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During 2020 NNPS held no meetings due to COVID restrictions at our meeting venues.  The 2021 NNPS Board approved plans to begin a joint Northern/Southern Nevada meeting online in March, 2021. 

 

2021 Meetings

Joint Northern and Southern Nevada Zoom Meeting Schedule 
 
September 8, 6:30 pm  Speaker: Maria Jesus_"Worth more than gold: A vascular flora of the southern Inyo Mountains, Inyo County CA"

October NNPS meeting is  on Wednesday October, 13th,  06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) 
This month our  program is presented by Dr. Peter Weisberg, Professor, Landscape Ecology, UNR
"Pinyon-juniper woodlands of the Great Basin: Taking the long view on past and future vegetation changes" 
 It will be an interesting contextual and historical discussion of a major Great Basin biome.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUodeysrDsvHdxJVt_db7OzOvEAElatLOu_ 
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

November 4, 6:30 pm ( NNPS elections held)  Speaker: Kenton Seth_ " Crevice Gardening and Our Local Flora
Dec-Jan: no meeting
February 3, 2022, 6:30 pm  Speaker: Lesley DeFalco_ "Restoration of Joshua Tree"

2020 Meetings

February 3rd, Henderson - Dr. Dominic Gentilcore, recent graduate of School of Life Sciences at University of Nevada, Las Vegas will present  "Blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima) natural regeneration in the Great Basin-Mojave Desert Transition Zone on two fires"

March 2nd, Henderson – Carrie Norman, Vegetation Biologist, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, National Park Service will present her talk on " Population status of Astragalus geyeri var. triquetrus and Eriogonum viscidulum from 1997 to present at Lake Mead National Recreation Area

March 5th, Reno - Aramee Diethelm, EECB doctoral candidate in Pringle Lab which has studies in trophic interactions and impacts on community assembly. "Talking Toxicity: Northern Nevada Milkweeds and the Community Around Them"

March 21st, Reno -  John Weiser will be hosting a field trip planning and coordination meeting at his residence. All members are encouraged to attend. Your input will be of valuable in our ongoing effort to explore and learn. If you have a favorite site you wish to share we would love to include it in our plans. The meeting will start at 1:00 pm and last for no more than an hour or two. If you can not attend the meeting please feel free to contact him by phone or email with any ideas you may wish to share.485 O'Brien Way, Sparks, NV Ph# 775-331-4485, johnpweiser@yahoo.com

April Meetings Cancelled

2019 Meetings

January: Henderson and Reno - No meeting scheduled. Have a Happy New Year, and we will see you in February!  

February 4th: Henderson -  Jeanette Perry, Botanist with Ecological & Environmental Monitoring at the Nevada National Security Site will present "The Current Status of Sensitive Plant Species on the Nevada National Security Site"

February 7th: Reno -  Dominic Gentilcore, PhD candidate at University of Nevada, Las Vegas will present "Checklist of Vascular Plants of Gold Butte National Monument"

March 4th: Henderson -  Erin Eichenberg, Integrated Resources Program Manager with the National Park Service will present "Flora of Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument, Southern Nevada "

March 7th: Reno - Jamey Wilcher, NNPS 2018 grant recipient for research  entitled “Ecology and Genetics of Eriogonum crosbyae Reveal”.  

April 1st: Henderson -  Dominic Gentilcore, PhD candidate at University of Nevada, Las Vegas will present "Checklist of Vascular Plants of Gold Butte National Monument"

April 4th: Reno - Jeanette Perry, Botanist with Ecological & Environmental Monitoring at the Nevada National Security Site will present "The Current Status of Sensitive Plant Species on the Nevada National Security Site"

May 6th: Reno - Since we have no volunteers to host and none of the Reno officers are available on May 2nd, we will postpone the potluck at the arboretum to a later date.

May 6th: Henderson - Jeanne Sharp Howerton, author, historian, 4th generation Nevadan, educator  “The Astonishing Backstory Behind the Discovery and Naming of Primula nevadensis, the Nevada Primrose"

September 5th: Reno - Shannon Swim, NV director of the Sagebrush in Prisons Project will tell us how "Tough Sagebrush comes from Prison"

September 16th (Please note this is the THIRD Monday of the month, not the first due to the holiday and speaker availability): Henderson - Elizabeth Powell, Botanist and Master Gardener will present  " Plant Treasures of the New world: Saints and Sinners"

October 3rd: Reno - Jeanne Sharp Howerton, author, historian, 4th generation Nevadan, educator  “The Astonishing Backstory Behind the Discovery and Naming of Primula nevadensis, the Nevada Primrose"

October 7th: Henderson- Dale Devitt, UNLV Professor in School of Life Sciences and Director of the Center for Urban Water Conservation will present on his talk entitled "Assessing the impact of large scale solar development on desert ecosystems"

November 4th: Henderson - Ka-Voka Jackson, recent UNLV Master's graduate in School of Life Sciences will present her talk entitled "Restoration of areas invaded by ravennagrass (Saccharum ravennae) in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area" 

November 7th: Reno - Charlie Duncan will talk about her project at the Pitchfork Ranch unit of Walker River State Recreation Area.

December 2nd: Henderson - Our Annual Holiday/End-of-Year Potluck. Please bring a dish/dessert/etc. We will convene to celebrate the end of the year and share your best photos of native/unusual plants from 2019 (20-30 best pics/person, please). Compile your photos on a USB drive, and we will project them on the screen for all to view. Also, if you have live/dried plant specimens that you need help identifying, or you have an unusual species that will stump us all, please bring them along. We will also have a native plant seed exchange: bring native seeds that you have (responsibly) gathered over the past year. Coin envelopes / ziploc bags will be provided for folks to take home seeds.

2018 Meetings

SPRING PROGRAMS 2018

January: Henderson - no meeting scheduled. Have a Happy New Year and we will see you next meeting!

February 1: Reno – Our first meeting of the year features Alison Agneray, Ph.D. student with the UNR Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology Department and recipient of our Margaret Williams Research Grant. The title of her presentation is "A summer of seeds: the kickoff to a native plant research project."

February 5th: Henderson - Stefanie Ferrazzano, Biologist with Clark County Desert Conservation Program, will present her talk entitled "The Clark County Desert Conservation Program’s land reserve units:  current conditions and restoration goals."

March 1: Reno – Jan Nachlinger,  NNPS Outgoing Program Chairperson and botanist will present a program on the flora (and fauna) of Antarctica entitled "Antarctica: Flora of a Continent and its Islands, It's not just about the Penguins."

March 5th: Henderson - Laura Eisenberg, who recently retired as Horticulturist and Nursery Manager at Springs Preserve as well as Urban Forester at Nevada Division of Forestry, will present her talk "The George T. Austin Herbarium:  Mining data to reveal more of the fascinating behaviors of Nevada's butterflies and the habitats that support them."

April 2nd: Henderson - Bob Cosburn, long-time member of American Penstemon Society and devoted "Pent-Spotter", will present his talk "Penstemons We Have Known and Loved in Southern Nevada:  Adventures Chasing Down Penstemons Within 50 miles of Las Vegas."

April 5: Reno – Shannon Swim will discuss her work at the UNR seed bank. A tour of the greenhouse on Valley Road will follow.

May 3 – Great Basin Brewery Beer & Science Series, Great Basin Brewery’s Taps & Tanks Production Facility, 1155 S. Rock Boulevard, Suite #490, Reno.
On the first three Thursdays of May (May3, 10, and 17) from 5:30 -7:30 pm we will present a series of public talks about native plants and pollinators as part of the Great Basin Brewery Beer & Science Series. These talks will be held at Great Basin Brewery’s Taps & Tanks Production Facility. Here is a schedule for the talks on each of the three nights:
Thursday, May 3: The Buzz About Bees
• 6:00: Jake Francis, UNR, Northern Nevada’s Backyard Bees
• 6:20: Dr. Felicity Muth, UNR, What Do Bees Think About?
• 6:40: Dr. Anne Leonard, UNR, Helping Our Native Bees
Thursday, May 10: Monarch Mysteries
• 6:00: Cynthia Scholl, Nevada Bugs and Butterflies, Western Monarch Threats and Conservation
• 6:20: Dr. Beth Pringle, UNR, Milkweeds of the Great Basin
• 6:40: Julie Koop, Nv. Monarch Society, Creating Habitat for Monarchs
Thursday, May 17: Powerful Partnerships
• 6:00: Dr. Sarah Barga, UNR, Under the Shrubs - Overlooked Components of Great Basin Plant Communities
• 6:20: Gabriela Rios-Sotelo, UNR, Bats - The Unsung Heroes of Pollination
• 6:40: Dr. Matt Forister, UNR, Insects and Global Change
Taps & Tanks is at 1155 S. Rock Boulevard, Suite #490, Reno, NV 89502.
For more information, contact our Vice President Sarah Kulpa at vicepresident@nvnps.org.

May 5 – Day at the Museum at the University of Nevada, Reno, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. We need volunteers to help staff the Nevada Native Plant Society booth at the UNR Biggest Little Pollinator Garden in the courtyard of the Fleischmann Agriculture building. Contact Shannon Swim at shannonswim@gmail.com. This year’s Reno observance of Pollinator Day will be on Saturday, May 5 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, and coincides with UNR’s Day at the Museum when nine museums on campus will be open to the public. The Biggest Little Pollinator Garden is adjacent to the Fleischmann Agriculture building which houses the Museum of Natural History. The Society will have an information booth in the Fleischmann Ag quad next to the garden. Our program this year will focus on outside outreach and activities.

May 7th: Henderson - Gail Brandys, University of Nevada Master Gardener and Native Plant Propagation Committee in conjunction with Nevada Division of Forestry will present "How to transform your yard into a Certified Wildlife Habitat (and lessons learned from Nevada's hummingbirds)"

May 10 – Great Basin Brewery Beer & Science Series, Great Basin Brewery’s Taps & Tanks Production Facility,
5:30 -7:30 pm. Tonight’s topic is Monarch Mysteries. Details above.

May 17 – Great Basin Brewery Beer & Science Series, Great Basin Brewery’s Taps & Tanks Production Facility, 5:30 -7:30 pm. The topic of the final talk on native plants and pollinators is Powerful Partnerships. Details above.

May 18 – Annual meeting and potluck, Old Washoe City at the Washoe Zephyr Gardens. This property is the site of the 150+ year-old historic Washoe County Jail. John and Nancy Strickland have developed extensive gardens and rent this property out for weddings, meetings, and other social functions. We will get together from 5:30-7:30 pm. Bring food to share, utensils, and beverages of your choice. washoezephyrgardens.com You can drive through Pleasant Valley on US 395 or take the Davis Creek Exit #50 from I-580. Please RSVP to Charlene Duncan at cirsium. down@gmail.com or (775) 530-7458.

May 26 – Open garden tour of John Weiser’s dry-land garden. Come visit John’s beautiful garden anytime between 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. His garden features many native species of mountain,  desert, and steppe plants from across the west with extensive collections of Penstemon, Eriogonum, and cacti. Many will be in bloom! John will be available to answer any questions and he hopes to inspire you to include native plants in your landscapes. His Flickr page features garden photos through the years: https://www. flickr.com/photos/sierrarainshadow/ albums/72157608573082260. 485 O’Brien Way, Sparks, NV. Map: https://goo.gl/maps/D5PmvcCTUzS2 Contact John Weiser at johnpweiser@ yahoo.com or (775) 331- 4485.

June 4th: Henderson - Dr. Lawrence Walker, Professor of Plant Ecology at University of Nevada, Las Vegas and Fred Landau, Research Associate at University of Las Vegas, will introduce their new book "A Natural History of the Mojave Desert

June 21- Flight of the Butterflies Screening. Join us on Thursday, June 21 at 7 pm to help us celebrate National Pollinator Week.  Patagonia Outlet Reno (130 South Center St. Reno NV) will be showing the documentary film, Flight of the Butterflies, which tells the amazing story of the annual Monarch butterfly migration. Come to this free event and learn all about why butterflies and pollinators in general are so important to our natural world. 

July and August, 2018: Henderson - Summer Break! No meetings scheduled. Enjoy the rest of the summer.

FALL PROGRAMS

September 6: Reno – Temitope Israel Borokini: Ivesia webberi;  tougher than you think. Phenology of I. webberi and the role of climate change, community diversity in the species’ known locations and its adaptation potentials in a highly stochastic environment.

September 10th: Henderson (PLEASE NOTE change in date from the 3rd due to Labor Day holiday) - Todd Esque, Research Ecologist with USGS will present "Searching for Joshua Trees from Space...and from a Little Closer"

Oct. 1st: Henderson - Kobbe Shaw, Executive Director with Tortoise Group will present "Wild Tortoise Conservation Through Captive Tortoise Management"

October 4: Reno –  Ann Pinzl, Archives Chair for NNPS and long time member, will give a program on Endemism, Madagascar Style (and a bit more).   My view of a big, fascinating island, with emphasis on its biota, especially botanical.

November 1: Reno –  Jake Francis, Native Bees and review of nutritional ecology of plant-pollinator relationships.

Nov 5th: Henderson - Tiffany Pereira, graduate student in School of Life Sciences at UNLV, will present "Evaluating Long-term Change in Soil Seed Banks, Fertile Islands, and Rare Plant Communities in the Eastern Mojave Desert"
 
December 3rd, 2018: Henderson - Annual Holiday/End-of-Year Potluck. Please bring a dish/dessert/etc. We will convene to celebrate the end of the year and share your best photos of native/unusual plants from 2018 (20-30 best pics/person please). Compile your photos on a USB drive, and we will project them on the screen for all to view. Also, if you have live/dried plant specimens that you need help identifying, or you have an unusual species that will stump us all, please bring them along. We will also have a native plant seed exchange: bring native seeds that you have (responsibly) gathered over the past year. Coin envelopes / ziploc bags will be provided for folks to take home seeds.
 

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