Colorado Native Plant Society, Northern Chapter

The Northern Chapter meetings are the first Wednesday of the month (unless stated otherwise), September-April,
at 7:00 pm at
The Gardens on Spring Creek
2145 Centre Ave., Fort Collins

Meetings and field trips are free and open to everyone. Please join us.

Prior to meetings we meet for dinner with the speaker at Café Vino, 1200 S College Avenue, Fort Collins at 5:30 p.m. Please join us. Let us know you are coming by emailing Pam Smith (pamelas4824@earthlink.net) or by calling her: 970-223-3453.

We formerly called ourselves the Fort Collins Chapter, but our membership is from Fort Morgan, Greeley, Fort Collins, Longmont, Laramie, Estes Park, etc. so we have changed our name to the Northern Chapter of the Colorado Native Plant Society to reflect our diversity. We hope that wherever you are in north-central and north-eastern Colorado, you will join us for our free programs and field trips.

Northern Chapter

Programs Fall/Winter
2010 - 2011

Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 7 p.m.
“Bring Your Best Shots of the Summer”
Presenter: Pam Smith will facilitate but you are the speakers!
Location: The Gardens on Spring Creek, Fort Collins

This is our first meeting of the season. Let us get together and share our treasures from the season. Bring two to three of your favorite photos on a flash drive to share and talk about.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010, 7 p.m.
“Henry David Thoreau – A Botanist Perspective”

Presenter: Bob Henry, Aquilegia Editor, Master Naturalist
Location: The Gardens on Spring Creek, Fort Collins

Come enjoy an evening of exploration of the life of Henry David Thoreau who was a botanist!

Wednesday, November 03, 2010, 7 p.m.
“Topic to Be Announced”
Presenter: Dr. Mitchell McGlaughlin, Assistant Professor, School of Biological Sciences, University of Northern Colorado
Location: The Gardens on Spring Creek, Fort Collins

Wednesday, December 01, 2010, 7 p.m.
“Effect of Climate Change on Grasshoppers of the Southern Rocky Mountains”
Presenter: Dr. Cesar Nufio, Professional Research Associate, University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
Location: The Gardens on Spring Creek, Fort Collins

Wednesday, January 05, 2010, 7 p.m.
“Colorado Wildflowers”
Presenters: Tim and Ann Henson
Location: The Gardens on Spring Creek, Fort Collins

In the depth of winter, we need to remember how beautiful plants flower every year. This photography show covers most of the ecosystems across Colorado. We might say it's just a bunch of pretty pictures for your enjoyment!

Tim and Ann Henson have been observing and caring for native plants of Colorado for more than 40 years. Ann worked in agriculture conducting weed control research. Tim taught biology and geology in the Longmont area.   Now retired, Tim has taken his photography to new levels and watches birds. Ann spends time teaching in the Native Plant Master program and learning about lichens. They volunteer for CoNPS, Colorado Natural Areas Program, Wildlands Restoration Volunteers, and Rare Plant Monitoring.

Thursday, February? – Joint meeting with the Audubon Society - topic and date to be Announced

Wednesday, March 02 2011, 7 p.m.

“Re-Discovery of Haptanthus hazlettii/Alkaloid Study at Denver Botanic Gardens
Presenter: Dr. Donald L. Hazlett, Ethnobotanist, New World Plants, Pierce CO
Location: The Gardens on Spring Creek, Fort Collins

Wednesday, April 06 2011, 7 p.m.
“Dirt for Dummies:”
Presenter: Dr. Kari Sever, Soil Scientist,
Location: The Gardens on Spring Creek, Fort Collins

May 04 2011, 7 p.m.
“To Be Announced”
Presenter: To Be Announced

If you have ideas for programs or field trips,
email Pam Smith.

All content is copyright by the Colorado Native Plant Society. No photographs may be reproduced for any purpose without the expressed consent of the photographer. Email the Webmaster of the Colorado Native Plant Society for permission to use material from this web site.

Unless otherwise indicated, photographs on this CoNPS web site are by Al Schneider, www.swcoloradowildflowers.com, and may not be used for any purpose without his expressed permission. Email him.