The Wildflower Society of Newfoundland and Labrador

The GNP Field Trip is now full and no more participants will be accepted.




The pink lady slippers are in bloom on Mount Scio


 
Pink Lady Slipper Walk

Wednesday, June 12 , 6 PM Rain or shine

Meet at the parking lot across the street from the MUN Botanical Garden

Leaders:  Gene and Karen Herzberg




The GNP Field Trip is now full and no more participants will be accepted.

The agenda for day 4 of the summer field trip to the Northern Peninsula has been revised. There is a copy of the revised day 4 agenda in the downloads area and the full agenda has been updated to include the changes.

WILDFLOWER WALK ALONG GEO CENTRE
 
Thursday May 30th, 6:00 p.m.
 
Meet at the first entrance parking lot to the Geo Centre
(easy walk)
 
Leaders: John Maunder & Heather Saunders
 (any questions email John:  jem@nl.rogers.com or Heather:  c.saunders@nl.rogers.com )
John:  335-2462  -  728-7846(Cell) or Heather:  368-6935
 
- it would be helpful to bring along Todd Boland's Trees and Shrubs of Newfoundland and Labrador, or Glen Ryan's "Shrubs of Newfoundland"

Hawke Hills Walk- Saturday May 25th at 2:00 pm

Bring a jacket as it can be breezy and cooler there.
Directions:
Take the TCH west until you get to the Salmonier turnoff, exit 35. Go over the overpass and backtrack east. You will see Hawke Hill with the cell towers as you approach. Go past the turnoff to the Gun Club and the sign that says "Conway Flowers". The turnoff is on the right at the top of the hill, the first right past the Gun Club, and just before a green highway sign that says "St. John's, Holyrood" etc. There is a red stop sign at the intersection. Go slowly or you will miss it. If you go past the Blue Fin entrance, you have gone too far. Turn right onto the gravel road and proceed to the top of the hill. Judy will meet you at the top.

Please phone or e-mail Judy if you are planning to come.
437 6852 or jblakeley@nl.rogers.com
 
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU LET JUDY KNOW THAT YOU ARE PLANNING TO GO, IN CASE OF CANCELLATION, AS SHE WOULD NOT LIKE ANYONE TO GO UP AND FIND NOBODY THERE – THANK YOU.

MA



Y MAY WILDFLOWER MEETING
 
May 1st, 2013 (Wednesday)
 
MUN Botanical Garden
7:30 p.m.
  
Speaker:  Todd Boland
 
Topic: Fauna and Flora of South Eastern Brazil
 


APRIL WILDFLOWER MEETING
 
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
 
MUN Botanical Garden
  
Topic:  Spring in Patagonia (region at southern end of South America)
 
Speakers:  Mary and John Bridson.




Note that there are two meetings in March

Special Joint Meeting with NatureNL

WILDFLOWER MEETING with NATURE NL
 
March 14th,  (THURSDAY) 7:30 p.m.
 
MUN SCIENCE BUILDING 2067
 
Nature NL is trying to arrange for the gates of Lot 15 to be opened for parking (confirmation of this to be posted prior to meeting)
 
Speaker: Luise Hermanutz
 
Luise will be discussing her new book, co-authored with Alain Cuerrier entitled "Our plants, Our Land...plants of Nain & Torngat Mountains Basecamp and Research Station".
 
Copies of her book available for sale and signing. Cost is $l9.99 ($21.00 with tax) Please bring exact change.


Regular March Meeting

MARCH WILDFLOWER MEETING
 
Wednesday, March 6th, 7:30 p.m.
 
MUN Botanical Garden
 
Topic:  Flora and Fauna of South Shore/Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
 
John Maunder will present an overview of our August 2012 Summer Field Trip to Nova's Scotia South Shore and Cape Breton
It will be illustrated by photos taken by members who went on the trip.





FEBRUARY WILDFLOWER MEETING
 
February 6th, (Wednesday) 7:30 p.m.
MUN Botanical Gardens
 
Speaker: Luise Hermanutz
 
Luise will be discussing her new book, co-authored with Alain Cuerrier entitled "Our plants, Our Land...plants of Nain & Torngat Mountains Basecamp and Research Station".
 
We hope to have copies of her book available for sale and signing.  The cost is $l9.99 ($21.00 with tax).






DECEMBER WILDFLOWER MEETING
 
MUN Botanical Garden - Mt. Scio Road
 
Wednesday,  December 5th, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
 
 
Christmas Social & Member's Photography Slideshow & Winner's of Photography Competition
 
 
 
 Please bring a small treat (sweet or savory) to share with others.
Wine, tea or coffee will be provided.





NOVEMBER 7th, 2012 MEETNG
7:30 p.m.
MUN Botanical Garden
 
SPEAKER:  John Crellin
 
TOPIC:  "Making of a Southern Garden- The Story of Tommie Bass" (a famous Appalachian herbalist).


A reminder that the second part of Todd Boland’s Montana/Wyoming trip will be featured at this weeks Rock Garden Society meeting:

Wednesday, Oct. 24, 7:30 pm at the Garden.
  
 This talk is entitled:
Beartooth Mountains – Dizzying Heights and Alpine Delights.  

All are welcome.



OCTOBER WILDFLOWER MEETING
 
Wednesday - October 3rd, 2012
Botanical Gardens
7:30 p.m.
 
"The Bighorns of Wyoming - Desert Canyons to Alpine Heights
 
Speaker: Todd Boland
 
&
 
Reminder of Deadline for our 5th Annual Photo Competition 2012 - October 15th, 2012
 
Rules of Competition are available for reference on our website: www.wildflowersocietynl.ca


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.
Completed walks have been moved to the bottom of the list.

Because of the early blooming of the trees and shrubs, the date of the
WILDFLOWER WALK ALONG GEO CENTRE has been moved to
 
This Thursday        
May 24th, l0:30 a.m.
 
Meet at the first entrance parking lot to the Geo Centre
(easy walk)
 
Leaders: Daphne Gillingham & Heather Saunders
 any questions email Daphne:  daphnegillingham@nf.sympatico.ca or Heather:  c.saunders@nl.rogers.com
Daphne:  726-8385 or Heather:  368-6935 Cell: 685-1948
 
- it would be helpful to bring along Todd Boland's Trees and Shrubs of Newfoundland and Labrador, or Glen Ryan's "Shrubs of Newfoundland"

The date of the Hawke Hills Walk has been changed to Tuesday May 22, 2012, from 2-4 pm.

Saturday, June 30, l0 a.m.
GOSSE'S POND WETLAND WALK- TORBAY
(in conjunction with Torbay Environment & Trails Committee)
 
Meeting place: Kinsmen Centre/Bauline Line
 
Leader: Madeleine Florent
 
The Kinsmen Centre is on Bauline Line (on the left not far from where you turn off from Torbay Road, or can access by taking the Torbay By-Pass, turn right on Bauline Line towards Torbay Road- it will be on your right, close to the intersection).  We will be carpooling depending on the number of members who attend, as the entrance is on private property and there is not much room to park vehicles. We suggest that if you are unfamiliar with the area, leave a bit early to give plenty of time to find.
 
While the water level is presently low, boots are required.
  
Robbie Hicks (with Torbay Environment & Trails Comittee) has suggested bringing a lunch, and has invited us back to her home to eat it, and will be supplying refreshments and dessert! (Robbie is on Whitty's Lane- about one kilometre north of Bauline Line, so not far from Kinsmen Centre.
 
Any problem finding the start point, Madeleine can be reached at: 437-6439 or Luise Hermanutz at cell: 765-5657.  This walk will be cancelled only if weather is extremely foul and so far looks good!
 
Finally, if you are interested in attending, please e-mail Carmel at abcrhynd@nl.rogers.com or call- 722-0121, as Madeleine would like approximate number attending.

SHOE COVE BEACH WILDFLOWER WALK
Change of Date
 
Monday, July 2nd at l0:00 a.m.  (originally scheduled for July 1st at 9:00)
 
Leader:  Carmel Conway
 
Meeting place:  Cape Town Convenience, Pouch Cove Highway (left hand side of road).
 
This is an informal walk to photograph some beach plants.  The walk from your car (parked on Shoe Cove Road) down to the beach is about l5 minutes, but the trail is on a decline with a few spots with loose rocks, so please wear good grip hiking boots.  It is a beautiful spot, so consider bringing your lunch and have a picnic.
 
Drive down the Pouch Cove Highway, you will pass Satellite Road,with the Purple Lions Club sign on the right, continue on a little further and on the left there is a convenience store, Cape Town Convenience.  We will meet at l0.a.m.
 
For any members that arrive late, continue on to Shoe Cove Road, second turn-off on the right. Park at the end of the road, which is a dead end- you will notice a dome-shaped home on the right, the trail begins there. While walking the trail stay on the right and continue down to the beach.
 
Any questions Carmel can be reached at: abcrhynd@nl.rogers.com
or (h) 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.
Note that the time for the July 15 walk to see the Leopard Marsh Orchid has been changed to 10:00 and the meeting place has been changed to the Overflow Parking Lot across from the entrance to the MUN Botanical Gardens.
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.

2nd GOSSE'S POND /WETLAND WALK-TORBAY
(in conjunction with Torbay Environment & Trails Committee)

July 25th, 2012  Wednesday at l0:00 am

Meeting place: Kinsmen Centre/Bauline Line

Leader: John Maunder

The Kinsmen Centre is on Bauline Line (on the left not far from where =
you turn off from Torbay Road, or can access by taking the Torbay =
By-Pass, turn right on Bauline Line towards Torbay Road- it will be on =
your right, close to the intersection).  We will be carpooling depending =
on the number of members who attend, as the entrance is on private =
property and there is not much room to park vehicles. We suggest that if =
you are unfamiliar with the area, leave a bit early to give plenty of =
time to find.

Boots are required.

If you plan to attend, please e-mail John in advance.


Any questions-John can be reached at: jem@nl.rogers.com
or phone - 335-2462

July 29 (Sunday) WILDFLOWER WALK- BRIGUS SOUTH (Southern Shore)
 
(do not confuse with Brigus, Conception Bay!)
 
SUNDAY, JULY 29th, l0:00 am
 
Leaders: Elke & John Molgaard
 
John and Elke will be leading an informal walk at Brigus South- this will be an exploration of headland and harbour, short portion of East Coast Trail, possibly nearby quarries and bogs (bring boots).
 
Directions: Head south on Highway l0, through Tors Cove and past LaManche Provincial Park. The turn off left to Brigus South is clearly signposted, about 2 km, before Cape Broyle welcome sign.  63 km from downtown St. John's, about 1 hr. driving. 
 
Meet at "car park" at end of road (as far as you can drive) on the east ocean side of the harbour (not the "government wharf" side, where the fishing boats are).
 
If you expect to attend, please phone Elke and John beforehand, or to cancel.
 
Until Friday July 27, 9 a.m.: 726-0719 (home) or elkemolgaard@hotmail.com.
After that: 687-5219 (cell) at our cabin (but no e-mail!!!) Should weather be foul, check through this number, but weather up on the Southern Shore can be different, from St. John's weather, sometimes better.

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

The Mushroom Walk Scheduled for August 30 has been Cancelled.
As we have delighted in an incredibly warm and sunny summer, the downside is that there has not been much rain, and there is presently a scarcity of mushrooms.   John Bridon has checked a couple of known mushroom hot-spots and notes they are so- far scarce. John has suggested we wait until perhaps mid-September to see if there is any improvement.  A notice will be posted if/when the walk is reschedulde.
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

The Rock Garden Society Lecture scheduled for September 12 has been cancelled. With the impending hurricane due to hit here Tuesday-Wednesday, our guest speaker has cancelled. 
 
Thanks,
Todd

Rock Garden Society Lecture Wednesday, September 12

The Newfoundland Rock Garden Society is delighted to announce that on Wednesday, Sept. 12, Nick Turland will be a guest speaker at the Botanical Garden, 7:30 pm.  Nick is originally from the UK but is now working at the Missouri Botanical Garden.  His presentation will be “The Alpines of the Austrian Alps”.  Members of the Wildflower Society are invited to attend this talk.

Mushroom Walk

    SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2012  START TIME: 10 a.m.  LEADER: JOHN BRIDSON

John says there are loads of mushrooms out now.  John will be leading the walk in the woods at the start of the ski trail on Thorburn road. To get to it, drive out of town on the Thorburn road, under the Trans-Canada (ring road), past Whelan's convenience store on the right, and
at a noticeable left curve, park on the right side of the road on a large gravel area. This is sometimes known locally as Watson's Turn. If you see lake on the right hand side of the road, you have driven too far!

Depending on weather the paths could be flooded, and I will not go if there is heavy rain on the day, so it is important that anyone intending to join me either phones (895 2425) or emails jbridson@mun.ca - preferably on Friday or Saturday.

 TREE WALK AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE
 
Sunday, September 23, 2012 
 
2:00 p.m.
 
LEADER: Ross Traverse
 
Meeting Place: Parking Lot of Government House.
 
Enjoy a relaxing stroll around the grounds of Government House with Ross
 
&
 
later in the evening, we will celebrate a fabulous wildflower season with a meal at- VELMA'S RESTAURANT
264 Water Street
 
start time: 6:00 p.m.
 
 
Velma's is an informal, inexpensive restaurant, specializing in NL cuisine. Velma will pull several tables together depending on our group size. So, I would greatly appreciate it if members could let me know if they plan to attend. 
E-mail- Carmel at abcrhynd@nl.rogers.com or call 722-0121

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.






Summer Field Trip 2011

This year’s field trip will explore the Terra Nova National Park 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.





Information about the Summer Field Trip From John Maunder

This past week, driving back from [Limestone Barrens Species at Risk Recovery Team] meetings on the Port au Port Peninsula, I took some time to size up the "after the hurricane" state of affairs in Terra Nova National Park, and on the Bonavista Peninsula.
 
The GOOD NEWS is that there should be no problem going ahead with the Summer Field Trip, as scheduled! ... All of the roads, and most of the trails, are more-or-less navigable again, and there are LOTS of great plants left to look at.
 
The bad news is that the region really did get HAMMERED!
 
In Terra Nova National Park, the staff have really been working their tails off. Right after the hurricane, ALL of the Park trails were closed. Now, only a few remain impassible.
 
Unfortunately, one of the impassible trails is the SW Brook Trail, which I had considered to be a "star destinaton" for the Summer Trip ... What a mess ... ALL of the boardwalks and small bridges formerly traversing the brook and saltmarsh area are now scattered about well downstream from their original locations - being either beached along the shore or moored in shallow water ... In the wooded areas of the trail the trees look like elements of a gigantic "pick-up-sticks" game! I'm told that this trail will not likely be back in operation this year.
 
The Malady Head area is still being cleaned up, but the campground and trails will probably be opened soon ... however, it will be years before all of the flattened trees re-grow! The excellent Sandy Pond Trail should be back in action within a couple of weeks, although right now parts of it are still full of big boggy holes! The Platters Beach shore trail into the Park, beginning at Charlottetown, is still closed, and may not be re-opened for a while. Along Newman Sound, and in other steep or waterside terrain, there have been various washouts, slumps and landslides, but nothing TOO serious. Huge numbers of fallen trees are still being cleaned up.
 
However, all in all, the Park has recovered remarkably.
 
On the Bonavista Peninsula, the visible damage is MUCH more spectacular! 
 
Patched-up sections of highway are STILL not re-paved. Many river beds and roadside ditches or margins are either gouged out "down to bedrock", or filled in with great stretches of rock rubble. Trees are knocked down all over the place. At the Trinity highway junction, the downed trees along the river bank look to have been the victims of a bomb explosion ... such was the force of water exiting the large highway culvert just above! The whole center of Trouty [the place where the armed forces built an emergency bridge] has been rebuilt from scratch, using a whole lot of large boulders and gravel, along with a huge new highway culvert. It's all pretty amazing!
 
However, all in all, like at Terra Nova National Park, the Peninsula has recovered remarkably.
 
To this end, I am working hard on an updated, more detailed, field trip agenda. I will send it out within a week or two. 
 
Stay tuned.
 
JOHN




Outdoor Program 2011

CANCELLED: Note that the outing to the Hawke Hills has been cancelled because the Diapensia are not yet in flower.
It may be rescheduled at a later date.
MAY 23 (Monday): Hawke Hills: Diapensia, Loiseleuria
and Clubmosses Meeting time & place: Top of Hawke
Hills at 2 p.m. Helen Jones and Judith Blakeley are inviting
members to join then in a photography shoot. This
will not be a formal wildflower walk. The area will be
checked in advance to make certain Diapensia is in
bloom, so please watch your e-mail in case of cancellation.
Members might like to refer to Helen’ s article published
in Sarracenia 2008 (l6) 2, 18. Of course all members
are welcome, even those who don’t take pictures,
for it’s a great opportunity to look around and learn. Contact
Judith at jblakeley@nl.rogers.com or Helen at helenjones@
nl.rogers.com (437-6852).



JUNE 20 (Monday): Kent’s Pond: Lunchtime Wildflower
Walk around Kent’s Pond- Bill Titford Memorial Walk
Meeting time & place: Bottom of Dublin Road, off Higgins’s
Line at 12 noon SHARP! Luise Hermanutz will
be leading a fast-paced walk with the intent of travelling
around the entire pond in quick observation. As Luise
will be returning to work, members are encouraged to
continue botanizing and photographing. Contact Luise
at lhermanu@mun.ca (864-7919).



June 26 (Sunday): Ocean Pond: Heather Saunders
has invited members to explore some of her favourite
wildflower spots at Ocean Pond. This is not a formal
wildflower walk. Heather hopes Lady’s Slipper will be in
bloom. Meeting time & place: Starting time 2 p.m.
(place to be determined). Contact Heather Saunders at
c.saunders@nl.rogers.com or 368-6935 (cell 685-1948).


The Orchid bog walk scheduled for for July 10 has been cancelled
July 10 (Sunday): Seal Cove Orchid Bog: White
fringed Orchid, Arethusa, Calopogon, Rose Pogonia.
Bladderwort, Sundew: Todd Boland is returning to see
changes in this quickly developing area. Meeting time &
place: 10 a.m. SHARP! Meet at the Foxtrap pole line
(the pole line that crosses the TCH just west of the
Foxtrap weigh scales). Contact Todd at
todd.boland@warp.nfld.net (753-6027).



July 17 (Sunday): Fern Walk in Conception Bay
South: Beautiful garden of Madeline Norris.
Meeting time & place: 6 p.m. 69 LeDrew’s Road, Kelligrews,
a 15 to 20 minute drive from town. Take the first
left past LeDrew’s Lumber on the CBS Highway with a
weeping birch on the corner of driveway. Madeline has
over 30 varieties of fern. (or use Google Map) Contact
Madeline at madeline@nl.rogers.com (834-6700.)



July 31-August 6 Wildflower Excursion – Terra Nova
Park and Bonavista Area: Leader- John Maunder. (Itinerary
coming soon).



August 14 (Sunday): Mushroom Hunt along
Newfound Pond/Windsor Lake Area: Pat Hill and
Carmel Conway have discovered a variety of
mushrooms in this area and are eager to explore further.
Meeting time & place: 2 p.m. Park along Portugal Cove
Road on the Windsor Lake side, close to the intersection
of Airport Heights Drive . There is a section to pull off -
remnants of the old Portugal Cove Highway close to the
pumping station. Contact Carmel at
abcrhynd@nl.rogers.com (722-0121) or Pat at
pat200@hotmail.com (579-1289).



Mid-to- late August Mushroom Walk in Oliver’s Pond,
Portugal Cove: time & place to be determined. John
Bridson will be keeping a keen eye on the ‘bleeding’
mushroom, Hyndellum peckii, which is located in woods
in the Oliver’s Pond to Thorburn Road area (in addition
to other mushrooms). John won first place in the mushroom/
lichen/algae category of our Photography Competition
for his spectacular image of an oozing bleeding
mushroom (see p. 6). Contact John at jbridson@mun.ca
(895-2425.)


Indoor Program Winter 2011

MAY WILDFLOWER SOCIETY MEETING
MUN Botanical Garden,
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
7:30 p.m.
 
Speaker:  Ross Traverse will  share with us images of his recent visit to Japan - "Flowers of Japan".
Ross's visit was just prior to the earthquake and tsunami.




APRIL WILDFLOWER SOCIETY MEETING
 
April 6th, 2011 (Wednesday night)
7:30 Mun Botanical Gardens
 
SPEAKER:   Bodil Larsen
 
"A Glimpse of the Alpine Flora of Yunnan, China"
 
followed by
 
 Winners of the Winter Photography Competition, as judged by Helen Jones, Ken Knowles,  &  Lydia Snellen. Presentation organized  by John Maunder






NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR WILDFLOWER SOCIETY MARCH MEETING
 
Wednesday,
March 2 - 7: 30 p.m.
 
MUN Botanical Garden
 
 
Speaker:   Todd Boland will show "Flora and Fauna of Cape Province, South Africa".



NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR WILDFLOWER SOCIETY February MEETING
February 2nd, (Wednesday) 7:30 p.m.
MUN Botanical Garden
 
 
Speaker GLEN RYAN, will be giving a talk on   "Native Trees and Shrubs of Newfoundland and Labrador". 
 
* due to time constraint, we ask members not to bring any trees or shrub samples.






Indoor Program Fall 2010

DECEMBER WILDFLOWER MEETING
7:30 p.m December 1st, 2010
Mun Botanical Gardens
 
Nature photographer and wildflower member Lydia Snellen willl be presenting a slide show entitled "Three Seasons".
 
-i n t e r m i s s i o n-
At this time we will celebrate the beginning of the Christmas Season and end of another very sucessful wildlfower year with some cheer.
We would kindly ask members to bring along a small treat to share (i.e. cookie, some cake, appetizer..) Wine, tea, and coffee will be served.
 
-followed by-
 
Member's End -of-the Season Photographs.
(Images compiled by John Maunder).




ATTENTION MEMBERS: CHANGE IN DATE OF OUR NEXT WILDFLOWER MEETING.


In celebration of l00 years of the Natural History Society and in conjunction with the Rooms, John Maunder will be giving a talk entitled "They are Shocking Fierce and Dangerous Entirely: a Natural History of the Newfoundland Wolf".

The talk begins at 7 pm November 3rd, at the Rooms.


As so many of our members are interested in attending John's talk, and so many Natural History members are interested in attending Helen and Judy's presentation, we have changed our meeting from November 3rd to Wednesday night, November 10th, 7:30 p.m.
MUN Botanical Garden



NOVEMBER WILDFLOWER MEETING

Wednesday night NOVEMBER 10th
7:30 pm MUN Botanical Garden

"Flora and Fauna of Trinidad and Tobago"


Helen Jones and Judith Blakeley will share images of a recent visit to Trinidad and Tobago
- a must see for the birders in our group-




October 6th, Wednesday night, 7:30 p.m.
MUN Botanical Garden


Mary and John Bridson will share with us their photos
Flowers of Basilicata, the "sole" of Italy.




Walks


Labour Day Downtown Walk. Monday 6th September 10 - 12 a.m.

Meet outside the old Museum (bottom of Cathedral Street) at 10.00 a.m
for a walk around the old streets to see if we can add to the 140+
species already found downtown, at least one of which is not known from
anywhere else in the Province. Leaders John Maunder and the Clases.



Wild Flower Society
Wednesday Evening Walk August 18
Postponed due to weather until August 25th, same time, same place.



Meet at 6.00 p.m. at the top end of the parking lot of the little strip that includes ICI Paints on Torbay Rd. This is the last group of businesses on the right hand side of Torbay Rd. just before the intersection with the Outer Ring Road as you leave town. (N.B. NOT The Paint Shop, this is on the other side of the road and a bit lower down.)

We will first have a look inside the Cloverleaf (may be wet, bring waterproof footwear), John has found some interesting plants there that may have fallen off passing cars. Then we will go on to the Old Airport to see what might have fallen off passing planes. Leader: John Maunder.

Howard Clase (Cell 727-6410 will be on on Wednesday evening)




Regatta Day Field Trip 2010. Wednesday August 4th
All day trip to Harricott and area.

Whenever Regatta day happens, and the forecast looks good for Aug 4th at present.

Meet by 09.30 a.m.at the commuters' parking area at the TCH/Salmonier Line intersection (This is on the south side of the intersection, if coming from St John's turn off the TCH at the intersection, turn left onto Salmonier Line, and cross over the overpass.)

Low tide is around 09.15 and high around 15.30, so the tide will just be coming up when we reach the shore. We'll start at the Harricott River estuary, move on to the lagoons in the community and then try the trail out to Tickle Point. This will be muddy (bring appropriate footware) and we may not make it out to the end, depending upon how much ATV damage there is to the trail. If we do it's about 3 km each way.

If we cannot make it all the way and there is time there are several other interesting sites in the general area.

There is not much in the way of eating establishments in the area so bring your own food.

We'll have our cell phone switched on in case anyone needs to find us: 727-6410 (Assuming there's coverage in the area.)

Botanical highlights: Many of our shore and salt-marsh plants. Checking to see if Potentilla simplex has recovered from the winter storm that re-arranged the estuary a couple of winters ago.

Howard & Leila

August 18, Wednesday, 6-8 p.m. Old airport and environs.

September, 1, Wednesday 6-8 p.m. Neil’s Pond Paradise.

September 12, Sunday, 10-12 a.m. Water and Duckworth Streets

September 25 or 26, Nagles Hill revisited for crowberries.

Wednesday May 19 6:00 PM Three Pond Barrens to see the purple crowberry and the “other” black one, the hermaphroditic crowberry. Place: the top end of Allandale Rd. Drive up across the TCH, past the golf course entrance (not into it!) until the paving runs out. There will be some wet spots (not very deep), so bring suitable footwear.






Summer Field Trip

This year’s field trip will explore the Burin Peninsula from July 19-23.

You can download a copy of the agenda for the Burin Field Trip on the Downloads page.

John Maunder Sent a reminder that links to the Society’s previous website are still active and two of them are relevant to our trip this summer to the Burin.

The first link is to an article by Howard Clase Botanising the Burin 1998. John says that in this article “Grouse Point” should be “Crouse Point” and that we will be returning there this summer.

The second link is to a second article by Howard chronicling the visit to St. Pierre and Miquelon earlier on the same trip in 1998.