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V 33 1 Fall 2019. A “2019 Annual Meeting Roundup” reviews the June meeting held in the Cypress Hills of Saskatchewan, where Steve Shelly received a special achievement award; Valley of Flowers chapter announces the next Annual Meeting to be held in the Centennial Valley July 3 to 5, 2020; the Small Grants Committee announces member changes and the call for proposals for next year’s grants; in the “President’s Platform,” Gretchen Rupp continues her discussion about attracting younger members into the Society; field trip reports include a trip to the Beartooth Plateau, one to gravel bars along the Bitterroot River, and to an unidentified site that was a “Bitterroot Bonanza”; an article by Emily B. Roberson and Doug Tallamy argues that a simple thing we all can to do help address environmental problems it to plant natives; Cathie Jean announces an International Conference on Five-Needle Pines to be held in Missoula September 15-17, 2020 — watch for registration to begin in February 2020; Kathie Settevendemie reports on using Skunkbush in landscaping. Errata: on page 6, photo credits of annual meeting activities should have been credited to Andrea Pipp.
V 33 2 Winter 2020. In, “A Lifetime of Learning with MNPS,” Kelseya editor Caroline Kurtz reports on an interview with a young couple in Livingston about their passion with Montana native plants and why they become Lifetime Members of the MNPS; President Gretchen Rupp has recommendations to encourage younger members to be more active; Maria Mantas described “A Group Effort: Current Steps Toward a Montana Plant Conservation Strategy” preparing for work planned for the 2020 Plant Conservation Conference in April; a short summary of Iowa State University research on how “Native Prairie Strips on Farms Benefit Soil, Water, Diversity”; “Winter Roses” are discussed in the “Gardener’s Notebook” column.
V 33 3 Spring 2020. A Small Grant report opens this issue with an article on “Bedrock Meadows: A Remarkable Habitat Type in Northwestern Montana,” by Viktoria Wagner and Ricarda Paetsch; with publication in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic came announcements of program cancellations at state and chapter level; in the “President’s Platform,” Gretchen Rupp underscores the conservation part of our society’s mission in the face of “plant blindness”; Anne Garde documents the four small grants awarded by MNPS this year; Peter Lesica offers some thoughts about “Why do Leaves Have Different Shapes?”; and in the Gardener’s Notebook, Linda Iverson reviews the “Pasqueflower” as a garden candidate. Inserts with this issue include 2020 MNPS Budget, MNPS Raffle Insert, and MNPS Ballot 2020.
V 33 4 Summer 2020. To begin this issue, an article by Matt Lavin asks, “Exotic perennial grasses are abundant in Montana. Is that OK?” and offers an answer; Tait Sougstad penned “A Plug for iNaturalist,” suggesting more MNPS members should submit their photos; a small grants report by Claire Walpole covers “Native Plant Conservation in the Yaak Watershed,” while another tells how the Flathead Conservation District demo garden is off to a great start; Cathie Jean’s long service to MNPS is celebrated with an outstanding service award; Dotted Blazing Star, Liatris punctata, is treated in a Gardener’s Notebook article by Denise Montgomery; and Andrea Pipp and Ralph Scott present an update on their project to revise Montana’s winter shrub field guide and asks for help with photos of selected species next winter.