NECPS_Stewart McPherson

[chloroplast]

It's my pleasure to announce that the NECPS, in collaboration with Blackjungle.com, will be hosting STEWART MCPHERSON as a guest speaker at our annual cookout!


Stewart McPherson is a world-renowned geographer, explorer, conservationist, and authority on carnivorous plants who has studied at the University of Durham in England, the University of Tuebingen in Germany, and Yale University in the USA. Fascinated by carnivorous plants from an early age, he has traveled the world to study and photograph them in their native habitat, and is a best-selling author of five books on carnivorous plants. He lives in England and will be making a special trip to the USA in August.

Where: Blackjungle's store, 370 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA 01376.

When: Sunday, August 30. Note: We will have a regular meeting on Saturday August 8th at the RWP, in addition to this cookout.

Who may attend: NECPS members, or those that will become a member at the meeting.

Itinerary: BOG WALK, PLANT SALE, COOKOUT, AND NEPENTHES PRESENTATION / BOOK SIGNING BY STEWART MCPHERSON

8:40am: Arrive at BlackJungle for optional bog walk, to see native carnivorous plants. Dress appropriately, bring sunscreen and insect repellant, and perhaps a change of clothes in case you get wet!

9am - 1pm: Bog walk

1pm - 4pm: Barbeque & Sale at Blackjungle's store. Comfort food and 25% off all plants!

4pm: Presentation on "Nepenthes" by Stewart McPherson. Stewart will talk about newly discovered Nepenthes and share some of his remarkable photographs.

Stewart will have copies of his most recently published books for sale, and will be happy to sign them! Feel free to bring your old copies for him to sign as well.

RSVP: If interested in attending this cookout, you must contact: [e-mail]

Note to other CP vendors: Blackjungle is extending an offer for you to vend at the cookout, free of charge. If interested, please contact them at: 800-268-1813.

Packed with exciting activites for everyone, this is a meeting that you MUST attend!

Thanks for your attention.

Best Regards,

[meadowview]

Hi Folks:

Do we have any news or photos of Stewart's talk at NECPS or of the whole event (bog walk too). Looking forward to a post.

Sincerely,

Phil Sheridan
Meadowview

[chloroplast]

Hi Phil & All,

The NECPS event with Stewart & Jeremiah Harris was a smash!

The weather cooperated nicely and we visted two local CP bogs.

Attendance was high, with over 60 members participating. Stewart signed and sold plenty of books and gave a remarkable presentation on newly described Nepenthes species and Heliamphora. Jeremiah was also warmly received and shared his incredible knowledge of Nepenthes with many of the NECPS members.

In the end, members walked away with their hands full of plants, bellies full of food, cameras full of pictures, and minds full of nice memories and new factoids on carnivorous plants!

Jeremiah took most of the pictures and promised to send them to me (to post on our webpage and on the forums)....but they may be on his website before they're on our own. I'll share them with everyone as soon as I get them.

It was a blast!

Ken