2013 MNPS Annual Fall Conference: The Threatened Natural Communities and Rare Plants of Maryland's Mountains

The Threatened Natural Communities and Rare Plants of Maryland's Mountains

September 21-22 2013

Co-sponsored by
Department of Biology, Frostburg State University

Both the morning session and Saturday evening social will be held at theLyric Building (directions below)
Doors open at 8:30 am
Conference starts at 9:15 am

Lyric Building

20 Main Street
Frostburg, MD 21532

The Allegheny Plateau and Ridge & Valley regions of Maryland harbor many unique natural communities and rare, threatened, and endangered plants. Human threats include forest fragmentation and non-native invasive species as a result of timber harvesting, housing development, and energy development including coal mining, industrial wind energy development, and natural gas extraction.  In 2013 we will explore the unique flora and efforts to mitigate the impacts of land use change in Maryland’s mountain region.

Check the Conference Page for details.

The conference is full

Members: $75; Nonmembers: $85

Field Trips

Saturday afternoon and Sunday Field Trips will be important venues to expand on the theme.  Field trip registration is available when you register for the Conference. Due to size limits on some trips, you are not guaranteed a spot in your first or second choice trips. You will receive a confirmation before the conference for which trip you are registered.

Saturday Social

$30 per person; cash bar
5pm-9pm near the Conference location. Dress is "field botany casual." 

Directions:

From I-68/US-40, Exit 34 for Md-36. (Turn north on 36, if coming from the east turn right off exit ramp, if coming from the west, turn left off exit ramp)
Go 1.5 miles, turn left at the 2nd stoplight on US-40, National Hwy SW, Main Street, the destination is one mile ahead on the right.
Public parking is available across the street by the library, behind the Lyric Building and along Main Street.