Monday, May 17, 2021

Wetland Plant ID Class

 ESCI 477 WETLAND PLANT IDENTIFICATION


This IN PERSON FIELD CLASS meets MWF June 21-July 9 for 8 all day field trips.

Learn to Identify wetland plants found in the freshwater marshes, salt marshes, bogs, fens, wet meadows, and swamps of Western Washington through a combination of lectures, labs, and intensive field study.




Who should take this course:
  • Students preparing for a career in wetland ecology
  • Professionals eager to master challenging groups of plants such as sedges, rushes, and grasses
  • Botanist looking to expand their knowledge of specialized groups of plants
  • Lovers of Natural History wanting to explore the most pristine wetlands in Washington's fourth (best) corner
Instructor:
T. Abe Lloyd is the former president of the Koma Kulshan Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society and an Instructor at WWU. He has been studying the plants of this region for nearly 30 years.

Register online https://summer.wwu.edu/field-study-and-study-usa-courses