Hi Rick, When I see you at the spring meeting, I will tell you more about what happened when Arthur and I were driving to Lewiston. Just ahead of us something landed in a field, but it was not like anything we have ever seen before. What happened after that was even more incredible. Arthur agreed that it was ok to tell you because your e-mail is probably secure and no one else will ever see this message. Tom > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Rick Speer" <[log in to unmask]> >> To: <[log in to unmask]> >> Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 2:11 PM >> Subject: JBS Spring Meeting >> >> >>> 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 >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. >>> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >>> Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.4.0 - Release Date: 2/22/05 >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >> Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.4.0 - Release Date: 2/22/05 >>