The Colorado Native Plant Society supports research projects in plant biology through the John W. Marr and Myrna P. Steinkamp funds.  These separate funds honor the late Dr. John Marr, Professor at the University of Colorado and first President of the Colorado Native Plant Society, and Myrna Steinkamp, a founding member of the Colorado Native Plant Society who worked on behalf of the Society for many years in a variety of capacities. 

 

Both funds were established to support field and laboratory research on the biology and natural history of Colorado native plants.

 

The Marr Fund supports research on the biology of Colorado native plants and plant communities.

 

The Steinkamp Fund supports research on the biology of Colorado rare native plants.

 

Thanks to the generous contributions of many members and supporters, a total of approximately $3,000 each year is available for grants.  Your donation to these funds is encouraged and welcomed.  Please make your check to the Colorado Native Plant Society, designate the fund(s) to which you are donating and mail to:

Treasurer
Colorado Native Plant Society
P.O. Box 200
Fort Collins, Colorado 80522

Email Jan Loechell Turner or phone her at (303) 458-4262 for further information.

 

Recipients of the awards summarize their studies for publication in the Society's newsletter, Aquilegia, and on this web site.

 

 

Marr and Steinkamp Research Grant Recipients
for 2008

 

Marr Awards

 

Denise Wilson (MS student), University of Colorado, Denver.  "Epipactis gigantea: Pollination Syndromes at three Colorado Elevations"  $600

 

Genevieve Walden (MS student), San Francisco State University. "Phylogenetic Analysis of Sectional and Species Level relationships Within Phacelia Inferred from Chloroplast ndhF and Nuclear rITS Sequence Data"  $500.

 

Ben R. Grady (Doctoral student), University of Wisconsin. "Speciation and Edaphic Endemism in Eriogonum: A Molecular Systematic Approach"   $500.

 

 

Steinkamp Awards

 

Dr. Lara Kueppers and Dr. Ramona Butz. University of California, Merced.  "Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory"  $1,000

 

Krissa A. Skogen (Doctoral student), University of Connecticut. "Primroses, Pollinators, and Practicality: Identifying Land Use Priorities by the Effect of Habitat Fragmentation on Pollinator Declines and Plant Reproduction"  $800

 

 

 

 

Marr and Steinkamp Research Grant Recipients for 2007

 

 

John W. Marr Fund

 

Katie Becklin. University of Missouri, Columbia. "Do Mycorrhizal Associations Affect the Invasibility of Alpine Willow Communities?"

 

Diana Jolles, Ohio State University, Columbus. "The Biogeography and Phylogenetics of the Pyrola picta species complex."

 

Myrna P. Steinkamp Fund

 

Carol English. University of Colorado at Denver and Health Science Center.  "Pollination Biology and Population Genetics Study of the Rare Colorado Endemic, Penstemon degeneri."

 

Denise Wilson. University of Colorado at Denver and Health Science Center. "Epipactis gigantea - A Pollination Study."

 

 

 

For further information about applying for the John W. Marr Grant click here.

 

For further information about applying for the Myrna P. Steinkamp Grant click here. 

 

Colorado Native Plant Society

Research Grant Reports

 

by Erin Foley

 

by Ken Keefover-Ring

 

by Cristina Rumbaitis del Rio

 

by Linda Kothera

 

by Lynn Moore

 

by Jeanette Flaig

 

By Chrissy Alba-Lynn