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Hello all. Just letting everyone know that we at Meadowview are starting to explore a new track of land in southern Virginia. We started today and already have a great find. We found a new county record for Drosera intermedia in Virginia (it wasn't previously known to occur in this county)...

While searching a tract of land in Surry county, VA a new population of Drosera intermedia was discovered by the Meadowview Biological Research Station team. Richard, one of the summer interns, is responsible for the discovery. We were not expecting to find this plant. D. capillaris would...

I am one of the fortunate interns at Meadowview this summer. I could not have asked for a better opportunity to present itself to me by a long shot. I am a Studio Art major, but carnivorous plants and their conservation are a huge passion of mine. My background does provide some huge...

Hi Folks: We have a major flower year for our native Pitcher Plants at Joseph Pines Preserve. Take a look at the photographs on our Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/Pitcherplants?ref=ts#!/photo.php?fbid=200443676659761&set=a.142874619083334.16791.106962449341218&type=1&theater...

Last summer, I was able to visit Meadowview and pick up some great plants. In the spirit of Meadowview, I'd like to see these plants continue along the path of sarracenia conservancy by offering a division here of the S. leucophylla that I picked up. *Disclaimer* I'm 99.9% sure that this is...

Last summer, I was able to visit Meadowview and pick up some great plants. In the spirit of Meadowview, I'd like to see these plants continue along the path of sarracenia conservancy by offering a division here of the S. alata x minor that I picked up. *Disclaimer* I'm 99.9% sure that this is...

ARG, I just figured this would be a good place to rant about the weather... I'm up in Brooklyn, NY, and this weather has been absolutely KILLING me, or to be more accurate, it's slowly killing my garden... :P It's now LATE April, and the weather seems to be bipolar, switching only between only...

Hi Folks: We have our second graduate student (MS) working on the hydrology of pitcher plant bogs at the Joseph Pines Preserve. He is documenting how our restoration efforts, through hardwood removal, are increasing groundwater levels in our rainwater fed sand seepage bogs. Surprisingly, this...

Hi Folks: We went out in the field on Friday and validated the occurrence of the northern most population of Drosera capillaris known. The site is pretty amazing since the population only occurs in an area of 20 x 50 feet and is on the piedmont province of Virginia and west of the City of...

Hi Folks: I'm pleased to announce two speaking events in Virginia by Francois Mey. The event was just posted on the ICPS Events link. The talk is titled "Exploring for rare plants (including insectivorous ones) in IndoChina, and the challenges of the politics" and is being hosted by The...

Hi Folks: Francois Mey is going to be our invited speaker in April and we would like to host a Nepenthes symposium on Saturday, April 23. I need a count of who would be likely to attend this event so we pick the right sized venue. We can host a small crowd at the Research Station, otherwise...

Hi Folks: We just got a grant from a local foundation in Fredericksburg for our proposal to protect Virginia Sarracenia purpurea genotypes on our 3 acre preserve in central Virginia (we're in a fund drive to pay off the balance on the note, $10K). Here's the link to the story...

Hi Folks: I'm sending in our public comment to a USACE public notice about a road that is planned to be put through a pitcher plant bog in Texas (see http://www.swf.usace.army.mil/pubdata/environ/regulatory/public/pn/2010_12/PN_SWF-2009-00404.pdf). Public comment has been extended until...

Dear Friends, I hope you all have had a pleasant start to 2011. As you may be aware, Redfern Natural History Productions has raised and donated over US $ 8,000 to support the work of Meadowview Biological Research Station in the conservation of the habitat of Sarracenia and other carnivorous...

Hi Folks: Our 2011 plant catalog has just been posted on our web site at www.pitcherplant.org. There are several new items including a series of Stewart McPherson books. Our webmaster, Michael Kevin Smith, is now working on putting the shopping cart together and this should go live in a few...

Most of my heli's are still tiny but the moss is nice! LOL. First off is my pot of H. 'tequila' there are 4 of them in there, good luck finding them. :) I think it may be time to mow. The moss orginates from Meadowview. Next is my slightly larger H. heterodoxa, still mostly moss though...

Hi Folks: We've got some job openings and I want to put the announcement out on our CP Forums before I go to Monster.com. We have a vice president and one intern position open, with the possibility of a second intern position becoming available soon. The intern position ranges in term from 3...

Hi Folks: We just posted the latest video of ongoing restoration work on our central Virginia Preserve. Please check it out on our Facebook page at...

Dr. Sheridan guides us through the smallest portion of the Caroline preserve giving insights into its creation and future. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Meadowview-Biological-Research-Station/106962449341218?v=app_2392950137&ref=ts#!/video/video.php?v=464903041197&oid=106962449341218&comments

Hi Folks: Some good news. Dr. Ernest Wilson closed on the purchase of the Gatewood tract yesterday and we are proceeding with writing the easement language. Dr. Wilson will be donating the conservation easement to Meadowview and we will work on that property and restore the head water seep...