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</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext="edit"> <o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1"/> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></HEAD> <BODY style="tab-interval: .5in" lang=EN-US aLink=#f0000a link=blue bgColor=white vLink=purple> <DIV class=Section1> <P><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">2011 AK Native Plant Society Field Trips<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">MAY </SPAN></B></P> <DIV> <H5><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">15 Sunday McHugh Creek towards Rabbit Lake </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H5> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10.5pt" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Leader: Jenni Parkes jparkes@scf.cc Meeting time: 7:00 AM Time allotted: 3</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">4 hours Meeting Place: Carr s Huffman SW corner of parking lot if you wish to carpool, OR meet at the lower McHugh parking lot (nearest Turnagain Arm). Hike starts at 7:30 AM Level of difficulty: Moderate Minimum age: No minimum age. Description of trip: This trail is uphill all the way. No set destination. There are several rest stops/turnaround possibilities. Beautiful vistas and early flowers. </SPAN></P> <DIV> <H5><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">21 Saturday Plant Sale </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H5> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10.5pt" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Leader: ALASKA ROCK GARDEN SOCIETY Meeting time: 9:00AM</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">4:00 PM Meeting Place: Sally Karabelnikoff s 7435 Old Harbor Rd. Anchorage </SPAN></P> <DIV> <H5><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">26 Thursday Seward Highway </SPAN><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Tragopogon </SPAN></I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Removal </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H5> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10.5pt" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Leader: Diane Toebe 337</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0328 Meeting time: 6:30 PM Meeting place: Potter Section House Parking Area (Seward Hwy just past Potter Marsh) Level of difficulty: Moderate Mimimum Age: adults only Description of trip: This is a work party to continue removing <I>Tragopogon dubius,</I> an invasive weed. We found the motherlode (original spot it started) last year so need to keep at it this year. Wear old clothes, rugged shoes and garden gloves. Bring a dandelion digger, useful for young plants and/or compacted ground. Special instruction: Ground surface is steep and uneven. </SPAN></P> <DIV> <H5><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">28 Saturday Plant Sale </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H5> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 21.75pt" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Leader: ALASKA ROCK GARDEN SOCIETY Meeting time: 9:00AM</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">4:00 PM Meeting Place: Florene Carney s  Inlet Vista Circle, Wasilla. (about 5 miles on Fairview Loop Rd. off Parks Hwy. </SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <H3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">JUNE </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H3> <DIV> <H5><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">4 Saturday Plant Sale </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H5> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10.5pt" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Leader: ALASKA WILDFLOWER GARDEN CLUB Meeting time: 9:00AM</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">4:00 PM Meeting Place: Sally Karabelnikoff s 7435 Old Harbor Rd. Anchorage </SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <H5><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">4 Saturday Campbell Creek Science Center  Trails day </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H5> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10.5pt" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Leader: Louisa Wulflein 267</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1247 Meeting time: 8: 30 </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">9 AM for sign in. Mention ANPS and ANPS gets credit towards room rent for monthly meetings. Alotted time: 3 hours Meeting place: East entrance Science Center Description of trip: This is a multi</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">tasking work day to clean up gardens and trails around the Science Center. </SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <H5 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.75pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">5 Sunday Little O Malley </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H5> <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 11.25pt" class=MsoNormal><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Leader: Marilyn Barker </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">afmhb@uaa.alaska.edu </span><b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <o:p></o:p> </span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Meeting time: 9:00AM</span><b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <o:p></o:p> </span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp; Time allotted: 6</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">8 hours </span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <o:p></o:p> </span><b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <o:p></o:p> </span></b></p> <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 10.5pt" class=MsoNormal><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Level of difficulty: Moderate </span><b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <o:p></o:p> </span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Minimum age: 10 </span></p> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10.5pt" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Description of trip: The trail drops down to the south fork of Campbell creek before climbing to Little O Malley. The trail is steep, but has many floral rewards. Be prepared to walk thru snow. We should find pixie eye primroses and forget</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">me</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">not s in bloom. If weather permits, the hike may continue to either the Ballpark or up higher on the slopes of False O Malley. </SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <H5><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">5 Sunday Arctic Valley </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H5> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Leader: Verna Pratt 333</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">8212 Meeting time 8:30AM at Fred Meyers, or 9:00AM at Arctic Valley Parking Lot. Meeting place: South side Fred Meyers Parking lot by the big sign or Arctic Valley Parking Lot. Time allotted: 6</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">8 hours Level of difficulty: Moderate Minimum age: 10 Description of trip: Uphill hike. Be prepared to walk thru snow. Goal to refind <I>Douglasia gormanii </I></SPAN></P> <TABLE style="WIDTH: 0in; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt" class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=0> <TBODY> <TR style="HEIGHT: 10.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes"> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; WIDTH: 547.5pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; HEIGHT: 10.5pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" vAlign=top width=730 colSpan=3> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 10.5pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">7 Tuesday ABG Dandelion Removal </SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> </TBODY></TABLE> <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 11.25pt" class=MsoNormal><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Leader: Verna Pratt </span><b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <o:p></o:p> </span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">333</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">8212 </span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <o:p></o:p> </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Meeting time: 7 PM </span><b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <o:p></o:p> </span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Allotted time: 2 hours </span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <o:p></o:p> </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Meeting place: Lowenfels Trail Head. </span><b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <o:p></o:p> </span></b></p> <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 10.5pt" class=MsoNormal><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Level of difficulty: Easy </span><b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <o:p></o:p> </span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Minimum Age: no minimum age </span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <o:p></o:p> </span></p> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10.5pt" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Description of trip: This is a work party to finish removing dandelions along the trail. Helpful items to bring: dandelion digger, kneeling pad, 5 gallon and pail. Parking is available at Benny Benson School or a small parking area on the left side of Campbell Air Field Rd. about ½ mile past the road to the ABG entrance. Special instruction: If you need a digger, contact the leader. </SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt" align=left><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">9 Thursday Seward Highway </SPAN></B><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Tragopogon </SPAN></I></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Removal </SPAN></B></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10.5pt" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Leader: Verna Pratt 333</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">8212 Meeting time: 6:30 PM Meeting place: Potter Section House Parking Area (Seward Hwy just past Potter Marsh) Level of difficulty: Moderate Mimimum Age: adults only Description of trip: This is a work party to continue removing <I>Tragopogon dubius,</I> an invasive weed. We found the motherlode (original spot it started) last year so need to keep at it this year. Wear old clothes, rugged shoes and garden gloves. Bring a dandelion digger, useful for young plants and/or compacted ground. Special instruction: Ground surface is steep and uneven. </SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt" align=left><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">19 Sunday</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'">  </SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">South Fork Eagle River Valley Bird Hike </SPAN></B></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10.5pt" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Leaders: Sirena Brownlee (Audubon) 929</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">8051 and Diane Toebe (ANPS) 337</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0328 Meeting time: 9 AM Meeting place: South Fork Eagle River Valley Trailhead Level of difficulty: Easy Description of trip: Day hike. This is a joint trip with Anchorage Audubon to look at flowers and birds. Along with the usual boreal species, we will look for Townsend s solitaire, northern shrike, northern harrier, short</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">eared owl, and willow ptarmigan. The wildflowers will be in full bloom in this tundra ecosystem and we will make frequent stops to enjoy the amazing diversity of plant life. We will also look for Townsend s solitaire, northern shrike, northern harrier, short</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">eared owl, and willow ptarmigan Plan for at least a 3</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">mile hike on an established trail. Meet at 9 AM at the South Fork Eagle River Valley Trailhead. Bring a lunch, binos, and sturdy hiking boots. This is a baby/kid friendly bird walk with lots of stops to enjoy the scenery and birds. </SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt" align=left><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">22 Wednesday Campbell Creek Science Center Work Party </SPAN></B></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10.5pt" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Leader: Louisa Wulflein 267</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1247 and Verna Pratt 333</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">8212 Meeting time: 7 PM Mention ANPS and group gets credit towards room rent. Alotted time: 2 hours Meeting place: East entrance Science Center Description of trip: This is a multi</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">tasking work day to clean up gardens and trails around the Science Center. </SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt" align=left><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">23 Thursday Macro</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">photography at Alaska Botanical Garden </SPAN></B></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10.5pt" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Leader: Julie Jessen </SPAN><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">juliekjessen@excite.com </SPAN></U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Meeting time: 5:30 PM Time allotted: 2  3 hours Meeting place: Front gate of the Alaska Botanical Garden Minimum age: 15 Description of trip: This trip will focus on photography. Bring digital single lens reflex (SRL) camera or point</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">and</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">shoot that has a macro (flower) function. Be sure to bring the camera manual. The trip will focus on equipment, composition, depth</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">of</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">field, and techniques for macro</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">photography. Special instruction: Trip is limited to 10 participants. All participants must contact the leader prior to the trip. If weather is uncooperative, the trip will be rescheduled. The leader </SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">must </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">be able to contact all participants. </SPAN></P> <DIV> <H5><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">23 Thursday Seward Highway Tragopogon Removal </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H5> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6.75pt" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Leader: Verna Pratt 333</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">8212 Meeting time: 6:30 PM Meeting place: Potter Section House Parking Area (Seward Hwy just past Potter Marsh) Level of difficulty: Moderate Minimum Age: adults only Description of trip: This is a work party to continue removing <I>Tragopogon dubius,</I> an invasive weed. We found the mother lode (original spot it started) last year so need to keep at it this year. Wear old clothes, rugged shoes and garden gloves. Bring a dandelion digger, useful for young plants and/or compacted ground. Special instruction: Ground surface is steep and uneven </SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">25 Saturday</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'">  </SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Alpine Birding at Arctic Valley Leader: </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Aaron Bowman (Audubon) and Diane Toebe (ANPS) 337</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0328 Meeting time: 9 AM Meeting Place: Alpenglow ski parking lot Description: This is a joint trip with Anchorage Audubon to look for birds and wildflowers. The hiking area is alpine slopes and up above the ski lifts. We will explore a variety of tundra and shrub habitat for alpine specialty birds including American Pipit, Horned Lark, Golden</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">crowned Sparrow, Northern Harrier, Golden Eagle, Wilson's Warbler, and Willow Ptarmigan. A variety of thrushes, warblers, sparrows, and jays will be singing along the trail. Bring a lunch, snacks, water, rain gear, sturdy hiking boots and dress warmly in layers. Depending on the ability of the group, we may hike towards Rendevous Peak to get access to higher areas where northern </SPAN><span class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">wheatear and white</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">tailed ptarmigan can be seen.</span></span></P> <TABLE style="WIDTH: 0in; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt" class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=0> <TBODY> <TR style="HEIGHT: 17.25pt; mso-yfti-irow: 1"> <TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.25pt; PADDING-LEFT: 2.25pt; WIDTH: 548.25pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 2.25pt; HEIGHT: 17.25pt; PADDING-TOP: 2.25pt" width=731 colSpan=2> <P class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</P></TD></TR> </TBODY></TABLE> <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 11.25pt" class=MsoNormal><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">28 Tuesday</span></b><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'">  </span></b><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">ABG Dandelion Removal </span></b><b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <o:p></o:p> </span></b></span></p> <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 11.25pt" class=MsoNormal><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Leader: Verna Pratt 333</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">8212 </span><b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <o:p></o:p> </span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Meeting time: 7 PM </span><b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <o:p></o:p> </span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Allotted time: 2 hours </span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <o:p></o:p> </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Meeting place: Lowenfels Trail Head. </span><b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <o:p></o:p> </span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Level of difficulty: Easy </span><b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <o:p></o:p> </span></b></p> <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 10.5pt" class=MsoNormal><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Minimum Age: no minimum age </span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <o:p></o:p> </span><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Description of trip: This is a work party to finish removing dandelions along the trail. Helpful items to bring: dandelion digger, kneeling pad, 5 gallon and pail. Parking is available at Benny Benson School or a small parking area on the left side of Campbell Air Field Rd. about ½ mile past the road to the ABG entrance. Special instruction: If you need a digger, contact the leader. </SPAN></p> </DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <H3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">JULY </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H3> <DIV> <H5><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">6 Wednesday Campbell Creek Science Center Work Party </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H5> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10.5pt" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Leader: Verna Pratt 333</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">8212 Meeting time: 10 AM. Mention ANPS and group gets credit towards room rent. Alotted time: 2 hours Meeting place: East entrance Science Center Description of trip: This is a multi</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">tasking work day to clean up gardens and trails around the Science Center. </SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt" align=left><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">7 Thursday Seward Highway</SPAN></B><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> Tragopogon</SPAN></I></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> Removal </SPAN></B></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10.5pt" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Leader: Verna Pratt 333</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">8212 Meeting time: 6:30 PM Meeting place: Potter Section House Parking Area (Seward Hwy just past Potter Marsh) Level of difficulty: Moderate Minimum Age: adults only Description of trip: This is a work party to continue removing <I>Tragopogon dubius,</I> an invasive weed. We found the motherlode (original spot it started) last year so need to keep at it this year. Wear old clothes, rugged shoes and garden gloves. Bring a dandelion digger, useful for young plants and/or compacted ground. Special instruction: Ground surface is steep and uneven. </SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt" align=left><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">16 Saturday</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'">  </SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Bear Creek, in the Alaska Range southeast of Fairbanks </SPAN></B></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Leader: Alan Batten 907</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">488</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">3205 alanbatten@acsalaska.net Meeting Time: 9:30 a.m. Time Allotted: All day Meeting Place: Donnelly Creek Wayside at mile 238 Richardson Highway Level of Difficulty: Moderate Minimum Age: 8 Description of trip: I plan to camp at Donnelly Campground/Wayside Friday night. Participants are encouraged to do the same. The campground is on the order of 120 miles southeast of Fairbanks. This is a State campground and costs $10 per night per campsite. There are 12 campsites available on a first</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">come first</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">served basis. Firewood is not available, but I plan to bring some. For more campground info:http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/aspunits/northern/donnellycksrs.htm. I am planning to stay at this campground Saturday night (after the field trip) as well, and leave for Sunday's field trip from here. The campground is on the Delta River floodplain and is an interesting place in its own right. If you want to poke around on the floodplain it would be best to bring Xtra</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Tuffs or to otherwise be prepared for some shallow wading. <I>Eleagnus</I> is on the floodplain here, and, though I've never myself seen it here, there are 3 records of <I>Salix setchelliana</I> in Arctos (http://arctos.database.museum) from the floodplain just a few miles south of here. We will follow an informal, steep trail up the north side of Bear Creek leaving from the bridge where the creek crosses the Richardson Highway 10</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">15 miles south of Donnelly Creek. It starts out in spruce forest, and we should be able to get up into some subalpine meadows and rock outcrops. Special instructions: Bring sturdy hiking shoes, warm clothes (avoid cotton) including hat and gloves, and rain gear. Lunch, water, binoculars and mosquito repellent are also needed. </SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Contact leader by 10 July if you plan</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> to attend. </SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt" align=left><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">17 Sunday</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'">  </SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Donnelly Dome, northern flanks of the Alaska Range. </SPAN></B></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10.5pt" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Leader: Alan Batten 907</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">488</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">3205 alanbatten@acsalaska.net Meeting Time: 9:30 a.m. Time Allotted: All day, or whatever Meeting Place: Donnelly Creek Campground at mile 238 Richardson Highway. Level of Difficulty: Moderate Minimum Age: 8 Description of trip: I plan to stay at the Donnelly Creek Campground after Saturday's field trip. It is only 5</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">10 miles north from the campground to the Donnelly Dome trailhead. </SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Contact leader by 10 July if you plan</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> to attend. This is an informal, but well</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">used, trail that starts out in tall shrub birch shrubland and quickly gets up into steep alpine slopes with occasional outcrops. </SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Special instructions:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> Bring sturdy hiking shoes, warm clothes including hat and gloves, and rain gear. Lunch, water, binoculars and mosquito repellent are also needed. Please call or email the leader ahead of time. </SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt" align=left><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">19 Tuesday ABG Dandelion Removal </SPAN></B></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10.5pt" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Leader: Verna Pratt 333</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">8212 Meeting time: 7 PM Allotted time: 2 hours Meeting place: Lowenfels Trail Head. Level of difficulty: Easy Minimum Age: no minimum age Description of trip: This is a work party to finish removing dandelions along the trail. Helpful items to bring: dandelion digger, kneeling pad, 5 gallon and pail. Parking is available at Benny Benson School or a small parking area on the left side of Campbell Air Field Rd. about ½ mile past the road to the ABG entrance. Special instruction: If you need a digger, contact the leader. </SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt" align=left><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">20 Wednesday Campbell Creek Science Center Work Party </SPAN></B></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10.5pt" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Leader: Verna Pratt 333</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">8212 Meeting time: 7 PM. Mention ANPS and group gets credit towards room rent. Alotted time: 2 hours Meeting place: East entrance Science Center Description of trip: This is a multi</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">tasking work day to clean up gardens and trails around the Science Center. </SPAN></P> <DIV> <H5><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">21 Thursday Seward Highway</SPAN><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Tragopogon</SPAN></I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Removal </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H5> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10.5pt" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Leader: Verna Pratt 333</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">8212 Meeting time: 6:30 PM Meeting place: Potter Section House Parking Area (Seward Hwy just past Potter Marsh) Level of difficulty: Moderate Minimum Age: adults only Description of trip: This is a work party to continue removing <I>Tragopogon dubius,</I> an invasive weed. We found the motherlode (original spot it started) last year so need to keep at it this year. Wear old clothes, rugged shoes and garden gloves. Bring a dandelion digger, useful for young plants and/or compacted ground. Special instruction: Ground surface is steep and uneven. </SPAN></P></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <H5><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">23</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">24 Saturday</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'">  </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Sunday Bioblast in Portage Valley </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H5> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Leaders: Marilyn Barker </SPAN><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">afmhb@uaa.alaska.edu</SPAN></U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> and Alan Batten Meeting time: Saturday 10 AM Time allotted: all day on July 23, and morning on July 24. Meeting Place: Whittier tunnel parking lot (in time to catch the 10:30 passage) Meeting time Sunday 9 AM Meeting Place: Entrance to Williwaw Campground Minimum age: 10 Description of trip: As part of the Forest Service  bioblast we will survey the plants in the Portage Valley watershed. The trip will officially begin at the top of Portage pass at noon. The goal will be to list all the plant species. Upon returning through the tunnel, we will stay at the Begich</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Boggs Visitor Center so we can get an early start on Sunday. After dinner if daylight permits we will survey plants on the Byron glacier trail, a 1.6 mile round trip. On Sunday we will continue to survey plant species in Portage Valley, if possible to the salt marsh at Turnagain arm. The survey officially ends at noon Sunday. Other folks will be in the watershed at the same time surveying birds, fish, insects, mammals, anything alive! Special instruction: Participants may choose to do both Saturday and Sunday, or Saturday only or Sunday only. For those staying overnight, bring appropriate sleeping bags, pads, food, ect. Of course raingear, this is Portage! </SPAN></P></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <H3 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10.5pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">AUGUST </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H3> <DIV> <H5><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">3 Wednesday Campbell Creek Science Center Work Party </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H5> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10.5pt" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Leader: Verna Pratt 333</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">8212 Meeting time: 10 AM. Mention ANPS and group gets credit towards room rent. Allotted time: 2 hours Meeting place: East entrance Science Center Description of trip: This is a multi</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">tasking work day to clean up gardens and trails around the Science Center. </SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt" align=left><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">4 Thursday Seward Highway </SPAN></B><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Tragopogon </SPAN></I></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Removal </SPAN></B></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10.5pt" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Leader: Diane Toebe 337</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0328 Meeting time: 6:30 PM Meeting place: Potter Section House Parking Area (Seward Hwy just past Potter Marsh) Level of difficulty: Moderate Mimimum Age: adults only Description of trip: This is a work party to continue removing <I>Tragopogon dubius,</I> an invasive weed. We found the motherlode (original spot it started) last year so need to keep at it this year. Wear old clothes, rugged shoes and garden gloves. Bring a dandelion digger, useful for young plants and/or compacted ground. Special instruction: Ground surface is steep and uneven. </SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt" align=left><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">13 Saturday Aurora Dog Track Bog, Big Lake Ak </SPAN></B></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10.5pt" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Leader: Barbara Weil 345</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">3361 Meeting time: 10 AM Allotted time: 4 hours Meeting place: 4380 S. Oscar Anderson Rd. Barbara s log cabin. Description of trip: This bog area becomes a winter wonderland for mushers and skiers. Trails are often muddy after the fied trip we can return to the cabin for a cookout. </SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt" align=left><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">17 Wednesday Campbell Creek Science Center Work Party </SPAN></B></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10.5pt" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Leader: Verna Pratt 333</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">8212 Meeting time: 7 PM. Mention ANPS and group gets credit towards room rent. Allotted time: 2 hours Meeting place: East entrance Science Center Description of trip: This is a multi</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">tasking work day to clean up gardens and trails around the Science Center. </SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt" align=left><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">18 Thursday Seward Highway </SPAN></B><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Tragopogon </SPAN></I></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Removal </SPAN></B></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10.5pt" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Leader: Diane Toebe 337</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0328 Meeting time: 6:30 PM Meeting place: Potter Section House Parking Area (Seward Hwy just past Potter Marsh) Level of difficulty: Moderate Mimimum Age: adults only Description of trip: This is a work party to continue removing <I>Tragopogon dubius,</I> an invasive weed. We found the motherlode (original spot it started) last year so need to keep at it this year. Wear old clothes, rugged shoes and garden gloves. Bring a dandelion digger, useful for young plants and/or compacted ground. Special instruction: Ground surface is steep and uneven. </SPAN></P> <DIV> <H5><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">31 Wednesday Campbell Creek Science Center Work Party </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H5> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10.5pt" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Leader: Verna Pratt 333</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">8212 Meeting time: 10 AM. Mention ANPS and group gets credit towards room rent. Allotted time: 2 hours Meeting place: East entrance Science Center Description of trip: This is a multi</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">tasking work day to clean up gardens and trails around the Science Center. </SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <H3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">SEPTEMBER </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H3> <DIV> <H5><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">10 Saturday Upper Rabbit Creek Trail </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H5> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Leader: Ginny Moore 345</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">7004 Meeting time: 1 PM. Allotted time: 3</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">6 hrs, depending on how far people want to go, and weather& Meeting place: 14530 Echo Canyon Road Description of trip: Hike trail through the forest beside Rabbit Creek, until we reach berry</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria Math','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">filled tundra. </SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <DIV> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0in 0in 12.75pt 30.75pt" align=left>&nbsp;</P></DIV> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 36pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 430.5pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 26pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></SPAN></B>&nbsp;</P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>