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

Attendee List

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