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NEW ENGLAND CARNIVOROUS PLANT SOCIETY (www.NECPS.org)

August 2008 Newsletter

The NECPS August 2008 Events will be held on

COOKOUT: Sunday August 3TH at 9:00 am at:

Blackjungle 370 Avenue A

Turners Falls, MA 01376

MEETING: Saturday August 9th at 12:30 pm at:

Roger Williams Park Botanical Center (Greenhouse)

1000 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI 02907 http://www.providenceri.com/botanical-center/

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NECPS Mission Statement

"The mission of the New England Carnivorous Plant Society shall be to share, to gain knowledge of, and to achieve expertise in all phases of growing,

education, appreciation, and conservation of carnivorous plants in both culture and in native habitats."

President’s Message

Hello everyone, welcome to the dog days of summer in Southern New England�.GREAT outside tropical plant growing weather. Please bear with me for this message, as I remember something close to my heart. I’ve had a love for Carnivorous plants for most of my 52 years, even back in junior high school and earlier. I can remember reading the Golden Nature encyclopedia over and over to find out more about these plants. Remember, this was before the internet and immediate information! There was a small nature preserve about 7 miles from my house, and I used to scour the woods for the plants, but never found them. I spent the whole summer out there, catching all sorts of animals, fish, frogs and turtles for myself and to occasionally sell to pet shops. But never saw the plants I now love, no matter how much or how hard I tried to find them. I asked the “Ranger” who worked the preserve where these plants might be, and he explained to me how the plants preferred a sphagnum bog habitat (I KNEW that already) and that in that section of Long Island there were no places with that type of bog that he knew of. He did say that there was a preserve wayyyyyyyy out on eastern Long Island where the plants grew in the wild. For me, a kid too young to drive, eastern Long Island was almost another country. Well, it was another county at least! The Long Island Railroad didn’t go close, and it was definitely too far to bicycle out there, even for someone like me who rode everywhere back then! I mentioned it to my parents, and a few weeks later my father suggested during the week that we had some time that weekend, and him and I could drive out there to see the plants! FINALLY, a chance to see these plants in the wild!!!!!!! I could barely control myself, and my Father and I set out on a Sunday, drove the several hours (seemed longer than that, really) out to Quogue Wildlife refuge in Quogue, NY to see the plants. I remember the boardwalk over the bog, and lying down on the boards so I could get as close as I could to Sundews and Pitcher plants! These were some of the first CP’s I’d ever seen, not just in the wild but real live plants! I think we spent maybe an hour there, with me just staring, looking, observing the plants, while my father watched me and wandered around. Then we drove several hours to get home.

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I don’t remember what my father and I talked about that day, I know we talked most of the way out, and that I slept part of the way back, exhausted from the excitement of seeing CP’s for the first time like that. But it was one of the most memorable events in my youth, and I spent it with my father. My father passed away this month on 6 July, 2008 at age 90. I don’t know if my Father remembered that trip in later years, but I remember that (and others with him) like they were yesterday. The sights, sounds, smells, and emotions are as real and special now as they were all those years ago. That trip helped cement my love for CP’s, and the feelings I have for my father, still. Often it is the little things we do for others, especially for children, that have lasting affects we can never even hope for or understand. I hope each and every one of you has a time like that with someone special, both as the guide, and as the child. Thank you, dad.

Namaste

John Phillip, Jr.

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August 3rd: “Cookout and Bog walk at Blackjungle”

Featuring a field trip to Savoy State Park, Canoeing and Kayaking, Free Drinks & Snacks, and a Greenhouse Open House with Special 25% Off Plant Sale, Benefit Raffle, & NECPS Membership Drive!

Anyone can attend, so long as they are NECPS members or plan on joining the Society.

8-11am: NECPS Members enjoy 25% off plant sale at the Blackjungle retail store.

11:00 am: Field Trip to Savoy State Park (Optional) Notice! Due to logistical difficulties, we will not be bringing the grill or offering a cookout this year. (Sorry!!) We will be offering free snacks & soft drinks. See carnivorous plants and orchids in their natural habitat floating on a 30 foot thick bed of sphagnum peat! We will leave the store at 11 am sharp via car pool to Savoy State Park. The drive will be approximately one hour each way. Details about the bog can be found here. We will have a canoe or two and a couple of kayaks so we can paddle the short distance to the floating islands. Get ready for fun! Please note: This field trip may be canceled in the case of medium to heavy rain. (Lets hope for good weather!)

What to Bring: Please bring a bag lunch for yourself and family, a lawn chair, beach towel and/or blanket, insect repellant, old shoes (if the trail is muddy), and binoculars or a camera. If you own a canoe or kayak, please bring it along.

REMEMBER! THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO COLLECTING OF PLANT MATERIAL OF ANY KIND. Bring home only your photos and fond memories!

HELP US PLAN ON SNACK/DRINK REQUIREMENTS...RSVP NOW by sending an email to: [email protected] We will reply with street address and map to the greenhouses.

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August 9th: Show Planning Meeting We will have a special SHOW PLANNING MEETING August 9, 2008 at the RWP Botanical Gardens. Please attend if you'd like to help plan the show and bring all the material ( EXCEPT PLANTS) that you have that might be used for the show. Let’s all brainstorm on how to make the show even better this year! Other business:

• There will be plants on display and a silent auction.

New Members

• We welcomed 17 new members in 2007. Let’s hope we grow even more in 2008!

CP Tidbit for August There were no submissions for this month. Please contact me if you wish to make a contribution to next month’s newsletter. ~Ken Sicard

Secretary’s Minutes July 19, 2008 — There was no official meeting and attendance was not taken.

~Ken Sicard

Events of Note

• The 6th Annual NECPS Carnivorous Plant Show will be held on Saturday September 27 11am-4pm, and Sunday September 28 10am-3pm at the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, Providence, RI. Admission is $3 for adults, $1 for children 6-12 years old, and free for children under 6 years old. Visit www.necps.org for more information.

• Show Posters are printed and will be available at the cookout and August meeting, as well as

at the Show.

Nursery / Mail Orders

• There are no current nursery orders in progress. Please contact the Nursery/Mail Order Coordinator with any suggestions.

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~ Ken Sicard, Nursery Mail Order Coordinator

Library News

• Please contact me to suggest books that should be purchased or if you have books to donate. • The NECPS Library inventory and library policy has been attached to the end of the

newsletter. ~ Alan Winn, Librarian

Treasurer’s Report

• The Treasurer’s Report will be available at the meeting. • Membership dues are due in January for the 2008 year—if you haven’t paid your dues yet,

please do so. Dues are $10 for students, $20 for adults, and $25 for families. Dues may be paid in cash or check made out to “NECPS.” A copy of the membership renewal form is attached at the end of the newsletter for your convenience. Remember to complete a membership renewal form and submit it along with dues to the Membership Secretary, Shaun Montminy. Dues may also be paid by mailing a check to:

NECPS

PO Box 606 Saunderstown, RI 02874

~ Dave Sackett, Treasurer

Program Outline for 2008

Meeting Date Location/Program January 13 RWP Botanical Center

Nepenthes Cuttings February 19 RWP Botanical Center

How to Grow Heliamphora March 8 Logee’s Greenhouse Tour

April 12 RWP Botanical Center

(program undetermined) May 10 RWP Botanical Center

(program undetermined) June 14

RWP Botanical Center (program undetermined) July 19 Great Swamp Bog Walk

(no official meeting) August 3 Blackjungle (cookout)

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August 9 RWP Botanical Center (show planning)

September 13 RWP Botanical Center Annual Show Discussion

September 27-28 6th Annual NECPS Show

(RWP Botanical Center) October 11 RWP Botanical Center

Post-Show Discussion

November 8 RWP Botanical Center (program undetermined)

December 13 RWP Botanical Center Annual Holiday Party

• Meetings are held on the second Saturday of each month, except for July when there is no

official meeting. We are in the process of finalizing a program outline for 2008. Please contact one of the Officers with questions or if you have a suggestion for a meeting place.

Officers & Contact Information

President John Phillip, Jr. [email protected] Vice President Priscilla Purinton [email protected] Secretary & Newsletter Editor Ken Sicard [email protected] Membership Secretary Shaun Montminy [email protected] Treasurer Dave Sackett [email protected] Librarian Alan Winn [email protected] Nursery / Mail Orders Ken Sicard [email protected]

Webmasters Nathan Lovell Emily Troiano

[email protected] [email protected]

• NECPS website: www.necps.org • NECPS Yahoo Group: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/NECPS/

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NECPS Library Policy

The loan period for all items including: books, magazines, and videos are 1 month with one renewal period. No renewals are allowed for books, magazines and videos on reserve.

All material will be stored at a secure location deemed by the library committee and confirmed by the Executive board.

Failure to bring back books within 2 months will result in loss of borrowing privileges!

A valid membership number must be presented by any member wishing to check out any NECPS library materials. Cards are not transferable. You are responsible for any materials checked out in your name.

NECPS library patrons may take out one (1) item as they are willing to be responsible for. NECPS library patrons may sign up for one (1) additional book such that at the end of the meeting if no one has already signed up for the item you will be allotted to take that item for the duration until the next meeting. When there is a high demand for a particular item, there will be a limit of one (1) item per person. The only exception to the above rules are for approved functions by the Executive board that are sponsored by the NECPS may reserve any and all material providing a months notice is given to guarantee that material will be available.

The NECPS Library reserves the right to determine charges for lost or damaged materials and the right to deny borrowing privileges to anyone who has library materials overdue for more than two (2) months to the NECPS library or owes fines amounting to more than ten dollars ($10.00) from the NECPS. The NECPS library also reserves the right to deny borrowing privileges to any parent or guardian whose child and/or children has the above delinquencies.

All material taken from the NECPS library is the responsibility of the NECPS library patrons. For one of a kind items NECPS library has the right to refrain from loaning the material and may keep it as a reference item to be viewed solely at meetings and functions.

Please be kind. Rewind the videos before returning them to the NECPS library. Patrons are responsible for damage to videos, so please be careful. Never leave the tape partially rewound as this can cause damage to the tape. Also, videocassettes and equipment are to be used at room temperature as extremes of heat and cold may damage the video or equipment. Also exposure to magnetic fields can cause erasure or distortion.

The NECPS library is not responsible for damage to patron's VCR that may result from damaged or defective videos.

The copyright proprietor has licensed the picture contained in these videocassettes for private home use only and prohibits other use, copying, reproduction, or performance in public, in whole or in part. (U.S. Code, Title 17, Sec. 501 & 506).

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NECPS Library Inventory

Title Author Donor

Lost World 2 DVD Set Redfern Natural History Productions Limited John Phillip

Lost World 2 DVD Set Redfern Natural History Productions Limited Jeff Matteson

Carnivorous Plants of the Word James & Patricia Pietropaolo Shaun Montminy

Gardening with Carnivores Nick Romanowski Shaun Montminy

Growing Carnivorous Plants Barry A. Rice Shaun Montminy

Cryptozoo Crew Allan Gross & Jerry Carr Dave Sackett

Pitcher Plants of the Americas (softcover) Stewart Mcpherson Shaun Montminy

Pitcher Plants of the Americas (hardcover) Stewart Mcpherson John Phillip

Death Trap Nature Shaun Montminy

Death Trap Nature Shaun Montminy

Venus Flytraps Bladderworts, and other Wild and Amazing Plants National Geographic Science Chapters Blackjungle.com

Hungry Plants Mary Batten, illustrated by Paul Mirocha Blackjungle.com

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