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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

8th Meeting of the Workgroup for Bryology of the Italian Botanical Society

Il Gruppo di Lavoro per la Briologia della Società Botanica Italiana in collaborazione con il Dipartimento di Biologia Strutturale e Funzionale, Università degli Studi di Napoli, organizza l'8a Riunione Scientifica dal titolo "Novità sullo stato delle conoscenze della biodiversità briofitica in ambito nazionale" – Napoli, 17 giugno 2011 (DBSF, aula BIO4- Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo - Edificio 7 - Via Cinthia - 80126 Napoli)

The Workgroup for Bryology of the Italian Botanical Society, in cooperation with the Department of Structural and Functional Biology of the University of Naples, organizes its 8th Scientific Meeting titled: "Bryophyte Diversity in Italy - An Update" - Naples, 17 June 2011 University of Naples, Campus of Monte S. Angelo, Bldg. 7 - Via Cinthia - Naples)

Monday, June 13, 2011

The 36th A. Leroy Andrews Foray, Becket, MA. US

I'm delighted to announce that this year's A. Leroy Andrews Foray will be located in Berkshire County in Western Massachusetts, an ecologically diverse region. Field trips are being planned for mosses and liverworts, sphagnum, and lichens.

Details may be found at the following link, which will be updated as new information is available:

https://sites.google.com/site/foraydraftthree/

Please share this email and link with anyone who you think might be interested.

In a nutshell:
Location: Becket, MA

Registration deadline: August 3rd


Cost:
$90 full registration (includes 2 nights lodging, 5 meals)
$65 off-site registration (includes 5 meals, no lodging)
$65 student registration (includes 2 nights lodging, 5 meals)



Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Looking forward to seeing many of you there!

Best, Judy

Judy Sullivan
Project Native
342 North Plain Rd.
Housatonic, MA 01236

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Bryophyte photo of the week

David Genney has posted a collection of bryophyte photos on Picasa.
https://picasaweb.google.com/GenneySNH/Bryophytes#5615584132635573138
Very nice!
Enjoy!

.... Any photo there would be a good pick for the bryophyte of the week.
This is my "unbiased" selection!
Hedwigia stellata