Hi Rick- I am a lurker on the JBS list and not a JBS member, but was interested in finding out more about the plant survey trip, although I may have another commitment that I can't change. What type of distances/ elevation change are involved in the route? I have not been hiking as much as I'd like (and backpacking much longer ago...) and this looks enticing. I have done some botanical surveys for NEWFS in the past and was an AMC volunteer naturalist for a few years too. I work for the NHDES Wetlands program. If you are still interested in a botanical companion, please let me know more details and if it looks realistic for me I may be able to join you. Thanks! Best regards, Sandy Crystall Bow, NH On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 9:04 PM, Rick Speer <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I'm doing a rare plant survey for NEWFS/MNAP in Baxter State Park on the > weekend of Sept 10-13 and I would welcome a botanical companion. It's a > search for 20-year old Diapensia lapponica and Geocaulon lividum sites. > > We would need to start hiking in the Park around noon on Friday, September > 10 and the current plan is to hike out early on Monday, September 13. If > interested, contact me at 207-783-8463 or [log in to unmask] > > Rick Speer