Workshop Specifications

 

Time:

Workshops run from 8:15 am to approximately 4-5 pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and from 8:15 to 12:30 on Friday.

Format:

50-70% of the time in the field and 30-50% identifying plants in the lab. Field trips will last from approximately 8:30 to 12:30-1pm. We will then break for lunch and key or identify new unknown plants after lunch until 4 to 5pm.  

Lunch:

On your own. Many local restaurants in the area or you may bring your lunch while keying plants

Where:

Indianola Shelter house, Farnsworth Metropark, Waterville, Ohio

What to bring: 

Bring a 10x hand lens to assist in keying specimens. Many will also bring a dissecting scope. 

The preferred key for this area is the Michigan Flora (Reznicek and Voss, 2012). It is also available as an Ebook. Reference is available here:  https://press.umich.edu/Books/F/Field-Manual-of-Michigan-Flora

Provided: 

I will provide everyone with listing of all plants that we may see with some information on them to be used to assist in spelling and note-taking. I will also provide some materials on the parts of sedges, grasses and rushes to assist in keying specimens. To key a plant to species, I recommend Reznicek and Voss, 2012. Please bring other refences that you are familiar with or interested in using.

Transportation:

On your own, car-pooling to the site is encouraged.  

Parking:

Ample and free

Accommodations:

Most participants stay in the Holland or Maumee area

Credit for Completion:

Certificate of Completion will be given or emailed out at the end of each workshop