The North Shore
Group of the Australian Plants Society is pleased to announce
that the Plants Identification Course is to be presented
again later this year - a repeat of this event in the popular
Saturday morning format.
| Dates: |
Saturdays
16th. & 23rd.
August and 6th. &13th.
September 2008 |
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each
session 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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| Venue: |
Education
Centre, Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden, St Ives |
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| Presenter: |
Dr
Joan Webb |
The course will
last a total of 16 hours - each session will have 3 hour
of lecture and practical work, including microscope investigation
of plants, followed by an hour of plant ID in the Gardens.
The presenter, Joan Webb, has an enviable reputation as
an engaging and enthusiastic, skilled educator with a vast
wealth of plant knowledge - see profile on the Group web
site.
Course content
and outcome: Will cover plant and flower structure and botanical
nomenclature in general, leading into the use of eye, hand
lens and microscope inspection of any specific species,
together with keys, for positive identification. The major
families and their species specific to the area will be
covered. The course outcome is the ability to positively
identify common flowering plants either readily or by educated
reference to a field guide, with added pleasure of knowing
your flora more intimately.
Should
I attend?
The course will appeal to those who wish to start or improve
their knowledge of plants and identification skills or want
to refresh those skills. The course should be of interest
to the layperson, to the professional engaged in bush care,
bush regeneration, parks and garden management, etc, and
to students training in such areas.
The course will
have a limit of 24 attendees.
The course fee, including notes and plant identification
keys, reference book and refreshments, is $125.
Registration
for the course can be made with:
Fred Langshaw
9449 1541
email secretary@blandfordia.org.au
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Download the
application form from the
Group web site www.blandfordia.org.au
Register without
delay - the 2007 course was oversubscribed and many had
to be denied.
North Shore Group