Thanks, Rick - I received the notice. Mag Wine


At 02:11 PM 3/6/2005, you wrote:
>Our Spring Meeting will take place on Saturday, April 9 in Chase Hall at
>Bates College in Lewiston.  The theme for the meeting is "The Future of
>Plant Conservation in Maine" and a number of people have been working hard
>on the planning: Hank Tyler, Christopher Campbell, Arthur Haines, Alison
>Dibble, and Don Cameron.  I'll paste in the draft agenda below.
>
>PLEASE if you receive this meeting notice, email me directly at
>[log in to unmask] to let me know that you have it.  That way we can
>save some postage.  (For all those that I have not heard from, I will be
>sending out a paper notice next week.)  So, if you are reading this, email me!
>
>The meeting will begin at 9am and is scheduled to end at 3pm.  The
>pre-registration cost is $12 (includes lunch at the Bates College
>cafeteria).  Please make out a check payable to 'Rick Speer' and mail it
>to me at the address below.  (Registration at the door will be $15.)
>
>For directions to Bates, look on their website at:
>http://www.bates.edu/directions.xml
>
>Rick Speer
>566 N. Auburn Road
>Auburn ME 04210
>(207) 783-8463
>
>Draft Agenda
>Spring JBS Meeting
>Saturday, April 9th
>
>"The Future of Plant Conservation in Maine"
>
>Christopher Campbell, Moderator, Professor of Plant Systematics, UMaine
>
>8:30     Registration
>9:00     Welcoming by Christopher Campbell
>9:05     Why It Is Important to Conserve Rare Plants * Dr. Alison Dibble,
>Plant Conservation Biologist, Brooklin, Maine
>9:30     Conservation Status of Maine's Rarest Plants * Don Cameron,
>Department of Conservation, Natural Areas Program
>10:00   Break
>10:30   Future Conservation Issues in Maine * Karin Tilberg, Deputy
>Commissioner, Department of Conservation
>11:00   Special Plant Habitats * Arthur Haines, consulting botanist
>11:30   Plant Monitoring and Landowner Contact Program * Bill Brumback,
>New England Wild Flower Society
>12:00   Lunch
>1:15     Panel Discussion: Getting Involved in Future Plant Conservation
>Issues
>             Hank Tyler, Moderator
>Panel members:
>             Rep. Elaine Makas, Lewiston
>             Karen Tilberg, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Conservation
>             Bonnie Loundsbury, past president, Androscoggin Land Trust
>             Theresa Kerchner, executive director, Kennebec Land Trust
>             Andy Cutko, Maine Natural Areas Program
>             Josh Royte, The Nature Conservancy
>             Paula Thompson, State Planning Office, Senior Planner