This spring a three-day, intermediate level bryophyte identification workshop will be offered on the University of Oregon campus. The class will meet Monday-Wednesday, March 23-24-25. This workshop is designed for participants with a strong botany background and a general knowledge of the basics of bryophyte structure and life cycles. Folks who have some experience identifying bryophytes can expect to kick their level of competence with the regional flora up a notch or two.

The class involves three days of integrated lectures and lab practice. A classroom with microscopes for all students is available. Students will be asked to bring dissecting tools and specimen packets.

The focus of this workshop will be an intensive training in using the contemporary identification keys pertinent to our area.  Primary attention will be directed to mastering Contributions Toward a Bryoflora of California: II A Key to the Mosses  (D. Norris and J. Shevock, MadroC1o 2004) with attention also given to Elva Lawton’s 1971 Moss Flora of the Pacific Northwest. Identification of liverworts and hornworts will emphasize Contributions toward a Bryoflora of California: III Keys b&for Liverworts and Hornworts ( W. Doyle and R. Stotler, MadroC1o 2006) and the just formally published Guide to the Liverworts of Oregon (D.H. Wagner, Northwest Botanical Institute 2014). Using electronic keys will be demonstrated with time for in-class practice by students with laptop computers.

Participants will receive a generous selection of valuable, mostly unpublished material, both printed and in digital formats. They will get a comprehensive review of online resources and the most useful current literature from other parts of the world, too. An ample selection of study specimens will be provided. Participants will be taught lab techniques needed to observe the features used in keying with supervised practice of these techniques. More advanced students are encouraged to bring challenging or critical specimens for supervised study.

Space is limited; early registration is recommended. Please contact me directly before submitting fees.

Cost is $250. Credit card transactions by PayPal; submit to davidwagner@mac.com

Send check or money order, made out to Northwest Botanical Institute, to:
Northwest Botanical Institute
P.O. Box 30064
Eugene, OR 97403-1064

About the instructor:

David Wagner, Ph.D., has been studying the bryoflora of the Pacific Northwest for four decades. He is past Director of the University of Oregon Herbarium and has a continuing appointment as UO Courtesy Associate Professor of Biology. He is a leading expert in PNW bryophytes and is nationally recognized for dedication to teaching field bryology. He specializes in liverworts and is author of the digital Guide to Liverworts of Oregon and co-author of the soon to be published Rare Bryophytes of Oregon.

For more information contact:

Telephone: 541-344-3327

Email: davidwagner@mac.com

Website: http://fernzenmosses.com