Plans are unfolding for the 30th anniversary meeting in Fulton. Below is the of events for the weekend along with lodging options. Note the need to make a fairly early reservation since there seems to be an event at Westminster College that weekend. There will be a subsequent mailing to all members with some details about signing up for the banquet that evening.

Schedule of Events

• Friday Evening, September, 25 – Westminster College
  Hunter Activity Center – Hermann Lounge
  5:30 PM – Reception and Welcome
  7:30 PM – MONPS Quarterly Board Meeting
• Saturday Morning, September 26 – 8:00 AM to Noon
  Field Trip – Prairie Garden Trust – 4 miles S of Fulton.
  Private preserve owned and managed by Lorna and Henry Domke.
  We’ll meet at the Country Hearth & Inn parking lot at 8:00 AM
  (Intersection of US 54 and Hwy F)
• Saturday Afternoon, September 26 – 1:00-5:30 PM
  Hunter Activity Center – Hermann Lounge
  Missouri Native Plant Society 30^th Anniversary Symposium Westminster College
  • 1:15-2:00 PM - Bill Summers, Botanist Extraordinaire (retired)
     “Missouri’s Orchid Flora, Thirty Years of Change”
  • 2:00-2:45 PM - George Yatskievych, Curator, Missouri Botanical Garden
     “Reflections on the Flora of Missouri”
  • 2:35-3:00 PM - Break
  • 3:00-3:45 PM - Jim H. Wilson, Des Lee Professor, University of Missouri - Saint Louis
     “To Own the World”
  • 3:45-4:30 PM - Paul Nelson, Ecology and Land Management Planner, Mark Twain National Forest
     “Biotic Homogenization”
  • 4:30-5:15 PM - Doug Ladd, Director of Science & Conservation, TNC Missouri Chapter
     “Whither Now MONPS? Conservation Gains, Losses, Needs, and the Role of the Society Moving Forward”
• Saturday Evening, September 26 – 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
  Banquet Dinner – Sir Winston’s Restaurant, Fulton
  MONPS Annual Awards presentations
  Keynote Speaker – Larry Morrison, MONPS Historian
   “From these roots; Interesting Events in the History of MONPS”
   

  Banquet Cost $25 per person in advance, $30 that weekend
  Contact Martha and Rex Hill for details – (314) 849-1464
  Signup by sending a check to:
  

  MONPS 30th Anniversary Banquet
  c/o Martha Hill
  4 Grantwood Lane
  St. Louis, MO   63123

• Sunday Morning, September 27 – 8:00 AM to Noon
  Field Trip – Tucker Prairie - Ca. 7 mi N of Fulton
  Again, we’ll meet at the Country Hearth & Inn parking lot at 8:00 AM

Motel Options

• Lodging in Fulton
  • Country Hearth Inn & Suites ~ $80 with AAA or AARP – (573) 642-0077
  • Holiday Inn Express ~ $86 – (877)863-4780
• Lodging in Kingdom City (10 miles N of Fulton)
  • Super 8 ~ $58 with Missouri Native Plant Society – (573) 642-2888
    (Contract # G0000863)
  • Comfort Inn ~ $90 – (573) 642-7745

Note: It is a “Family Weekend” for Westminster College in Fulton. You may want to make reservations early.

Need more information?

For questions about schedule or arrangements, contact Rex Hill at (314) 849-1464.

Files for Downloading

The schedule of events and banquet sign-up sheet, in Word format, are are available for downloading below. Please complete the banquet sign-up sheet and return to Martha Hill as soon as possible. A map of Westminster College is also available.