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The Botanical Society
Westmoreland County
"Presenting Botanical History and
Appreciations for over 60 Years!"
Welcoming Members and Guests*
On the first Wednesday of each month
from February thru May, and September thru December*
at the Conservation Barn 218 Donohoe Road, Greensburg PA 15601
http://wcdpa.com/education/learning-resources/

-Click Here to Become a New Member!
*some secondary annual or business events require membership
and or pre-paid guest reservations or prior response please

See You at our Next Meeting on February 1st 2012 If able: stay
online for any weather advisory cancellations ! (Note:Past Meetings were
determined by the local school district closings of Latrobe and or Greensburg
Areas also available by radio signal if electrical interruptions )

The Botanical Society of Westmoreland County
Presents:
2012 Spring Meetings
at the Westmoreland Conservation District on Donohoe Road in
Greensburg, Pennsylvania 15601

and featuring Member's Annual 2012 Covered Dish Picnic June 10th, 2012
at Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve, Latrobe, PA 15650

We dnesday, February 1st, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
Business Meeting and BSWC Members' Night
*Weather permitting*
Stay tuned to local school closings

Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
Business Meeting and Presenter tba
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Wednesday, April 4th, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
Business Meeting and
Presenter: Dana Rizzo, Extenstion Educator for PSU Cooperative Ext.
"Marcellus Shale and its Impact on our Environment"
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Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
MEMBERS' ANNUAL PLANT AUCTION
Members are asked to bring perennials, annuals, houseplants
and garden items to auction (please label items) and thank you
for joining in the fun-+sign up to attend the Members' Annual Picnic on:
June 10th Covered Dish Picnic at Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve!

BSWC's "Member's Annual Fun Plant Auction"
For over half a century, members have celebrated their blooms and cultivars with each other
at the annual and primarily fun (formerly fund-raising) event.
Member's have shared potted, single, or flats of plants, perennials, herbs, bulbs, roots, clippings, and or
great garden-related items (like favorite heirloom seeds!) in an auction-style fun and or fundraising format.
At the Red Barn on Donohoe Road, Greensburg, Pennsylvania 15601
(Hint: Arrive early as space is limited at this very popular members-only event!)

June 10th 2012, 1:30 @ Winnie Palmer Reserve located
East at St. Vincent College Campus Botanical
Society Members' Picnic and Field Trip
Bring your Favorite Covered Dish
and Enjoy an Outdoor Picnic and a Day of Field Study or Walk
at the Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve at 1:30 pm
Become a Member ASAP and RSVP for Member's Only Events:
the Annual Plant Auction and Annual Summertime Picnic!
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BECOME A BSWC MEMBER!
Attend a BSWC Meeting, become a member, and CELEBRATE
the Past 63 Years and Future Anniversaries' Festivities
with South Western Pennsylvania's Westmoreland County Botanical Society
(Annual dues $10 individual or $15 household per BSWC Calendar Year)

To read more about the
Botanical Society of Westmoreland County
or to contact our organization via email
please "click" tabs on the left or:

For additional information you may attend an open meeting as
our guest or
~Feel free to contact your friendly
Botanical Society of Westmoreland County President for the past 12 years:
*P aula K orber at her Greensburg,
Pennsylvania, USA home by telephone at: 724 837 3814
or at paulakorber@comcast.net

BSWC Meetings and Botanical Study Groups:
INCORPORATING FUN MEETINGS WITH A PAST of POETRY, ART, CULTURAL, and
PLANT IDENTIFICATIONS into
Our FUTURE of SPRING AND AUTUMN BOTANICAL EDUCATIONAL STUDIES:
It is noted that Botanical Society "Study Group Members" and Coordinators that have met
in the Conservation Barn 218 Donohoe Road, Greensburg, Pennsylvania 15601 and in the gardens of members' homes
and plan to continue to
Welcome the Future of BSWC with Entertaining, Educational Botanical ".Edu-CEU Type Studies
along with the vast Botanical Interests of our Area
All members-presenters attending are encouraged to participate and contribute with plant identifications, or specimens...those
presenting edible and or artistic specimens with slideshows and plants and flowers to be raffled are some members past favorites!
Shared botanical-horticultural experiences, writings, research, books, illustrations, literature, and more
can all be enjoyed at your BSWC at many upcoming casual, fun, informative gatherings.
Often Field Trips and seasonal blooms present the highlighted topics.
(Past study groups have discussed invasive species, naturalization and water gardening, garden pests, bulb plantings and
propagations-fauna deterrents and enticements, plant - woodland identifications, and native and local gardening practices)
Contact our Program Coordinator and Vice President: Louisa Maggio
or Secty. Dr. Davis Today for more information or suggestions!

Attend the meetings and join in on your BSWC's other fun events
that have been celebrated for over 60 Years
contact BSWC President Paula Korber,
send Paula an email and attend an Upcoming Open Meeting!
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Some Community Events and Resources:
A pril: E ARTH D AY C ELEBRATIONS
BSWC has volunteered at Earth Day Celebrations recently held
at Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
and:
Anytime Please Feel Free to Contact Your BSWC Horticultural Resource Center at
Pennsylvania State Extension Office on Donohoe Road:
http://westmoreland.extension.psu.edu/Horticulture/Garden_Notes/Garden_Notes_Issues.htm
or by phone at: 724-837-1402
and
Every May for the past decade, The Botanical Society of Westmoreland County and its devoted Penn State
Master Gardeners, PA 4-H Members-Leaders, and Courthouse Volunteers cooperate in the beautification
plantings at the exterior of the Westmoreland County Courthouse

and
A Special 6oth Anniversary 2009 Summertime Annual Botanical Society Picnic -Fieldtrip was held at :
Pennsylvania's State Park's Bushy Run National Battlefield ~Join Today as Member of the Botanical
Society of Westmoreland County and Attend the 201 2 Summertime Picnic !

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OTHER IMPORTANT NOTES:
Audio amplification electronics may be utilized
and American Sign Language may also be available.
Disclaimer Note: All information is for entertainment purposes only
and any formal and informal attendees do so at their own risk in every way
and release and hold harmless forever
the Members of the Botanical Society of Westmoreland County,
also herein as "BSWC" past and present, including but not limited to their affiliates, visitors,
speakers, guests, families, heirs and friends.

This site has all rights reserved
and was established, maintained, and published
by Westmoreland County 2005-2012 Students,
Current Membership Coordinator and friends of BSWC
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For additional non-meeting info or a direct link regarding these pages see contact us page
and note: emails may be forwarded to a BSWC Officer and take extended additional times
We thank you in advance for your patience and/or we hope to meet you at the next open meeting or event
asap and or feel free to call or text us or your BSWC Officers at any time!
Thank you to all that have and continue to generously contribute your time,
talents, resources, appreciations and enthusiasm for those in our extended botanical communities.
Mrs. Bernadette Farah 724 834 7665 USA

Botanical Society Westmoreland County Updated January 2012