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

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