V 27 1, Fall 2013 – Mark Eggers details the passion and reward associated with documenting the new species of paintbrush, which he named Castilleja kerryana, found by Pete Lesica and Dave Hanna in the Scapegoat Wilderness; Peter Lesica answers, “Why are Plants are Giving You a Buzz?”; Kathy Lloyd reports on a successful annual meeting, “A Little Botany in the Little Belts” and on awards presented to Janet Ellis and Bob Person at that meeting; Western At-Large representative, Jon Reny, reported on a summer field trip to Flatiron Mountain; Society President Kathy Settevendemie and Membership Chair Cathy Jean include important notes on the business of our Society and the importance of membership affiliation; an abridged version of a letter sent by the Conservation Committee to the USDA urging caution in the introduction of exotics (the full letter is linked from the Plant Conservation page of the Society Website) is included; Kathy Lloyd presents a small grant report on the installation of a native plant garden next to the library on the Carroll College Campus in Helena; and a new round of Small Grant Applications is solicited (see also the Small Grants Page on this website for all the details.)
V 27 2, Winter 2014 – Peter Lesica elucidates how some plants use their sybiotic partners as hit men and other micro surprises and suggestions for further reading in his article, “Natural History: Plants Defend their Fungal Friends”; Jessie Salix describes the July “Botany Blitz” to monitor the Lemhi Penstemon sponsored by the Calypso Chapter in, “Canvassing the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest” – the data report mentioned in the article is available here; Kelseya editor Caroline Kurtz tells about a revegetation project at Mill Dam in “Dam Bear Grass” and suggests an opportunity for future projects; Patrick Plantenberg offers an informative and punny report on the educational opportunity held in conjunction with the 2013 Annual Meeting in, “Lemma Tell Ya About the Grass Class”; and Small Grant Reports include Kathy Heffernan’s, “Weed Control on Mount Sentinel” and Mandy Slate’s, “Leaky Moss”.
V 27 3, Spring 2014 – In “Kelseya Revisited: MNPS ‘Mascot’ A State Treasure,” Editor Caroline Kurtz reprises Peter Lesica’s treatment of our plant symbol; Robin Taylor-Davenport describes USFS work to raise awareness of the importance of pollinators and the discussion of this subject at the most recent Montana Native Plant Conservation conference in “Forest Management Resting on the Wings of Pollinators;” Karen Shelly penned an appreciation of the long and excellent service to the Society and the Kelsey Chapter of Kathy Lloyd in, “Kathy Lloyd: We’ll Miss Your Hard Work and Dedication;” fascinating information on Canada bunchberry and Twisted Stalk is included in a couple of reprints written by Kimberly Gould (“Potent Pollen Propulsion!” from the Albert Native Plant Council, Iris) and Walter Fertig (Twisted Stalk from the Utah Native Plant Society, Sego Lily); and here you may also find Society news, financial information, this year’s ballot, and registration information for the annual meeting.
V 27 4, Summer 2014 – A reprinted article, “Western Clematis, Clingy Native,” written by Cathie Jean and Jay Frederick originally appeared in a series on native plants originally published in the Helena’s newspaper, The Independent Record, under the guidance of the Kelsey Chapter of MNPS; New “apps” for various mobile devices are announced in, “Botany Resources: New from High Country Apps of Bozeman, MT” and also “Montana Grasses”; “Calypso Chapter Members Take to the Streets in Dillon,” by Catherine Cain describes a street beautification project in Dillon using native plants in a street median planting; “In Memorian: Wally E. Albert,” was compiled by the Kelseya editor Caroline Kurtz and “Recollections of a Field Companion” by Craig Odegard further memorializes Wally Albert; and “Nodding Onion” by Andrea Pipp and “Chokecherries” are further native plant discussion reprints from the Independet Record.
