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ZOOM meeting at 3 pm TODAY. The Betty Ford Alpine Gardens Educational department will talk to us about alpine plants and how climate change is affecting these fragile plants. Artists should have two growing seasons to examine the Alpine & Subalpine ecosystems for the exhibit at BFAG in 2023. Use this link to participate in Zoom Meeting by 2:50 at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83096943350. I hope you can join us!
May 1st
meeting YouTube link. If you were unable to attend the member meeting on
May 1 at Denver Botanic Gardens, you can see the proceedings at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx0Js2z2gUk.
Workshop Opportunity.
The "Wild, Wild, West” Call for
Entries soon to appear at Online Juried Shows will be open through September
15, 2022. All botanical artists may depict wild plants, including trees, shrubs,
wildflowers, cacti, and fungi that grow anywhere in the Western United States.
This exhibit opens in October 2022 at the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens in Vail.
“Rocky Mountain High! Alpine and
Subalpine Plants of the Rocky Mountains” Call for Entries, soon to
appear at Online Juried Shows will be open through September 15, 2023. All
botanical artists shall depict native plants that grow in the alpine life zone
(~11,000 – >14,000 ft/3,000 - 4,270 m) and the subalpine life zone
(<9,000 - ~11,000 ft/2,700 - 3,000 m). In New Mexico, treeline begins a
little higher, and in Wyoming a little lower, on the mountain. This exhibit opens
in October 2023 at the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens in Vail.
Field Trip! Save the
date: July 21, 2022. BFAG Education are offering us a private guided tour of
the wildflowers at Pass Lake at the PEAK of the blooming season. More details as
they become available.
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| 2014 Alpine Visit |
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