Hi all! First, I would just like to say how great it was to see everyone – can’t wait to do it again next year in Bethel! Also, I am pasting in a job part-time/temp job announcement at Bowman’s Hill, where I work, in case you know anyone who might be interested. Lastly, COME VISIT! Any questions about the job – or anything else – just email me. Hildy 6322 Upper York Road New Hope, PA 18938 215-297-9023 [log in to unmask] Hildy Ellis Education Coordinator Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve PO Box 685 New Hope, PA 18938 215-862-2924٠ fax:215-862-1846 <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]٠ <http://www.bhwp.org/> www.bhwp.org Outreach Educator Job at Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve, New Hope, Pennsylvania – Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve is seeking a part-time temporary outreach educator to develop the program and curriculum for its new Plant Stewardship Index. Candidates must have a botanical background with strong plant ID skills, familiarity with Delaware River Basin native plants, excellent communication and presentation skills, and be proficient with PowerPoint/digital presentations. The position requires a 24-hour work week for four months. Position may extend or become full-time as funding becomes available. Position open immediately. EOE. Send resume including three references to: Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve - PSI Educator Search P.O. Box 685 New Hope, PA 18938 Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve is located on 1635 River Road (PA Route 32), 2.5 miles south of New Hope, Pennsylvania and convenient to I-95. For more information about the Preserve, visit www.bhwp.org. Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve's Plant Stewardship Index - A Summary Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve (BHWP) has broadened its horizons and is reaching beyond its 134-acre site to help protect and manage local plant habitats. With the use of BHWP’s plant database, and the assistance of experts from the Delaware Valley Region of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, the Preserve has developed the Plant Stewardship Index. This analytical tool will assist and educate land stewards and practitioners to monitor and evaluate the plants and habitats they protect and manage. By using this Index, you will be able to evaluate the relative ecological quality of each plant and plant community on a given property as well as calculate an overall standardized rating for the site. Similar tools have been accepted and implemented elsewhere, based on the Floristic Quality Assessment Index (FQAI) created by Floyd Swink and Gerould Wilhelm in the 1970’s. But this is the first time a FQAI has been created for the Delaware Valley Region with a focus on educating professionals and the general public alike The Plant Stewardship Index database rates approximately 900 of the plants found in the piedmont plant communities of the Delaware River Basin in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The database includes native and naturalized plants, selected threatened and endangered plants, and invasive plants, and shows the likelihood of their occurrence in various habitats. Users can assess the relative ecological quality of each plant and plant community on a given property, and also calculate an overall standardized ratio