. Plant Society
Workshop, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., CSU Extension
Office, Longmont
2/11/10 “Butterflies of Upper Gregory and Longs Boulder Elizabeth Drozda‐Freeman:
Canyon”. 303‐440‐8225
Chapter Meeting, 7 p.m., Boulder REI elizabeth.wildflower@gmail.com
Community Room http://conps.org/boulder.html
2/11/10 “Pollinating Insects of Colorado”. Northern Pam Smith: 970‐223‐3453
Chapter Meeting, 7 p.m., Lincoln Center, (Fort Collins/Loveland/ pamelas4824@earthlink.net
Fort Morgan/Sterling/ http://conps.org/northern.html
Fort Collins Cheyenne/Laramie/Estes
Park/Greeley area)
2/11/10 “Taking the Confusion out of Woody Shrub Southeast Warren Nolan: 719‐543‐6196
ID”. (Colorado Springs, warrenn@aculink.net
Pueblo, La Junta area)
Chapter Meeting, 6:30 p.m. Cheyenne http://conps.org/southeast.html
Mountain Library, Colorado Springs
2/18/10 “Taking the Confusion out of Woody Shrub Southeast Warren Nolan: 719‐543‐6196
ID”. (Colorado Springs, warrenn@aculink.net
Pueblo, La Junta area)
Chapter Meeting, 6:30 p.m., CSU http://conps.org/southeast.html
Extension Office, Pueblo
2/20/10 “Mistletoe and other Parasitic Plants”. Plateau Gay Austin: 970‐641‐6264
Presentation, 10:30 a.m., Mesa State (Grand Junction/ austinaceae@frontier.net
Montrose/Glenwood/
College, Grand Junction http://conps.org/plateau.html
Craig area)
2/23/10 “Gardening with Native Plants: Creating Metro‐Denver Jannette Wesley: 303‐985‐5299
Diversity Around Your Home”. denverconps@gmail.com
Chapter Meeting, 7 p.m., Olin Hall, http://conps.org/metro_denver.html
University of Denver
Colorado Native Plant Society Calendar of Events
(Field Trips, Speakers, Workshops)
All functions are open to members of any chapter, and most events are free and open to the public.
Workshops and classes usually have a fee. Please check with the contact person.
Updated 2/12/2010
Date Description Chapter For Details, Contact:
2/27/10 “Midwinter Grasses”. Northern Rick Shory: 970‐416‐0970 (home)
Field trip, 1 p.m., Fort Collins (Fort Collins/Loveland/ 360‐774‐6593 (cell)
Fort Morgan/Sterling/
Cheyenne/Laramie/Estes
rickshory@gmail.com
Park/Greeley area) http://conps.org/northern.html
3/3/10 “Imperiled Plants of Northern Colorado”. Northern Pam Smith: 970‐223‐3453
Chapter Meeting, 7 p.m., Gardens on (Fort Collins/Loveland/ pamelas4824@earthlink.net
Fort Morgan/Sterling/ http://conps.org/northern.html
Spring Creek, Fort Collins Cheyenne/Laramie/Estes
Park/Greeley area)
3/6/10 “The Ferns of Colorado”. Plateau Gay Austin: 970‐641‐6264
Workshop, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., (Grand Junction/ austinaceae@frontier.net
Montrose/Glenwood/
Palisade http://conps.org/plateau.html
Craig area)
3/6‐7/10 “The Invaders: Noxious Weeds Present Colorado Native http://conps.org/workshops.html
and Not Yet in Colorado”. Plant Society
Workshop, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., CSU Extension
Office, Longmont
3/10/10 “Wildflower Photo Show: Tiny Southwest Al Schneider: 970‐882‐4647
Wildflowers of Telluride”. (Telluride/Cortez/ webmaster@conps.org
Durango, Pagosa area) http://conps.org/southwest.html
Chapter Meeting, 6 p.m., Telluride Library
3/11/10 “The Vegetation Monitoring Program of Boulder Elizabeth Drozda‐Freeman:
the Boulder Open Space and Mountain 303‐440‐8225
Parks’ Grassland Ecosystem Management elizabeth.wildflower@gmail.com
Plan”. http://conps.org/boulder.html
Chapter Meeting, 7 p.m., Boulder REI
Community Room
3/18/10 “The Weed Invasion”. Southeast Warren Nolan: 719‐543‐6196
Chapter Meeting, 6:30 p.m., CSU (Colorado Springs, warrenn@aculink.net
Pueblo, La Junta area)
Extension Office, Pueblo http://conps.org/southeast.html
3/23/10 “The Historic Role of Fire in Forest and Metro‐Denver Jannette Wesley: 303‐985‐5299
Grassland Ecosystems”. denverconps@gmail.com
Chapter Meeting, 7 p.m., Olin Hall, http://conps.org/metro_denver.html
University of Denver
Colorado Native Plant Society Calendar of Events
(Field Trips, Speakers, Workshops)
All functions are open to members of any chapter, and most events are free and open to the public.
Workshops and classes usually have a fee. Please check with the contact person.
Updated 2/12/2010
Date Description Chapter For Details, Contact:
3/25/10 “The Weed Invasion”. Southeast Warren Nolan: 719‐543‐6196
Chapter Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Cheyenne (Colorado Springs, warrenn@aculink.net
Pueblo, La Junta area)
Mountain Library, Colorado Springs http://conps.org/southeast.html
3/27‐ “Nyctaginaceae of Colorado”. Colorado Native http://conps.org/workshops.html
28/10 Workshop, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., CSU, Yates Plant Society
Building, Fort Collins
3/30/10 “Fort Lewis College Herbarium Tour”. Southwest Al Schneider: 970‐882‐4647
6:30 p.m. (Telluride/Cortez/ webmaster@conps.org
Durango, Pagosa area) http://conps.org/southwest.html
Fort Lewis College Herbarium, Durango
4/tba/10 “The Great Migration: Monarchs of North Metro‐Denver Jannette Wesley: 303‐985‐5299
America”. denverconps@gmail.com
Chapter Meeting, 7 p.m., Olin Hall, http://conps.org/metro_denver.html
University of Denver
4/7/10 “Plant Biogeography of Colorado”. Northern Pam Smith: 970‐223‐3453
Chapter Meeting, 7 p.m., Gardens on (Fort Collins/Loveland/ pamelas4824@earthlink.net
Fort Morgan/Sterling/ http://conps.org/northern.html
Spring Creek, Fort Collins Cheyenne/Laramie/Estes
Park/Greeley area)
4/8/10 “Project Budburst”. Boulder Elizabeth Drozda‐Freeman:
Chapter Meeting, 7 p.m., Boulder REI 303‐440‐8225
Community Room elizabeth.wildflower@gmail.com
http://conps.org/boulder.html
4/10‐ “Fossil Plants and Insects from Cenozoic Colorado Native http://conps.org/workshops.html
11/10 Colorado”. Plant Society
Workshop, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., University of
CO, Museum Collections Building, Room
E280, Boulder
4/17/10 “Botanize the Four Corners Area”. Southwest Al Schneider: 970‐882‐4647
Field Trip, near the Four Corners (Telluride/Cortez/ webmaster@conps.org
Durango, Pagosa area) http://conps.org/southwest.html
Monument
4/20/10 “Buds to Flowers to Fruit”. Plateau Gay Austin: 970‐641‐6264
Workshop, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., (Grand Junction/ austinaceae@frontier.net
Montrose/Glenwood/
Mesa State College, Grand Junction http://conps.org/plateau.html
Craig area)
Colorado Native Plant Society Calendar of Events
(Field Trips, Speakers, Workshops)
All functions are open to members of any chapter, and most events are free and open to the public.
Workshops and classes usually have a fee. Please check with the contact person.
Updated 2/12/2010
Date Description Chapter For Details, Contact:
4/22/10 “Botanize the Shiprock”. Southwest Al Schneider: 970‐882‐4647
Field Trip, base of the Shiprock. (Telluride/Cortez/ webmaster@conps.org
Durango, Pagosa area) http://conps.org/southwest.html
4/29/10 “Protecting Rare Plants in the Arkansas Southeast Warren Nolan: 719‐543‐6196
Valley Barrens”. (Colorado Springs, warrenn@aculink.net
Pueblo, La Junta area)
Chapter Meeting, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., http://conps.org/southeast.html
Cheyenne Mountain Library, Colorado
Springs
4/29/10 “Environmental Regulations”. Southwest Al Schneider: 970‐882‐4647
Chapter Meeting, 6:30 p.m., SWCA (Telluride/Cortez/ webmaster@conps.org
Durango, Pagosa area) http://conps.org/southwest.html
Environmental Consultants, 130 Rock
Point Drive, Durango
5/8/10 “Rattlesnake Arches in Colorado Canyons Plateau Gay Austin: 970‐641‐6264
National Conservation Area”. (Grand Junction/ austinaceae@frontier.net
Montrose/Glenwood/
Field Trip, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., near Grand http://conps.org/plateau.html
Craig area)
Junction
5/8/10 “Rim of the Canyons Spring Wildflowers”. Southwest The Prices: 970‐677‐2514
Field Trip. Rim of the Canyon near Dove (Telluride/Cortez/ fivespringsfarm@ftitel.net
Durango, Pagosa area) http://conps.org/southwest.html
Creek
5/20/10 “Native Plant Digital Photography”. Southeast Warren Nolan: 719‐543‐6196
Workshop, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., (Colorado Springs, warrenn@aculink.net
Pueblo, La Junta area)
CSU Extension Office, Pueblo http://conps.org/southeast.html
5/22/10 “Canyon Country Wildflowers”. Southwest Judith Franklin: 970‐564 ‐1042
Field Trip, Disappointment Valley/Big (Telluride/Cortez/ slickrock13@aol.com
Durango, Pagosa area)
Gypsum Valley/Dry Creek Basin http://conps.org/southwest.html
5/25/10 “Annual Spring Hike to Mount Falcon Metro‐Denver Jannette Wesley: 303‐985‐5299
Park”. denverconps@gmail.com
Field Trip, 5:30 p.m., off US Highway #285 http://conps.org/metro_denver.html
Vickey Trammel: 303‐795‐5643
jrtramb@q.com
Colorado Native Plant Society Calendar of Events
(Field Trips, Speakers, Workshops)
All functions are open to members of any chapter, and most events are free and open to the public.
Workshops and classes usually have a fee. Please check with the contact person.
Updated 2/12/2010
Date Description Chapter For Details, Contact:
5/29/10 “Open Space Hike – Calypso Orchids and Metro‐Denver Lenore Mitchell: 303‐934‐2691
Shooting Stars”. lenoremitchell@msn.com
Field Trip, 9 a.m., Reynolds Open Space denverconps@gmail.com
Park http://conps.org/metro_denver.html
5/29/10 “Beautiful Mountain”. Southwest Al Schneider: 970‐882‐4647
Field Trip, Navajo Reservation (Telluride/Cortez/ webmaster@conps.org
Durango, Pagosa area) http://conps.org/southwest.html
6/1‐2‐ “Botanize the Badlands Along New Mexico Southwest Al Schneider: 970‐882‐4647
3?/10 Highway #550”. (Telluride/Cortez/ webmaster@conps.org
Durango, Pagosa area http://conps.org/southwest.html
Field Trip, between Bloomfield and
Bernalillo, NM
6/4‐5/10 “Lone Mesa”. Plateau Gay Austin: 970‐641‐6264
Field Trip, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Lone Mesa (Grand Junction/ austinaceae@frontier.net
Montrose/Glenwood/
State Park between Norwood and Dolores Craig area) http://conps.org/plateau.html
6/12/10 “The Splendor of Shambhala Mountain Northern Jim Tolstrup: (970) 622‐9676
Center”. (Fort Collins/Loveland/ http://conps.org/northern.html
Fort Morgan/Sterling/
Field Trip, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Red Feather
Cheyenne/Laramie/Estes
Lakes; $7/lunch Park/Greeley area)
6/12/10 “Montrose‐Ouray Weed Pull”. Plateau Gay Austin: 970‐641‐6264
9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Montrose and Ouray (Grand Junction/ austinaceae@frontier.net
Montrose/Glenwood/
areas http://conps.org/plateau.html
Craig area)
6/13/10 “Magnificent Wildflowers of Mesa Verde Southwest Al Schneider: 970‐882‐4647
National Park”. (Telluride/Cortez/ webmaster@conps.org
Durango, Pagosa area http://conps.org/southwest.html
Field Trip, Prater Ridge Trail
6/19‐ “Photography of Botanical Subjects”. Colorado Native http://conps.org/workshops.html
20/10 Workshop, 8 a.m. ‐ 3 p.m. Saturday, 9 Plant Society
a.m. – 3 p.m. Sunday, Walker Ranch,
Boulder County Open Space
6/19/10 “Open Space Wildflower Hike”. Metro‐Denver Lenore Mitchell: 303‐934‐2691
Field Trip, 9 a.m., Lair O’Bear Jefferson lenoremitchell@msn.com
County Open Space Park denverconps@gmail.com
http://conps.org/metro_denver.html
Colorado Native Plant Society Calendar of Events
(Field Trips, Speakers, Workshops)
All functions are open to members of any chapter, and most events are free and open to the public.
Workshops and classes usually have a fee. Please check with the contact person.
Updated 2/12/2010
Date Description Chapter For Details, Contact:
6/19/10 “Tamarisk Seminar & Field Trip”. Plateau Gay Austin: 970‐641‐6264
9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Delta (Grand Junction/ austinaceae@frontier.net
Montrose/Glenwood/
http://conps.org/plateau.html
Craig area)
6/19/10 “In Search of the Giant Onions”. Southwest Cara MacMillan: 970‐882‐6854
Field Trip, west of Dolores (Telluride/Cortez/ cgildar@gmail.com
Durango, Pagosa area http://conps.org/southwest.html
7/10/10 “Looking for Trautvetteria carolinensis Southwest Susan Halabrin: 970‐749‐6143
(Tasselrue)". (Telluride/Cortez/ shalabrin@aol.com
Durango, Pagosa area http://conps.org/southwest.html
Field Trip, Opal Lake, Southern San Juans
7/10‐ “Sheep Mountain Research Trip”. Plateau Gay Austin: 970‐641‐6264
11/10 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., southwest of Lake City (Grand Junction/ austinaceae@frontier.net
Montrose/Glenwood/
on Sheep Mountain http://conps.org/plateau.html
Craig area)
7/17/10 “Alpine Wildflowers”. Southwest John Bregar: 970‐385‐1814
Field Trip, above Silverton (Telluride/Cortez/ jbregar@durango.net
Durango, Pagosa area http://conps.org/southwest.html
7/24/10 “Annual Pilgrimage to Worship the Southwest Travis Ward: 970‐247‐1310
Wildflowers”. (Telluride/Cortez/ tlward@frontier.net
Durango, Pagosa area http://conps.org/southwest.html
Field Trip, Pass Creek Trail
7/30/10 “Wildflowers of Bridal Veil Falls”. Southwest Connie Colter: 970‐728‐4678
Field Trip, Telluride (Telluride/Cortez/ cwcolter@hotmail.com
Durango, Pagosa area http://conps.org/southwest.html
8/2/10 “Loveland Lakes – An Alpine Flower Metro‐Denver Vickey Trammel: 303‐795‐5643
Experience”. jrtramb@q.com
Field trip, 7:30 a.m., west of Loveland Pass denverconps@gmail.com
http://conps.org/metro_denver.html
8/6‐9/10 “New Mexico Native Plant Society Annual New Mexico Al Schneider: 970‐882‐4647
Meeting”. Native Plant webmaster@conps.org
Taos New Mexico Society http://conps.org/southwest.html
http://npsnm.unm.edu/meetings.html
Colorado Native Plant Society Calendar of Events
(Field Trips, Speakers, Workshops)
All functions are open to members of any chapter, and most events are free and open to the public.
Workshops and classes usually have a fee. Please check with the contact person.
Updated 2/12/2010
Date Description Chapter For Details, Contact:
8/13‐ “High Elevation Fens”. Plateau Gay Austin: 970‐641‐6264
15/10 Research Field Trip, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., (Grand Junction/ austinaceae@frontier.net
Montrose/Glenwood/
Cinnamon Pass north of Silverton http://conps.org/plateau.html
Craig area)
8/14/10 “Flowers of the Alpine and Sub‐alpine Southwest Susan Halabrin: 970‐749‐6143
Ecotone”. (Telluride/Cortez/ shalabrin@aol.com
Durango, Pagosa area
Field Trip, Wolf Creek Pass http://conps.org/southwest.html
8/27/10 “Mushroom Hunting”. Southwest Gabi Morey: 970‐385‐1256
Field Trip, Location tba (Telluride/Cortez/ gabi@sjma.org
Durango, Pagosa area http://conps.org/southwest.html
9/10‐ “Colorado Native Plant Society Annual Colorado Native http://conps.org/annual_meeting.html
12/10 Meeting”. Plant Society
Denver Area