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PNPS Workshop:
Demystifying Grasses

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Workshop Description:  Looking to demystify the challenging world of grasses? Then this workshop is for you! Join Sarah Chamberlain, Botanist and Curator of the PSU Herbarium to learn the skills necessary to identify this unique group of plants.

The morning session will focus on basic grass morphology, the characteristics of common groups and practice keying of plant specimens using Chamberlain’s recently published Field Guide to Grasses of the Mid-Atlantic. Slides, handouts, herbarium and freshly collected field specimens will be used to illustrate plant characters, especially those that may prove an obstacle to keying.

In the afternoon, we will be in the field keying out grasses we encounter.

It is recommended, but not required, that students purchase Chamberlain’s Field Guide to Grasses of the Mid-Atlantic. The instructor will have extra copies on hand to use during the workshop for those who do not wish to purchase the guide, as well as copies for sale the day of the workshop.

Microscopes will be provided.

What to Bring:  This is a field class so participants should expect to get dirty/muddy!  Please bring a hat, boots, water bottles, bug spray, and sunscreen, and a 10x hand lens.

Location:  the Terry Wentz Education Center, Canoe Creek State Park.  Canoe Creek State Park is centrally located near Hollidaysburg, PA and is close to many hotels and restaurants.

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Terry Wentz Education Center, Canoe Creek State Park

This is a fund-raiser for the Pennsylvania Native Plant Society.

Cost:
$155

Registration includes all workshop materials, continental breakfast as well as water and snacks for the field.

 Registration is limited to 20 so
don't wait to reserve your spot!

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