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Volume 39 3, Spring 2026. The Effects of the Interactions of Snowfall, Wind, and Topography on Alpine Vegetation; Native Plant Conservation Conference, April 14-15 at Univ. of Montana; New book: Alpine Mushrooms of North America; 2025 MNPS Grant Recipients; A New Record of Ephedra for Montana; Upcoming Field Trips and Events; details about the 2026 Annual Native Plant Rendezvous (aka annual meeting) the weekend of June 26-28 at Homestake Pass — find out about the gathering and how to register.
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Volume 39 2, Winter 2026. “Inhabitants of a Hot World” by Robert Pal talks about vascular plants in Yellowstone NP; some news about the native plant conservation conference to be held in Missoula April 14-15; Conservation Corner has information about IPAs & an update abaout Citizen Botany; there’s a new record of Bracken Fern in Gallatin County; a short book review of “A Manual for Plant ID & Classification;” in “Wonder on the Waterline Trail,” Elena Johnson talks about a loop trail near Helena; Mark Majerus gives a recap of a native seed collection workshop held in July in Helena; Peter Bugoni updates about restoration effort on the CSKT Bison Range; and there’s some information about the 2026 annual meeting, now called the “Native Plant Rendezvous,” including announcing an online auction for premium lodging.
Volume 39 1, Fall 2025. Read about the June annual meeting near Ekalaka; the Conservation Corner & Citizen Botany; an article by Jennifer Lynam about ancient Whitebark pines; Peter Lesica writes about mitreworts; field trip reports about the Bison Range, Branham Lakes & the Montana Conservation Seedling nursery; a report about the Grants & Giving program; the Gardener’s Notebook by Denice Montgomery about Showy Goldeneye; Beth Madden was honored with the MNPS Outstanding Service award; and Clare Beelman recognized for her work with the Clark Fork’s annual native plant sale.
Volume 38 4, Summer 2025. Joe Elliott writes about “What Good Are Mosses?”; a listing of the latest Chapter field trips; an article about urban heat islands by Mark Majerus; an article by Pat McLeod about fall field trips in the Yaak; the President’s Platform; pictures of the 2025 Annual Meeting in Ekalaka; and an article by Kathy Settevendemie about a nature journaling workshop held in January.
Volume 38 3, Spring 2025. Peter Lesica tells about Dusty Maidens; a review of the Montana Native Plant Conservation Strategy; an update about the Citizen Botany program; a bunch of information & signup forms for the 2025 Annual Meeting to be held near Ekalaka on June 20-22, 2025; some minor proposed changes to MNPS bylaws; “Remembering Mary Sloan;” an article about the USDA Bridger Plant Materials Program south of Billings; an article about the DNRC Nursery in Missoula producing quantities of native seed; and another about a hub for the Montana Native Seed Network.
Volume 38 2, Winter 2025. A profile of President Robert Pal and his impressive professional accomplishments; in the Conservation Corner, Elizabeth Bergstrom describes how the Montana Native Plant Conservation Strategy came about; Michelle Toschak gives the results of the first Bumblebee Atlas season; Elizabeth Bergstrom & Carol Goffe exhort members to take on some of the Conservation Committee’s important work; Denise Montgomery writes in the Gardener’s Notebook about Purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea); Dalton Brantley describes “fasciation” he observed in the glacial daisy (Erigeron glacialis Nuttall); for their work as state treasurers, Jenny Tollefson and Shannon Kimball received Outstanding Service Awards in 2024; and a little information about the 2025 Annual Meeting to be held near Ekalaka on June 20-22, 2025.
Volume 38 1, Fall 2024. A recap of the 2024 annual meeting “From Prairies to Potholes in the Blackfoot Valley” by Teagan Hayes; the Conservation Corner by Elizabeth Bergstrom about Spalding’s catchfly, the “Species of Greatest Conservation Need;” an article by Peter Lesica, “Facilitation,” explains how “in harsh environments, new plants sometimes do better in close proximity to other plants than they do alone;” field trip report by Paul Buck about an August jaunt to Shoofly Meadow in the Rattlesnake NRA; Paul also wrote in the Gardener’s Notebook about growing Rocky Mountain beeplant (Cleome) as an “almost perfect” addition to a native plant garden; Maria Mantas tells about restoring the Water howellia interpretive sign on the Holland Lake nature trail; Kathy Lloyd & Drake Barton document adding a collection of Lewis & Clark plants to the Lewis & Clark county library in Helena; and announcing publication of the Montana Native Plant Conservation Strategy.