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Cathy King	Chapter area covers all of Salt Lake County, however, folks in neighboring counties are always invited to participate (Davis Co., Tooele Co., Summit Co., Utah Co.) as well as anyone who might be in the area at the time. While intended for members, meetings are open to the public. Please come and see what we are all about!	The chapter meets regularly in the off season (Sept/Oct thru May typically). In the past this has been on the first Tuesday of each month (but more recently has migrated to Wednesday and not necessarily the first or even second since it depends on REI availability) at REI at the top of 3300 South in Salt Lake City; however, the day of the week and location are both subject to change.

Date of the event	Day of week	Time	Event description	Contact(s) for further information
Calendar of events (see also Mountain and Utah for nearby events that may be of interest)
April 3, 2024	Wed	7pm	SL Chapter Zoom meeting Presentation: Patrick Carpenter, NEON Sr. Technician for the Great Basin National Ecological Observatory Network	Marc Coles-Ritchie
December 14, 2023	Wed	7pm	SL Chapter Zoom meeting	Marc Coles-Ritchie
November 9, 2023	Wed	7pm	SL Chapter Zoom meeting	Marc Coles-Ritchie
April 5, 2023	Wed	7pm	SL Chapter Zoom meeting	Marc Coles-Ritchie
February 1, 2023	Wed	7pm	SL Chapter Zoom meeting UNPS Lifetime Acheivement Award to Mary Barkworth YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZp0lmZTQNw	Marc Coles-Ritchie
November 17, 2022	Wed	7pm	SL Chapter Zoom meeting Presentation: "The Amazing Biology of Ferns and a (re)Introduction to the Intermountain Herbarium" by Carl Rothfels YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJujHmJrhl8&list=PLLv26qEbGIKG4azqOv8juRmHKlHn5xB6R&index=7	Marc Coles-Ritchie
October 5, 2022	Wed	7pm	SL Chapter Zoom meeting Presentation: "Creating Urban Habitats with Native Plants" by Kipp Lee YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCWFZ-FIqPI&list=PLLv26qEbGIKGcudSZuy1GE90F-acTKb8-&index=3	Marc Coles-Ritchie
April 4, 2022	Wed	7pm	SL Chapter Zoom meeting Presentation: "Using Citizen Science to Support Records of Plant Biodiversity" by Ellen Eiriksson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5meUb1FhNI&list=PLLv26qEbGIKG4azqOv8juRmHKlHn5xB6R&index=3&pp=iAQB	Marc Coles-Ritchie
February 2, 2022	Wed	7pm	SL Chapter Zoom meeting Presentation: "A Tour of Utah's Thistles" by Jennifer Ackerfield YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4yZck_xFq4&list=PLLv26qEbGIKG4azqOv8juRmHKlHn5xB6R&index=4	Marc Coles-Ritchie
January 1, 2022	Wed	7pm	SL Chapter Zoom meeting	Marc Coles-Ritchie
December 12, 2021	Wed	7pm	SL Chapter Zoom meeting Presentation: "Plant Fiber and Prehistoric Foraging Tools in the Eastern Great Basin" by Anne Lawlor YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZkxBH-zJZk&list=PLLv26qEbGIKG4azqOv8juRmHKlHn5xB6R&index=5&pp=iAQB	Marc Coles-Ritchie
November 3, 2021	Wed	7pm	SL Chapter Zoom meeting Presentation: "Botanical Rambles in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument" by Walter Fertig YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQK6rcxnM1s&list=PLLv26qEbGIKG4azqOv8juRmHKlHn5xB6R&index=6	Marc Coles-Ritchie
October 10, 2021	Wed	7pm	SL Chapter Zoom meeting Presentation: "Plants, People, and Culture: Ethnobotany and the Discovery of New Alzheimer’s Drugs" by Paul Cox YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWPcuEf-Mes&list=PLLv26qEbGIKGcudSZuy1GE90F-acTKb8-&index=2	Marc Coles-Ritchie
June 2, 2021	Wed	7pm	SL Chapter Zoom meeting Presentation: "Why is the most drought tolerant tree in the west dying? Piñon-juniper woodlands and megadrought" by Steve Kannenberg YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96vWZgpqL3U&list=PLLv26qEbGIKG4azqOv8juRmHKlHn5xB6R	Marc Coles-Ritchie
February 14, 2021	Wed	7pm	SL Chapter Zoom meeting Presentation: "Stalking Rare Wildflowers of Cedar Breaks" by Walter Fertig YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1f5KT35bNw&list=PLLv26qEbGIKG4azqOv8juRmHKlHn5xB6R&index=2	Marc Coles-Ritchie
December 9, 2020	Wed	7pm	SL Chapter Zoom meeting Presentation: "The Orchid & the Missile" by Dr. Paul Cox YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnNivHJMUWA	Marc Coles-Ritchie
November 14, 2020	Wed	7pm	SL Chapter Zoom meeting Presentation: "Utah's Giant Dunipers" by Dr. William Gray YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQd1vu3mNvU&list=PLLv26qEbGIKGcudSZuy1GE90F-acTKb8-&index=4&t=11s	Marc Coles-Ritchie
April 1, 2020	Wed	CANCELLED	SL Chapter meeting has been cancelled due to public health concerns.	Marc Coles-Ritchie
Mar 4, 2020	Wed	7pm	SL Chapter meeting at REI, 3285 E. 3300 So., Wasatch Room, Salt Lake City, Utah Presentation by Thomas Meinzen, a biologist with Grand Canyon Trust. Topic: "Fighting for flowers: the dangers of commercial honeybee permitting on public lands" Meeting is open without charge to all members of the public.	Marc Coles-Ritchie
Feb 5, 2020	Wed	7pm	SL Chapter meeting at REI, 3285 E. 3300 So., Wasatch Room, Salt Lake City, Utah Presentation by Neal Dombrowski of Red Butte Garden. Topic: "Native Plants in Horticulture and Botanical Gardens" Meeting is open without charge to all members of the public.	Marc Coles-Ritchie
Jan 8, 2020	Wed	7pm	SL Chapter meeting at REI, 3285 E. 3300 So., Wasatch Room, Salt Lake City, Utah Topic: "Shooting Great Plant Photos in the Field." Meeting is open without charge to all members of the public.	Marc Coles-Ritchie

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