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Sego Lily May 2010 33 (3)
in Escalante. conservation, is a small landscape Salt Lake: At our March 3rd meet-
June 26—Dr. Jim Bowns will lead tree, and has good genetic diver- ing, Tony Frates did a great job of
a field trip along the Mossy Cave sity for selecting superior clones. unveiling what we know of
Trail in Bryce Canyon National Park. To try and locate the best Bigtooth Beckwith‘s violet (Viola beckwithii)
– Adam Hutchins maple samples he used aerial digi- in Utah, starting with the historical
tal photography and found the explorations of Gunnison and
Fremont (Richfield area): Come location of desired trees with lati- Beckwith and the strange fact that
joint the Fremont Chapter for a tude and longitude found on Marcus Jones never collected it
night of camping and fun in the new Google EarthTM images. Larry is within a few miles of where he lived
Sam Stowe Group Site at Fremont also experimenting with the in Salt Lake City. Since the talk, we
Indian State Park on Friday, June propagation of Rubber rabbit- have had a flurry of activity, high-
11th. Potluck dinner starts at 6 PM brush (Ericameria nauseosa), lighted by new discoveries described
with hotdogs provided by the chap- Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis), elsewhere in this issue of Sego Lily.
ter; bring a side to share, drinks, Greenleaf manzanita (Arcto- On April 7th, Mitch Power, the
and roasting sticks. Take Exit 17 off staphylos patula), and Fremont‘s new director of the Garrett Herbar-
I-70 to reach the park. Saturday mahonia (Mahonia fremontii). ium at the Utah Museum of Natural
morning, June 12, we will caravan Larry is actively looking for any History, made a tour de force of un-
down the Three Creeks Road (FS interesting specimens of native earthing evidence for climate change
road #106) to see the flowers on the woody plants that might have po- buried in sediments, including pre-
Devil‘s Dance Floor on the Fishlake tential for propagation and land- historic records of plant distribu-
National Forest. The road is dirt but scaping. He would be happy to tions from pollen analysis. Some
usually in good condition for two visit with people (Larry.Rupp amazing computer animations
wheel drive. Meet at the Sam Stowe @usu.edu, 435-797-2099) who tracked the migrations of various
group site by 10:30 AM and bring a may know of such plants and is conifers as the ice ages fluctuated,
camera and lunch if desired. Camp- also able to help individuals pro- and also showed how coastlines
ing on June 11th is free to all Utah tect their ―ownership‖ rights to shrank as the ice sheets melted. We
Native Plant Society members, so if any plants they discover. - Lisa were left with a lot of food for
you have friends that are thinking White and Lydia Jakovac thought.
about becoming members please let The following field trips and
them know about the event. Contact Manzanita (Kane County): On meetings are open to the public.
Lisa White at Lisa_Ogden @nps.gov the evening of Thursday, May Please contact the listed person to
for more info. 20th we will be visiting the Coral get details of when and where to
Larry Rupp, professor and exten- Pink Sand Dunes north of Kanab meet, so they can keep you posted.
sion specialist from Utah State Uni- as part of the week-long ―Amazing For general inquiries, contact Bill
versity, spoke about ―selection and EarthFest‖. Meet at the Grand Gray (cyberflora @xmission.com).
propagation of native plants for low- Staircase-Escalante NM visitor Sunday, May 2nd: Emigration
water landscaping‖ at our February center at 6:30 PM sharp to car- Canyon, Pinecrest, 10 AM. This is a
19 chapter meeting. Water conser- pool or caravan to the Dunes. very gentle walk along an old rail-
vation has long been of critical im- On May 29th, I will lead a hike road grade. It is notable for having
portance in Utah. The state contin- on the East Rim Trail of Zion NP a combination of plants that repre-
ues to emphasize water conservation starting from the east entrance sent habitats of both lower and
through smart controller technolo- trailhead. We will explore sand- higher elevations. Contact Ty Harri-
gies, pricing structure incentives, stone outcrops and Carmel lime- son (tyju@xmission. com, 801-255-
and public water conservation gar- stone caprock in search of several 3167).
dens. There is increasing interest in rare species and try to find Wednesday, May 5th: Salt Lake
native plants for water conservation, Cryptantha humilis (reported for Chapter meeting at REI (7 PM).
as shown by the establishment of the park, but not confirmed with a Kipp Lee will talk on Gardening with
groups such as the Intermountain photo). Plan to meet at the Native Penstemons. The talk will
Native Plant Growers Association GSENM visitor center parking include both the natural history and
which provides information on how area at 8 AM to carpool to the the horticulture of these colorful
to use the wonderful diversity of park. The trip will be limited to 12 native plants which are well adapted
intermountain native plants in the people and entrance fees may ap- to our climate. They are a beautiful
home landscape. ply unless sufficient numbers of and important addition to any na-
Larry stressed attractive color, drivers have entry passes. tive dry garden. Contact Marni
marketable form, ability to be grown See the Bulletin Board on page Ambrose (marni32@hotmail.com,
in nursery situations, and tolerance 4 for more activities.—Walter Fer- 801-512-3033).
of poor soils, pests, cold, and tig (walt@kanab.net) May 7-9, Horseshoe Canyon
drought in identifying the ideal wa- camping trip: Horseshoe Canyon is
ter conserving plant. One such spe- an outlier of Canyonlands National
cies being investigated is the Big- Park, famous for its wonderful pic-
tooth maple (Acer grandiden- tograph panels. There are also
tatum). It has potential for water many interesting native plants in the
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area, which lies between the San Southwestern: Wednesday, May Bulletin Board
Rafael Swell and the Green River. 5, 7 PM: ―Fire in the Pines: Restor-
We shall be dry camping, probably ing Ponderosa Pine Forests in Zion
12-13 June 2o1o: UNPS State
near Goblin Valley State Park—the and Across the Southwest‖. Joel
Board Meeting and Kanab
group campsite at the park is not Silverman, lead Fire Effects Moni-
Creek Botanical Foray— The
available. Contact Bill Gray tor from Zion National Park will
Manzanita (Kane County) Chapter
(cyberflora@xmission.com, 801- discuss fire ecology and share his
of UNPS will be hosting the state
532-3486). interests in native plant communi-
board‘s annual southern Utah board
Tuesday evenings in May: ―Woad ties and the impacts of invasive
meeting on Saturday, June 12 at 4
Runner‖ weeding project. Join the exotic plants across the landscape.
PM at the Village cafeteria at Best
Salt Lake Watersheds Department The talk will be held at Spring-
Friends Animal Sanctuary, ca 7
for the 5th annual Dyer‘s Woad pull dale‘s Canyon Community Center.
miles north of Kanab. The board
in the City Creek watershed on —Barbara Farnsworth
meeting is open to society members
Tuesday evenings from 5:30-8 PM.
but does focus mostly on arcane
- May 11: meet at Morris Mead- Utah Valley: The Utah Valley
board business.
ows trailhead. University Herbarium is planning
All UNPS members are invited to
- May 18: meet at Ensign Peak a series of regular events in coordi-
come to the Best Friends Sanctuary
trailhead. nation with the Utah County Chap-
on the morning of June 12 and June
- May 25: meet at City Creek ter. First, Jason Alexander, the
13 (starting at 8 AM both days) to
Guard Station. Contact Vanessa herbarium curator, will be pre-
participate in a ―botanical foray‖ of
Welsh (Vanessa.welsh@slcgov.com, senting a talk on floristic projects
the Best Friends Sanctuary. A foray
801-483-6884). currently underway at UVU.
is analogous to a bio-blitz (see the
Saturday, May 15th, 4th Annual These projects include many op-
January 2010 Sego Lily for discus-
Purge Your Spurge event and Native portunities for members to volun-
sion of the Deer Creek effort near
Plant Sale (10 AM). Myrtle spurge, teer their time and contribute to
Boulder, UT) in that teams of bota-
frequently planted as a succulent the botanical knowledge of the
nists visit different habitats within a
ground cover, has been declared a state. The talk will be held at Utah
study area over a 24 hour period to
noxious weed because of the way it Valley University in PS110 on
record all of the species that they
has invaded our foothills. Pull it Tuesday, May 25th at 7 PM. Park-
can. While a bio-blitz typically in-
from your yard and exchange it for ing is available near the entrance
cludes all species (vertebrates, in-
horticulturally approved native to the new library (Lot N). Second,
sects, plants), a botanical foray is
plants at REI (33rd S and 33rd E) we will be discussing the possibil-
focused solely on plants. The Best
from 10 AM to 3 PM. Check out the ity of having a regular herbarium
Friends Sanctuary includes an un-
important information about the volunteer day starting in June.
dammed reach of Kanab Creek cov-
plant‘s nasty juice (www.weeds. Tentatively, this is scheduled for
ered by riparian woods and thickets
slco.org/html/education/edMap_ Saturday, June 26th from noon
of Coyote willow, Yellow willow,
calendar.html). Contact Sage Fitch until 4 PM. For further informa-
and Fremont cottonwood, as well as
(sfitch@slco.org, 801-440-7537). tion on either of these events, or if
Navajo sandstone slickrock, sage-
Wednesday, May 19th: City Creek you would like to volunteer in the
brush and saltbush grasslands, pin-
Canyon Weeds tour. (6 PM). Join herbarium on a regular basis,
yon-juniper woodlands, sand dunes,
SLC watershed specialist Vanessa please email Jason at alexanja@
and hanging gardens. The area has
Welsh for a special tour to see first uvu.edu.
never been thoroughly inventoried
hand the serious weed problem and Utah Valley will be hosting a
and the results of the foray will be
what is being done towards control. trip to Price Recreation Area on
made available to Best Friends to
Meet at the City Creek Canyon gate Saturday, June 5th. Kim Despain
educate visitors on the biodiversity
and shuttle to the Pleasant Valley will lead the hike to a Bristlecone
of the sanctuary.
area (Area 12). Contact Vanessa pine forest. For info contact
Manzanita chapter vice president
Welsh (vanessa. welsh@slc.gov, 801 Celeste (celeste2byu.edu) or Kim
Jana de Peyer, a founder of Best
-483-6884). Despain (801-375-8267).
Friends and local resident, will host
Saturday, May 22nd: Big Springs Plants and Preschoolers re-
a potluck gathering Saturday eve-
Park, Provo Canyon (9:30 AM). sumes on Thursday mornings
ning for board members and UNPS
Steve Hegji of the Utah Valley Chap- from April-October. We will be
members participating in the foray.
ter will lead a modest hike open to hiking many canyons in Utah
For more information on the event,
members of all UNPS chapters. Ex- County this year. These are all kid
or to rsvp, please contact me at
pect to see plenty of violets, wood- friendly hikes. If you want to get
walt@kanab.net. Hope to see many
land stars, and other moisture- on our hiking list, send an email to
of you in sunny southern Utah in
loving plants. Contact Steve Hegji celeste@byu.edu. —Jason Alexan-
early June—Walter Fertig
(steve_hegji@ yahoo. com, 801-473- der & Celeste Kennard
1337). —Bill Gray
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Utah Botanica
Odds and Ends from Utah Botany
Forest Service Updates Additions to the US Forest Service Intermountain Region
Sensitive Plant List - For the (Region 4) Sensitive Plant Species List, March 30, 2010
first time since 1994 the Intermoun-
tain Region (Region 4) of the U.S. Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)
Forest Service has revised its list of Angelica wheeleri (Wheeler‘s angelica), Uinta, Wasatch-Cache
Sensitive plant and animal species.
On March 30, 2010, the service offi- Asteraceae (Compositae)
cially added 38 plant species to the Erigeron garrettii (Garrett‘s flea-
Sensitive list, of which 13 are known bane), Uinta, Wasatch-Cache
from Utah forests. Another 17 plant
species were dropped from the Sen- Brassicaceae
sitive list for Region 4 (which in- Draba abajoensis (Abajo Peak
cludes national forests in Utah, draba), Manti-LaSal
southern Idaho, Nevada, western
Wyoming, and eastern California). Draba brachystylis (Wasatch draba),
None of the dropped species were Uinta?, Wasatch-Cache
from Utah‘s six national forests
(Ashley, Dixie, Fishlake, Manti-
Draba burkei (Burke‘s draba), Wa-
LaSal, Uinta, and Wasatch-Cache).
The Forest Service defines Sensi- satch-Cache
tive species as “those plant and ani-
mal species identified by a Regional Draba ramulosa (Mt. Belknap
Forester for which population vi- draba), Fishlake
ability is a concern, as evidenced by
significant current or predicted Draba santaquinensis (Santaquin
downward trends in population draba), Uinta
numbers or density or significant
current or predicted downward Lepidium montanum var. alpinum
trends in habitat capability that (Wasatch pepperwort), Uinta?,
would reduce a species' existing Wasatch-Cache
distribution.” Sensitive species re-
ceive special management attention Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
which helps ensure that they do not Astragalus iselyi (Isely‘s milkvetch), Manti-LaSal
need to become federally listed un-
der the Endangered Species Act. Fumariaceae
Projects that may impact the habitat Corydalis caseana ssp. brachycarpa (Wasatch fitweed), Uinta, Wasatch-
of Sensitive species undergo scru- Cache
tiny to determine how they might
adversely impact populations, vi- Orchidaceae
ability and the ecology of the species Cypripedium parviflorum or C. calceolus var. parviflorum (Lesser yellow
as a whole. Sensitive species pro- lady‘s-slipper), Wasatch-Cache
grams are therefore critical and cost
effective programs that in the long Primulaceae
run not only help to preserve bio- Dodecatheon utahense or D. dentatum var. utahense (Wasatch shooting
logical biodiversity but also save tax star), Wasatch-Cache
dollars and represent excellent long
term investments. Rosaceae
See the table for a list of what was Ivesia utahensis (Utah ivesia), Uinta, Wasatch-Cache
added in Utah. For a complete re-
gion wide list that incorporates Two additional species (Botrychium simplex and Viola charlestonensis)
these changes, see www. unps.org/ that are listed as Sensitive region-wide occur in Utah, but not on US Forest
miscpdf/R4TESList 2010.pdf or Service lands and are thus excluded.
simply click on the ―Rare plants‖ tab
at www. unps.org and scroll down to Top: Utah ivesia (Ivesia utahensis) illustration by W. Fertig
the link provided there in the Forest
Service (Utah/Region 4) section.
—Tony Frates.
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Want to see the Sego Lily in color? Or read late breaking UNPS news and find links to other
botanical websites? Or buy wildflower posters, cds, and other neat stuff at the UNPS store? Go
to unps.org!
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