Future Events

Plant Identification Workshops!

The Institute for Regional Conservation is hosting two Plant id workshops at  Castellow Hammock Park, 22301 SW 162nd Ave. Miami, FL 33170.  Each workshop is limited to 20 participants. Workshop cost is $350 (you may also take day 1 for $175, but preference will be given to registrants for both days if the workshop fills up, which has been the case each time I’ve offered a workshop).
 
Please email Keith Bradley at Bradley@regionalconservation.org to make a reservation. Payment must be made in advance, either by check (to The Institute for Regional Conservation) or by credit card using PayPal (email me for details).

September 9-10: Grasses of Southern Florida
This workshop will cover grass terminology and morphology (glumes, ligules, palea, etc.), the differences between grasses, sedges, and rushes, print and online resources for grass identification, and detailed discussions of common, endangered, and invasive exotic south Florida grasses. Lectures will be organized by subfamilies and tribes to help participants recognize morphological patterns that are useful in identifying grasses. The class will be designed to help the participants recognize patterns in the grass family, allowing for quicker recognition in the field and easier use of diagnostic keys. The first day will be in a classroom. Instruction will be with a combination of specimens that participants can examine, and PowerPoint presentations with photos and line drawings.  The second day will be spent in the field after a brief classroom recap.
 
October 21-22: Wetland Plant Identification in the Greater Everglades
Designed to assist with wetland delineation techniques, this class will focus on Obligate and Facultative Wetland plant species in the greater everglades region. Participants will learn the fundamentals of plant identification techniques and will gain firsthand experience with common wetland plant species both with specimens in a classroom setting and with live plants in the field. During the field portion we will visit a variety of freshwater wetland types. Threatened and Endangered species that occur in wetlands will also be covered. The workshop will cover woody species, herbs, and graminoids (grasses, sedges, and rushes).