We are having an NECPS meeting Saturday, 12:30 at the Botanical Center in Roger Williams Park, Providence, Rhode Island.
The focus will be on planning the show, but there will also be a CP display table and silent auction. Posters should be available too.
Also, THE BOOKS HAVE ARRIVED just in time for the show:
Glistening Carnivores - The Sticky-Leaved Insect-Eating Plants -
Hardback - McPherson
The seven genera of sticky-leaved insect-eating plants are uniquely
beautiful and captivate the interest of all who behold them. Each
produces shimmering leaves lined with glistening droplets of glue that
attract, trap and kill insects and other small animals. Complimented
by 279 spectacular images, this work examines all seven genera of
sticky-leaved insect-eating plants (Byblis, Drosera, Drosophyllum,
Ibicella, Pinguicula, Roridula and Triphyophyllum) and documents their
wild ecology and natural diversity in full detail and in many cases,
for the very first time.
Lost Worlds of the Guiana Highlands - Hardback - McPherson
The tablelands of the Guiana Highlands are among the most spectacular
yet least explored mountains of our world. Each is an immense
sandstone plateau known locally as a `tepui' that is encircled on all
sides by gigantic vertical cliffs up to 1,000 metres tall. The summits
of these unique mountains have remained isolated for millions of
years, and today harbour plants, animals and landscapes that occur
nowhere else on Earth. This work examines the story of the discovery
and exploration of these remarkable mountains and considers the unique
plants, animals and landscapes atop of these mysterious lost worlds.
For more details, please visit:
http://www.redfernnaturalhistory.com/books
Hope to see some of you at the planning meeting!
WildBill
