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The Southeast Chapter welcomes your participation, no matter where you are in southeast Colorado. Activities will be scheduled throughout the year with meetings in Pueblo and/or Colorado Springs, and field trips to a variety of sites throughout the area. Southeast Chapter meetings are held from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. All meetings, unless otherwise noted, will be held at the 701 Court Street in Pueblo.For more meeting information, please call Warren Nolan: (719) 543-6196. Chapter officers are:
Executive Committee Members:
2012 SE CHAPTER FIELD TRIPS THE "ESSENTIAL BOTANY" WORKSHOP A class on the botany you need to know to effectively use keys like "Colorado Flora Eastern Slope." Then you get lots of practice and coaching using native plants from the garden. (Co-Sponsored by CSU-Pueblo Extension and the SE Chapter of the CoNPS.) SHEEP CANYON (the one in SE Colorado) Another exceptional canyon selected by Steve for this early season botanizing trip to the "grasslands." As in the past, we'll organize a carpool and share the cost of gas for our drive across the beautiful plains of southeast Colorado. UTE VALLEY PARK Doris and Jeff will lead you across the sedimentary geology of Ute Valley Park to find interesting avian and botanical species. UP THE GREENHORN A leisurely trip to one of the upper canyons of Greenhorn Creek. We'll see native shrubs such Jamesia americana, Holodiscus, Ribes and Rhus spp., plus many herbaceous natives in an area known for its botanical diversity. PIKE'S PEAK AND ELK PARK THE RIPARIAN FOOTHILLS OF EMERALD VALLEY We'll carpool up the Old Stage Road to about 8,000 ft. elevation to see the rare Cypripendium calceolus and associated streamside plants. BIRDS AND BOTANY Trout Creek is known as "the jewel of Teller County" for birders. Jeff will lead you through this exceptional habitat to show you first hand the interrelationship of our avian species and the native plants they depend on for food and shelter. THE GARDEN OF EDEN (the one on Pike's Peak) This "Garden of Eden" is the lush, mid-to-upper montane riparian area located just below Catamount Reservoir on "the Peak." Doris will meet you at the tollgate (expect to pay an entrance fee of about $7 per person) so everyone can carpool up to this exceptional narrow valley and its impressive rock formations. NEWLIN CREEK A cool and shady meander along Newlin Creek to find two or three of the Corallorhiza that occur in Colorado, and a good possibility of seeing the very rare Selkirk's Violet (Viola selkirkii ), along with many other species to interest just about any botanist. HOOSIER PASS The perfect time of year to see the exceptional alpine species in this area. It's a bit of a drive, but we'll organize a carpool to share the gas money . . . and also share a superb field trip! The pass is at 11,541 ft. elevation, so practice your breathing. EAST LOST PARK "BIO-BLITZ" A multi-species survey of this exceptional area as part of its designation as a State Natural Area. The emphasis for CoNPS members is, of course, botanical. But, if you have expertise in entomology, ornithology, mammalogy . . . or anything else biological, Steve can likely use your help! His email address is: solson01@fs.fed.us THE 2012 GRASS I.D. WORKSHOP at Aiken Canyon The morning session by the Natural Resources Conservation Service is an introduction to (or review of) the morphology of grasses. Then practice your in-the-field ID skills in a small group under the tutelage of an expert instructor. TURQUOISE LAKE OVERNIGHTER (the first of two SE Chapter 2-day trips!) We'll choose from eight campgrounds to overnight, then Doris, George and Steve will lead us through willow carrs and bogs along the Colorado Trail to find Mountain Laurel, Twayblade Orchids and other species seldom seen in the dryer, lower elevations of the SE Chapter area. The Colorado Guide says this section of the trail is "spectacular." (Campground reservations required. Lodging is also available in nearby Leadville.) HOLT CANYON OVERNIGHTER (the second SE Chapter 2-day trip for 2012) Near the Oklahoma Border, this area is better-known for the nearby Picture Canyon and its many Paleo-Indian artifacts. But, with its perennial springs and species such as Cardinal Flower (Lobella cardinalis) and numerous lipferns, it also offers exceptional opportunities for botanizing. "CANYONS OF THE ARKANSAS" CoNPS 2012 ANNUAL MEETING Multiple field trips in conjunction with the 2012 Colorado Native Plant Society Annual Meeting to be announced.
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