The following program may be of interest to some of you. From the Boulder chapter of the Colorado Native Plant Society.
-- Scott Scott Severs Longmont, CO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/co_odes/ _____________________________________________ September 9, 2010 Jeffry Mitton: Limber Pine and Clark’s Nutcrackers, Pine Beetles and Blister Rust Limber pine and Clark’s nutcracker are in a co-dependent relationship that has evolved over time: Limber pines rely on nutcrackers to harvest, disperse and plant their seeds, while nutcrackers rely on limber pine seeds to get through the winter. This mutualism is threatened by an unprecedented mountain pine beetle epidemic and the invasion of white pine blister rust. Jeff Mitton started as an assistant professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at CU in 1974, where he is now professor. Mitton’s research interests focus on the genetics of natural populations of plants and animals. He has worked on marine and freshwater mussels, killifish, trout, pines, aspen, and spruce. Mitton writes a biweekly column entitled “Natural Selections” for the Boulder Camera, which describes the natural history and ecological interactions of plants and animals in Colorado. Programs for the Boulder chapter of the Colorado Native Plant Society are held on the second Thursday of the month, September through April, in the community room at REI, in Boulder at 1789 28th Street. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobi...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
