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September 2021
The Grasslands of Dry Branch
Description: We will travel from the 412 Market to the natural area. Here we will explore the upland grasslands. These grasslands add diversity to the plant and animal richness of the natural area. Leaders will identify plants and animals, collect seed (for conservation initiatives) and discuss the importance of grasslands. We will contribute important data to the Southeastern Grasslands Initiative by adding plant and animal records to iNaturalist. All data will be used to understand the region’s grasslands and provide…
Find out more »October 2021
Big Cypress Tree State Park Mycology Safari
Description: This trip will focus on all the other things that grow out of the ground (and even from plants). We should encounter numerous species of mushrooms, fungi, lichens, and slime molds that are all weird and wonderful. And we won’t ignore the plants, particularly red turtlehead (Chelone obliqua). Directions/Meeting Place: Take US Hwy. 45E north through Greenfield. Turn left onto TN Hwy. 445 (Kimmery Store Rd.). Turn right onto Big Cypress Rd. and follow to the playground/picnic area where…
Find out more »Seminar: Robin Whitfield, The Color of Conservation
Robin Whitfield Robin paints on location with watercolor and experiments with foraged wild pigments. She takes a special interest in exploring native habitats on public land in Mississippi. Relating what’s happening with the paint to what is perceived from nature is a dance of addition and subtraction; an act of filtering, distilling and synthesizing what is loved, sensed and understood. Robin's seminar on The Color of Conservation: cultivating creativity and curiosity as a way to connect to place shows her…
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Seminar: Margie Hunter, Invasive Plants of Tennessee
Margie Hunter Margie Hunter is a writer and author of Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee: The Spirit of Place. She is a member (and former Secretary) of the Tennessee Native Plant Society, a founding board member and secretary of the Tennessee Naturalist Program, and a member of the Tennessee Invasive Plant Council. She also volunteers with the Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage in the Smoky Mountains, and has been hiking the Appalachian Trail. Seminar The Tennessee Native Plant Society is…
Find out more »January 2022
Seminar: Dave Walters & Dr. Cindi Smith-Walters, Winter Tree Identification
Dave Walters & Dr. Cindi Smith-Walters Dave Walters is a certified forester who recently retired from the Tennessee State Division of Forestry. He is a 40+ year member (and former president) of the Society of American Foresters, and serves on the Tennessee Steering Committee for Project Learning Tree, an international and award-winning environmental education curriculum project. He earned his BS at Oklahoma State University and his MS at Tennessee State University. He views himself as a “forester, facilitator, woodworker”. Dave’s wife,…
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