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CONFERENCE NOTES
May 19-20, 2018 Starkville & Mississippi State
Remember to bring plants for a plant swap or to give away!

SATURDAY
We will begin in the Tombigbee National Forest: (for directions see page 8)
9:00 am Meet at the Noxubee Hills Trail with a hike. On the hike we will collect materials under Robin Whitfield’s guidance and do some art.
Plans are still in flux but at press time they are as follows…
12:00 – 2:00 pm Lunch on your own en route to MSU Clay Entomology Building at MSU possibly stopping for lunch along the way.
2:00 pm Developing Standard Herbaceous Vegetation Monitoring Protocols with Brook Herman, Research Ecologist.
3:00 pm Plant Conservation Alliances with Dr. Toby Gray, Geosystems Research Institute, MSU
4:00 pm Tour of Osborn Prairie See page 8 for abstracts of talks.

SUNDAY
9:30 am Convene at the Clay Lyle Entomology building for a business meeting, a couple of talks (TBA) and a tour of the Arthropod Zoo and Carnivorous Plant Exhibit before lunch.
Afternoon Field Trip: Caravan to the Old Cove (Webster County)

Watch our website for updates.

DIRECTIONS
Directions to MNPS Meeting Place: Noxubee Hills Trail System -South Trailhead.Directions to the South Trailhead: From Jacksontake Hwy 25 N to Louisville. Hwy 25 & Hwy 15 will split on the north side of the Louisville bypass. Continue ~2 miles on Hwy 25 then turn LEFT on Poplar Flat Rd. This turn is just before the Regional Prison. Travel 2.5 miles and turn LEFT on Sheep Ranch Rd (FS956). Continue for 1 mile and the parking area will be on the LEFT.From Meridiantake Hwy 19 N to Philadelphia then Hwy 15 to Louisville. Hwy 15 joins Hwy 25 in a bypass around Louisville. Continue on Hwy 25 for ~2 miles beyond where Hwy 25 splits from Hwy 15 and turn LEFT on Poplar Flat Rd. In 2.5 miles turn LEFT on Sheep Ranch Rd (fs 956). Continue for 1 mile and the parking area will be on the LEFT.From Starkvilletake Hwy 25 S. Turn RIGHT on Poplar Flat Rd just past the Regional Prison. Travel 2.5 miles and turn LEFT on Sheep Ranch Rd (fs 956). Continue for 1 mile and the parking area will be on the LEFT.From Memphistake I 55 S to Hwy 82 E to Hwy 9 S at Europa. In Ackerman take Hwy 15 S to Hwy 25N on the northwest side of Louisville. In approx. 2 miles turn LEFT on Poplar Flat Rd and then in 2.5 miles turn LEFT on Sheep Ranch Rd. Parking is in 1 mile on the left. A shorter route (by about 5 miles) is available by using gravel roads. From Hwy. 15 turn left on Kugle Rd (gravel) which is 3.4 miles beyond the entrance to Choctaw Lake National Recreation Area. In 1.4 miles turn left on Sheep Ranch Rd (FS 956). Continue 5 miles to the parking area on the right