Montana Native Plant Society

Focused on Native Plants and Plant Communities of Montana

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

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Elections

MNPS ELECTIONS for 2022

The 2022 Elections are now happening – use your ballot that was in your Spring Kelseya or vote with the form on this page below the bio information. Please vote before the polls close in early June.

Here are the candidates for positions on the Society Board of Directors. This year, we will elect a Vice-President, Secretary, and Eastern-at-Large Representative. Please vote for the candidate of your choice, or a write-in candidate, including yourself. You may vote online using the form below or click here to open and download a PDF to fill out and mail to the address on the ballot. Terms are two years. Results will be announced at the Annual Membership Meeting on June 25, 2022 at Timberland Camp north of Libby, Montana.

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Dr. Robert Pal

For Vice-President – ROBERT PAL.

Dr. Pal is an Associate Professor and the Director of Restoration at Montana Tech. He holds a master’s in agriculture and a Ph.D. in Biology/Plant Ecology. His main research focus is the flora and vegetation of disturbed habitats, in both agricultural and urban areas, with a focus on ecological restoration and plant invasions. He has earned prestigious research grants such as the Fulbright Research Grant and the Marie Curie Research Fellowship. He has served as MNPS Vice President since 2020.

 

 

 

 

 

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Camie Westfall

For Secretary – CAMIE WESTFALL.

Camielle Westfall lives in Helena and has worked as a wetland ecologist, rangeland ecologist, GIS specialist, environmental consultant, and data specialist. She has been involved with several national EPA and BLM natural resource monitoring efforts, as well as a diverse array of Montana-based projects such as developing noxious weed indices and risk assessment for exotic species impacts on wetlands, investigating the impacts of fire in wetlands in Montana and Patagonia, conservation easement projects, whitebark pine stand monitoring, and lake and river surveys of aquatic invasive plants. She enjoys exploring nature and getting more involved with local conservation and education groups.

 

 

 

 

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Kelsey Molloy

For Eastern-at-Large Representative – KELSEY MOLLOY.

Kelsey Molloy is a Rhode Island native who moved to Montana 8 years ago. She first became acquainted with prairie plants while studying grassland birds in graduate school. Although her background is in wildlife biology, she’s always loved plants. Kelsey now works for The Nature Conservancy as a rangeland ecologist in Malta.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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 questions about MNPS,

including becoming a member or chapter policies or programs, contact our Vice-President, Robert Pal.




We appreciate your support and wish to acknowledge your donation in our newsletter!

Chapters

For information about activities in your area, or to seek information about plants or resources in your area, please contact the chapter closest to you (click on Activities Drop Down Menu at the top of this page): Calypso (Dillon, Butte, Southwest Montana; Clark Fork, (Missoula, West Central Montana); Kelsey (Greater Helena and Great Falls areas,  and regions associated with the Rocky Mountain Front and central and north central Montana.); 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.

MT Native Plants Society Contact

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Montana Native Plant Society
P.O. Box 8783
Missoula, MT 59807-8783

For comments on this website, including updates and corrections, contact
 Bob Person

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