The JBS Spring Meeting is only four short weeks away! We will be gathering in the usual space at Bates College on Saturday, April 8. Coffee, tea and muffins will be ready at 8:30am and the program will be starting at 9am (see draft agenda below). The pre-registration fee is $12 and includes lunch at the Bates cafeteria. (Registration at the door is $15.) Please pre-register by Friday, March 31 by sending a $12 check made payable to: Rick Speer. Mail to Rick at 566 N. Auburn Road, Auburn, ME 04210. If you have questions, contact Rick by phone: 783-8463; or Email: [log in to unmask] . For directions to Bates College, visit their web page at: http://www.bates.edu/directions.xml Theme: The Flora of Katahdin Draft agenda: 8:30 AM * registration, refreshments, and reconnecting 9:00 AM * Chris Campbell * Welcome and announcements 9:10 AM * Opening remarks by Jensen Bissell, Director of Baxter State Park 9:15 AM * Alison Dibble: Ecology, botanical history, and conservation concerns on Katahdin 10:15 AM * Jean Hoekwater: Katahdin's flora: Forever wild in Baxter State Park 10:30 AM * BREAK 11:00 AM * Jim Hinds: Katahdin's lichens 12 noon * LUNCH 1:00 PM * Norton Miller: High altitude bryophytes of Katahdin and some geological correlates 2:00 PM * Arthur Haines: Recent floristic research in Baxter State Park 3:00 PM * adjournment