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V27-1, Fall 2013 – Mark Eggers details documenting a new species of paintbrush he named Castilleja kerryana, found by Pete Lesica and Dave Hanna in the Scapegoat Wilderness; Peter Lesica asks, “Why Plants Are Giving You a Buzz?;” Kathy Lloyd reports on the annual meeting in “A Little Botany in the Little Belts” and on awards presented to Janet Ellis and Bob Person; Western At-Large representative Jon Reny reports a summer field trip to Flatiron Mountain; President Kathy Settevendemie and Membership Chair Cathy Jean talk about Society business and membership; an abridged letter sent by the Conservation Committee to the USDA urging caution introducing exotics; Kathy Lloyd’s small grant report about installing a native plant garden at Carroll College; and soliciting for Small Grant Applications.
V27-2, Winter 2014 – Peter Lesica elucidates how some plants use symbiotic partners as hit men and other micro surprises in “Natural History: Plants Defend their Fungal Friends;” Jessie Salix describes monitoring the Lemhi Penstemon in “Canvassing the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest;” Kelseya editor Caroline Kurtz tells about a revegetation project at Mill Dam in “Dam Bear Grass;” in “Lemma Tell Ya About the Grass Class,” Patrick Plantenberg describes a class given at the 2013 Annual Meeting; and Small Grant Reports include Kathy Heffernan’s “Weed Control on Mount Sentinel” and Mandy Slate’s “Leaky Moss”.
V27-3, Spring 2014 – In “Kelseya Revisited: MNPS ‘Mascot’ a State Treasure,” editor Caroline Kurtz reprises Peter Lesica’s treatment of our plant symbol; Robin Taylor-Davenport describes USFS work about the importance of pollinators in “Forest Management Resting on the Wings of Pollinators;” Karen Shelly penned an appreciation in “Kathy Lloyd: We’ll Miss Your Hard Work and Dedication;” information on Canada bunchberry and Twisted Stalk included in reprints written by Kimberly Gould (“Potent Pollen Propulsion!” from the Albert Native Plant Council) and by Walter Fertig (Twisted Stalk from the Utah Native Plant Society).
V27-4, Summer 2014 – A reprint from the Helena Independent Record, “Western Clematis, Clingy Native,” written by Cathie Jean and Jay Frederick; New apps for mobile devices “Botany Resources: New from High Country Apps of Bozeman,” as well as “Montana Grasses;” “Calypso Chapter Members Take to the Streets in Dillon,” by Catherine Cain, describes a street beautification project using native plants; “In Memorian: Wally E. Albert” was compiled by Kelseya editor Caroline Kurtz; “Recollections of a Field Companion” by Craig Odegard further memorializes Wally; and “Nodding Onion” by Andrea Pipp and “Chokecherries” are more native plant reprints from the Helena Independent Record.