KNPS hosts program on BLM botany

On Saturday, May 28, Kinnikinnick Native Plant Society and Sandpoint Parks and Recreation will host the presentation, “BLM Botany in North Idaho.”

The program will be held from 9:45-11:30 a.m. at Sandpoint Community Hall. LeAnn Abell, botanist in the Bureau of Land Management, Coeur d’Alene District Office will discuss recent projects. This event begins at 9:45 a.m. at Sandpoint Community Hall, 204 First Avenue, and is open to the public, free of charge.

Abell works in both the Coeur d’Alene and Cottonwood Field Offices. Prior to coming to Northern Idaho, she worked for both the BLM and Forest Service in the Boise area and attended graduate school at the University of Idaho.

Leann Abell is a member of the Northern Idaho Rare Plant Working Group and greatly enjoys, and appreciates, the biological diversity associated with her job. Abell will be discussing recent projects at Blackwell Island, Windy Bay and Gamlin Lake.

The mission of the Kinnikinnick Native Plant Society is:

• To foster an understanding and appreciation of native flora and its habitats in the panhandle area of North Idaho,

• To advocate the conservation of this rich natural heritage for future generations,

• To encourage the responsible use of native plants in landscaping and restoration,

• To educate youth and the general public in the value of the native flora and their habitats.

Information: www.NativePlantSociety.org or www.facebook.com/NativePlantSociety