Hi all, Thought you'd like to see this information about our March series. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. My best, Theresa P.S. You can go to our web site (www.tklt.org) in a few days to see this in a nicer format...couldn't send an attachment to the list serv. Kennebec Land Trust Lyceum The Flora of Maine Lessons in Ecology, Botany and History Ladd Recreation Center 7:00 - 8:30 pm The Kennebec Land Trust, the Wayne Area Garden Club and the Ladd Recreation Center are co-sponsoring a community lecture series on the Flora of Maine. These programs will be held at the Ladd Center on the Gott Road in Wayne during March and April, 2004. * Please join us for these excellent presentations and the opportunity to meet your friends and neighbors in the region. Members and Directors of the sponsoring organizations will be attending the series and there will be time to visit over refreshments after each program. This community program is supported by Robert, Gloria and Lincoln Ladd. March 11th Introduction to Maine's Flora: an Ecological and Geographical Perspective Dr. Susan C. Gawler, Plant Ecologist Topics: · Biogeographical setting of Maine's flora · North American vegetation zones · Some history: botanical explorations in Maine · Floristic and vegetation gradients on the state scale; central Maine as a transition zone · Maine's flora as represented in its plant communities forest communities open wetland communities upland non-forested communities March 18th Indicator Plants and Their Use in Finding Rare Species Arthur Haines, Research Botanist, New England Wildflower Society, Vice-President, Josselyn Botanical Society Topics: · indicators for plant communities, in particular, those plants that help define communities that contain rare elements · noteworthy plant communities that are present in Kennebec County and the surrounding area · steps to take after indicator plants are found: what to do if conservation lands are special from a natural resource perspective · a brief history of the Josselyn Botanical Society continued... March 25th, Invasive Species and Impacts in Maine Christopher Mattrick, Senior Conservation Programs Manager, New England Wild Flower Society Topics: · Identification of non-native plants invading Maine’s diverse natural communities · Natural history, ecology and impacts of terrestrial invasive plant species · Analog species which native Maine species can be accidentally confused with invasive plants and how to tell the difference · Techniques for the management and control of invasive plants - timing, treatments, and tools · What citizens and landowners can do to help: the Invasive Plant Atlas of New England and other opportunities April 1st: Maine Forest Conservation and Management: History, Trends and Opportunities Robert Bryan, Forest and Wetlands Ecologist, Licensed Forester Topics: · Maine's forest ecosystems at a glance · State of the forest · Changing forest ownership: threat or opportunity? · Timber management and biodiversity: how well can they coexist? · Parks and Wildlands: players and proposals for forest land protection. · The rural forest: opportunities for regional and local land trusts. · Ripples in the pond: local decisions in a global timber market · A forest vision *(One snow date - Thursday, April 8th) Spring and Summer Botany Walks see June KLT newsletter for more details. This spring the KLT will offer two botany walks in June and July. Participants on each of the field trips will start a species list for each KLT property. This information will contribute important data to the KLT’s property inventories. · June 12: A spring wildflower walk on the KLT Reynolds property on Goff Brook in Sidney with Mike Auger, Consulting Ecologist and Board Member, Androscoggin Land Trust · July 31: A botanical and historical field walk to the KLT Besse Historical Conservation Area and Homestead in Wayne with Theresa Kerchner, KLT Education and Stewardship Coordinator For more information contact: Theresa Kerchner Kennebec Land Trust Education and Stewardship Coordinator 134 Main Street Suite 2B Winthrop, Maine 04364 207-377-2848 [log in to unmask] www.tklt.org __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html