CNGA Grass ID Workshop - Oakland

Identifying and Appreciating the Native and Naturalized Grasses of California

Saturday June 2, 2018  9 am to 5 pm    

Trudeau Conference Center, Redwood Regional Park, 11500 Skyline Blvd, Oakland, CA 94619         

Grasses are fun and challenging to identify! Build your skills:

• Understand California’s grassland ecology
  
• Familiarize yourself with grass-specific terminology
  
• Identify grasses by using The Jepson Manual, 2nd ed. dichotomous key
  
• Recognize the basic groups and common species
  
• Build a “collection” of identified samples
  

A class syllabus, 10x hand lenses, and basic keys from the Jepson Manual website provided. In the afternoon we will wander in adjacent serpentine prairie and annual grasslands to see grasses in the field and round out this full day of learning.

Andrea Williams – Vegetation Ecologist for Marin Municipal Water District on Mt. Tamalpais; has taught mapping, photo monitoring, and grass identification field courses. CNGA board member.

Michele Hammond – Botanist for the East Bay Regional Park District in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties; has studied California grasslands and their ecology and management for the past 20 years. CNGA board member. 

Felix Ratcliff– Rangeland ecologist and postdoctoral scholar at UC Berkeley. CNGA board member.

$160 CNGA members, $190/Non-members, $95/Students with ID*

Morning coffee and snacks along with a bag lunch are included. 

Please note: Registration is limited to 30 participants. 

 Download a flyer here to share with your friends and colleagues or use it to register by mail.

*Email copy of student ID to admin@cnga.org or mail to:

CNGA
P O Box 72405
Davis CA 95616