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Focused on Native Plants and Plant Communities of Montana


“…to preserve, conserve, and study Montana’s native plants and plant communities.”

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Volume 23 (2009 – 2010)

July 5, 2018 By

Volume 23, No. 1, Fall 2009 – The Fall 2009 issue includes: Several articles remembering Dennis Nicholls: “Before Columbus” by Dennis Nicholls; “In Memoriam,” by H. Wayne Phillips; remembrances by Steve Shelly, Kathy Lloyd, and Peter Lesica, and a poem by Dennis. Also included is an excerpt from Dakota Flora: “Chokecherry: An American Legend” and current society news.

Volume 23, No. 2, Winter 2010 – An analysis of the early, sudden, hard freeze experienced in October 2009 written by Paul Alaback; “Teaching Gardens,” by Leah Grunzke; and an article on “Dodder,” by Peter Lesica. Also included in the mailed edition were fliers on the 2010 Montana Plant Conservation Conference and The MNPS Small Grants program – you can link to information on these subjects on this website.

Volume 23, No. 3, Spring 2010 – The Spring 2010 issue includes: “Montana’s First Important Plant Area,” by Tara Carolin and Karen Shelly;”Consider the Dandelion Before You Dig,” by Peter Lesica; Notices about the 2009 Small Grants Recipients; and all sorts of Society news, the ballots for the election, and registration information for the annual meeting coming up in Southwest Montana.

Volume 23, No. 4, Summer 2010 – A biographical article on Frederick Pursh written by Walter Fertig, “What’s in a Name, Pursh and Purshia.” An article by Patrick Cross discusses, “Bladderpod: A Study in Diversity.” And Sheila Morrison highlights a new source for native seeds in, “Native Ideals Seed Company: Bryce Christiaens and Rebecca Shoemaker.”

KELSEYA, the MNPS newsletter,

is published four times a year and is included with your membership.
 Kelseya contains timely articles about Montana plants and their communities, listings of chapter and state meetings and field trips, and updates on native plant issues.

For general questions,

including becoming a member or chapter policies or programs, contact our Vice-President, Ryan Quire.




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about activities in your area, or seek information about plants or resources in your area, please contact the chapter closest to you (click on Chapters Drop Down Menu at the top of this page): Calypso (Dillon, Butte, Southwest Montana; Clark Fork, (Missoula, West Central Montana); Kelsey (greater Helena area); Flathead (Northwest Montana, Glacier Park); Maka Flora (Eastern Montana); Valley of Flowers (greater Bozeman area), or check out the Eastern- or Western-at-Large Areas on the same menu.

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