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Updated February 10 , 2010. February newsletter posted.
NATIVE PLANT DAY, MARCH 27, 2010
Bill Sadowski Park at Old Cutler Hammock (Palmetto Bay). Save the date!
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Upcoming
Meeting in Dade
Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 7:30 pm, at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Garden House, 10901 Old Cutler Road. Free and open
to the public. Refreshments begin at 7:15pm. Merchandise sales are before
and after the program (cash/checks only). The plant raffle follows the
program.
Before the meeting at 6:45 pm: Help bag seeds to distribute at Native Plant Day and other events. (See
Chapter News)
Program: "The Making and Remaking of a Garden” -
Georgia Tasker, writer for Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden and former garden
writer for the Miami Herald
Georgia Tasker will share her experiences in planning and
planting and why her garden has taken its particular shape, color and texture. She
will discuss some of the ideas that went into making the garden and some of the
happy accidents that have occurred along the way.
Georgia writes and blogs for Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. She was the garden writer for The Miami Herald for more than 30 years. She has
received Fairchild’s highest honor, the Barbour Medal, and a lifetime
achievement award from Tropical Audubon Society. Her book Wild Things,
based on a series of her articles in the Miami Herald, was published by FNPS in
1984, and she received the Green Palmetto Award from FNPS in 1986. Georgia also is an avid photographer, gardener and traveler, and currently serves as chair
of the Florida group of the Society of Woman Geographers.
This is Member Month - bring a friend!
March 23: Program TBA
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Upcoming
Field Trips
Sunday, February 28, 2010: Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve. This very special place is known for its cypress trees and
wealth of bromeliads, orchids (probably none in bloom now) and ferns. We
will wade in cool water possibly over 2 feet deep, but we will try to take a
moderate route until lunch time, at which point you may choose to leave or stay
for more-challenging slogging. An easy add-on is a short boardwalk at the
southern end of the strand 7 miles west of SR 29 on Tamiami Trail.
- Leaders: Russell Clusman and the Preserve's biologist,
Mike Owen. Russ is an orchid enthusiast with extensive experience in the
Fakahatchee.
- Bring/wear: Long pants and sleeves; sturdy, closed shoes
that can get soaked; a walking stick (mop handle works) to help you
negotiate underwater obstacles and climb over logs; water (to carry) and lunch
(we’ll eat at the cars). Mosquitoes should not be out, but you may want
to bring repellent. Pack anything valuable in plastic bags -- just
in case. Dry pants and shoes for the ride home may feel good.
The meeting time and location, and directions to the
preserve are in the print newsletter mailed to Dade Chapter FNPS members.
Field trips are for members and their guests. Please join so that you can
enjoy all the activities of the chapter!
Read more about the Fakahatchee later in the newsletter.
March 20: Everglades National Park's Key Largo Ranger
Station and Science Center (organized by the Keys Branch).
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Upcoming
Keys Branch Activities
To receive e-mail reminders of Keys branch activities, please
contact Barb Moe, barbmoe@bellsouth.net. Remember that all
chapter members are welcome at both Keys and Dade activities!
Meeting: February 16, 2010. The meeting is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
- 7 PM – plant identification workshop (bring cuttings of mystery plants)
- 7:30 PM – Meeting and program
- After the program – native plant raffle. Please feel free to donate a plant for the raffle.
- Location: Marathon Garden Club, 5270 Overseas Highway, Mile Marker 50.4 Bayside Marathon, FL
Program: Join us for a round table discussion and share your native gardening “Hits, Flops, and What You Would Change if You Knew Then What You Know Now”.
Field Trip: February 20, 2010. Bahia Honda State Park, Mile Marker 36.8 Bayside. The meeting time and place are in the print newsletter mailed to chapter members. Field trips are for FNPS members and their invited guests. Not a member? Join now!
Award winning - Expert - Florida Department of Environmental Protection Park Service Biologist Janice Duquesnel will lead the field trip through one of our best State Parks. Bahia Honda is home to a number of rare and seldom seen plant species, as well as, a large number of silver thatch palms.
- Park fee: Waived for field trip participants.
- Difficulty: The path is an easy walk. Be prepared for thirst, sun, heat, cold, wind, rain, uneven surfaces, etc.
NATIVE PLANT DAY, MARCH 27, 2010
Bill Sadowski Park at Old Cutler Hammock (Palmetto Bay)
Our annual public event, first held in 1991, is a full day of celebrating
native plants with activities for all ages, nature walks, displays, plant and
book sales, raffles and an all-around good time. And it's free! Please
save the date to attend and/or volunteer, and start telling your friends and
neighbors.
Could you help with preparations, suggest activities, food vendors, etc., post
announcements? Would you like to participate as a vendor of plants or
plant-related items? Please contact Amy Leonard soon (aleonar74@yahoo.com,
305-458-0969). Volunteers can sign up at meetings, or contact Gita Ramsay (786-877-7168, gita.ramsay@gmail.com).
Do you have plants to donate to the raffles or the chapter sale? Please prune,
pot up and fertilize now, so that they will be beautiful in March. Most
desired are wild-flowers and herbaceous plants (4" to 1 gallon),
especially butterfly-attracting plants, and less-common trees and shrubs (1 to
3 gallon).
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Chapter workday, Everglades National Park
February 6, 9a.m. - noon. Help weed, prune and plant
around the Coe Visitors Center. Drinks, gloves and hand tools are provided,
but you may want to bring your own and snacks to share. Bring sun protection,
but you won't need insect spray! For more
information: Patty Phares (305-255-6404, pphares@mindspring.com).
The Dade Chapter's new
official telephone number for general
information is 786-340-7914.
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