2004
Greetings and Holiday Happiness to all
Lingua Botanica Readers.
First off, I apologize for the size of this
issue of the newsletter - I blame it on computer
problems here in the WO (I had to do big parts
of this at home on my IMac). I hope it doesn't
ruin anyone's inbox. This edition of Lingua
Botanica is extra special. It marks the end
of five years of the newsletter, and the end
of my term as its editor. I want to thank
all of the readers of our little rag. Your
support has been heart-warming and gratifying.
I couldn't have written or reprinted all the
stuff that has graced the pages of LB without
your encouragement. Thanks too for your toleration
of all those pedantic rants on the front page
of each edition.
In Lingua Botanica vol.1 #1 (Jan 2000), I
stated the goals of the newsletter. They were:
1) To foster communications among bots and
ecos throughout the FS,
2) To related FS botany issues to partners
outside the agency, and
3) To educate the readers. I will leave it
to each of you to decide whether we've done
a good job or not, but I'll just go out on
a limb and say I think we did a pretty okay
job. Some of the highlight issues that LB
has reprinted during its five year run include:
- Lots of bad stuff like invasive species
and native plant poachers
- Obituaries of many eminent botanists and
ecologists
- Repeated reports on the destructive trade
in forest floor mosses
- Botany and Music (first in the winter
2000 issue, but also as recently as the
summer 2004 issue)
- International botany events
- NatureWatch and Celebrating Wildflowers
news galore
- Articles written by real, live field botanists
- Lots of goofy pictures, and a secret message
on the last page of every issue.
- 476 pages of fun - 20 different highlighted
plants - Zero mentions of Lewis and Clark
I hope the holiday season finds each of you
in the company of loved ones.
Remember to share your copy of Lingua Botanica
with a friend, co-worker, or partner.
Read to your kids, be honest to yourself,
and love your mother
Woo Hoo!
Wayne Owen
Conservation Planning Biologist
USDA Forest Service
Washington Office
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2002): virtualparks.com is now www.virtualparks.org.
where you can virtually visit over ~3000 wilderness
areas.