On Tuesday, January 3, Diane Allen will treat us to more great photos of New England orchids, species that she didn’t have time to cover last year. That will leave some time for studying winter twigs and “weeds,” so bring in your specimens.

The meeting goes from 4:00 to 7:00, and we’ll be ordering pizza around 5. It takes place at White Mountains National Forest headquarters, 71 White Mountain Drive, Campton, NH (just west of I93 at exit 27).

Save these dates for Botany Nights! All the meetings are Tuesdays, 4:00-7:00 p.m., unless otherwise noted.

November 1: Memorable moments of 2011 field season at WMNF, Campton
December 6: Workshop on Rosa (Alice Schori) at DRED, Concord
January 3: Diane Allen finishes up the New England orchids at WMNF, Campton
February 7: Workshop on Viola and Salix (Scott Bailey and Joann Hoy) at DRED, Concord
March 6: Hieracium species in New Hampshire (Barbara Grunden) at WMNF, Campton
April 3: Eleocharis species in New Hampshire (Bill Nichols) at DRED, Concord

There are a number of online resources available to NH Botany Club members:

Phenology data is extremely useful as it links plant and animal behaviors to seasonal climate and weather patterns. Climate scientists are using Thoreau's detailed notes on plant phenology in studies of changes in climate in the last 150 years.

Michael Burgess, author of A Field Guide to the Ferns of New England and Adjacent New York, has graciously allowed us to distribute this guide online via our website.