Meetings and Opportunities

Sixth Annual Land Ethics Symposium: Creative Approaches for Ecological Landscaping. 16 February 2006. Sponsored by Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve at the newly renovated Sheraton Bucks County Hotel, Langhorne, Pennsylvania, this stimulating and informative symposium for professionals will focus on ways to create low-maintenance, economical and ecologically balanced landscapes using native plants and restoration techniques. The symposium is geared toward landscape architects, designers, contractors and other members of the landscape industry, environmental consultants, land planners, managers and developers, state and municipal officials, and students. Continuing education credits available through various professional organizations. For more information or to request a brochure, contact Hildy Ellis 215. 862.2924; ellis@bhwp.org. Pre-registration required. The brochure will be posted in early January on the Preserve's Internet site: http://www.bhwp.org/

Botanical Illustration of Desert Native Flora. 7–9 April 2006. California State University-San Bernar-dino, Desert Studies Center at Soda Springs, California. Instructor: Donald Davidson. Biologists and artists study together for professional development and field experience. Interdisciplinary course introduces drawing, color, and composition focusing on botanical form and function as well as keying-out plants. Terms used to identify and describe flora are covered along with demonstrations of rendering techniques in pencil, pen, and watercolor. Exercises in eye-hand coordination and comprehensive line drawing stressing contour, volume, and perspective improve perception and interpretation of inherent aesthetics and physiology of wildflowers. Registration: US$ 294 (university credit) or $189 (non-credit) includes food and lodging. Deadline: March 15. Contact: Sandra Richards at 909.880.5979; cel@csusb.edu; http://cel.csusb.edu. Visit last year's course: http://www.nps.gov/plants/cw/watercolor/2005workshop/index.htm

Book Reviewers Needed. If you would like to review a book or books for the Native Plants Journal, please contact the Book Review Editor, Jeffrey Walck (jwalck@mtsu.edu), stating your name, address, and area of interest. Reviewers retain books they review.

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Photo by Cheryl Decker, USDI National Park Service