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LISTSERV 17.02024-03-19T02:21:10ZAndrea Nurse2017-07-26T14:21:57+00:002017-07-26T14:21:57+00:00Plant taxonomy position at UMaine Orono for this fall semesterhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;5fc4c78a.1707The School of Biology and Ecology at the University of Maine is looking for a botanist who may be interested in teaching Plant Taxonomy (BIO 464) in the Fall 2017.<br><br>The course is comprised of a lecture (TTh 11-12:15) and three lab sections (M 10-12:50, Tu 2-4:50, F 2-4:50). Teaching Assistants will be assigned to help out with the labs. Some of the lectures could be delivered remotely, for which we will provide technical assistance. [...] Andrea Nurse2017-03-06T15:23:21+00:002017-03-06T15:23:21+00:00Looking for an addresshttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;18a07a15.1703Hi All - The JBS Newsletter to Laurence Crofutt's Charleston, IL address came back as "not deliverable and unable to forward". Is anyone in contact with him and have a new address? Dr. Crofutt has been a JBS member since 1971.<br><br>We tapped the maple grove yesterday. Spring is just around the corner. [...] Andrea Nurse2013-06-06T08:13:35-04:002013-06-06T08:13:35-04:00Looking for a financial reviewhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;7e5aab23.1306Hi Josselyn Members - According to the revisions to our bylaws enacted at the Spring Meeting, the Treasurer needs to secure an informal review of the prior year's accounts before presenting the financial statement at the annual meeting. A JBS member familiar with spreadsheets and budget reports is more than qualified to review the statement. Would one or more of you be willing to go over the accounting ledgers during the last week of June? I can either mail copies to you or meet somewhere for a few hours. [...] Halpert Gretchen2013-01-28T16:25:59-05:002013-01-28T16:25:59-05:00Nature Journaling in Tuscany workshophttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;e07dcd88.1301Dear JBS,<br><br>When I saw the Journaling class listed at Haystack, I was reminded to<br>send out a notice that my workshop deadline has been extended to<br>March 1 (workshop is in Italy in June.)<br>Haystack is a wonderful place to be; I have taken workshops there<br>before and have loved them and am tempted to participate in this one.<br>IF you wish to go further afield (the timing is such that you can<br>even do both), the details of Nature and Travel Journaling are at<br>this link: http://natureandtraveljournalingintuscany.blogspot.com [...] Cameron, Don S.2013-01-28T14:09:02+00:002013-01-28T14:09:02+00:00Haystack School - Botany Opportunity for Someone?https://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;22158ea7.1301Hi Folks,<br><br>Robert Johnson (RobertJohnsonPaintings.com) who teaches a 2 week long drawing course at the Haystack School in Deer Isle (http://www.haystack-mtn.org/), is looking for someone familiar with Downeast plants and habitats to assist with his course. In return for assisting with plant identification and collecting, you get free room and board, and can take the class, but there is no pay. The course runs from July 14 - July 26. I would consider doing it if I wasn't so busy at that time of year. The Haystack School is something like the Humboldt Institute (Eagle Hill), nestled in a maritime [...] Rick Speer2012-08-03T16:38:25-04:002012-08-03T16:38:25-04:00{Disarmed} Fwd: I'm Walking to Defeat ALS(R) again!https://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;6be8d2e1.1208For those that know Sue Gawler, here's a message asking for some support.<br>For those that don't know her, you might want to donate to the ALS<br>Association just to support a worthwhile cause.<br><br>Rick<br>PS: missed seeing everyone at the Josselyn meeting--hope to be back next<br>summer.<br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: Sue Gawler <sgawler@gmail.com><br>Date: Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 4:18 PM<br>Subject: I'm Walking to Defeat ALS® again!<br>To: raspeer@gmail.com [...] Susan Hayward2012-06-16T21:54:22-04:002012-06-16T21:54:22-04:00Re: Fwd: Church in Porter looking for wildflower talkhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;4eded6e4.1206Shannon,<br>Sounds like a creative and fun topic for your bible school theme.<br>I am sorry, but I will be downeast during that week and won't be able to<br>help you with programming.<br>Susan Hayward<br><br>On 6/16/2012 6:37 PM, Rick Speer wrote:<br>> I received a phone call today from Pastor Shannon Keeney in Porter who<br>> is looking for someone who would be willing to come to their evening<br>> Vacation Bible School (for all ages) and give a talk on either Maine<br>> wildflowers or gardening with native species. Please look over her<br>> email below and contact [...] Rick Speer2012-06-16T18:37:22-04:002012-06-16T18:37:22-04:00Fwd: Church in Porter looking for wildflower talkhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;70ec676.1206I received a phone call today from Pastor Shannon Keeney in Porter who is<br>looking for someone who would be willing to come to their evening Vacation<br>Bible School (for all ages) and give a talk on either Maine wildflowers or<br>gardening with native species. Please look over her email below and<br>contact her directly if you are interested in helping her out.<br>Rick [...] Mr. Kyle S. Fletcher2012-04-26T09:07:38-04:002012-04-26T09:07:38-04:00Re: yikes, sorry!!!https://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;8b9e5388.120440 lashes with a handful of Equisetum<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Rick Speer <raspeer@GMAIL.COM><br>To: JBS-L <JBS-L@LISTS.MAINE.EDU><br>Sent: Sat, Apr 7, 2012 11:54 am<br>Subject: yikes, sorry!!!<br><br>I am so sorry for my recent post--I was going thru my gmail contacts to do<br>a mass mailing for my daughter and I'm not sure how JBS list got added to<br>all of the bcc that I sent. please excuse!!!<br>--<br>Rick [...] Joanne Sharpe2012-04-08T11:29:40+00:002012-04-08T11:29:40+00:00Re: yikes, sorry!!!https://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;2dcc118c.1204no worries...sounds like fun!<br>Joanne<br><br>---------- Original Message ----------<br>From: Rick Speer <raspeer@GMAIL.COM><br>To: JBS-L@LISTS.MAINE.EDU<br>Subject: yikes, sorry!!!<br>Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2012 11:52:54 -0400<br><br>I am so sorry for my recent post--I was going thru my gmail contacts to do<br>a mass mailing for my daughter and I'm not sure how JBS list got added to<br>all of the bcc that I sent. please excuse!!! Rick Speer2012-04-07T11:52:54-04:002012-04-07T11:52:54-04:00yikes, sorry!!!https://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;d246a2b5.1204I am so sorry for my recent post--I was going thru my gmail contacts to do<br>a mass mailing for my daughter and I'm not sure how JBS list got added to<br>all of the bcc that I sent. please excuse!!! Rick Speer2012-04-07T11:37:54-04:002012-04-07T11:37:54-04:00Kate's latest dance projecthttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;42e7f876.1204If you happen to have a few extra dollars this month and are willing to<br>support modern art, think about helping Kate with her current dance<br>project. Your $$ would pay to send five young dance artists to the Philly<br>Fringe Festival. Even $5 or $1 would help:<br>http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/150215043/sticks-and-stones-created-in-boulder-to-perform-in<br><br>please excuse this mass mailing to good friends and know that I do<br>appreciate your consideration of this... JUDY KEVIN KANE2012-01-10T08:42:05-05:002012-01-10T08:42:05-05:00Re: Notice to JBS friendshttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;65b0e083.1201Thanks you, Andrea, for letting us all know of this sad news.<br>Kevin and Judy<br><br>> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 10:08:29 -0500<br>> From: abnurse@HOTMAIL.COM<br>> Subject: Notice to JBS friends<br>> To: JBS-L@LISTS.MAINE.EDU<br>><br>> I'm sorry to pass on the sad news that Mary Sturtevant lost her husband Tom last Friday. I know that Mary would appreciate hearing from her JBS friends. Her address is 16 Beale Street, Winthrop ME 04364.<br>><br>> Andrea Nurse<br>> Andrea Nurse2012-01-09T10:08:29-05:002012-01-09T10:08:29-05:00Notice to JBS friendshttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;ef5cf146.1201I'm sorry to pass on the sad news that Mary Sturtevant lost her husband Tom last Friday. I know that Mary would appreciate hearing from her JBS friends. Her address is 16 Beale Street, Winthrop ME 04364.<br><br>Andrea Nurse Susan Hayward2011-12-30T08:53:34-05:002011-12-30T08:53:34-05:00JBS membership interesthttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;ee968d00.1112Kyle and Gretchen,<br>I have added Eric Doucette, president of JBS, to this reply so that he<br>can let you know about the summer meeting and who to contact.<br>Membership results from attending all 5 days of a summer meeting and<br>being sponsored by an existing member. In 2012 the summer meeting will<br>be held in NH because we venture out of Maine on occasion.<br>Eric can fill you in on the details.<br>Susan Hayward [...] Halpert Gretchen2011-12-29T21:56:34-05:002011-12-29T21:56:34-05:00Re: Interested memberhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;4d1c44e6.1112I would like membership information as well. I was a member way back<br>when.....<br>Thanks,<br>Gretchen Mr. Kyle S. Fletcher2011-12-29T06:12:05-05:002011-12-29T06:12:05-05:00Interested memberhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;663cc4f2.1112I am still interested in becoming a member after all these years, but haven't had time or money to do so...and only had one person offer to 'sponsor'? me Chris who works to SMCC.. I have moved and so am now looking into becoming a member once more....so if the requirements and such could be sent to me that would be fantastic. Mrs. Marricone? sent me a packet years ago but its long since lost in the move. [...] Rick Speer2011-11-14T18:58:18-05:002011-11-14T18:58:18-05:00Flora Novae Angliae now available!https://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;1db93471.1111After years of waiting it has finally arrived! Arthur's Flora Novae<br>Angliae is now available from the NEWFS Garden Shop. For details on<br>ordering, click here:<br><br>http://www.newfs.org/store/flora-novae-angliae/<br><br>Rick Speer Andrea Nurse2011-09-14T19:32:41-04:002011-09-14T19:32:41-04:00FW: 9/24 Kate Furbish Event at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardenshttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;1e9a04ae.1109Hello JBS members, I’m writing to let you know of an event featuring the artwork of Kate Furbish here at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay on Saturday, September 24th at 3:00 p.m. Sadly, Ada Graham is having some health issues so she and Frank will not be able to be with us, after all. (They’ll be with us in spirit, I know!) In the meantime, I’m in touch with another Furbish scholar, Nancy Wetzel, about possibly standing in for Ada and Frank, who will be greatly missed at this event. It would be so great to see the [...] Theresa Kerchner2011-09-08T03:21:12-07:002011-09-08T03:21:12-07:00Sue Gawler- award, donations for ALS researchhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;c3c8df6.1109Sue Gawler was honored on Friday, Septembe<br>Hello JBS members, Sue Gawler was honored on Friday, September 1 in Belgrade with the Eddie Mayer Conservation Award, which is given to an individual who consistently demonstrates a high degree of involvement and dedication to the environment. If you are friends with Sue, I thought you would be interested in this news, as well as the request below from her husband, RoyBouchard. Congratulations Sue-- a well deserved honor on a perfect Maine day in your home town. We are thinking about you and your family often and with love. Theresa Kerchner [...]Nancy B. Shipman2011-08-09T21:51:10-04:002011-08-09T21:51:10-04:00Re: SJVARA picnichttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;84994d64.1108Hi Gale!<br><br>This just came to me, and it sounds like a nice picnic, but I am sure it<br>was meant for someone else!<br><br>All is well here. Still nursing the miserable back, but that seems like a<br>long-term project. Am scheduled to have some spinal injections in<br>September. In the meantime, Asha has engaged me to teach her and a group of<br>her friends how to make relish later this week, so we are rounding up all<br>the big old cucumbers we can find. You can see what an exciting summer we<br>are having! [...] Gale Flagg2011-08-09T20:33:53-04:002011-08-09T20:33:53-04:00Re: SJVARA picnichttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;d4caeee0.1108HI, DAve, Well, I sent the message to Sandra, and put the other names on blind copy.<br>Sorry Linda is having such a hard time. My arm is prettygood now, but when I had Physical therapy on a knee that injured trying to keep from hurting my arm soon<br>after the break , the physical therapist discovered that my right foot is a drop foot. I had to have an orthotic brace, and I can not walk normally. I too am a bit unsteady on my feet.<br>Look forward to seeing you both. Will Linda's mother come, too?<br>73, Gale, [...] Rick Speer2011-07-30T16:30:32-04:002011-07-30T16:30:32-04:00Re: Need addresseshttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;980ff534.1107thanks! Eric also sent me the latest, updated listing.<br>Rick<br><br>On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 11:04 AM, Barbara Grunden <bagrunden@gmail.com>wrote:<br><br>> Dear Rick:<br>><br>> Here are the addresses I know.<br>><br>> Hank Tyler<br>> 12 Perkins Lane<br>> Hallowell, ME 04347<br>><br>> Dorothy Spaulding<br>> 9A Fyre Drive<br>> PO Box 74A<br>> Cumberland, ME 04021-8713<br>><br>> Les Eastman<br>> 5181 W. Kristina Loop<br>> Lecanto, FL 34461<br>><br>> Pat Smith<br>> 171 Sanford Rd.<br>> Alfred, ME 04002<br>><br>> Margaret Getchell<br>> 59 Boutelle Ave.<br>> Waterville, ME 04901-4812<br>><br>> Jill [...] kevinjudy2011-07-30T13:23:54-04:002011-07-30T13:23:54-04:00Re: Need addresseshttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;ba4b5993.1107Barbara, You're wonderful! Just as I was checking on Hank and Mary's<br>addresses, you've done the whole list!<br>Best, Judy Barbara Grunden2011-07-30T11:04:50-04:002011-07-30T11:04:50-04:00Re: Need addresseshttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;7bd5b9cd.1107Dear Rick:<br><br>Here are the addresses I know.<br><br>Hank Tyler<br>12 Perkins Lane<br>Hallowell, ME 04347<br><br>Dorothy Spaulding<br>9A Fyre Drive<br>PO Box 74A<br>Cumberland, ME 04021-8713<br><br>Les Eastman<br>5181 W. Kristina Loop<br>Lecanto, FL 34461<br><br>Pat Smith<br>171 Sanford Rd.<br>Alfred, ME 04002<br><br>Margaret Getchell<br>59 Boutelle Ave.<br>Waterville, ME 04901-4812<br><br>Jill Weber<br>6 Cedar Ave.<br>Bar Harbor, ME 04609<br><br>Mellissa Dow Cullina<br>I will have to do more checking as she lives in the Boothbay Area now. If I<br>can find nothing, I am positive that a letter to the Coastal Maine Botanical<br>Garden would reach her. [...] Rick Speer2011-07-30T10:02:30-04:002011-07-30T10:02:30-04:00Need addresseshttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;17eade8e.1107Help!<br>I have some letters to absent members from the recent JBS meeting to send<br>out but our website appears to be down. Can anyone help in providing<br>snailmail (or email) addresses for the following people?<br><br>Hank Tyler<br>Melissa Dow Cullina<br>Pat Smith<br>Dorothy Spaulding<br>Les Eastman<br>Margaret Getchell<br>Mary Sturtevant<br>Ralph Pope<br>Jill Weber<br><br>TIA,<br>Rick Speer<br>(207) 783-8463 Hildy Ellis2011-06-17T03:57:04-04:002011-06-17T03:57:04-04:00Don't Miss JBS at Schoodic!https://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;42035bd6.1106Hi Jossies,<br><br>EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE for the JBS summer meeting at Schoodic<br>Education and Research Center (July 18-22) is extended to JUNE 20.<br>Mail your JBS summer meeting registration today to SAVE $15!<br>NO RESERVATIONS ACCEPTED AFTER JULY 8.<br><br>If you need a registration form, just email me at hildyellis@yahoo.com and<br>I will send one your way. This promises to be a great meeting at a great<br>site - you won't want to miss it! [...]Hildy Ellis2011-03-29T10:52:07-04:002011-03-29T10:52:07-04:00Register for 2011 Summer Meeting at Spring Meetinghttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;f126215f.1103Hi Jossies,<br>Haven't registered for the summer meeting? Can't find a stamp (or your<br>registration form)?<br><br>Both Rick Fournier and I will be at the Spring meeting this Saturday in<br>Lewiston and would be happy to take your registrations for our 2011 Summer<br>Meeting at Schoodic.<br>- If you would like to register, bring your registration form (we'll<br>have extras) and a check.<br>- If you have questions about accommodations, we'll be happy to answer<br>them! [...]Theresa Kerchner2011-03-14T04:53:26-07:002011-03-14T04:53:26-07:00KLT Lyceum - R.Kimber, J. Brox, J.Elderhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;d09d83fb.1103Hello all at JBS.. here is our annual Lyceum schedule first --pirst program is this Thursday. <br>Thinking spring.<br> <br>Theresa Kerchner, Krnnebec Land Trust<br> <br> <br>Kennebec Land Trust’s 2011 Lyceum Series:<br>New England Nature Writers on the Land<br> <br>Co-sponsored<br>by Colby College<br> <br>The Kennebec Land Trust recently announced its ninth Lyceum series, New England Nature Writers on the Land. In March and April programs, authors Robert Kimber, Jane Brox, and John Elder will celebrate and explore people’s relationships to the natural world and the land. Field programs and hikes on KLT conservation lands in April, May, and September including a [...]Rick Speer2011-03-12T12:17:06-05:002011-03-12T12:17:06-05:00JBS Spring Meetinghttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;8ab2b589.1103The time has arrived to register for the Spring Meeting which will be held<br>on Saturday, April 2 at the usual location: Chase Hall at Bates College in<br>Lewiston. To register, send $15 payable to JBS; send to: Rick Speer, 566 N.<br>Auburn Road, Auburn, ME 04210; pre-registration deadline:<br>3/25/2011. (Registration at door on day of meeting: $20; lunch is included<br>in the registration fee.)<br>Questions: contact Rick at raspeer@gmail.com or (207) 783-8463. [...] Hildy Ellis2011-02-18T13:23:58-05:002011-02-18T13:23:58-05:00NPR story on Les Mehrhoff/memorial service infohttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;fa82187c.1102Hi friends,<br>If you follow this link<br>(http://www.yourpublicmedia.org/content/wnpr/remembering-beloved-botanist)<br>it will take you to a lovely story about Les on CT NPR station with audio -<br>inlcuding Les - a transcript and a few photos.<br>I can't remember if this has already been posted: There is a memorial<br>service for Les at Storrs Congregational Church (Storrs, CT) at the corner<br>of Rt. 195 and North Eagleville Road at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 12th. A<br>reception will follow at the church hall.<br>Best,<br>HildyHildy Ellis2011-02-07T13:06:06-05:002011-02-07T13:06:06-05:00Check out JBS website NOTEShttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;fc6f5b13.1102Hi again all you Jossies,<br>In playing around with how to get the images of SERC on the website, I<br>found that I could upload the pdf as a NOTE. So, cruise on over to<br>http://josselyn.umaine-biology.net/run.php?activity=5 to see pics/info re:<br>Acadia BioBlitz AND electronic version of JBS newsletter!<br>Botanizing dreaming,<br>HildyHildy Ellis2011-02-07T11:51:45-05:002011-02-07T11:51:45-05:00JBS 2011 accommodations at SERChttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;8dfe8450.1102Hi Jossies,<br>Eric is working with Keith to try to get images of the accommodations at<br>SERC posted on the website. In the meantime, here is a link to those very<br>images at acrobat.com;(I signed up for a free trial to see if I could get<br>this info out to you all): https://acrobat.com/#d=05migQyvYVd8jSMMb-RfaA<br>Hope this helps!<br>Hildy EllisRick Speer2011-01-14T12:52:40-05:002011-01-14T12:52:40-05:00Les Mehrhoff obituaryhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;70674a14.1101I'm passing along Eric Doucette's recent posting regarding the passing of<br>Les Mehrhoff. Please excuse the duplicate information, however some of our<br>JBS members are still not connected through the website, so I wanted to get<br>this information out to as many as possible:<br>Rick<br><br>>>>>>>>><br><br>*New information regarding Les Mehrhoff*<br>From - Eric Doucette<br>Time - January 10th, 2011 @ 11:48 AM [...] Joanne Sharpe2010-10-19T10:07:31+00:002010-10-19T10:07:31+00:00Re: JBS at Bates on Saturdayhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;7dcfdf38.1010Hi Rick--<br>Do you happen to know when and where the summer 2011 JBS meeting is?<br>Thanks<br>Joanne Sharpe Halpert Gretchen2010-09-21T17:07:47-04:002010-09-21T17:07:47-04:00nature journaling workshophttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;c22f9d2.1009Dear JBS members,<br>I'm teaching a workshop in nature and travel journaling, with a focus<br>on plants, next summer at Spannocchia, Siena, Italy. The US<br>headquarters for the Spannocchia Foundation is in Portland, Maine.<br>Here is the link for more information in case any of you are<br>interested or know any one who may be.<br>Only hours left until autumn.....<br>Gretchen [...] <>2010-09-21T11:44:11-04:002010-09-21T11:44:11-04:00UNSUBSCRIBEhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;6d744c54.1009-----Original Message-----<br>From: Theresa Kerchner <tkerchner@YAHOO.COM><br>To: JBS-L@LISTS.MAINE.EDU<br>Sent: Tue, Sep 21, 2010 9:31 am<br>Subject: Kennebec Woodland Partnership- Oct 21-23 conf.<br><br>Hi all JBS members.. thought you would be interested in information about the<br>ennebec Woodland Partnership, and also our fall conference... see link below.<br><br>hank you again Eric, and all for the summer meeting .. on to the goldenrod<br>ey!<br>ll the best,<br>heresa Kerchner [...]Theresa Kerchner2010-09-21T07:31:56-07:002010-09-21T07:31:56-07:00Kennebec Woodland Partnership- Oct 21-23 conf.https://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;beb4420f.1009Hi all JBS members.. thought you would be interested in information about the Kennebec Woodland Partnership, and also our fall conference... see link below.<br> <br>Thank you again Eric, and all for the summer meeting .. on to the goldenrod key!<br>All the best,<br>Theresa Kerchner<br> <br>The Kennebec Woodland Partnership is a forestland conservation initiative launched by the Maine Forest Service and Kennebec Land Trust in 2009. KWP aims to foster a “culture of conservation” focused on our region’s forestlands. The Partnership works to encourage woodland stewardship and conservation and to sustain the many values, both public and private, of our woods.<br>The [...]Sandy Crystall2010-08-22T11:43:32-04:002010-08-22T11:43:32-04:00Re: Baxter Park backpacking adventurehttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;f8adad75.1008Hi Rick-<br>I am a lurker on the JBS list and not a JBS member, but was interested<br>in finding out more about the plant survey trip, although I may have<br>another commitment that I can't change. What type of distances/<br>elevation change are involved in the route? I have not been hiking as<br>much as I'd like (and backpacking much longer ago...) and this looks<br>enticing. I have done some botanical surveys for NEWFS in the past<br>and was an AMC volunteer naturalist for a few years too. I work for<br>the NHDES Wetlands program. [...]Ursula Joachim2010-08-22T10:14:49-04:002010-08-22T10:14:49-04:00Re: Baxter Park backpacking adventurehttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;68732f68.1008hi rick,<br><br>this is angie, ursel's daughter replying. sounds like a fabulous weekend you have planned. unfortunately, my mother will not be able to go with you as she is still suffering from dizziness. she asked me to reply to you. if you have the chance, i am sure she would love to hear from you. her number is 914-428-6304. [...] Anne Perry2010-08-16T09:56:49-04:002010-08-16T09:56:49-04:00Re: Baxter Park backpacking adventurehttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;488978d6.1008Hi Rick,<br><br>My 1977 AMC "Mountain Flowers of New England" has Geocaulon lividum<br>(Northern Commandra) "around the margins of the tableland of Katahdin". I<br>found G. umbellatum under a powerline in Sherborn MA in th 60's. I wonder<br>which plants these are parasitic on? Anyway, can't manage the trip but wish<br>you luck with your search. [...] Art & Sallie Wilder2010-08-16T08:14:08-04:002010-08-16T08:14:08-04:00Re: Baxter Park backpacking adventurehttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;bd9d2c02.1008Rick,<br><br>Thanks for the email but I think it's a little too much for me, haven't<br>done anything like that in years.<br><br>Did you get to Moxie Falls for the fern hunt? I did that a few years ago<br>but didn't volunteer for your trip as I didn't care for the site-<br>slippery rocks and most of the site only accessible by rope. When I<br>signed up for Carex capillaris I didn't realize ropework was involved so<br>not sure if that will get done. Moxie Falls is a beautiful area though<br>and our camp isn't far away. [...] Rick Speer2010-08-15T21:04:12-04:002010-08-15T21:04:12-04:00Baxter Park backpacking adventurehttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;bdd8c7fc.1008I'm doing a rare plant survey for NEWFS/MNAP in Baxter State Park on the<br>weekend of Sept 10-13 and I would welcome a botanical companion. It's a<br>search for 20-year old Diapensia lapponica and Geocaulon lividum sites.<br><br>We would need to start hiking in the Park around noon on Friday, September<br>10 and the current plan is to hike out early on Monday, September 13. If<br>interested, contact me at 207-783-8463 or raspeer@gmail.com [...] <>2010-07-29T12:27:08-04:002010-07-29T12:27:08-04:00Re: Acadia NP plants bookhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;492141d.1007Can someone confirm the proper method to get removed from this list serve? Have tried entering "unsubscribe" in the subject line when replyig in the past. The person who once joined the list for JBS purposes no longer monitors this email.<br><br>Thanks.<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Thomas F. Vining <info@VFTHOMAS.COM><br>To: JBS-L@LISTS.MAINE.EDU<br>Sent: Wed, Jul 28, 2010 10:40 am<br>Subject: Re: Acadia NP plants book [...]Thomas F. Vining2010-07-28T11:40:11-04:002010-07-28T11:40:11-04:00Re: Acadia NP plants bookhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;bdcf41b.1007Keith et al.<br><br>The Naturalist¹s Notebook, the folks who acquired my stock of books, is<br>working on having someone at JBS to sell books. They have The Plants of<br>Acadia National Park in stock, and it would be among those they will have at<br>JBS. You can reach them directly at info@thenaturalistsnotebook.com . Their<br>website is www.thenaturalistsnotebook.com . I hope everyone will support<br>them. [...] Keith Williams2010-07-28T10:54:36-04:002010-07-28T10:54:36-04:00Acadia NP plants bookhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;c3d284c0.1007Does anyone know if the VERY new book "The Plants of Acadia National Park" by JBS members Glen, Linda, Sally, and Jill, will be avaialble for purchase at summer meering JBS Aug 9 - 13? Keith Williams Thomas F. Vining2010-06-29T20:45:02-04:002010-06-29T20:45:02-04:00Flora of Acadia National Parkhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;d7a605d3.1006The purpose of this message is two-fold. First, I want you to know that my<br>stock of natural history books and supplies has been acquired by The<br>Naturalist¹s Notebook ( http://www.thenaturalistsnotebook.com ) of Seal<br>Harbor, Maine. The owners, writer/editor Craig Neff and photographer/artist<br>Pamelia Markwood Neff, are interested in all things natural, and their store<br>is definitely the place on Mount Desert Island for naturalists to visit.<br>Their website tells us that ³5% of proceeds go to environmental causes². How<br>many stores have that kind of commitment? In addition, they have not only<br>donated space in their store to Anaskimin, [...] Anne Perry2010-06-24T10:23:33-04:002010-06-24T10:23:33-04:00Re: Shores of Lake Androscogginhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;b25154fb.1006Theresa,<br>I do recall a JBS field trip to the other side of the Lake at the Dead River<br>Delta, but could not find my lists. This must be your "back yard" in<br>Readfield.<br><br>We plan to meet at their place - Doles Beach on Morrison Heights Road - at<br>about 10:30 am. Would love to have you join us. The goal is a photobook with<br>some botanical highlights of their place (They won this at a silent<br>auction.) Let me know if you can come and I will send detailed directions.<br>If not could I copy your lists? My [...] Theresa Kerchner2010-06-23T15:45:57-07:002010-06-23T15:45:57-07:00Re: Shores of Lake Androscogginhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;5a37c72a.1006Anne. I know that area quite well and have several species lists.( from Don Cameron, Eric Doucette, Josh Brown). Let me know when you are going out.<br> <br>Theresa Kerchner<br>685-4657<br><br>--- On Tue, 6/22/10, Anne Perry <ayepea@SUSCOM-MAINE.NET> wrote:<br><br>From: Anne Perry <ayepea@SUSCOM-MAINE.NET><br>Subject: Shores of Lake Androscoggin<br>To: JBS-L@LISTS.MAINE.EDU<br>Date: Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 8:20 PM<br><br>Greetings from Harpswell,<br>Question for you: Are there any unusual plants I should be looking out for<br>on the northeast side of Lake Androscoggin - sandy beach and mixed woodland.<br>I am helping a friend with some acres there to do a quick [...] Garret VanWart2010-06-23T15:15:54-04:002010-06-23T15:15:54-04:00Re: Shores of Lake Androscogginhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;ae761fdf.1006Anne<br>Sorry I'm not farmilar with the area. Sounds like a fun project<br>Garry VanWart<br>----- Original Message -----<br>From: "Anne Perry" <ayepea@SUSCOM-MAINE.NET><br>To: <JBS-L@LISTS.MAINE.EDU><br>Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 8:20 PM<br>Subject: Shores of Lake Androscoggin<br><br>> Greetings from Harpswell,<br>> Question for you: Are there any unusual plants I should be looking out for<br>> on the northeast side of Lake Androscoggin - sandy beach and mixed<br>> woodland.<br>> I am helping a friend with some acres there to do a quick survey for a<br>> botanical photobook. First tour is Saturday, June 26. Would like to<br> [...] Anne Perry2010-06-22T20:20:25-04:002010-06-22T20:20:25-04:00Shores of Lake Androscogginhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;c647152.1006Greetings from Harpswell,<br>Question for you: Are there any unusual plants I should be looking out for<br>on the northeast side of Lake Androscoggin - sandy beach and mixed woodland.<br>I am helping a friend with some acres there to do a quick survey for a<br>botanical photobook. First tour is Saturday, June 26. Would like to<br>highlight the "gems". Appreciate any help you can give. Thanks, Anne Theresa Kerchner2010-04-23T13:31:04-07:002010-04-23T13:31:04-07:00{Disarmed} Fwd: Native Conservation Seed Mix Collectionhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;a5d54e0c.1004HI all. see info below..<br> <br>Theresa<br><br>--- On Fri, 4/23/10, Theresa Kerchner <kennebeclandtrust@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br>From: Theresa Kerchner <kennebeclandtrust@gmail.com><br>Subject: Fwd: Native Conservation Seed Mix Collection<br>To: tkerchner@yahoo.com<br>Date: Friday, April 23, 2010, 4:28 PM<br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: Butler, Sally - Farmington, ME <sally.butler@me.usda.gov><br>Date: Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 10:56 AM<br>Subject: Native Conservation Seed Mix Collection<br>To: "Butler, Sally - Farmington, ME" <sally.butler@me.usda.gov> [...] Rick Speer2010-04-08T08:05:56-04:002010-04-08T08:05:56-04:00Re: JBS at Bates on Saturdayhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;5f58a9ab.1004Judy,<br>the JBS website is still a members-only blog/gallery/file-sharing site and<br>doesn't have much public information. you can reach it at:<br>http://josselyn.umaine-biology.net/run.php<br><br>here's the draft agenda for Saturday which the planners are still tweaking,<br>so it is subject to change; hope this helps,<br>Rick<br><br>Josselyn Botanical Society<br><br>Spring Meeting<br><br>10 April 2010<br><br>9:00 Welcome – Eric Doucette, President, Josselyn Botanical Society [...] Judy Stone2010-04-08T08:00:08-04:002010-04-08T08:00:08-04:00Re: JBS at Bates on Saturdayhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;ccc60036.1004Hi, I looked for the JBS website to find the program and I could not. I<br>don't know whether I can attend anyway....have some family stuff I'm<br>supposed to do. But I would appreciate the url for the website.<br><br>Judy<br><br>On 4/7/10 8:25 PM, Rick Speer wrote:<br>> If you're still trying to decide whether it's worth the drive to Lewiston on<br>> Saturday, maybe this will push you over the edge: not only will you get to<br>> hear a presentation on fungi ID from Don Cameron, if you treat him nicely<br>> and applaud politely, he may let [...] Rick Speer2010-04-07T20:25:14-04:002010-04-07T20:25:14-04:00JBS at Bates on Saturdayhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;e38eb880.1004If you're still trying to decide whether it's worth the drive to Lewiston on<br>Saturday, maybe this will push you over the edge: not only will you get to<br>hear a presentation on fungi ID from Don Cameron, if you treat him nicely<br>and applaud politely, he may let you buy a hot-off-the-press copy of the new<br>Maine Natural Community Classification guide just published by the Maine<br>Natural Areas Program (available for sale at the meeting for $15 cash or<br>check -- no bartering or debit cards accepted)! [...] Dorothy Spaulding2010-04-06T10:18:23-04:002010-04-06T10:18:23-04:00Re: JBS Spring Meetinghttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;b522cf8e.1004Hi, Rick. i've been out of town for awhile, and have missed the deadline for sending in my reservation for the JBS Winter Meeting. I do plan to come and since it's after April 2nd, I'll pay at the door. Looking forward to seeing everyone and the program. Dorothy Spaulding<br>On Mar 15, 2010, at 1:42 PM, Rick Speer wrote: [...] Hildy Ellis2010-04-01T03:48:14-07:002010-04-01T03:48:14-07:00Re: {Disarmed} JBS-L Digest - 15 Mar 2010 to 31 Mar 2010 (#2010-2)https://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;2d9b1793.1004Congrats, Geneva!<br>Hildy<br><br> Barbara S. Arter2010-03-31T12:04:16-04:002010-03-31T12:04:16-04:00Re: New little Langleyhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;f09cda77.1003Kevin and Geneva,<br>Congratulations on your newest addition to the Langley family!!!<br>Brian Curry sends his best as well!!<br><br>Best Regards,<br><br>Barbara<br><br>sent from my eye phone<br><br>On Mar 31, 2010, at 11:37 AM, Geneva Langley <genevaerin@GMAIL.COM><br>wrote:<br><br>><br>> Hi all! I just wanted to share that Graham Lauchlan Langley was born<br>> March 26th at 4:59 am. He weighed 9 lbs 9.9 ounces despite being 10<br>> days early! Maddie is doing well so far as a big sister, despite the<br>> big changes! Hope all are well and I am sorry to miss you at the<br>> [...] Geneva Langley2010-03-31T11:37:17-04:002010-03-31T11:37:17-04:00New little Langleyhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;169b54c3.1003Hi all! I just wanted to share that Graham Lauchlan Langley was born<br>March 26th at 4:59 am. He weighed 9 lbs 9.9 ounces despite being 10<br>days early! Maddie is doing well so far as a big sister, despite the<br>big changes! Hope all are well and I am sorry to miss you at the<br>spring meeting this year! [...] Rick Speer2010-03-15T13:42:51-04:002010-03-15T13:42:51-04:00JBS Spring Meetinghttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;dd3f99f7.1003The day is almost here for our annual Spring JBS gathering. Eric, Arthur<br>and I are still finalizing the program details, however I wanted to get a<br>reminder out so that everyone will get their preregistrations in to me.<br>Details:<br>Saturday, April 10, 9 am to 3 pm<br>Chase Lounge in Chase Hall on Campus Avenue at Bates College (normal<br>location where we usually meet)<br>Pre-registration: $12 Registration at the door: $15 [...] Thomas F. Vining2009-10-19T09:58:06-04:002009-10-19T09:58:06-04:00sale of book stockhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;ea805499.0910Dear JBS members and others,<br><br>Rarely an opportunity comes along that is as important as one that came my<br>way. I was asked (and agreed) to serve on the board of directors of<br>Anaskimin, a new nonprofit organization. Although the details of the mission<br>statement are being fine tuned, the general purpose of Anaskimin is "to<br>awaken within us a deep awareness of our surroundings so we are able to<br>reconnect with natural places, increase our self-reliance, and enhance our<br>healthful living." An important part of its work will be educating people<br>about natural history, especially edible, medicinal, and utilitarian [...] Mr. Kyle S. Fletcher2009-10-03T10:15:01-04:002009-10-03T10:15:01-04:00Re: Moss Group??https://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;56f0fcb.0910I would be interested in joining, but would be limited by work and home to areas from Biddeford to Brunswick, possible Augusta with enough warning come spring summer.<br><br>Kyle Fletcher Baker, MCN<br>Maine Certified Nurseryman<br><br>please post further to<br><br>kylefletcherbaker@yahoo.com<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: The Ledlies <ledlie@LEDLIE.COM><br>To: JBS-L@LISTS.MAINE.EDU<br>Sent: Fri, Sep 18, 2009 11:57 am<br>Subject: Moss Group??<br><br>Ralph Pope and I have the idea - hatched in Unity Wetlands at JBS? [...] Joanne M Sharpe2009-09-19T17:37:23-05:002009-09-19T17:37:23-05:00Re: Moss Group??https://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;cd41df2a.0909Hi Pat--<br>Too late for me to plan to be in Augusta on Monday morning, but I<br>would be<br>interested in the Bowdoin college sessions and any other field trips.<br>Joanne Sharpe Anne Perry2009-09-18T16:52:17-04:002009-09-18T16:52:17-04:00Re: Moss Group??https://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;ddad7ca1.0909Pat and Ralph.<br>I would be interested to learn more about mosses. I can manage field trips<br>around the Bath Brunswick area, but am not so spry as I was. I live in<br>Harpswell close to Bowdoin College.<br>Anne Perry (729-9755)<br><br>On 9/18/09 11:57 AM, "The Ledlies" <ledlie@LEDLIE.COM> wrote:<br><br>> Ralph Pope and I have the idea - hatched in Unity Wetlands at JBS<br>> last summer - to revive the Moss Group. We will start with the<br>> basics. There should be something for everyone - Ralph is a more of<br>> a field person and I am more [...] Loraine Kohorn2009-09-18T12:33:18-04:002009-09-18T12:33:18-04:00Re: Moss Group??https://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;af0e923c.0909Hi Pat.<br><br>Yes, I'm interested, generally. I'm not sure whether Monday works<br>for me though.<br>I'll let you know.<br><br>Loraine<br><br>At 11:57 AM 9/18/2009, you wrote:<br>>Ralph Pope and I have the idea - hatched in Unity Wetlands at JBS<br>>last summer - to revive the Moss Group. We will start with the<br>>basics. There should be something for everyone - Ralph is a more of<br>>a field person and I am more of a microscope person. We will see<br>>where events take us. Bowdoin College has generously offered to let<br>>us use their lab space and microscopes on Thursdays [...] The Ledlies2009-09-18T11:57:32-04:002009-09-18T11:57:32-04:00Moss Group??https://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;e17bb4e8.0909Ralph Pope and I have the idea - hatched in Unity Wetlands at JBS<br>last summer - to revive the Moss Group. We will start with the<br>basics. There should be something for everyone - Ralph is a more of<br>a field person and I am more of a microscope person. We will see<br>where events take us. Bowdoin College has generously offered to let<br>us use their lab space and microscopes on Thursdays or Fridays. [...] Anne Perry2009-09-18T11:13:11-04:002009-09-18T11:13:11-04:00FW: Botany Expert Needed!https://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;546a7673.0909FYI for you folks in the Portland area.<br>Anne Perry<br><br>From: Anne Perry [mailto:ayepea@suscom-maine.net]<br>Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 1:29 PM<br>To: Nahf,MaryAnn; Nemrow, Ann<br>Subject: Re: Botany Expert Needed!<br><br>I could post the request on the Josselyn Botanical Society email. They might<br>be interested in the herbarium. I could not undertake the job. Would not<br>call myself an ³expert², just a dabbler.<br>Anne [...] Halpert Gretchen2009-05-13T20:09:26-04:002009-05-13T20:09:26-04:00Guild of Natural Science Illustrators in Mainehttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;819a8f4.0905I thought some of you may be interested to know that the Guild of<br>Natural Science Illustrators (GNSI) is holding their annual<br>conference in Fort Kent, Maine this summer (July 4-11). We have<br>presentations, workshops, field trips, technique showcases and<br>exhibits. The GNSI website is: www.gnsi.org. The conference website<br>is: http://www.gnsi.science-art.com/2009ME/index.shtml and has a<br>complete schedule of events. [...] Mr. Kyle S. Fletcher2009-03-28T09:39:34-04:002009-03-28T09:39:34-04:00Re: JBS Spring Meeting Announcementhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;37bbcb9e.0903PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE. Can you change my e-mail address to kylefletcherbaker@yahoo.com. I was unable to attend the Spring meeting...as I just read the post below...now!!! I thought my e-mail address had been changed but apparently it didn't stick. I'm off to another appointment so unable to come late.<br><br>Thanks,<br>Mr. Kyle Fletcher Baker, MCN<br>Not a member yet, but still trying. [...]Anne Perry2009-03-27T11:32:12-04:002009-03-27T11:32:12-04:00Request for Articles on Genus Rhododendronhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;91636c8e.0903Hello everyone,<br>I had hoped to be there on Saturday, but alas will not make it again this<br>year. I am forwarding the letter below in case anyone is interested in<br>submitting articles on the genus or related topics to the American<br>Rhododendron Society Journal. There are are plenty of native species in the<br>Northeast that would be of interest.<br>Anne [...] marph2009-03-20T23:05:28-03:002009-03-20T23:05:28-03:00Re: JBS Spring Meeting Announcementhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;6eac9869.0903Hi Rick:<br><br>I'm planning to go to the JBS spring meeting, but likely won't get to<br>Lewiston until very late on Friday night, so I'll stay in a motel. Looking<br>forward to seeing you. Many thanks for organizing this meeting. It looks<br>very interesting. Best wishes,<br><br>Jim<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: - JBS-L - Josselyn Botanical Society discussion list of the University<br>of Maine [mailto:JBS-L@LISTS.MAINE.EDU] On Behalf Of Rick Speer<br>Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 10:17 AM<br>To: JBS-L@LISTS.MAINE.EDU<br>Subject: JBS Spring Meeting Announcement [...] Pat Smith2009-03-12T09:27:41-05:002009-03-12T09:27:41-05:00Notice re Grundenshttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;5f303b92.0903For anyone who did not receive notice from John Burns re the Grundens<br>Dear Friends of the Grundens,<br>I am sorry to bring news of the death of Barbara and Charlie Grunden's daughter-in-law. The notice below tells of the tragedy. They have had to go to Florida for an indeterminate amount of time to help their son in his transition as he travels a lot with work. I do not have any contact information for Barbara and Charlie but I know they will be in touch as soon as they settle in. [...] Rick Speer2009-03-07T09:16:30-05:002009-03-07T09:16:30-05:00JBS Spring Meeting Announcementhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;f582593c.0903The *Spring JBS meeting*, entitled Challenging groups in the flora of Maine,<br>is scheduled for Sat., 28 March 2009, 9am -3pm, in Chase Hall, Bates<br>College,<br><br>Lewiston.The goal of this meeting is to review some of the most<br>taxonomically challenging groups in Maine, including Sphagnum (presented by<br>Dick Andrus), Fungi (Seanna Annis), Lichens (Steve Selva), Crataegus (Arthur<br>Haines), and Amelanchier (Chris Campbell). The pre-registration cost for<br>this meeting is $15 and should be sent to Rick Speer (check payable to JBS,<br>mailed to 566 N. Auburn Road, Auburn, ME 04210) by March 20. (Registration<br>at the door will be $20.) [...] Susan Hayward2009-02-24T21:00:02-05:002009-02-24T21:00:02-05:00Wow Factorhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;9180b522.0902Dear Friends,<br>Tom and I have received a request from a retired Bates faculty member<br>that we think Josses could help us with.<br>He is to give a lecture in the spring titled: "Cultural Harvest of Land<br>Preservation". He will talk about how the land itself has the capacity<br>to astonish people.<br>He would like to include in his talk an illustration from nature (plants<br>in particular) of how color is used to seduce or attract an unwitting<br>predator. He described this as beauty vs terror.<br>If you know of any such examples in the plant world, please let me<br> [...] Theresa Kerchner2009-02-24T11:38:02-08:002009-02-24T11:38:02-08:00Re: Poison ivyhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;33739d40.0902RIck.. we have had some success with cover and smother. Best material from our own experience is old sheet metal roofing, especially if the PI is a sunny area. The heat will eventually ( two years or so) bake the plants and knock back the root system so you can grub out the remaining roots.<br> <br>We covered the sheet metal with mulch hay in areas where it was near our flower garden so it didn't look so tacky,<br> <br> Theresa [...] Ursula Joachim2009-02-23T22:35:01-05:002009-02-23T22:35:01-05:00Re: Poison ivyhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;3315798d.0902Urushiol, the irritant oil produced by poison ivy IS present in the plant<br>all year. Don't let anybody fool you into thinking you cannot get a bad rash<br>in winter. I am a living example of this. Ursula Joachim<br>**************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy<br>steps!<br>(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1218822736x1201267884/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID<br>%3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) Nancy B. Shipman2009-02-23T21:26:54-05:002009-02-23T21:26:54-05:00Re: Poison ivyhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;a844f517.0902Several years ago the wooded area behind my parents' house became over-run<br>by poison ivy. We heard a tip on a radio program saying to sprinkle<br>powdered borax on the damp foliage. It worked beautifully!<br><br>I don't know what borax does to the environment. It took only one<br>treatment to kill the poison ivy. We applied it carefully, and only to the<br>poison ivy. [...] Keith Williams2009-02-23T20:03:22-05:002009-02-23T20:03:22-05:00Re: Poison ivyhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;45926076.0902I vaguely recall reading something about it can be dug up and removed<br>manually (actually, use gloves) but is very dependent on timing, when the<br>plant is dormant. The oil that is the irritant isn't produced all year<br>long.<br><br>The list of how not to remove poison ivy is probably much longer than the<br>list of how to do it safely. For sure, don't burn it!!! I've personally<br>seen the results on people and pets of burning poison ivy, when a friend did<br>such on a big pile of brush, not realizing it has poison ivy amongst it.<br>Keith Williams Rick Speer2009-02-23T14:39:53-05:002009-02-23T14:39:53-05:00Poison ivyhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;58f6be35.0902A co-worker of mine is looking for ways to eliminate a large patch of poison<br>ivy around her house and is looking for ideas that would not impact the<br>ground water or the spring near her house from which they get their water.<br>(I'm not sure what the current thinking is about the environmentaly impact<br>of Roundup---but, she is reluctant to use that anyways.) [...] Andrea Nurse2009-02-07T12:27:05-05:002009-02-07T12:27:05-05:00Shared letter to JBS and seeking lost membershttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;172d0453.0902Hello All - I am looking for several members whose newsletters were returned with no forwarding address. If any of you know how to reach the following people, please send that information to me at abnurse@hotmail.com :<br>Deborah Cameron, Marilyn Dwelley, Emerson and Ruth Randall, Stacy Ruchala, and Anthony Townsend.<br><br>The following transcribed note from Marjorie Swain came with her dues payment and a request to discontinue her membership as of 2009: [...] Rick Speer2009-02-03T15:19:33-05:002009-02-03T15:19:33-05:00Isle Royale Botany Workshophttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;d38897a8.0902This field workshop sounds wonderful for those that have the time, interest<br>and $$$:<br><br>ISLE ROYALE BOTANY WORKSHOP THIS COMING JUNE 15-20!! Experience four days<br>in Lake Superior's Isle Royale National Park and learn to identify the<br>diverse plants that live on this incredible island!<br><br>BOTANY WORKSHOP INFORMATION<br>This special botany workshop, sponsored by the Isle Royale and Keweenaw<br>Parks Association (IRKPA), and taught by botanist Janet Marr, is open to<br>anyone with beginning/intermediate knowledge of plant identification and who<br>is interested in learning to identify the early summer native flora of this<br>species-rich Lake Superior island. [...] Rick Speer2009-01-07T20:01:11-05:002009-01-07T20:01:11-05:00JBS Spring meeting: DATE CHANGEhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;d8916ff3.0901We had to change the meeting date for the JBS Spring meeting at Bates<br>College to accommodate our full roster of speakers. The new date is<br>Saturday, March 28. For those that previously marked their calendars, go to<br>the former date of April 4 and erase. Details to follow in late February!<br><br>Rick Speer Rick Speer2008-10-10T12:52:38-04:002008-10-10T12:52:38-04:00Shirley Adams completes hikehttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;b2b9d232.0810Shirley Adams has completed her through hike of the Appalachian Trail!<br>According to Margaret Getchell, she arrived at Baxter State Park on Saturday<br>(Oct 4), but was forced to wait until Wed (Oct 8) to summit Katahdn, due to<br>the fact that BSP had closed down all the Katahdn trails due to ice and<br>snow. [...] Rick Speer2008-09-08T16:55:00-04:002008-09-08T16:55:00-04:00JBS Spring 2009 meeting datehttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;a2b0e1ac.0809No, I'm not trying to rush things here-- it's just that Bates College has<br>confirmed our request for our Spring meeting date: Saturday, April 4, 2009<br>at Chase Hall, Bates College in Lewiston. Continue enjoying the summer and<br>fall, but please mark your calendars. The meeting will probably follow our<br>regular pattern of 9 a.m. to 3 p.m--more details will follow early in the<br>new year. [...] Rick Speer2008-09-01T21:29:56-04:002008-09-01T21:29:56-04:00Shirley Adams on AThttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;d3d6fc1a.0809Many of you are aware that fellow Joss, Shirley Adams is doing a thru hike<br>of the AT this summer. Here is a report from her sister, Claire, who says<br>that Shirley would welcome one of her JBS friends to join her along the way<br>in her trip through Maine. If anyone would like to connect with her, let me<br>know off-list and I can provide you with her cell phone number.<br>Rick Speer [...] Rick Speer2008-07-30T12:18:16-04:002008-07-30T12:18:16-04:00Visiting botanist looking for field partnerhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;73864033.0807Here is an email interaction between myself and Tim Storbeck <*<br>t52storbeck@comcast.net*> who tracked me down through a JBS web listing.<br>As you can see, he would like to hook up with someone for a fern outing (see<br>below). If you have an interest, please email Tim directly.<br><br>Rick Speer<br><br>Rick,<br><br>Thanks for the reply. I'm going to be in Maine the first three weeks of<br>August. Unfortunately, my wife has invited most of Philadelphia to join us!<br>So it looks like the only weekend I have available to do any botanizing will<br>be the 16th or 17th. I am [...] Theresa Kerchner2008-07-29T09:19:08-07:002008-07-29T09:19:08-07:00July 2008https://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;4678a1f1.0807Dear Christopher, Rick Fournier, JBS Directors, Plant id crew, and Workshop Leaders,<br><br>Thank you again for a fantastic week. Wonderful field trip sites, plants, scenery, company, and Canadians were so welcoming. I am trying to stay in that graminoid id slow lane.<br><br>All the best,<br>Theresa<br><br>PS. Our JBS carpool group stopped to look for Furbish's lousewort on the way home. Looks like the high water from the 100 year flood had a significant impact on the population in St. Francis. Matt Arsenault has some photographs of the erosion along the St. John riverbanks [...] nancy mcreel2008-07-26T13:47:59-04:002008-07-26T13:47:59-04:00Re: pin & fewer vehicleshttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;c6552939.0807Bravo! Good to plant the seed of conservation. Nancy<br>On Jul 26, 2008, at 9:58 AM, Barbara Grunden wrote:<br><br>> Dear Jossies Who Attended the 2008 Annual Meeting:<br>><br>> The Spaulding/Grunden/McReel carpool found a metallic pin of a<br>> columbine in<br>> our vehicle which does not belong to any of us. We presume it<br>> somehow got<br>> into the vehicle at Edmunston as we are pretty positive it was not<br>> present<br>> when we packed before leaving southern Maine.<br>><br>> Please contact Barbara Grunden and she will mail it to its rightful<br>> owner.<br>><br> [...] Barbara Grunden2008-07-26T09:58:44-04:002008-07-26T09:58:44-04:00pin & fewer vehicleshttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;e42103be.0807Dear Jossies Who Attended the 2008 Annual Meeting:<br><br>The Spaulding/Grunden/McReel carpool found a metallic pin of a columbine in<br>our vehicle which does not belong to any of us. We presume it somehow got<br>into the vehicle at Edmunston as we are pretty positive it was not present<br>when we packed before leaving southern Maine. [...] Ralph Pope ************************************** AOL now2008-06-17T17:32:23-04:002008-06-17T17:32:23-04:00carpoolhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;5291bbcb.0806Hi All,<br>I'll be heading to New Brunswick from the Bath/Brunswick area if anyone wants to carpool. I'm meeting up with Pat Ledlie in Augusta, and we have room for at least one more person, or maybe two more if we don't all bring our microscopes and libraries.<br><br>Ralph Pope<br><br>443-1445<br><br>jgpope@aol.com The Ledlies2008-06-16T06:36:19-04:002008-06-16T06:36:19-04:00Car Pooling to New Brunswickhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;809ea39c.0806Hi All,<br><br>I am wondering if anyone is interested in car pooling to New<br>Brunswick from the Lewiston/Auburn/western Maine/Augusta area?<br><br>Pat<br><br>Pat Ledlie<br>Eight Bean Rd<br>PO Box 90<br>Buckfield ME 04220<br>Land Line: 207 336 2969<br>E-mail: ledlie@ledlie.com Hildy Ellis2008-06-11T17:51:49-04:002008-06-11T17:51:49-04:00ride offered to New Brunswickhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;b3247861.0806Hi,<br><br>We have room for another person in a car leaving from Belfast/Camden to the<br>summer meeting. Or if someone is dying to drive, we are three looking for a<br>ride.<br><br>Hildy<br><br>PO Box 531<br><br>Rockport, ME 04856<br><br>207-236-8618<br><br>hildyellis@yahoo.com Hildy Ellis2008-06-06T04:42:07-04:002008-06-06T04:42:07-04:00roommate for summer meetinghttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;5b0d25b.0806Hi,<br>I have recently moved back to our great state after 4 years at Bowman's<br>Hill Wildflower Preserve in PA. I am looking for a roommate for the summer<br>meeting - anyone out there still un-mated? You can reply to me at<br>hildyellis@yahoo.com. Thanks and looking forward to seeing you all!<br>HildyMr. Kyle S. Fletcher2008-04-29T07:52:43-04:002008-04-29T07:52:43-04:00Meeting Notes and commentaryhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;94914.0804Well having attended my second JBS meeting I came away excited, saddened and perplexed at the same time.<br>Had anyone ever told me I would contemplate buying a book on Macro lichens...I surely would have laughed.(I purchased the small $5 one to start and have been scouring the woods!).<br><br>I was sorry to hear of Sam Ristich's passing, it seemed everytime I had a chance to hear him speak, something came up. I met the Man once, at the first JBS meeting I attended. [...] Tyler, Hank2008-04-18T10:09:13-04:002008-04-18T10:09:13-04:00Re: Conservation Fellowship opportunities with NEWFShttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;f25178d1.0804Please change my e-mail address to: tylerpub@aol.com<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: - JBS-L - Josselyn Botanical Society discussion list of the<br>University of Maine [mailto:JBS-L@LISTS.MAINE.EDU] On Behalf Of Rick<br>Speer<br>Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 6:35 PM<br>To: JBS-L@LISTS.MAINE.EDU<br>Subject: Conservation Fellowship opportunities with NEWFS<br><br>*2008 Conservation Fellowships [2] at New England Wild Flower Society*<br><br>*The Herbert J. Esther M. Atkinson Conservation Fellowship * [...] Theresa Kerchner2008-04-18T03:34:29-07:002008-04-18T03:34:29-07:00Re: Conservation Fellowship opportunities with NEWFShttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;6a348f93.0804HI RIck. I think I sent a note to you to incorrect e-mail address. Thanks again for all the work on the spring meeting.<br><br>See you in July?<br>Theresa<br><br>Rick Speer <raspeer@GMAIL.COM> wrote: *2008 Conservation Fellowships [2] at New England Wild Flower Society*<br><br>*The Herbert J. Esther M. Atkinson Conservation Fellowship *<br><br>New England Wild Flower Society, the oldest native plant conservation<br>organization in the United States, is a leader in regional plant<br>conservation activities. The New England Plant Conservation Program (NEPCoP)<br>and the Plant Conservation Volunteer (PCV) Corps program engage professional<br>and citizen volunteers in rare species monitoring, habitat [...] Rick Speer2008-04-17T18:34:41-04:002008-04-17T18:34:41-04:00Conservation Fellowship opportunities with NEWFShttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;93fb715e.0804*2008 Conservation Fellowships [2] at New England Wild Flower Society*<br><br>*The Herbert J. Esther M. Atkinson Conservation Fellowship *<br><br>New England Wild Flower Society, the oldest native plant conservation<br>organization in the United States, is a leader in regional plant<br>conservation activities. The New England Plant Conservation Program (NEPCoP)<br>and the Plant Conservation Volunteer (PCV) Corps program engage professional<br>and citizen volunteers in rare species monitoring, habitat management,<br>invasive species monitoring and control initiatives, reintroduction and<br>augmentation projects, and long-term conservation planning. The innovative<br>and award-winning NEPCoP and PCV programs work closely with the natural<br>heritage program of each New [...] Barbara Grunden2008-04-14T08:53:32-04:002008-04-14T08:53:32-04:00fellowship position with NEWFShttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;5dddc18c.0804John Burns, Conservation Department of New England Wild Flower Society, is<br>wishing to hire a fellowship person for about six months at New England Wild<br>Flower Society, Conservation Department, in Framingham, Massachusetts.<br><br>If you are interested or know someone who is, please contact:<br><br>John Burns (cell) - 802-318-1600<br><br>or<br><br>John Burns, New England Wildflower Society, 508-877-7630, ext. 3204 [...] Barbara Grunden2008-04-13T19:56:39-04:002008-04-13T19:56:39-04:002008 JBS travel directions to Edmundstonhttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;f951c87f.0804Rick Fournier brought the following directions for our summer meeting.<br><br>Edmundston:<br><br>Take exit no. 18; go under the overpass; go past the lights on Hebert<br>Boulevard; continue past the museum; take the first left in front of KFC<br>(PFK); park near St-Louis Residence.<br><br>If you are coming on US Route 1 and crossing the border from Madawaska,<br>drive towards the tall tower on the hill, and up Hebert Boulevard. [...] Barbara Grunden2008-04-13T19:49:09-04:002008-04-13T19:49:09-04:00noteshttps://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=JBS-L;60362bf7.0804Dear JBS members who attended the spring meeting:<br><br>When picking up the room following the conclusion of our fantastic spring<br>meeting on the status of Maine's Flora (kudos to our speakers), I found some<br>notes on 8 1/2 x 14 white paper under the seat of a chair in the front row.<br>It appeared the person had been sitting in the second row on the left hand<br>side about 4-5 chairs from the center. [...]