[PAEE] Decoding Yellow Composites & Plant Stewardship Index classes at Wildflower Preserve

[Nancy Beaubaire]

Hone your botanical expertise and conservation skills with two upcoming
classes at Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve. Both will be held at the
Preserve, located on 1635 River Road, New Hope, Pennsylvania. For
directions, visit www.bhwp.org <http://www.bhwp.org/> , click on "Visiting
BHWP", then "Location, Directions and Map.  

 

Decoding Confusing Yellow Composites and Fall Asters

Saturday, September 27, 2008

9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Non-members: $65; Preserve members: $55

Pre-registration required by Friday, September 26.

 

Join botanist Bill Olson and learn to distinguish among those "darn yellow
composites" and other confusing asters, goldenrods and sunflowers. You will
learn terminology of the aster family, key out species and look at fine
details with hand lens and microscope. The program also includes a walk
along the trails in the Preserve to see these plants in naturalistic
settings. Bring lunch, a hand lens and any specimens that you would like
identified. 

 

 

 

Plant Stewardship Index Field Training Workshop 

Wednesday, October 1, 2008      

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.  

Non-members: $185; Preserve members: $165. 

Pre-registration with payment required by Monday, September 29; call the
Preserve at (215) 862-2924.   

                  

Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve has developed the Plant Stewardship Index
(PSI) with the assistance of botanical experts from Pennsylvania and New
Jersey. The PSI is an analytical tool that enables stewards of public and
private lands to survey and assess the status of native plant populations on
the properties they protect and manage. 

 

This workshop provides an overview of PSI field sampling techniques and
practical experience in the calculation of PSI values for a variety of
habitats. In the morning, you will learn to use both the transect sampling
method and the plot sampling method on the Preserve grounds. In the
afternoon, find out about practical applications of the PSI and see
demonstrations of how to set out and analyze transects. 

 

Please bring a clipboard, a pencil, botany field guide and lunch. Fee
includes a copy of the PSI and a packet of information on its use. 

              

 

 

 

 

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