Basic Field Botany and Wildflowers

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Jun
Saturday
14
2014
Date: SaturdayJun 14, 2014
Rating: Easy to Moderate
Leader: Brian Baxter
Contact: b_baxter53@yahoo.com   
Directions to Trailhead or Meeting Location:

The turn-off to Heron, Montana, is just east of Milepost 4 on Montana Highway 200 (40 miles east of Sandpoint and 50 miles west of Thompson Falls.) Watch for a large, home-made sign on the south side of the highway pointing the way to Heron. From the highway, proceed 1.5 miles ± along Heron Road across the river and turn left after crossing the railroad tracks. Follow along the railroad for 1.5 miles ± to the small village of Heron, which is almost entirely on the right side of the road. Pass the Post Office, Fire Station, Heron Store and the Methodist Church. The Community Center is located on the corner just past the church. Turn right just past the big building on the corner and right again into the parking lot in front of the old elementary school. (It looks like an old elementary school, believe it or not.) The classes are in that building

Hike Description:

Come out with us as we boil down the principles of dendrology,  plant taxonomy and identification to a science based basic course for the naturalist and citizen scientist.  We will take a practical approach to methods of identifying trees, shrubs, forbs, lichens, fungus, ferns, grasses, wetland plants and local wildflowers.  We’ll also focus on basic habitat types and wildlife utilization.  Included also will be several ” spotlights of attention ” on native utilizations, edible and medicinal plants.  A brief classroom session will be followed by a ” Hands On,Boots on the Ground ” field study where participants will actively learn to identify ecological niches and individual species of vegetation.  Please come prepared for the day with lunch, water, appropriate footgear, hand lens, binoculars, camera’s and personal gear. Good attitude, sense of humor and curiousity welcome.

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