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Participants in our classes gain a unique perspective on the flora of California as they learn from the experts and interact with fellow botanists.
Special Features:
Limited class size
Great diversity of subject matter
Instruction from recognized authorities
Hassle-free participation -- all details handled by Friends staff
The Jepson Herbarium carries on the lifework of Professor Willis Linn Jepson studying the plants of California. Research in the herbarium focuses on the evolutionary relationships of California plants and we continue to publish works that lead to a greater appreciation of our rich botanical heritage.The public programs, supported by The Friends of the Jepson Herbarium, are designed to provide members of the systematics, ecological, and conservation communities with access to specialists in their field of study. The classes are designed to accommodate botanical enthusiasts from beginners to specialists.
Basic Botany
Designed for participants with little or no botanical background.Weekend Workshops
Designed for botanists, ecologists, conservationists, educators, interested amateurs, biological consultants, and federal and state agency employees. The content of the workshops is technical and the level of instruction will assume that participants have a general understanding of the subject matter.Botanical Illustration
Designed to accommodate participants with a variety of skills and interests.
CALENDAR
- Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms: Cultures and Techniques
November 17 -- 18, 2001- Arctostaphylos
January 25 -- 27, 2002- Bryophytes and Lichens of Southwestern California
February 22 -- 24, 2002- Molecular Systematics of Plants (with emphasis on the California flora)
March 2 -- 3, 2002- Basics of Botanical Illustration
March 9 -- 10, 2002- Plant Morphology for Beginners
March 16 -- 17, 2002- Vernal Pool Ecosystems
April 5 -- 7, 2002- Fifty Plant Families in the Field
April 6 -- 7 and April 13 -- 14, 2002- Flora of the Anza-Borrego Desert
April 11 -- 14, 2002- Desert Wildflowers: Sketching With Watercolors
April 18 -- 21, 2002- Spring Flora of the White Mountains
April 25 -- 28, 2002- Poaceae
May 4 -- 5, 2002- Fire Ecology of California Ecosystems
May 4 -- 5, 2002- Spring Flora and Ecology of the Sedgwick Reserve
May 9 -- 12, 2002- California Coastal Dune Ecology, Restoration, and Flora
May 17 -- 19, 2002- Pollination Ecology of Spring Wildflowers
May 31 -- June 2, 2002- Thistles: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful
June 15 -- 16, 2002- Flora of the Sweetwater Mountains
June 20 -- 23, 2002- Lupinus
July 11 -- 14, 2002- Salix
July 19 -- 21, 2002- Exploring Steens Mountain
July 25 -- 28, 2002
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