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Hello to all the native plant people hibernating in the mountains! Thanks to Emily Schwier's hard work this summer, a new chapter of the Colorado Native Plant Society has been formed. The hope is that having a chapter closer to where people live, there may be more interest and greater participation in field trips, master classes and workshops. Previously, some of us who live in the Gore Range area (mostly Eagle and Summit Counties) were members of the Plateau Chapter, with Gay Austin as President. Gay has done a fantastic job arranging great field trips as well as helping with last year's annual meeting in Carbondale. I am hoping that the Gore Range and Plateau chapters can collaborate on events in the future - especially since our summers here in the mountains are shorter! The Plateau Chapter usually has an annual organizational meeting in the fall to plan field trips, master classes and workshops for the next year. Since our chapter is not quite up and running as yet, and winter has set in, I am hoping we can organize via email, and then plan a chapter meeting for fall 2012. Laurel Potts and Dan Schroeder, Extension Agents for Eagle and Summit Counties, have organized Native Plant Master Classes, Laurel for 8 years. Laurel has sent out an email to previous instructors to poll interest in Native Plant Master Classes for 2012. If you have interest in helping with classes, please contact her at Laurel.Potts@eaglecounty.us . I hope that the new chapter has volunteers willing to put together field trips and possibly a workshop or two. Many of you have local expertise and we all want you to share it with us. Please forward your interest to me so we can put a calendar of events together. You don't have to be a botanist - just take us to your favorite places! Finally, please consider joining the Colorado Native Plant Society if you have not already done so. http://www.conps.org/pdf/Membership/MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM - 2011.pdf. This is a group of dedicated volunteers working to encourage the appreciation and conservation of the native plants and ecosystems of Colorado - one of the highest priorities for all of us. The website has information on activities of the other chapters and a great bookstore to provide reading through the long winter so you can hit the field running in the spring. If you have friends who are interested in native plants, encourage them to join our group. Thank you for doing all you can to make our local chapter and state society thrive. There is so much to learn - share what you know! Nanette Kuich 2012 Field Trips Filoha Meadows Space is limited to 20 people, so if you are interested, please RSVP asap to Nanette Kuich at kix@vail.net . Nanette will pass along the details as they become available.
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