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Post by BarryRice on Jan 29, 2008 16:25:44 GMT
I hope 2008 is a great year for NASC!
I can recommend a relatively inexpensive accountant in California who can help you through the 501c3 work, if you want. She helped the ICPS navigate the same rocky shoals.
Barry
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Post by BarryRice on Mar 22, 2007 15:40:55 GMT
Hey NASC,
What a great newsletter! I'm looking forward to many more!
Barry
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Post by BarryRice on Oct 30, 2007 16:47:03 GMT
Hey Folks,
Behind the scenes at the ICPS, we are looking at ways of expanding the editorial staff. Key attributes are the following:
1)You must have an interest in helping produce a high quality journal.
2)You must be able to be diplomatic with authors, contributors, and critics at all times.
3)You must have patience and understanding.
4)You should be able to make a long term commitment, knowing that this can be very difficult work at times, and which can be a significant time sink.
5)You must understand confidentiality, and must be able to refrain from revealing important new discoveries until they are published.
6)Being a reasonably good writer in English is helpful.
7)You must have access to MS Word, and of course have excellent internet connectivity.
Being an editor of CPN DOES NOT mean you get to hang around, and feel cool that your name is on the inside of a journal.
Being an editor of CPN DOES mean that you will put in a lot of work doing sometimes tedious things, and that your own research may suffer as a result! However, you do get the satisfaction of knowing that you are contributing to the science and hobby of carnivorous plants, and every now and then someone will thank you for it!!!!
If you are interested in this kind of work, please contact me directly via email, i.e. barry(at)carnivorousplants.org
We are looking at filling a number of roles---managing editor, typographical editor, scientific review, etc., etc. If you think you might be able to help, I'd be happy to hear about it.
Cheers
Barry
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Post by BarryRice on Apr 30, 2007 18:56:51 GMT
Thanks Steven,
Thanks for the compliments! It's great to hear!
Barry
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Post by BarryRice on Mar 29, 2007 20:29:32 GMT
i still havent gotten mine I've found it is quite natural for there to be a few weeks spread between the first person and last person in the USA to get their issue. There's even more dispersion for members in the rest of the world. All I can say is to sit on your hands for a week or so. You should get it soon. B
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Post by BarryRice on Mar 27, 2007 15:48:05 GMT
Joined on the 23 will I get marches issue? Yeah, you'll get the March issue sent to you, and you'll get the next issue (June) during....well....June. Barry
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Post by BarryRice on Mar 12, 2007 18:21:51 GMT
Hey Folks,
The March issue has been mailed. Any comments on the content? The cool article on CP in the UK (December 2006) will be hard to beat, but maybe you'll find things of interest here!
Cheers
Barry
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Post by BarryRice on Oct 3, 2007 16:53:04 GMT
Hey Dave, Well, alas, I'm sorry we didn't make it out to your greenhouse when Phill Mann drove us up to Perth from his place. But it turns out that we ate up the rest of that day with Phill looking at spectacular hillsides covered with Drosera stolonifera, D. menziesii, D. rosulata, D. pallida, D. erythrorhiza, D. macrantha, D. marchantii, and D. gigantea. (I'm sure I missed some, not to mention all the Stylidium and orchid species!) I think you would have made the same sacrifice! After all, when you were in the field with Beth and Phill and me, I saw your eyes goggling too! Anyway, one caveat is that CPN doesn't reprint stuff that was already printed in other journals---but if you have content that you haven't published elsewhere, that would be great!!! Evil Barry
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Post by BarryRice on Oct 2, 2007 18:07:06 GMT
Hey Folks,
Again and again, I think to myself, that I really wish I could adequately communicate to the ICPS membership that THEY, not the editors, command the content of CPN.
Frankly, I feel that the internet has been a key reason the content of CPN has changed. The various fora (forums) such as this one function as the new "News and Views" section, better than CPN ever did. But CPN and the other CP journals are still the best place to publish your cool articles on cultivation, field exploration, etc. Take advantage of it.
Take control of CPN. Make it interesting to you.
Cheers
Barry
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Post by BarryRice on Oct 2, 2007 18:02:30 GMT
would it be okay to do an article on what to do and what not to do with aldrovanda and raising them....... There has been a lot written about Aldrovanda---we've even dedicated an entire issue of CPN to it (26:3). You might want to review the past issues to see what's already been written about the plants. But if you have something new to add, please step up to your computer and write something up. I'd love to see it.
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Post by BarryRice on Mar 13, 2007 19:45:40 GMT
Write what you want to write. I tell CPers over and over again....if you are a CPer, and you're interested in something, then some other CPers no doubt are interested in it too.
Don't write for someone else. Write for yourself.
The hard part is creating your article. Getting it ready for CPN is easy. Contact me when you've got something ready. I'm already looking forward to it.
Barry
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Post by BarryRice on Mar 13, 2007 15:46:55 GMT
Hey Nicole,
Have you ever noticed how carnivorous plant growing is heavily dominated by males?
I, for one, would find it interesting to read an article by a female, talking about her interests in carnivorous plants. What makes them interesting to her? What attracted her to the hobby? Does she feel any sense of advantage, or disadvantage, either privilege or prejudice, in being the minority?
I wish I could get some female, oh, maybe in New York, to write such an article.
Come to think of it, while there have been plenty of articles about how-to-grow-cp in CPN and other journals, as far as I know, NO ONE has ever written an article of the format I described.
Wow, that would make it really original, and very cool. Maybe I should write it! Oh, wait, I seem to not be qualified. Dang.
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Post by BarryRice on Feb 21, 2008 22:37:05 GMT
Hey Folks, Keith Tassin, from The Nature Conservancy, sent me a few photographs from Splinter Hill Bog. I thought you might want to see them! Lots of Sarracenia leucophylla: Sarracenia rosea: A butterfly: Prescribed burning at Splinter Hill Bog:
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Post by BarryRice on Feb 21, 2008 22:22:49 GMT
Hello Folks, I have very exciting news. Have you ever heard of Splinter Hill Bog, in southern Alabama? This site is owned by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and is home to one of the largest remaining intact stands of Sarracenia leucophylla in the world. It is also home to many other carnivorous plant species, including Sarracenia rosea, S. psittacina, S. flava, S. rubra, Drosera capillaris, D. intermedia, D. filiformis, D. brevifolia, Pinguicula lutea, P. planifolia, and various species of Utricularia. In short, it is a carnivorous plant wonderland! You can learn more about the site at: www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/alabama/preserves/art12813.htmlBecause of the value of this site, the International Carnivorous Plant Society (ICPS) has helped support management activities at Splinter Hill Bog since 2005; to date ICPS conservation grants have totaled $5500 at this important place. So you can imagine how thrilled the ICPS was to hear that TNC is embarking upon a campaign to enlarge the landholdings in the Splinter Hill Bog Preserve by buying a crucial 40 acres. This will add land that includes yet more pitcher plant bogs, pinelands consisting of slash and longleaf flatwoods, and even a small stream site. I am proud to announce that the International Carnivorous Plant Society is helping raise critical funds for the purchase of this site. The ICPS has pledged $2000 in matching funds for donations from the ICPS membership. For every $2 that you donate, the ICPS will add $1 of these matching funds to your donation. If this fundraising is successful, together we will be able to add $6000 to the purchase of this area! If, like me, you think this is an important site that should be enlarged, please send your checks (payable in $US to "International Carnivorous Plant Society") to: International Carnivorous Plant Society Att: Splinter Hill Bog Campaign P.O. Box 72741 Davis, CA 95617 USA You can also donate electronically by pointing your web browser to icps.clubexpress.com/ and click on the "Donations" tab on the left. If you wish to send your donations directly to TNC (such donations will not be matched by International Carnivorous Plant Society), send your checks to: The Nature Conservancy Att: Splinter Hill Bog Campaign 2100 1st Avenue North, Suite 500 Birmingham, AL 35203 USA Incidentally, money being donated to Splinter Hill Bog Campaign will be added to money raised In Memoriam for George (Robert) Folkerts, who recently passed on: www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/alabama/misc/index.html Good news is not easy to come by in conservation; the story of Splinter Hill is great news!
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Post by BarryRice on Nov 9, 2007 17:40:18 GMT
Hi Julian,
Well, I'd certainly like to hear more about this situation.
The site you describe---is it on land owned by the government, a single person (or family), or a company?
How many plants are involved? Is this the only colony of plants in the area? Are there any populations of Pinguicula elongata that occur in protected parks?
Sincerely,
Barry
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