In 1971, John E. Maunder assisted
with the original I.B.P botanical surveys at (among other localities) Burnt Cape
[this site not finally submitted as an I.B.P. site!], "Big Brook Barrens",
the "Northern Peninsula Barrens" (between Eddies Cove and Watt's Point), and "Table Mountain Plateau" (near Port au Port).
Later, as Curator of Natural History [now retired] at the Newfoundland Museum [now The
Rooms Provincial Museum], he continued to
collect vascular plants in the "limestone" regions, especially between
1996 and 2003. These collections now reside in the Provincial Museum's
Herbarium [NFM]
John E. Maunder, contemplating Braya fernaldii (Fernald's Braya) at Green Island
Brook, June 26, 2013. Photo: Susan Maunder. [CLICK image to enlarge.]
A member of the Newfoundland Rare Plant Project, the Limestone Barrens Species
at Risk Recovery Team (LBSARRT), and the
Species Status Advisory Committee (SSAC), John is also the webmaster of both the Newfoundland and Labrador
"Digital Flora ..." website, and THIS
limestone barrens website.
An all-around naturalist, John has also made extensive collections of land and freshwater
molluscs (slugs, snails and clams) in the "limestone" regions.
[Page last updated: November 11, 2021]
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