Welcome Jason. Your bog sounds nice. Can you post some photo's?
Have you heard about our third club meeting taking place this Saturday at Princeton University? I am going to have to miss it, even though it is so close to home. Email Kevin to RSVP. macpsociety@gmail.com Lunch will be provided by the Princeton Botany Club. Seeds will be sown of CP for a $5.00 material fee. Plant auction-you can bring your own to sell and decide if you want to keep all of the proceeds or give some back to MACPS.
Here is an email Kevin sent out a while ago:
Hello all,
We hope you'll be able to join us at the 3rd MACPS meeting on Saturday, January 13 at Princeton University in Princeton, NJ. There will be another fun set of talks, a seed starting workshop, a plant auction at the end, and importantly, details about all of our other events planned for 2018 (a field trip is in the works!). If you are interested in coming, please RSVP via this link
redirect.viglink.com/?key=bbb516d91daee20498798694a42dd559&u=https%3A//docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfS5NUa1yrLdnvh6FKMZLevacm8tKXMwk9NQzJcxARn6hH48A/viewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link Please also pass the word on about this meeting to any of your friends who might be interested in coming!
The plant auction at the end is a great way to not only show off your plants, but also get some money for them. You can take home all the money you get from auctioning your plants, or choose to donate a certain percentage of the sales towards future MACPS meetings and events. We also always encourage you to bring your plants to display!
Best,
Kevin
Here is the schedule:
Third Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Carnivorous Plant Society
Saturday, January 13, 2018
Frick Chemistry Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08540
Hosted in collaboration with the Princeton University Botany Club
11:00 Lunch, courtesy of the Princeton University Botany Club.
12:30 Introductory Remarks – Kevin Zhang and Autumn Rose
12:40 Moderated Q&A on Carnivorous Plant Cultivation
Michael Szesze will moderate a Q&A session on cultivation questions.
1:15 Inhabitants of a Lost World: Carnivorous Tepui Plants
Daniel DiPietro and Alvin Liu will present on carnivorous plants native to the
tepui mountains in South America.
1:45 Member Presentations on Carnivorous Plant Setups
Several MACPS members present on their own CP growing setups.
2:15 Tissue Culturing Venus Flytraps
Marc Kiriou will present on tissue culture propagation, focusing on flytraps.
2:45 Display of Carnivorous Plant Stamps
John Hollister will show off his collection of carnivorous plant stamps.
3:05 MACPS Administrative Meeting and Summer 2018 Field Trip Briefing
Notes on MACPS society logistics, future events, meetings, and a July 2018
field trip to Big Run Bog in West Virginia.
3:30 Carnivorous Plant Seed Starting Workshop
Michael Szesze will demonstrate techniques of CP seed starting. Members
have the option of taking home their own pot of seeds for $5.
4:00 Plant Auction
Future Meeting/Events Dates
March 3-4, 2018: Paleopalooza at The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA 19103
May 19, 2018: Spring MACPS meeting at Aquascapes Unlimited, Pipersville, PA 18947
July 2018: Field trip to Big Run Bog, WV
MACPS Steering Committee
• Alex Parry
• Ian Fitzhugh
• Jerry Smith
• Joshua Wiegert
• Kyle Kressman
• Michael Szesze
• Sanjay Krishnaswamy
• Sheila Garl
• Kevin Zhang
Thanks to the presenters and MACPS steering committee for organizing this meeting. Special
thanks to the Princeton University Botany Club for the lunch and co-hosting this event!
Website:
www.macpsociety.com, Email: macpsociety@gmail.com
