Primer on Sedges Rushes and Grasses

June 25-26, 2010
Hiram College, Ohio



Despite their abundance and critical importance in wetland ecosystems, little training is available in the identification of sedges (Cyperaceae), rushes (Juncaceae) and grasses (Poaceae). This is a two day class focusing on breaking into the difficult terminology of learning to identify sedges, rushes, and grasses typically found in wetlands of the midwest and northeast.

Learn the Sedges Rushes and Grasses

Session 1: July 9-10, 2010
Session 2: July 23-24, 2010
Session 3: August 13-14th, 2010

Hiram College, Ohio



This is an intensive, field based course on the identification of sedges, rushes, and grasses typically found in wetlands of the midwest and northeast. A simplified sedge key developed for the midwest will be provided and used. This course, while intensive, spreads the learning process over four weeks and focuses on learning the key morphological features need to navigate taxonomic keys like Gleason and Cronquist’s Manual of the Vascular Plants of the Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada, so that the student acquires the skills necessary to identify unknown sedges, rushes, or grasses in the future. (more)

 

Advanced Wetland Assessment Methods

Fall, 2010
Hiram College, Ohio



Wetland regulation is moving beyond the stage of delineation (quantity) and into the realm of assessing the condition of wetlands (quality). This intensive field-based course will explore the tiered approach to wetland assessment advocated by the U.S. EPA: Level 1 landscape level assessments, Level 2 on-site rapid assessments, and Level 3 detailed biological assessments. (more)

 

 

Wetland Field Botany

Summer, 2011
Hiram College, Ohio



Focusing on forbs, shrubs, and trees, this is an intensive, field based course on the commonly encountered midwest and northeast wetland species. Contrary to most training offered, which usually consists of 2 to 3 consecutive days with a flurry of species presented in too short a time for real learning, this course spreads the learning process over four weeks and focuses on learning the key morphological features need to navigate taxonomic keys like Gleason and Cronquist’s Manual of the Vascular Plants of the Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. This unables the student to acquire the skills necessary to identify unknown plants in the future. Except for two lectures, all sessions will be in the field and will involve collecting and keying specimens for constant practice with the taxonomic keys. (more)