WELCOME TO THE ERIOGONUM SOCIETY

Several of us who love to grow eriogonums in our gardens and view and photograph them in the wild have long thought that by forming an Eriogonum Society we might be able to learn more and interest more people in these plants.  For this reason we are forming a new society which we are calling the Eriogonum Society with the objectives of

• enjoying and promoting the use of these plants in the garden.
• enjoying and evaluating eriogonums in the wild for use in the garden.
• assembling, developing and sharing information on the propagation, cultivation, identification and distribution of the eriogonum species.
• providing a seed exchange to distribute eriogonum species seed for use in gardens.
• protecting rare and endangered species of eriogonums.

To meet these objectives we plan to have a website devoted to the society, an on-line newsletter published four to six times per year, annual trips including educational opportunities to view and learn more about eriogonums, access to an annual seed exchange, and later an annual bulletin with articles of interest and nice photographs.

The website is a work in progress.  We envision it having sections of member collected and published information on propagation, cultivation, identification and distribution of the various species of eriogonum including good photos of as many species as we can photograph.  In addition the website will provide information on society trips, members news, seed exchange, and other items of interest.

We are happy to announce our first meeting will be held in Reno, Nevada, June 10-13, 2010.  Please navigate to the 2010 Meeting pages for details and registration.  Dr. James Reveal will give a two day study course on Eriogonums.  We will also have several field trips in the Reno area.

In addition to having access to all the above items as a member, we will all have the opportunity to share friendship, experiences and botanize with others who have similar interests.

We are in the process of sending this information to people that we believe might have interest in joining this group and hope that you might like to join us.  The dues for membership are $10/annually, renewed each January.

If you are interested please contact either Bob McFarlane (email, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or Hugh MacMillan (email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).  We would love to hear from you.