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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>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 <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">1635
River Road</st1:Street>, <st1:City w:st="on">New Hope</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Pennsylvania</st1:State></st1:address>. For directions, visit <a
href="http://www.bhwp.org/">www.bhwp.org</a>, click on “Visiting
BHWP”, then “Location, Directions and Map. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=text1><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>Decoding Confusing
Yellow Composites and Fall Asters</span></font></span><span class=text1><font
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>Saturday, September
27, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=text1><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>9:30 a.m. –
3:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=text1><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>Non-members: $65;
Preserve members: $55<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=text1><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>Pre-registration required
by Friday, September 26.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Plant Stewardship Index Field Training Workshop <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Wednesday, October 1, 2008 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>9 a.m. – 5 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Non-members: $185; Preserve members: $165. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Pre-registration with payment required by Monday, September
29; call the Preserve at (215) 862-2924. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve has developed the
Plant Stewardship Index (PSI) with the assistance of botanical experts from <st1:State
w:st="on">Pennsylvania</st1:State> and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">New
Jersey</st1:State></st1:place>. 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. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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