Volume 38, Issue 4 Bayou Foliage Armand Bayou Nature Center Volunteer Newsletter APRIL 05 Prairie Friday 8:30 a.m. 06 Stewardship Saturday 8:30 a.m. 07 First Sunday 12 p.m. 11 Volunteer Meetings 12 Prairie Friday 8:30 a.m. 18 Bayou Foliage deadline 19 Prairie Friday 8:30 a.m. 20 Stewardship Saturday 8:30 a.m. 21 Third Sunday 12 p.m. 26 Prairie Friday 8:30 a.m. 27 Guardians of the Gardens 8:30 a.m. Upcoming Events: APRIL 25 BIG Meeting 28 World Migratory Bird Day MAY 04 Party for the Planet Next Volunteer Meeting Thursday, April 11 NOTE: Any time you arrive on site, please let the Front Desk or a staff member know. It is very important for safety sake. PLEASE call the Front Desk whenever you drive straight to the back – they don’t know everyone’s car! Speaker: Camille Wagner Native Medical Plants Did you know that plants are a major source of drug compounds? Approximately one-quarter of all prescription drugs contains an ingredient derived from a flowering plant. For example, digitalis, used in cardiac care, was derived from the ornamental flower Foxglove. A powerful anticancer agent for breast cancer has been found in Pacific Yew. And Periwinkle has yielded an anticancer compound that is useful against leukemia. Scientists and pharmaceutical companies are contantly searching for new drug compounds in plants. The possibilities are endless, but resources to test new compounds are limited. Indigenous peoples sometimes use plants for reasons that mey not be scientific; for example, spleenwort has been used to treat spleen ailments because the leaves are shaped like that organ. Hower, many plants used actually did have medical properties. Native people had thousands of years to experiment with these plants; often they can provide scientists with valuable information. Scientists who study native uses of plants are called “ethnobotanists.” (Excerpted from Texas Parks and Wildlife) We are very pleased to have with us Professor Camille Wagner, from San Jacinto Central Campus. Professor Wagner earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from Oregon State Uniersity and her Master’s Degree in Biology from CUNY Graduate Center. Professor Wagner will discuss the properties of many of our native medicinal plants. American Beautyberry Yaupon Holly
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Volume 38, Issue 4
Bayou FoliageArmand Bayou Nature Center
Volunteer Newsletter
APRIL
05 Prairie Friday 8:30 a.m.
06 Stewardship Saturday 8:30 a.m.
07 First Sunday 12 p.m.
11 Volunteer Meetings
12 Prairie Friday 8:30 a.m.
18 Bayou Foliage deadline
19 Prairie Friday 8:30 a.m.
20 Stewardship Saturday 8:30 a.m.
21 Third Sunday 12 p.m.
26 Prairie Friday 8:30 a.m.
27 Guardians of the Gardens 8:30 a.m.
Upcoming Events:
APRIL
25 BIG Meeting
28 World Migratory Bird Day
MAY
04 Party for the Planet
Next Volunteer Meeting
Thursday, April 11
NOTE:
Any time you arrive on site, please let the Front Desk or a staff
member know. It is very important for safety sake.
PLEASE call the Front Desk whenever you drive straight to the
back – they don’t know everyone’s car!
Speaker: Camille Wagner
Native Medical Plants
Did you know that plants are a major source of drug compounds?
Approximately one-quarter of all prescription drugs contains an
ingredient derived from a flowering plant. For example, digitalis, used
in cardiac care, was derived from the ornamental flower Foxglove. A
powerful anticancer agent for breast cancer has been found in Pacific
Yew. And Periwinkle has yielded an anticancer compound that is
useful against leukemia.
Scientists and pharmaceutical companies are contantly searching for
new drug compounds in plants. The possibilities are endless, but
resources to test new compounds are limited. Indigenous peoples
sometimes use plants for reasons that mey not be scientific; for
example, spleenwort has been used to treat spleen ailments because
the leaves are shaped like that organ. Hower, many plants used
actually did have medical properties. Native people had thousands of
years to experiment with these plants; often they can provide
scientists with valuable information. Scientists who study native uses
of plants are called “ethnobotanists.”(Excerpted from Texas Parks and Wildlife)
We are very pleased to have with us Professor Camille Wagner, from
San Jacinto Central Campus. Professor Wagner earned her
Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from Oregon State Uniersity and her
Master’s Degree in Biology from CUNY Graduate Center. Professor
Wagner will discuss the properties of many of our native medicinal
Main numbers: 281-474-2551 or 713-274-2688Dial directly to each desk:
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713-274-2671 Facilities (no phone mail)713-274-2672 Mark Kramer713-274-2673 Chris Smith713-274-2674 Derek Sanford713-274-2676 Kristen Hill713-274-2683 Mike Maglitto
713-274-2663 Susan Millsap713-274-2664 Liz VanOrstrand713-274-2665 Tim Pylate713-274-2666 Anna James713-274-2667 Heather Millar713-274-2668 KathyGardner
First and Third SundaysAnna James, Visitor Services, is the POC for these projects
April: A Bird’s Eye View of MigrationMay: Life on Dry Land is possible thanks to Reptile EggsJune: Everything has a History- Even PollinationJuly: What are those huge scary spiders?August: Exposing Houston’s Hidden FelineSeptember: More Than Just a MushroomOctober: Monarchs – An Incredible JourneyNovember: Bison – Architects of the American PrairiesDecember: The Vulture Cleanup Crew