2024 Washington Botanical Symposium

(in-person & online)

	Wednesday, March 6, 2024 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (PST) In-person reception to follow 4:00 p.m – 5:00 p.m.  Center for Urban Horticulture 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle, WA In-person and remote attendance options $95 for in-person registration, $45 for virtual registration Financial aid rates available; scholarships & student rates available for students & service corps members.

An extensive network of professional, academic, and amateur botanists are actively engaged in the conservation, management, and study of Washington’s diverse flora.  Their expertise ranges from how best to manage biodiversity, to understanding climate change impacts on plant communities, to naming and classifying the flora’s rare, common, and invasive elements.  Invited speakers and poster presentations will share new insights and discoveries about these topics and more.  Participants from throughout Washington and adjacent areas will have the opportunity to exchange ideas with colleagues within and across disciplines.

Co-hosted by: University of Washington Botanic Gardens and the University of Washington Herbarium at the Burke Museum

2024 Speakers:

• Keynote: Dr. Dominick A. DellaSala, Chief Scientist, Wild Heritage – “Old Forests as Natural Climate Solutions”
• Dr. Jesse Miller, Lead State Botanist, Washington State Department of Natural Resources – “Conserving Washington’s Old Forest Lichens in an Era of Global Change”
• Dr. Carrie Woods, Associate Professor, Biology, University of Puget Sound – “Bryophyte Community Ecology in Olympic Rainforests: The Importance of Structural Diversity”
• Tynan Ramm-Granberg, Lead Vegetation Ecologist, Washington State Department of Natural Resources – “Defining the “Coarse Filter”: The US National Vegetation Classification”
• Dr. Mike Beug, Professor Emeritus, the Evergreen State College – “Cortinarius Fungi Associated with Quercus garryana in the Columbia River Gorge”
• Wesley Glisson, Aquatic Plant Specialist, Washington State Department of Ecology – “Response to the Discovery of Variable-leaf and Western Watermilfoil Hybrids in Washington”
• Rachel Little, Biologist and Outreach Coordinator & Dr. Thomas Sexton, Resource Conservationist, Benton Conservation District – “The Unusual Case of an Invasive Native Plant: Heteranthera dubia (water stargrass)”
• Danielle Horne, Graduate Student, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington – “Vegetation Relationships and Microsite Conditions of Wenatchee Mountains Checkermallow (Sidalcea oregana var. calva)”
• Dr. David Giblin, Collections Manager, University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum – “Updates to the Flora of Washington”

AGENDA

 

Professional Credits (Full Day Attendance): CPH-6, ecoPRO-6, NALP/WALP-6

Sponsors: 

 

 

 

 

Supporters:     AECOM          Parametrix            Shannon & Wilson          Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Natural Heritage Program         

Friends:         DCG/Watershed      

Posters & Announcements

Carl Baker, The Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) study comparing old-growth associated lichens and bryophytes across experimental study areas at Ellsworth Creek Preserve in southwest Washington

Olivia Brech and Dr. Carrie Woods, University of Puget Sound

The Influence of Bryophyte Species on Tsuga heterophylla Seedling Survival

Erik Ertsgaard, Environmental Science & Resource Management, University of Washington

Distance, Geology, and Precipitation Determine Taxonomic and Phylogenetic Differences Between Alpine Plant Communities

Shelby Felthoven, School of Environmental and Forest Science, University of Washington

Evaluating Drought Impacts on the Cold Hardiness of Climate-Ready Landscape Plants

Reisha Foertsch, Ellie Olpin, and Dr. Carrie Woods, University of Puget Sound

Comparing fungal communities in Tsuga heterophylla seedling roots across nurse log decay stages and the forest floor

Wyatt Mojo, University of Washington

Implementation of Native Annuals into SER-UW Nursery

2023 Washington Botanical Symposium

(in-person & online)

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Wednesday, March 8, 2023 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (PST) In-person reception to follow 4:00 p.m – 5:00 p.m.  Center for Urban Horticulture 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle, WA In-person and remote attendance options $95 for in-person registration, $45 for virtual registration Financial aid rates available; scholarships & student rates available for students & service corps members.

An extensive network of professional, academic, and amateur botanists are actively engaged in the conservation, management, and study of Washington’s diverse flora.  Their expertise ranges from how best to manage biodiversity, to understanding climate change impacts on plant communities, to naming and classifying the flora’s rare, common, and invasive elements.  Invited speakers and poster presentations will share new insights and discoveries about these topics and more.  Participants from throughout Washington and adjacent areas will have the opportunity to exchange ideas with colleagues within and across disciplines.

Co-hosted by: University of Washington Botanic Gardens and the University of Washington Herbarium at the Burke Museum

2023 Speakers:

• Dr. Jerry F. Franklin, Professor Emeritus, School of Environmental and Forest Science, University of Washington
• Dr. Amy Yahnke, Senior Wetland Scientist, Washington Department of Ecology
• Dr. Heida L. Diefenderfer, Faculty Fellow, University of Washington College of the Environment; Senior Earth Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• Dr. Claire Tortorelli, Postdoctoral Researcher, University California, Davis, Dept. of Plant Sciences
• Dr. Kyra N. Krakos, Professor of Biology, Maryville University and Missouri Botanical Garden
• R. Adam Martin, Applied Ecologist, Ecostudies Institute
• Miles Berkey, Western Washington University
• Dr. Julie Combs, Pollinator Species Lead, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
• Dr. Robert Van Pelt, Affiliate Professor, University of Washington

View Full Agenda with Abstracts

Professional Credits Available (Full-day attendance): CPH – 6, ecoPRO – 6, NALP/WALP – 6

Sponsors: 

 

 

 

 

Supporters:      Parametrix          Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Natural Heritage Program          Shannon & Wilson

Friends:        AECOM      The Watershed Company   

Posters & Announcements

Aiko Yamada, Master’s Graduate Student, Washington State University
A Bryoflora of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest

Jesse Miller, Washington State Department of Natural Resources
Microclimate affinities and ground survey detection for an old-growth forest canopy lichen growing near its range limit

Phoebe Smurthwaite, University of Washington Department of Biology, Burke Museum
Elevation and Latitude as Predictors for Alpine Plant Life History Traits

Sophia Ronan, University of Washington
50 Peaks Project: Botanical Survey of Alpine Plant Richness in Washington State

Steven Clark, Bee Campus Project Manager, Biology Instructor, Clark Community College
Bee Campus Project Announcement

2022 Washington Botanical Symposium (online)

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Wednesday, March 2, 2022 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (PST)

Conference Announcement (PDF)

An extensive network of professional, academic, and amateur botanists are actively engaged in the conservation, management, and study of Washington’s diverse flora.  Their expertise ranges from how best to manage biodiversity, to understanding climate change impacts on plant communities, to naming and classifying the flora’s rare, common, and invasive elements.  Invited speakers and poster presentations will share new insights and discoveries about these topics and more.  Participants from throughout Washington and adjacent areas will have the opportunity to exchange ideas with colleagues within and across disciplines.

Co-hosted by: University of Washington Botanic Gardens and the University of Washington Herbarium at the Burke Museum

Sponsors: 

 

 

 

 

Supporters:        King County Noxious Weed Program        Parametrix        Society of Wetland Scientists – PNW Chapter        The Watershed Company        Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Natural Heritage Program

Friends:        AECOM        Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board

Agenda & Presentation Resources

Full agenda with abstracts (PDF)

9-9:15am Welcome and introductory remarks

9:15-10am Western wildfires – adapting to a future with more fire
Susan Prichard, Ph.D., Research Scientist, UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences (sprich@uw.edu)
Part 1 – Presentation PDF
Part 2 – Presentation PDF
Fact Sheet: Adapting western North American forests to climate change and wildfires: Ten common questions, Ecological Restoration Institute

3-paper series:

• Evidence for widespread changes in the structure, composition, and fire regimes of western North American forests. Hagmann et al. Ecological Applications, 0(0), 2021, e02431
• Wildfire and climate change adaptation of western North American forests: a case for intentional management. Hessburg et al. Ecological Applications, 0(0), 2021, e02432 
• Adapting western North American forests to climate change and wildfires: 10 common questions. Prichard et al. Ecological Applications,0(0),2021,e02433.

10-10:10am Break

10:10-10:40am Traditional knowledge of fire use by the Warm Springs Tribes in the eastside Cascades: opportunities and best practices in applying traditional knowledge
Michelle Steen-Adams, Ph.D., Adjunct/ Graduate Faculty, Washington State University (m.steen-adams@wsu.edu)
Presentation PDF

10:40-10:50am Break

10:50-11:20am Shrub-steppe in south-central Washington: Some observations winnowed from several decades of rare plant and vegetation mapping projects across the landscape
Debra Salstrom, M.S., and Richard Easterly, B.S., Botanists/Ecologists, SEE Botanical Consulting (seebotanical@gmail.com)
Part 1 – Presentation PDF
Part 2 – Presentation PDF
Part 3 – Presentation PDF

11:20-11:50am If you burn it, will they come? Pollinators respond to grassland restoration
Susan Waters, Ph. D., Senior Ecologist, Quamash EcoResearch (smwaters@uw.edu)

11:50am-12:35pm Lunch break

12:35-1:05pm Bigleaf Maple Decline in Western Washington
Jacob Betzen, M.S., Biological Technician, US Forest Service Forest Health Protection (Jakebetzen@gmail.com)
Presentation PDF
Bigleaf maple, Acer macrophyllum Pursh, decline in western Washington, USA. Betzen et al. Forest Ecology and Mangement 501 (2021) 119681
A global genetic analysis of herbarium specimens reveals the invasion dynamics of an introduced plant pathogen. Bradshaw et. al. Fungal Biology 125 (2021) 585-595

1:05-1:35pm Climate Change Vulnerability of Washington Rare Plants: A Preliminary Assessment
Walter Fertig, Ph.D., Rare Plant Botanist, Washington Natural Heritage Program (walter.fertig@dnr.wa.gov)
Presentation PDF

1:35-1:45pm Break

1:45-2:15pm Rare and At-Risk Moss Research in British Columbia
Terry McIntosh, Ph.D., University of British Columbia (ttmcintosh@shaw.ca)
Presentation PDF

2:15-2:45pm Impacts of rock climbing on lichen and bryophyte cliff communities in Eastern Washington, USA
Giovanna Bishop, M.S. Biology, Eastern Washington University (gbishop3@ewu.edu)
Presentation PDF

2:45-2:55pm Break

2:55-3:25 Additions, Deletions, and Changes to Washington’s vascular plant flora
David Giblin, Ph.D., Collections Manager and Research Botanist, University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum (dgiblin@uw.edu)
Presentation PDF

3:25-3:30pm Closing remarks

Research Posters & Announcements

Attendees are invited to present research posters and make announcements about related news and opportunities on the symposium website. Contributions may include video, text, and/or images. Email urbhort@uw.edu if you have something to share, or upload your content as part of the registration process.

Insights into the current distribution and population genetics of the old growth specklebelly lichen, Pseudocyphellaria rainierensis (PDF)

Poster description: Pseudocyphellaria rainierensis (Imshaug) is a rare, epiphytic cyanolichen endemic to old growth forests in western North America from Alaska to Oregon (Glavich 2013). This species is considered vulnerable in Oregon, imperiled in Washington, and is currently under assessment by the International Union of the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to determine its global status as part of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (Glavich 2013, Allen et al 2021). The primary objectives of our research are to delimit the current distribution of Pseudocyphellaria rainierensis in Washington state and examine the role forest continuity and stand age in the distribution of the species, and to characterize the population genetic structure of Pseudocyphellaria rainierensis in Washington state.
Name and contact information of the presenter:
Stephen Sharrett
stephen.sharrett@evergreen.edu

Steering Committee Members

David Giblin, Ph.D, Chair	Collections Manager, University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Clayton Antieau	Senior Specialist, Environmental Review and Environmental Permitting, Seattle Public Utilities, City of Seattle and Past President, Washington Native Plant Society
Wendy Gibble	Associate Director, University of Washington Botanic Gardens and the Rare Plant Care and Conservation Program Manager (Rare Care)
Helen Lau	Botanist, US Forest Service Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest, Cle Elum Ranger District
Joe Rocchio	Program Manager, Washington DNR, Natural Heritage Program
Cheryl Shippentower	Restoration Ecologist, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation

Sponsorship Opportunities

Sponsorship is an opportunity for individuals and organizations to support continuing education, ensure the success of this event, and enable us to offer students, service corps members, and those facing financial hardship reduced or waived registration fees. View sponsorship materials

2021 Washington Botanical Symposium (online)

Thursday, March 4, 2021 9:00am – 3:30pm (PST)

Conference Announcement (PDF)

An extensive network of professional, academic, and amateur botanists are actively engaged in the conservation, management, and study of Washington’s diverse flora.  Their expertise ranges from how best to manage biodiversity, to understanding climate change impacts on plant communities, to naming and classifying the flora’s rare, common, and invasive elements.  Invited speakers and poster presentations will share new insights and discoveries about these topics and more.  Participants from throughout Washington and adjacent areas will have the opportunity to exchange ideas with colleagues within and across disciplines.

Co-hosted by: University of Washington Botanic Gardens and the University of Washington Herbarium at the Burke Museum

Sponsors: 

 

 

 

 

Supporters:

Parametrix

Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Natural Heritage Program

Friends:

AECOM

Society of Wetland Scientists – Pacific Northwest Chapter

Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board

 

Research Posters & Announcements

Attendees are invited to present research posters and make announcements about related news and opportunities on the symposium website. Contributions may include video, text, and/or images. Email urbhort@uw.edu if you have something to share, or upload your content as part of the registration process.

Understanding the bio-physical characteristics of a fen ecosystem to inform management and conserve the rare habitat (PDF)

Poster description: A fen, the last of its kind in the Willamette Valley, is vulnerable to threats posed by urban influences that could alter its fragile biochemistry. Our poster presents how determining the fen’s key biophysical factors and understanding their combined sensitivity to external processes is necessary to define and address potential threats to the fen’s conservation.
Name and contact information of the presenter:
Amy Baur, Stillwater Sciences
baur@stillwatersci.com

Taxonomic concept mapping by non-specialists: insights from the Alaska Flora project (PDF)

Poster description: Several floristic treatments for Alaska exist, in which authors list plant names. However the precise meaning of a name can vary among those authors, causing confusion among users. It is the goal of this project to document this variation in name usage among key floras, while developing a documented workflow for such taxonomic usage mapping.
Name and contact information of the presenter:
Kimberly Cook, Indiana University
kijucook@iu.edu
Project website: www.alaskaflora.org

Video: The Effects of Water Depth on Floristic Quality of Created Wetlands
(viewing link)

Past years monitoring data for WSDOT mitigation sites were used to explore the effects of annual water depth on emergent vegetation using the Floristic Quality Index within created wetlands.
Name and contact information: Devin Geiger; gei.devin@gmail.com

 

Publications highlighting Carol Augspurger’s work out of central Illinois woodlands

tracking almost 30 years of emergence of herbaceous understory species, from symposium attendee Kimberley Bauer:

• Concordance of long‐term shifts with climate warming varies among phenological events and herbaceous species
• Study tracks decades of life cycle changes in nonwoody plants.  

 

Agenda & Presentation Resources

Full agenda with abstracts (PDF)

9-9:15am	Welcome and introductory remarks
9:15-10am	Center for Plant Conservation National Plant Conservation efforts Joyce Maschinski, Ph.D. Director of Plant Conservation, San Diego Zoo Global and President & CEO, Center for Plant Conservation

• Presentation PDF
• Center for Plant Conservation
• San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

10-10:10am Break

10:10-10:40am Washington’s State-Managed Natural Areas: Capturing Plant Diversity in a Network of Small Sites
David Wilderman, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Natural Areas Program Ecologist

• Presentation PDF
• Washington DNR Natural Areas

10:40-10:50am Break

10:50-11:20am Native Plants are Our Greatest Teachers
Valerie Segrest (Muckleshoot), Native foods nutritionist and Regional Director of Native Food and Knowledge Systems for the Native American Agriculture Fund

• Contact: vsegrest@gmail.com
• Native American Agriculture Fund

11:20-11:50am Moss as an Indicator of Air Pollution
Sarah Jovan, PhD., National Lichen Indicator Advisor, U.S. Forest Service PNW Research Station

• Presentation PDF
• Publications & Projects
• USFS National Lichens & Air Quality Database and Clearinghouse

11:50am-12:35pm Lunch break (45 min)

12:35-1:05pm Ecological characteristics of a coastal raised bog, one of the rarest wetland types in the western United States
Joe Rocchio, Program Manager. Washington Department of Natural Resources, Natural Heritage Program

• Contact: joe.rocchio@dnr.wa.gov
• Presentation PDF
• Publication: Ecohydrological characteristics of a newly identified coastal raised bog on the western Olympic Peninsula, Washington State, USA

1:05-1:35pm Predicting the future: using plant phenological research to manage ecosystems in an era of global change
Janet Prevéy, Research Ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center

• Presentation PDF
• The Wilbur L. Bluhm Plant Phenology Study
• The Northwest Huckleberry and Other Nuts and Berries of the Region
• Plant Phenology Forecasts
• Targeted grazing to control cheatgrass in mixed-grass rangeland
• USGS Invasive Species Habitat Tool (INHABIT)
• USA National Phenology Network
• iNaturalist
• Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria

1:35-1:45pm Break

1:45-2:15pm Root Hemiparasitic Plants Associated with More Even Communities on a National Scale
Jasna Hodzic, Ph.D. Candidate, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington

• Presentation PDF

2:15-2:45pm Stories and discoveries from British Columbia’s alpine plants
Ken Marr, Curator of Botany, Royal BC Museum

• Royal BC Museum
• Yellow satchel highlighted in presentation

2:45-2:55pm Break

2:55-3:25pm Some changes in the Washington flora
Peter F. Zika, Research Associate, WTU Herbarium, Burke Museum, University of Washington, Seattle

• Presentation PDF

3:25-3:30pm Closing remarks

 

Steering Committee Members

Clayton Antieau, Chair	Senior Specialist, Environmental Review and Environmental Permitting, Seattle Public Utilities, City of Seattle and Past President, Washington Native Plant Society
Wendy DesCamp	Washington State Department of Agriculture
Wendy Gibble	Associate Director, University of Washington Botanic Gardens and the Rare Plant Care and Conservation Program Manager (Rare Care)
David Giblin, Ph.D	Collections Manager, University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Jenifer Parsons	Aquatic Plant Specialist, Washington Department of Ecology
Joe Rocchio	Program Manager, Washington DNR, Natural Heritage Program
Kelli Van Norman	Inventory Coordinator, Oregon/Washington BLM and Region 6 Forest Service, Interagency Special Status/Sensitive Species Program

 

2020 Washington Botanical Symposium

Wednesday, March 4, 2020 9:00am – 4:00pm Reception, 4:00-5:00pm

UW Botanic Gardens Center for Urban Horticulture – NHS Hall 3501 NE 41st St. Seattle, WA 98105

An extensive network of professional, academic, and amateur botanists are actively engaged in the conservation, management, and study of Washington’s diverse flora.  Their expertise ranges from how best to manage biodiversity, to understanding climate change impacts on plant communities, to naming and classifying the flora’s rare, common, and invasive elements.  Invited speakers and poster presentations will share new insights and discoveries about these topics and more.  Participants from throughout Washington and adjacent areas will have the opportunity to exchange ideas with colleagues within and across disciplines.

Agenda (PDF)

Opening Session:

• Welcome and introductory remarks
  Wendy Gibble, Associate Director | University of Washington Botanic Gardens
  Joe Rocchio, Senior Vegetation Ecologist | Washington Department of Natural Resources, Natural Heritage Program
• Phylogenetic perspectives on Californian plant diversity, endemism, and conservation (Presentation PDF)
  Bruce G. Baldwin, Professor of Integrative Biology and Curator of the Jepson Herbarium | University of California, Berkeley, bbaldwin@berkeley.edu

Mid-morning Session:

• USFS Native Plant Policy and restoration on the I-90 wildlife bridges (Presentation PDF)
  Helen Lau, District Botanist, US Forest Service, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Cle Elum Ranger District, helen.lau@usda.gov
• Biodiversity and conservation of Puget Sound prairie bryophytes and lichens
  Lalita M. Calabria, Professor of Botany | The Evergreen State College, calabril@evergreen.edu
• Fire in the prairie: Reviving Traditional Ecological Knowledge in a coastal reservation wetland
  Greg Eide, Invasive Species Coordinator, greg.eide@quinault.org; and Cavin Park, Forestry Practices Technician, cavin.park@quinault.org | Quinault Indian Nation Division of Natural Resources

Afternoon Session:

• Noteworthy additions and updates to the flora of Washington (Presentation PDF)
  David Giblin, Collections Manager and Research Botanist | University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum, dgiblin@uw.edu
• Climate effects on habitat suitability and phenology of four culturally significant shrubs (Presentation PDF)
  Connie Harrington, Emeritus Scientist | USDA Pacific Northwest Research Station, connie.harrington@usda.gov
• Plant responses to climate change: implications for communities, functional diversity, and ecosystem productivity (Presentation PDF)
  Kavya Pradhan, Graduate student | University of Washington, kavyap2@uw.edu

Closing Session:

• What DNA can tell us about some of Washington’s worst plants (Presentation PDF)
  John Gaskin, Botanist | USDA, john.gaskin@usda.gov
• Biocontrol Stew: An Update on Important Projects in Washington State
  Jennifer Andreas, Integrated Weed Control Project Director | Washington State University, jandreas@wsu.edu
• Closing Remarks
  Joe Rocchio, Senior Vegetation Ecologist | Washington Department of Natural Resources, Natural Heritage Program

 

 

Steering Committee Members

Joe Rocchio, Chair	Program Manager, Washington DNR, Natural Heritage Program
Clayton Antieau	Senior Specialist, Environmental Review and Environmental Permitting, Seattle Public Utilities, City of Seattle and Past President, Washington Native Plant Society
Wendy DesCamp	Education Specialist, Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board
Wendy Gibble	Associate Director, University of Washington Botanic Gardens and the Rare Plant Care and Conservation Program Manager (Rare Care)
David Giblin, Ph.D	Collections Manager, University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Kelli Van Norman	Inventory Coordinator, Oregon/Washington BLM and Region 6 Forest Service, Interagency Special Status/Sensitive Species Program

Co-hosted by: University of Washington Botanic Gardens and the University of Washington Herbarium at the Burke Museum

Sponsors: 

 

 

 

 

Friends:

AECOM

Parametrix

Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board

2019 Washington Botanical Symposium

 Wednesday, March 6, 2019
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Reception to follow, 4:00 – 6:00pm

UW Botanic Gardens
Center for Urban Horticulture – NHS Hall
3501 NE 41st St.
Seattle, WA 98105

An extensive network of professional, academic, and amateur botanists are actively engaged in the conservation, management, and study of Washington’s diverse flora.  Their expertise ranges from how best to manage biodiversity, to understanding climate change impacts on plant communities, to naming and classifying the flora’s rare, common, and invasive elements.  Invited speakers and poster presentations will share new insights and discoveries about these topics and more.  Participants from throughout Washington and adjacent areas will have the opportunity to exchange ideas with colleagues within and across disciplines. (Conference Announcement PDF)

Lunch and reception included with registration.

Detailed Agenda

Opening Session:

• Taxonomic insights from a comprehensive review of Antennaria in British Columbia (Presentation PDF)
  Dr. Jamie D. Fenneman, Botany Department, University of British Columbia, botrychiophile@gmail.com 
• The Moss Flora of Washington
  Dr. Judith Harpel, Curator of Bryophytes and Adjunct Faculty, University of British Columbia, Beaty Biodiversity Museum, judith.harpel@botany.ubc.ca 

Mid-morning Session:

• Aquatic plants in Washington Lakes; adaptations to life in the water and their influence on lake ecology (Presentation PDF)
  Jenifer Parsons, Washington Department of Ecology, Natural Resource Scientist, jenp461@ECY.WA.GOV
• Recreational use effects in key Pasayten Wilderness ecosystems (Presentation PDF)
  Therese Ohlson, Retired Botanist, Methow Valley Ranger District, Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest
• Novel plant communities and partnerships: using creative strategies for habitat conservation and restoration in western Washington prairies (Presentation PDF)
  Sarah Hamman, Ph.D., Restoration Ecologist, Center for Natural Lands Management, shamman@cnlm.org

Afternoon Session:

• Palouse Prairie: Classification and conservation of a disappearing ecosystem (Presentation PDF)
  Tynan Ramm-Granberg, Vegetation Ecologist, Washington Dept. of Natural Resources, Natural Heritage Program, Tynan.Ramm-Granberg@dnr.wa.gov
• Plants and animals – tools and tricks of the pollination trade (Presentation PDF)
  John Fleckenstein, Washington Natural Heritage Program, Retired

Closing Session:

• Extending the table: Assessing and restoring Women’s Foods (Presentation PDF)
  Cheryl Shippentower, Plant Ecologist, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) Department of Natural Resources, CherylShippentower@ctuir.org
• Molecular systematics: a panacea? What molecular tools can and can’t tell us about plant diversity (Presentation PDF)
  Richard G. Olmstead, Professor of Biology, University of Washington; Herbarium Curator, Burke Museum, olmstead@uw.edu
• Updates to the Flora of Washington (Presentation PDF)
  David Giblin, Ph.D., Collections Manager, University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum, dgiblin@uw.edu

Poster presenters:

• Jon Backus (jbackus@uw.edu): Ecological Restoration Project Planning in the Union Bay Natural Area
• Ryan Garrison (garris@uw.edu): Rhododendron research at the University of Washington Botanic Gardens
• Kyra Kaiser (kj20875@uw.edu): A Seedling Identification Guide for Common Plants on Mt. Rainier and the North Cascades
• Sarah Shank (sashank7@uw.edu): Germination of a Threatened Washington species, Eriogonum codium, in Response to Fire
• Michelle Talal (talalm@oregonstate.edu): Plant community composition and biodiversity patterns in urban parks of Portland, OR

Steering Committee Members

Wendy Gibble, Chair	Associate Director, University of Washington Botanic Gardens and the Rare Plant Care and Conservation Program Manager (Rare Care)
Clayton Antieau	Senior Specialist, Environmental Review and Environmental Permitting, Seattle Public Utilities, City of Seattle and Past President, Washington Native Plant Society
David Giblin, Ph.D	Collections Manager, University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Joe Rocchio	Senior Vegetation Ecologist, Washington DNR, Natural Heritage Program
Kelli Van Norman	Inventory Coordinator, Oregon/Washington BLM and Region 6 Forest Service, Interagency Special Status/Sensitive Species Program

Co-hosted by: University of Washington Botanic Gardens and the University of Washington Herbarium at the Burke Museum

Sponsors: 

 

 

 

 

Supporters:

Rebalance Environmental Consulting

Friends:

Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board

Parametrix

AECOM

2018 Washington Botanical Symposium

Joe Rocchio

 Wednesday, March 21, 2018
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Reception to follow, 4:00 – 6:00pm

UW Botanic Gardens
Center for Urban Horticulture – NHS Hall
3501 NE 41st St.
Seattle, WA 98105

 

Co-hosted by: University of Washington Botanic Gardens and the University of Washington Herbarium at the Burke Museum

An extensive network of professional, academic, and amateur botanists are actively engaged in the conservation, management, and study of Washington’s diverse flora.  Their expertise ranges from how best to manage biodiversity, to understanding climate change impacts on plant communities, to naming and classifying the flora’s rare, common, and invasive elements.  Invited speakers and poster presentations will share new insights and discoveries about these topics and more.  Participants from throughout Washington and adjacent areas will have the opportunity to exchange ideas with colleagues within and across disciplines.

Symposium Announcement (PDF)

Printed Program

 

Opening Session:

• Recent changes to Washington’s flora: new taxa, new arrivals, and new taxonomy (Presentation PDF)
  David E. Giblin, Ph.D. Collections Manager, University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
• Using the PNW Herbaria web site to study Washington’s flora: tools, tips, and tricks (Presentation PDF)
  Ben Legler, University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum

Mid-morning Session:

• Prioritizing vascular plant species for conservation: some lessons from Wyoming (Presentation PDF)
  Walter Fertig, Ph.D., Rare Plant Botanist, Washington Natural Heritage Program
• Introduction to the vernal pool flora of the Pacific Northwest (Presentation PDF)
  Ed Alverson, Natural Areas Coordinator for Lane County Parks
• Bryophytes of the Okanogan: finding the hidden gems (Presentation PDF)
  Erica Heinlen, MSc., Seasonal Botanist, Tonasket Ranger District, Okanogan-Wentachee National Forest

Afternoon Session:

• Understanding the traditional value of Pacific Northwest plants (Presentation PDF)
  Warren KingGeorge, Historian at Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Preservation Program
• Classifying and mapping vegetation in Washington’s National Parks (Presentation PDF)
  Catharine Copass, NCCN Vegetation Inventory and Mapping Project Coordinator, National Park Service

Closing Session:

• New insights from plant-pollinator networks for conservation and restoration (CNLM website)
  Susan Waters, Ph.D., Rare Species Ecologist, Center for Natural Lands Management (CNLM)
• Vegetation dynamics in the Columbia Basin sagebrush-steppe (Presentation PDF)
  Claire Wainwright, Ph.D., Research Associate, Terrestrial Restoration Ecology Lab, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington
• Refugia for endemic alpine plants in the Pacific Northwest (Presentation PDF)
  Eric DeChaine, Professor of Biology and Herbarium Curator, Western Washington University

Steering Committee Members

Alison Halpern, Chair	Executive Secretary, Washington Noxious Weed Control Board
Clayton Antieau	Senior Specialist, Environmental Review and Environmental Permitting, Seattle Public Utilities, City of Seattle and Past President, Washington Native Plant Society
Wendy DesCamp	Education Specialist, Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board
Wendy Gibble	Associate Director, University of Washington Botanic Gardens and the Rare Plant Care and Conservation Program Manager (Rare Care)
David Giblin, Ph.D	Collections Manager, University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Joe Rocchio	Senior Vegetation Ecologist, Washington DNR, Natural Heritage Program
Kelli Van Norman	Inventory Coordinator, Oregon/Washington BLM and Region 6 Forest Service, Interagency Special Status/Sensitive Species Program

We want to express our appreciation to UW Sustainability, UW College of the Environment, and UW Continuum College – EGDE Program for their assistance in supporting the remote attendance option for participants.

Sponsors: 

 

 

 

 

Supporters:

Rebalance Environmental Consulting

 

Friends:

Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board

2017 Washington Botanical Symposium

Wednesday, March 15, 2017
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
University of Washington Botanic Gardens
Center for Urban Horticulture – NHS Hall
3501 NE 41st St.
Seattle, WA 98105

 

An extensive network of professional, academic, and amateur botanists are actively engaged in the conservation, management, and study of Washington’s diverse flora.  Their expertise ranges from how best to manage biodiversity, to understanding climate change impacts on plant communities, to naming and classifying the flora’s rare, common, and invasive elements.  Invited speakers and poster presentations will share new insights and discoveries about these topics and more.  Participants from throughout Washington and adjacent areas will have the opportunity to exchange ideas with colleagues within and across disciplines.

Conference Announcement

Printed Program

Opening Session:

• Welcome and Introductory Remarks (Presentation PDF)
  David Giblin, University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
• Taxonomic Implications for Washington’s Flora Resulting from the Revised Flora of the Pacific Northwest (Presentation PDF)
  Ben Legler, University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
• New Taxonomic Understanding And Persistent Confusions and Contusions Regarding Circumscribing Lomatium (Presentation PDF)
  Mark Darrach, Conservation Botanist, Corydalis Consulting, and University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum

Mid-morning Session:

• Tracking Weeds: the Value of Documenting the Whereabouts of Nonnative Plants (Presentation PDF)
  Alison Halpern, Washington Noxious Weed Control Board 
• Some Changes in Our Aquatic Flora
  Peter Zika, University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
• The end of the Multi-District Litigation settlement, developing a Species Status Assessment and the petition finding for northern wormwood (Artemisia campestris var. wormskioldii) (Presentation PDF)
  Theodore B. Thomas, Senior Ecologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  

Afternoon Session:

• The Micro-world Under Our Feet: Biotic Soil Crusts (Presentation PDF)
  Kelli Van Norman, Inventory Coordinator, Oregon/Washington BLM and Region 6 Forest Service, Interagency Special Status/Sensitive Species Program
  
• Exploring Washington’s Peatland Diversity. Environmental Gradients and Associated Vegetation Patterns (Presentation PDF)
  Joe Rocchio, Washington DNR, Natural Heritage Program

Closing Session:

• Climate Change Impacts on Pacific Northwest Plant Communities (Presentation PDF)
  Janneke HilleRisLambers, University of Washington Department of Biology
• Filling in the Gaps: Contributions of Citizen Science to Botanical Inventory (Presentation PDF)
  Wendy Gibble, Rare Care Program Manager
• Closing Remarks (Presentation PDF)
  Joe Arnett, Washington DNR, Natural Heritage Program

Steering Committee Members

David Giblin, Ph.D., Chair	Collections Manager, University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Joe Arnett	Rare Plant Botanist, Washington Natural Heritage Program, Washington Department of Natural Resources
Wendy Gibble	Program Manager, University of Washington Botanic Gardens and the Rare Plant Care and Conservation Program (Rare Care)
Alison Halpern	Executive Secretary, Washington Noxious Weed Control Board

Sponsors:

Burke Museum, University of Washington Botanic Gardens, Washington Natural Heritage Program, and Washington Noxious Weed Control Board