Welcome to RIWPS!Dear Members and Friends,
 Welcome to the new and improved RIWPS website! You will notice a fresh logo and improved functions. One
new feature is the ability to pay your membership online. Check it out! The website team welcomes your comments and suggestions. A big Thank You
to team leader, George Ireland, and the rest of the crew -- Karen Asher, Graham Gardner and Mary Lou Upham.
Email your comments and suggestions. In the meantime, stay tuned for even more improvements!Jules Cohen, President
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WORKSHOP: MANAGING HABITATS BOTH LARGE AND SMALL
FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND DIVERSITY
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Led by Kate Venturini, Research Associate at the University of Rhode Island Outreach Center.
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RIWPS EXHIBIT AT THE 2012 FLOWER SHOW
February 23-26, 2012
Enjoy nature's Simple Pleasures -- visit the RIWPS exhibit at the RI Spring Flower & Garden Show.
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GRANT MONIES AVAILABLE
Deadline: February 29, 2012
The Rhode Island Wild Plant Society offers an annual grant to aid individuals in the study of wild plants and their habitats. To qualify you must be an
educator, a member of a Rhode Island botanical or environmental association, or a student in a field related to botany or environmental studies. The grant is for up to $1000 and includes a one
year membership to RIWPS.
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2012 ANNUAL MEETING & 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Saturday, March 24, 2012 NEW DATE!
Guest Speaker: Janet Coit, Director
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
Agnes G. Doody Auditorium
Swan Hall
University of Rhode Island
60 Upper College Road
Kingston, RI
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INVASIVE PLANT MANAGEMENT WITH HERBICIDES
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Classroom Session: 7:00 to 9:00pm
Site visit: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 — 5:00 to 7:00 pm
A workshop for homeowners considering use of herbicides in invasive plant
management. Program consists of two sessions, one classroom and one site visit, on different dates.
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OTHER UPCOMING WALKS & WORKSHOPS:
Ferns to Know and Grow
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Plant-Animal Interactions Rule the World
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Identifying Rhode Island Goldenrods of Field and Forest
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BECOME A PLANT CONSERVATION VOLUNTEER
... with New England Wild Flower Society
A Walk in the woods will never be the same!
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NEW ENGLAND WILDFLOWER SOCIETY — FLORA NOVAE ANGLIAE
New England Wild Flower Society's Flora Novae Angliae
has been published by Yale University Press. This 1008 page manual by research botanist Arthur Haines has 945 illustrations by Elizabeth Farnsworth and Gordon Morrison.
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"Sometimes lifelong passions can grow on trees"
by Doug Norris
Flotsam & Jetsam
(Published: March 4, 2010 in the South County Independent – North-East Independent)
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