June 17 - August 19, 2024
Summer Tree ID (Zoom lectures and field trips)
Organized by Nature Forward
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About this event
NATH7148E, 3 CEUs Lectures via zoom Field trip dates: Saturdays from 10 am – 1 pm: June 22 - Patuxent River Park – Jug Bay Natural Area; June 29 – Woodend Nature Sanctuary; July 20 – Little Bennett Regional Park; August 3 – Sugarloaf Mountain Instructor: Bradley Simpson Members $380, nonmembers $430 Learn about trees, shrubs, and vines in this 10-week intensive course! Taxonomy, plant morphology, and forest ecology will all be explored. The course will focus on the identification of our region’s woody plants with the use of local dichotomous keys. Field trips will emphasize plant associations and reinforce the use of keys by highlighting identifying characteristics of various woody plants. Registration closes June 8. Required books: Tree Finder: A Manual for Identification of Trees by their Leaves (Eastern US) (Nature Guides) Paperback by May Theilgaard Watts Common Native Trees of Virginia by Ellen Powell Trees in my Forest by Bernd Heinrich Recommended: Plant Identification Terminology: An Illustrated Glossary Muenscher's Keys to Woody Plants: An Expanded Guide to Native and Cultivated Species by Edward A. Cope