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WILDFLOWER SOCIETY OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
SUMMER 2012 WILDFLOWER WALKS
-we hope that all walks will go ahead as scheduled-
* Asterisk-marked are walks for which confirmation of attendance is required
- we hope to send out a reminder of these walks or changes, however, if uncertain about a walk, it would be wise to make contact with the designated leader.
*MAY 28 (Monday) - HAWKE HILLS - Judith Blakeley will lead an informal wildflower photography shoot. Meeting time and place: l0 a.m. (top of Hawke Hills). This will be an opportunity to photograph Diapensia and Loiseleuria/clubmosses. The area will be checked in advance to make certain Diapensia is in flower. Notice of change in date will be posted if necessary. Note: Any member interested in attending MUST contact Judy in advance. Members might like to refer to Helen Jones/Judy Blakeley’s article published in Sarracenia 209 (l6) 2, l8. All members are welcome, even those who don’t take pictures, for it’s a great opportunity to look around and roam! Contact Judy at: jblakeley@nl.rogers.com or call 437-6852. Please note - Executive members are of the expert opinion that these flowers may well be blooming or about to bloom now; please be prepared to go at short notice (watch for email on Tuesday).
JUNE 7(Thursday) GEO CENTRE -/ BILL TITFORD MEMORIAL WALK. Daphne Gillingham & Heather Saunders will lead an informal wildflower walk along the GEO Centre. Meeting time and place: GEO Centre parking lot at l0:30 a.m. This area has a remarkable selection of early flowering trees and shrubs. Contact Daphne at: daphnegillingham@nf.sympatico.ca or call 726-8385.
Heather's Cell# 685-1948. Glen Ryan’s “Shrubs of Newfoundland” might come in handy.
Please Note: The flowering trees and shrubs may be about to bloom earlier than June 7 - so be prepared to go earlier - watch for further notice re earlier "walk".
JUNE 13 (Wednesday) - BIDGOOD’S PARK WALKING TRAIL-Karen and Gene Herzberg will be leading this walk. Meeting time and place: Power’s Road in the Goulds at 5:30 p.m. To get to Powers Road, take the Ruby Line to the Back Line to Powers Road. A map will be posted on the website a few days prior to the walk. Any questions, Karen can be reached at: karenherzberg@warp.nfld.net or call 753-6865. Karen’s cell: 727-5906, in case you get lost. Please leave early as this is a new starting point for most people.
JUNE 30 (Saturday) - GOSSE’S POND WALK - In conjunction with Torbay Environmental Committee, we will be wild flowering around Gosse’s Pond, off Bauline Line. Luise Hermanutz will be leading this walk, further details will be posted at a later date.
JULY 1(Sunday) - SHOE COVE BEACH- SHOE COVE/POUCH COVE- Carmel Conway will lead an informal wildflower walk along Shoe Cove Beach. Meeting time and place: Parking lot Cape Town Convenience/Pouch Cove Highway at 9 a.m. Great selection of beach plants. Carmel can be reached at: abcrhynd@nl.rogers.com or call: 722-0121.
JULY 8 (Sunday) - GALLOWS COVE/TORBAY –Glen Ryan will lead an informal walk along Gallows Cove Hiking Trail. Meeting time and place: Park on the right hand side of Gallows Cove Road at end of Road, meeting time at l0:00 a.m. Please tuck your car in as far as possible to make room for turn around and exiting traffic. Any questions for Glen: a.glenryan@gmail.com or call: 739-6146.
JULY 15 (Sunday) - PIPPY PARK- Carmel Conway is willing to take members up to see the Leopard Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza majalis). Meeting time: Overload parking area, Pippy Park at 9:00 a.m. Time might change if flowering is earlier. Carmel can be reached at: abcrhynd@nl.rogers.com or call: 722-0121.
MID-JULY Neil’s Pond Paradise/or Bog Orchid, Pouch Cove. Leader: John Maunder. Details of this walk will be posted closer to mid-July and depend on this year’s flowering season. John can be reached at: jem@nl.rogers.com or call: 335-2462.
*JULY 22 (Sunday) – SOLDIERS POND ORCHID BOG- Todd Boland will be leading this walk. Meet at the transmission line at l0 a.m. west of the Foxtrap Weigh Scales- beginning of the Little Soldiers Pond pole line. Some highlights will be white-fringed orchid, scent-bottle orchid, ragged-fringed orchid, Andrew’s orchid, Rose Pogonia, Dwarf huckleberry, Newfoundland birch, and sundew. Note: Any member attending MUST contact Todd in advance. Todd can be reached at todd.boland@warp.nfld.net or call: 753-6027.
*July 29 (Sunday) - BRIGUS SOUTH – Elke and John Molgaard will be leading this walk. Meeting place: l0 a.m. Brigus South Harbour. Important note: Members interested in attending must notify Elke or John in advance. Elke/John can be reached at: elkemolgaard@hotmail.com or call: 726-0719.
AUGUST 6-11 Coastal Plains Flora Excursion –in conjunction with the Nova Scotia Wild Flora and Fauna Society. Leader- Charles Cron.
August 13-15 Botanizing Cape Breton- in conjunction with the Nova Scotia Wild Flora and Fauna Society. Leader- Carl Munden
AUGUST 30 (Thursday) - WINDSOR LAKE AREA MUSHROOM WALK – Pat Hill will lead an informal walk around the Windsor Lake/Newfoundland Pond Area. There might be a change in time depending on our mushroom season. Meeting time and Place- 10 a.m. Park along the Portugal Cove Road along Windsor Lake. There is a pull off point where the old Portugal Cove Road used to run. Pat can be reached at 579-1289 or e-mail: pah22@hotmail.com
SEPTEMBER- MUSHROOM WALK – lead by John Bridson. Time will be posted later in the season. John can be reached at: jbridson@mun.ca or call: 895-2425.
John Bridson has provided a summary of his talk on “Processing Photos for Presentation” as well as access to some of the photos he used to illustrate his talk. A link to his summary has been posted on the links page.
MAY WILDLFOWER MEETING
Wednesday, May 2nd, MUN Botanical Garden,
7:30 p.m.
Speakers: John Bridson & Lydia Snellen
John will give us a short talk on "Processing Photos for Presentation- pictures from Nepal"
Lydia will show us a selection of her many award-winning images, "Lydia's Winners"
should be a fascinating evening!
APRIL WILDFLOWER MEETING
MUN BOTANICAL GARDEN
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012
7:30 p.m.
Wildflower member/Horticulturalist- ROSS TRAVERSE, will delight us with wonderful images of his recent vacation in TOBAGO.
Title: "FLOWERS OF TOBAGO" (and other interesting things!)
For those interested in mushrooms, a link to Foray NL has been added to the Links page. The current and previous issues of Omphalina, the Newsletter of Foray Newfoundland and Labrador are available there.
Two photos from the Tour of the Sir Joseph Banks exhibit have been added to the News and Photos section.
Todd Boland’s Talk has been rescheduled for March 14 at 7:30 at the MUN Botanical Garden
Rules for the 2012 Photography Competition
Have Been Posted
NOTICE OF MARCH WILDFLOWER EVENTS
1. March 7th, 2012 Willdflower Meeting
Wednesday 7:30 p.m. MUN Botanical Garden
Speaker: Todd Boland
Topic: Flora and Fauna of the Galapagos Islands
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2. Nathalie Djan-Chekar will give us a tour of the present exhibition taking place at The Rooms on world famous botanist- Sir Joseph Banks.
Date: Friday, March 16th at 11:00 am
We will meet at the Information Desk in the main lobby. Nathalie will begin with a talk on Sir Joseph Banks, followed by a tour of the exhibition.
Members will be reminded of this tour a week before, and if we could then confirm total attendance, Nathalie will arrange for a group pass for our Society.
Past-President, Glenda Quinn wrote a very informative article on Sir Joseph Banks entitled :
Joseph Banks: Naturalist Extraordinaire in the
Fall l996/Winter l997 Sarracenia (Volume 7, November 1)
This issue of the Sarracenia can be downloaded from our website.
Preliminary Details of Summer Field Trip to Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Field Trips - 2012
Bare-bones preliminary agendas, distilled from e-mails from Charles Cron and Carl Munden
[NOTE: Do not leave making reservations too long! It will be "high season" in Nova Scotia!]
Basic Dates:
MAIN Western Nova Scotia "Coastal Plain Flora" Trip - Leader: Charles Cron
Meet at Bridgewater, or nearby [details later], for supper on August 6.
August 7 - Ponhook, Molega, Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute (MTRI), to Bridgewater.
August 8 - Indian Fields, Roseway River, Pearl Lake, via routes 103 and 203 to Yarmouth
August 9-10 - Glenwood Provincial Park, Tusket River, Maple Island, Wilson's Lake (2 sites), Gilfillan Lake, Great Pubnico Lake, to Yarmouth (may be minor adjustments here)
August 11 - Barrington area, Swaine's Bog, Port La Tour, Baccaro, to Liverpool
Finish, at Liverpool, on evening of August 11.
DRIVING DAY, to Cape Breton area, August 12 ... if doing the Cape Breton trip [optional stop (on own initiative) at Bernard Jackson's beautiful rock gardens at the N.S. Agricultural College in Bible Hill].
EXCELLENT BONUS Cape Breton Trip - Leader: Carl Munden
Meet at Tourism Bureau at the east end of the Canso Causeway, Cape Breton, early on August 13.
August 13 - west side of Lake Ainslie (stopping at Nova Scotia's only calcareous fen), Scotsville, Southwest Margaree, Margaree Forks, the Harbour/Belle Cote, Cheticamp, Grand Falaise, "Bog Exhibit", to Pleasant Bay [after supper, nearby Red River area and Buddhist Abbey]
August 14 - Grande Anse floodplain, Macintosh Brook, Lone Sheiling, Beulach Ban Falls, Meat Cove, to Bay St. Lawrence [or nearby]
August 15 - Cape North village, Dingwall Beach, Dingwall gypsum quarries, Effie's Brook to White Point, Neil's Harbour via back road, Jack Pine Trail, Cape Smokey Look-off, to North Sydney [or wherever]
Finish, near St. Ann's, afternoon of August 15.
Accommodations:
August 6-7 - Bridgewater area.
August 8-10 - Yarmouth area.
August 11 - Liverpool area.
August 12 - vicinity of Canso Causeway.
August 13 - Pleasant Bay, Cape Breton [book online ASAP - note: the fairly large Mountainview Motel http://www.themountainview.com/ (specifically) doesn't actually open until May ... but, you CAN also leave a phone message, though you may not get an instant reply]. See also: Mid-trail Motel and Inn http://www.midtrail.com/
August 14 - Bay St. Lawrence or vicinity [the motel (all efficiency units) at Bay St. Lawrence http://www.burtonsoasismotel.ca/ has limited space - BOOK NOW to get a spot, otherwise book accommodation within easy driving distance] [NOTE: This establishment's "cancellation policy" (always check such things!), for people reserving NOW, because it is so early, is 30 days[!], but, if people re-confirm in early summer (ie. at least 30 days ahead of time), this number will come down to 2-3 days.]
August 15 - eastern Cape Breton
JOHN MAUNDER
The Nova Scotia Wild Flora Society has two field guides to the coastal plain plants on their website, one from 2005 and a newer one from 2011. There are links to these guides on the downloads page. If you are unsure about whether or not to go on this field trip, I encourage you to download these files to see what plants we might see.
FEBRUARY WILDFLOWER MEETING
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
MUN Botanical Garden
Speakers: Members Judy Blakeley and Helen Jones will be delighting us with their images -
"Flora of Southern Utah, and Northern Arizona Canyonlands".
DECEMBER WILDFLOWER MEETING
MUN Botanical Garden - Mt. Scio Road
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
Christmas Social and Member's Photography Show
Before our social, we hope to have Election of Officers.
Please bring a small treat (sweet or savoury) to share .
Wine, tea and coffee will be provided.
NOVEMBER WILDFLOWER MEETING
Wednesday, November 2nd at 7:30 pm
MUN Botanical Garden
Speaker: Todd Boland will present the 3rd and final segment of his images "Flora and Fauna of South Africa"
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Todd will be available to sign copies of his newly released book "Trees and Shrubs- Newfoundland and Labrador" (Boulder Publishers).
We remind members that the DEADLINE for submission of images to John Maunder at jem@nl.rogers.com for the December social is midnight.,
November 6th.
The October Meeting Will Take Place Wednesday as scheduled at 7:30 p.m.
at the MUN Botanical Garden
We will have a brief discussion of our next season's trip to Nova Scotia, with an opportunity to ask questions, yet keeping in mind that it is at beginning stages of planning. We would like to give our Nova Scotian friends an idea of the number of members interested in going on the trip.
A reminder that it is membership renewal time, and Karen will be on hand to accept renewals.
We begin our season with a presentation by member, Gene Herzberg who will be showing us "The Northern Peninsula, two trips, different results"
As a result of the rather depressing weather during the wildflower season which led to the cancellation of our annual end-of-the season get together, Gene’s presentation will be followed by some wine and cake.
Field Trip to Nova Scotia in 2012
As you will be aware from a recent email from the Secretary, there are tentative plans for a summer field trip to view coastal plain plants in Nova Scotia in the summer of 2012. The Nova Scotia Wild Flora Society has two field guides to these plants on their website, one from 2005 and a newer one from this year. I have provided links to these guides on the downloads page. If you are unsure about whether or not to go on this field trip, I encourage you to download these files to see what plants we might see.
Rhodora Online
Copies of Rhodora, the Journal of the New England Botanical Club from Volume 1 (1899) to Volume 106 (2004) are available online at the Botanicus Site. There is a link to the site on the links page. The journal was founded by Fernald and contains many articles about Newfoundland and Labrador plants.
Todd Boland’s New Book on Trees and Shrubs of Newfoundland and Labrador has been released.
Pick up a copy at your favourite bookseller.
Todd Boland is the Research Horticulturist at the Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden and is one of the founding members of the Newfoundland and Labrador Wildflower Society. He has written and lectured on various aspects of horticulture and native plants across North America.
The author of: Island Insects: a photographic potpourri of Newfoundland 'bugs' - Digital Edition has made copies available for download for free. There is a link to his site on the downloads page.
Summer Field Trip 2011
This year’s field trip will explore the Terra Nova National Park area and the Bonavista area from July 31-August 5.
You can download a copy of the agenda for this summer’s Field Trip on the Downloads page.
Members are invited to submit pictures for posting on the website. Photos of wildflowers and other native plants are welcome. Please do not submit photos of people. If you submit a photo it is with the understanding that these photos can be downloaded by anyone visiting the website. For this reason please submit photos as low resolution jpegs no larger than 640 pixels in the largest dimension i.e. either 640X480 for horizontal images or 480X640 for verticals. You can email the photos to Gene Herzberg at gene.herzberg@gmail.com.
There is a Complete Collection of the Sarracenia on the
new Sarracenia Page.
The issues can be downloaded and are searchable.
Thanks to John Maunder and Howard Clase for scanning the issues and to Gene Herzberg for converting them into searchable versions.