Sorry the start time was left out, the program starts at 7pm Scott
On Sep 2, 10:20 am, Scott Severs <[email protected]> wrote: > The following program may be of interest to some of you. From the Boulder > chapter of the Colorado Native Plant Society. > > -- > Scott > > Scott Severs > Longmont, COhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/co_odes/ > > _____________________________________________ > > September 9, 2010 > > Jeffry Mitton: Limber Pine and Clark’s Nutcrackers, Pine Beetles and Blister > Rust > > Limber pine and Clark’s nutcracker are in a co-dependent relationship that > has evolved over time: Limber pines rely on nutcrackers to harvest, disperse > and plant their seeds, while nutcrackers rely on limber pine seeds to get > through the winter. This mutualism is threatened by an unprecedented > mountain pine beetle epidemic and the invasion of white pine blister rust. > > Jeff Mitton started as an assistant professor in the Department of Ecology > and Evolutionary Biology at CU in 1974, where he is now professor. Mitton’s > research interests focus on the genetics of natural populations of plants > and animals. He has worked on marine and freshwater mussels, killifish, > trout, pines, aspen, and spruce. > > Mitton writes a biweekly column entitled “Natural Selections” for the > Boulder Camera, which describes the natural history and ecological > interactions of plants and animals in Colorado. > > Programs for the Boulder chapter of the Colorado Native Plant Society are > held on the second Thursday of the month, September through April, in the > community room at REI, in Boulder at 1789 28th Street. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
