Meeting held January 18, 2001
Washington County Library, Hurricane Branch

Meeting was called to order by Mike Empey at 6:30 pm.

Mike made the following announcements:

1) Susan Meyer, head of the Utah Native Plant Society has requested that we
have a representative from our chapter.  Margaret Malm. has volunteered to 
be our representative.

2) Three Heritage Garden sites have been selected where native plant
species will be planted for the purpose of education and public viewing.
A. Three Falls Elementary in Hurricane will feature a Mojave Desert type of 
garden.  Rebecca Fawson will assist as local coordinator.
B. Springdale Elementary will feature a Colorado Plateau garden.
C. Near Oak Grove road another site has been selected where some native 
plants already exist.  This will be a Basin and Range garden.

3) Activities the Society will be participating in include:
Saturday January 20, 9:30am-12 noon, Zion Partners will be removing tumble 
weed in ZNP.
Saturday February 3, 9am-11:30, Susan Meyer will conduct a workshop 
demonstrating planting and propagating Native Plants.  This will be held at 
the ZNP Greenhouse and the fee will be $5 per person.

Dr. William Reid was the guest speaker.  He spoke on native plant species 
and habitat.

Those in attendance included:
Kavarra Corr
Mike Empey
Colleen Empey
Janet Clements
Rebecca Fawson
Margaret Malm
Wes Larsen
Lois Larsen
Glen Lee
Denise Louie
Anton Gehring
Rick Heflebower
Bill Reid
Meeting adjourned at 8pm.

(minutes taken/submitted by Rick Heflebower)