Experience four days in Lake Superior's Isle Royale National Park and learn to identify the diverse plants that live on this incredible island!
BOTANY WORKSHOP INFORMATION:
This special botany workshop, sponsored by the Isle Royale & Keweenaw Parks Association (IRKPA), and taught by botanist Janet Marr, is open to anyone with beginning/intermediate knowledge of plant identification who is interested in learning to identify the early summer native flora of this species-rich Lake Superior island.
Workshop participants will spend four days on Isle Royale learning native plant species, using such tools as a dichotomous key and hand lens to identify plants. Other topics will include discussion of island plant communities, rare species, ecology, and invasive species.
Most workshop activities will take place outdoors. Optional evening sessions will also be offered to review plants learned earlier. Field trips will include Tobin Harbor, Scoville Point, and Raspberry Island, places that are all located in the vicinity of Rock Harbor.
Workshop attendees will meet in Houghton, Michigan, on Monday (13 June) afternoon and travel from Houghton to Rock Harbor (on Isle Royale) on the Ranger III boat on Tuesday (14 June). Participants will return to Houghton on the Ranger III on Saturday (18 June).
REQUIREMENTS:
Workshop participants should be able to walk up to 7 miles in one day with a daypack on rocky, sometimes steep, trails and bedrock, sometimes slippery, shoreline.
INSTRUCTOR:
Botanist Janet Marr, the workshop instructor, has had many years of experience studying plants across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and Isle Royale. Janet taught the 2007 - 2010 Isle Royale botany workshops as well as many botany, aquatic, and wetland plant workshops in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula. She is co-author of the Isle Royale Natural History Association's Island Life, an Isle Royale Nature Guide.
ENROLLMENT IS LIMITED TO 12 PARTICIPANTS. Past botany workshops have filled up very quickly so sign up soon! Contact Kristine Bradof at 906-482-7860 or kbradof@irkpa.org for more information about workshop registration or to register. Contact Janet Marr at 906-337-5529 or jkmarr@mtu.edu for details about the workshop itself.
BOTANY WORKSHOP FEE:
$675 per person if registered by March 5, 2011 ($25 discount for IRKPA members;
see http://irkpa.org/ for information on becoming a IRKPA member).
$699 per person if registered after March 5, 2011 ($25 discount for IRKPA members;
see http://irkpa.org/ for information on becoming a IRKPA member).
A $200 deposit is required to reserve your place in the workshop and may be sent to the Isle Royale & Keweenaw Parks Association, Attn: Kristine Bradof, 800 Lakeshore Dr., Houghton, MI 49913. The balance is due by April 17, 2011.
A cancellation fee of $75 will be charged for cancellations between May 1 and May 31, 2011. There will be no refund for cancellations made after June 1, 2011.
The fee for the botany workshop covers instruction, camping, meals on the island, notebook, Slavick/Janke’s Flora of Isle Royale, and transportation to and from Houghton, MI on the Ranger III. Participants may travel from Grand Portage, Minnesota, on the Voyager at their own expense. See http://www.isleroyaleboats.com/ for Voyager info.
LODGING/CAMPING:
Participants may camp for free at a Rock Harbor group site for the four nights on the island. You may also stay in the Rock Harbor Lodge or Housekeeping units at your own expense (consider sharing a room with another participant or friend to reduce your lodging cost). For information about lodging (at Rock Harbor Lodge or Housekeeping units), boat rentals, etc., please see: http://www.isleroyaleresort.com/ or call 866-644-2003 (winter season) or 906-337-4993 (summer season).
For information about Isle Royale National Park, see their home page at http://www.nps.gov/isro/ or call 906-482-0984.
Janet Marr
email: jkmarr2@hotmail.com or jkmarr@mtu.edu
phone: 906-337-5529
23180 Hwy. Rd.
Calumet, MI 49913 USA
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Looking for Photos for Newsletter
We haven't got a lot of photos for the upcoming issue of the newsletter so our newsletter editor was wondering if members could submit photos, especially for the following trips which will have trip reports in the issue:
Awenda
Mactier Sand Plain
Wainfleet Bog
Five Points Forest
Please send pics directly to jmarkodunn@gmail.com
Awenda
Mactier Sand Plain
Wainfleet Bog
Five Points Forest
Please send pics directly to jmarkodunn@gmail.com
Monday, December 13, 2010
2010 Goldie Award
The Field Botanists of Ontario were pleased to present the 2010 John Goldie Award to Dr. Paul Maycock of the Department of Botany, University of Toronto Mississauga (AKA Erindale College) at the 2010 AGM held on September 11, 2010. The award was largely based on his significant long-term contributions involving studies of plant communities in Ontario.
Paul’s Ph.D. thesis at University of Wisconsin was on the phytosociology of Great Lakes forests and along the way, he published his first paper on plant communities in Ontario. Paul first accepted a position at McGill University but later moved to University of Toronto Mississauga where he remains as Professor Emeritus in Plant Ecology. Along with various students and collaborators, he built up an extensive database relating to plant community structure and distribution in Ontario Paul not only worked in Ontario forests but in the forests of Quebec and different regions of the world. He has documented the floral composition of 2704 sites covering 29 plant community types across Ontario and Quebec. This included 660 Boreal Forest sites and 540 Deciduous-Evergreen Coniferous Forest sites.
Paul was instrumental in preserving such notable botanical sites as the Ojibway Prairie in Windsor, as well as Cawthra Woods and the Creditview Bog, both in the City of Mississauga. The Field Botanists of Ontario are pleased to recognize the botanical contributions and conservation effort of this distinguished scientist.
Paul’s Ph.D. thesis at University of Wisconsin was on the phytosociology of Great Lakes forests and along the way, he published his first paper on plant communities in Ontario. Paul first accepted a position at McGill University but later moved to University of Toronto Mississauga where he remains as Professor Emeritus in Plant Ecology. Along with various students and collaborators, he built up an extensive database relating to plant community structure and distribution in Ontario Paul not only worked in Ontario forests but in the forests of Quebec and different regions of the world. He has documented the floral composition of 2704 sites covering 29 plant community types across Ontario and Quebec. This included 660 Boreal Forest sites and 540 Deciduous-Evergreen Coniferous Forest sites.
Paul was instrumental in preserving such notable botanical sites as the Ojibway Prairie in Windsor, as well as Cawthra Woods and the Creditview Bog, both in the City of Mississauga. The Field Botanists of Ontario are pleased to recognize the botanical contributions and conservation effort of this distinguished scientist.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
RBG Asters and Goldenrods Workshop
Thursday and Friday, September 16 and 17; 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at RBG Centre
Join us for an intensive two-day, hands-on workshop led by Dr. Jim Pringle and Natalie Iwanycki. This workshop provides participants with a solid foundation in aster and goldenrod identification. Over the two days, the unique botanical morphology and associated terminology specific to the aster and goldenrod groups is introduced and illustrated in both a classroom lab setting and during field visits to RBG’s nature sanctuaries and nearby natural areas. In addition to learning key recognition traits, ecological niches, habitat specificity, population ranges and distribution is covered for a variety of aster and goldenrod species in southern Ontario. Be prepared to go out in all weather conditions. Lunch provided. Bring along your hand lenses, field guides or botanical keys, and even your mystery specimens!
Dr. Jim Pringle, RBG’s plant taxonomist, has close to 50 years of experience in the field identifying asters and goldenrods, and Natalie Iwanycki, RBG’s field botanist and herbarium curator, has been identifying this tricky group for twelve years.
MAXIMUM 20. PRE-REGISTER BY SEPTEMBER 7.
Call 905-527-1158, extension 270 for more registration information.
Join us for an intensive two-day, hands-on workshop led by Dr. Jim Pringle and Natalie Iwanycki. This workshop provides participants with a solid foundation in aster and goldenrod identification. Over the two days, the unique botanical morphology and associated terminology specific to the aster and goldenrod groups is introduced and illustrated in both a classroom lab setting and during field visits to RBG’s nature sanctuaries and nearby natural areas. In addition to learning key recognition traits, ecological niches, habitat specificity, population ranges and distribution is covered for a variety of aster and goldenrod species in southern Ontario. Be prepared to go out in all weather conditions. Lunch provided. Bring along your hand lenses, field guides or botanical keys, and even your mystery specimens!
Dr. Jim Pringle, RBG’s plant taxonomist, has close to 50 years of experience in the field identifying asters and goldenrods, and Natalie Iwanycki, RBG’s field botanist and herbarium curator, has been identifying this tricky group for twelve years.
MAXIMUM 20. PRE-REGISTER BY SEPTEMBER 7.
Call 905-527-1158, extension 270 for more registration information.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
American Society of Plant Taxonomists
As part of the American Society of Plant Taxonomists' outreach efforts, the organization is now on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/American-Society-of-Plant-Taxonomists/369127495877?ref=ts) and Twitter (http://twitter.com/amsocplanttaxon). Please become a Fan of ASPT on Facebook and encourage members of your local wildflower organizations to do the same!
Fabulous Fall Fungi
Oct 4-8, 2010
Discover the wonderful world of mushrooms and other fungi in this four-day workshop. All experience levels welcome. Hands-on identification, plus discussions on ecology, uses and etymology. Dates: Oct 4-8, 2010. Cost: $425 - covers four nights accommodation, all meals, tuition, and use of lab space & microscopes. Location: Queen’s University Biological Station. Details: www.queensu.ca/biology/qubs/events/workshops/fabulousfungi.html.
Instructor: Richard Aaron (natureteacher1@gmail.com).
Discover the wonderful world of mushrooms and other fungi in this four-day workshop. All experience levels welcome. Hands-on identification, plus discussions on ecology, uses and etymology. Dates: Oct 4-8, 2010. Cost: $425 - covers four nights accommodation, all meals, tuition, and use of lab space & microscopes. Location: Queen’s University Biological Station. Details: www.queensu.ca/biology/qubs/events/workshops/fabulousfungi.html.
Instructor: Richard Aaron (natureteacher1@gmail.com).
BioBlitz Alert!
The Community Stewardship Council of Lanark County and the Centre for Sustainable Watersheds are putting on a BioBlitz (Volunteer-based biological inventory) August 13-14 on a 1000 acre private property near Pakenham. We will be documenting all forms of wildlife (plants and animals) on the property and submitting the information to the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. We are currently looking for experts, nature enthusiasts and volunteers. All experience levels are welcome. If possible, please forward this invitation to your members as they may be interested in participating. Feel free to post my information on your website as well. Food, overnight camping, canoes, maps, etc. will be provided.
Two similar events are planned near Charleston Lake Provincial Park (between Brockville and Kingston) August 27-28 and September 10-11. I can forward information about these events as it becomes available if you would like. Anyone interested in coming out can contact me at the Lanark Stewardship Office (contact info below).
Meaghan McDonald
BioBlitz Intern
Community Stewardship Council of Lanark County/ Centre for Sustainable Watersheds
99 Christie Lake Rd.
Perth Ontario
T: (613) 267-4200 ext. 3194
Email: BioBlitzIntern@gmail.com
Two similar events are planned near Charleston Lake Provincial Park (between Brockville and Kingston) August 27-28 and September 10-11. I can forward information about these events as it becomes available if you would like. Anyone interested in coming out can contact me at the Lanark Stewardship Office (contact info below).
Meaghan McDonald
BioBlitz Intern
Community Stewardship Council of Lanark County/ Centre for Sustainable Watersheds
99 Christie Lake Rd.
Perth Ontario
T: (613) 267-4200 ext. 3194
Email: BioBlitzIntern@gmail.com
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