The Fifth Arizona Botanists Meeting, hosted by the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, and the Arizona Native Plant Society will be held at the Desert Botanical Garden (DBG) in Dorrance Hall on Saturday, February 9, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Field trips will be on February 8 and 10, with a short AZNPS board meeting to be held on the morning of the February 8.
Our goal is to again foster a spirit of cooperation for the sharing of ideas among and facilitating collaboration between individuals from academic institutions, local, state, and federal government agencies, and non-governmental organizations from across the state of Arizona that motivated our first meeting (February 2003), and also to provide a forum to meet others who share an interest in the flora of Arizona and surrounding areas within the Southwest.
Exequiel Ezcurra (San Diego Museum of Natural History)
“Biodiversity Across Borders”
A. Elizabeth Arnold (University of Arizona)
“Symbiotic Fungi within the Plants of Arizona: a New Perspective on Our "Botanical" Richness”
Tim Reeves (San Juan College, Farmington, New Mexico)
“Ferns of the Four Corners”
Kathy Rice (Desert Botanical Garden)
“Plant Ex-Situ Conservation at the Desert Botanical Garden”
Martin Wojciechowski (Arizona State University)
“The Origin and Diversification of Legumes: What the Trees Tell Us”
Scott Bates (Arizona State University)
"Fungal Diversity in Arizona: what can we expect – what do we know"
Todd Ontl & Andrew Salywon (Desert Botanical Garden)
"Endemic Plants of Arizona: a working list"
Linda Reeves (San Juan College, Farmington, New Mexico)
“The Four Corners Flora”
Frank Reichenbacher (Bio-Concepts, Phoenix)
"Revisiting Tumamoc Globeberry"
Kate Waters (Grand Canyon Trust, Flagstaff)
"Protecting and Restoring Land with Citizen Stewards"
There will also be time for approximately six short presentations of 15 minutes duration each. Those interested in presenting a short talk of their work are encouraged to contact Andrew Salywon (asalywon@dbg.org) or Wendy Hodgson (whodgson@dbg.org). Poster boards will also be available for poster presentations, and tables will be available for display of relevant literature and books and exhibition of organizations. There will also be a silent auction at the main meeting with some valuable and rare books as a fundraiser to AZNPS, so if you are interested you should bring cash or checks.
Field trips are free and will be offered on Friday, February 8 to Montezuma Well - led by Phyllis Hogan; on Sunday, February 10 - Richard Felger will lead a morning ethnobotanical walk at the Desert Botanical Garden and in the afternoon Raul Puente and Kathy Rice will lead a tour of the living collections at the Desert Botanical Garden.
Arizona Native Plant Society Board meeting will take place on Friday, February 8, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Desert Botanical Garden. All are welcome to attend.
Recommended Hotel Accomodations
The registration fee for the meeting is $40 and will include an entrance pass to the Desert Botanical Garden, refreshments (coffee & tea), catered lunch and lite dinner (vegetarians meals by request), and a 10% discount on books at the Garden’s Gift Shop. The Herbarium will also be open for visitation. A reduced fee of $25 is offered to undergraduate and graduate students. Early registration for the meeting will be due by the January 25. Late registration fee (after January 25) is $55 ($35 students). Registration will not be accepted after February 2.
Information, preliminary programs and registration materials will be posted on the Arizona Native Plant Society web site www.aznps.org and on the Desert Botanical Garden web site www.dbg.org, (go to Garden home page, then Research).
Please spread the word and mark your calendars for AZ Botany 2008. We look forward to seeing you in 2008 for what we hope to be another successful and productive meeting.
Sincerely,
Andrew Salywon (asalywon@dbg)
Wendy Hodgson (whodgson@dbg.org)
Click here to download a registration form
For AZ Botany 2008 Organizing Committee:
Richard Felger (U of A)
Wendy Hodgson (DBG)
Les Landrum (ASU)
Barbara Phillips (AZNPS)
Andrew Salywon (DBG)
