Minnesota Master Naturalist advanced training: Prairie plant ID

Event information

Date

Thursday, July 11, 2024

Add to Calendar 2024-07-11 18:00:00 2024-07-11 20:30:00 Minnesota Master Naturalist advanced training: Prairie plant ID This class can help you learn the tools and techniques to identify native plants and trees in the Big Woods/Big Rivers and Prairies and Potholes biomes.We will cover using Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide (and dichotomous keys in general) to identify native flowering plants and shrubs, how to identify native trees commonly found in the forest and prairie biomes, and how to use iNaturalist, Seek, and EDDMaps to document uncommon species or report invasive species.The course will be led by Nancy Braker, director of the Carleton College Cowling Arboretum, and Jim Platt, retired senior GIS manager for The Nature Conservancy’s North America Region program.The 3-session class will be held on Thursday evenings, July 11, 18 and 25, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Carleton College’s Cowling Arboretum in Northfield. Carleton College Cowling Arboretum Carleton College Cowling Arboretum Carleton College Cowling Arboretum America/Chicago public

Time

6 - 8:30 p.m. Central time

Location

Carleton College Cowling Arboretum
710 Three Oaks Drive
710 Three Oaks Drive, MN 55057

Contact

For course content information: info@minnesotamasternaturalist.org

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This class can help you learn the tools and techniques to identify native plants and trees in the Big Woods/Big Rivers and Prairies and Potholes biomes.

We will cover using Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide (and dichotomous keys in general) to identify native flowering plants and shrubs, how to identify native trees commonly found in the forest and prairie biomes, and how to use iNaturalist, Seek, and EDDMaps to document uncommon species or report invasive species.

The course will be led by Nancy Braker, director of the Carleton College Cowling Arboretum, and Jim Platt, retired senior GIS manager for The Nature Conservancy’s North America Region program.

The 3-session class will be held on Thursday evenings, July 11, 18 and 25, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Carleton College’s Cowling Arboretum in Northfield.

Language

This offering is delivered in English. Interpreter services may be available with an advance request.

Cost

$50

Accessibility

University of Minnesota Extension is committed to providing equal opportunity for participation in all programs, services, and activities. To request accommodations for persons with disabilities, contact info@minnesotamasternaturalist.org two weeks before the start of the event. Requests received after this date will be honored whenever possible.

Advanced Master Naturalist training courses provide opportunities to participate in a recreational activity and learn about a new natural resource topic. Topics build on the curriculum taught in our core biome courses, but participants do not need to be Master Naturalists to take any of the advanced training courses.