Park Academy: Botanical Latin March 1, 2012 1-3:30 pm Location: Presidio of San Francisco With a background in languages and experience at New York Botanical Garden, Al Luongo (currently a docent at San Francisco Botanical Garden, Presidio resident and volunteer) leads a brief introduction to the Latin names for plants and how the names are constructed, focusing on plants found in the GGNRA.
Park Academy: Introduction to Lichens in the Muir Woods March 6, 2012 9 am-Noon Location: Marin Headlands Join Tom Carlberg and Shelly Benson from the California Lichen Society to answer these questions and many more through presentation and field observations in beautiful Muir Woods!
Park Academy: Life Histories and Conservation of Snowy Plovers and Sanderlings March 8, 2012 3-4:30 pm Location: Presidio of San Francisco Ornithologist, bird artist, and photographer Paul Donahue has studied shorebirds extensively for over 40 years, including work on shorebird conservation and research projects with the Manomet Center for Conservation Science and the Canadian WIldlife Service. Now a Pacifica resident, he spends considerable time observing the wintering Snowy Plovers and Sanderlings on Pacifica State Beach .
Project WISE Environmental Science Symposium March 21, 2012 4-6pm Location: Crissy Field Center AP Environmental Science high school students from Galileo Academy of Science and Technology will be hosting their own Environmental Science Symposium.
Project WISE Environmental Science Symposium March 22, 2012 4-6pm Location: Crissy Field Center AP Environmental Science high school students from Galileo Academy of Science and Technology will be hosting their own Environmental Science Symposium.
Park Academy: Field Soils March 27, 2012 1-4 pm Location: Presidio of San Francisco Join the very knowledgeable Stephen Andrews (UC Berkeley Professor, specializing in soils) for a hands-on class to consider the testing and soil-making process that goes into a successful restoration project.
Park Academy: Plant Taxonomy March 29, 2012 1-4:30 pm Location: Presidio of San Francisco Vanessa Stevens (Presidio Trust; Biological Technician) will lead this workshop focusing on beginner plant ID, with an emphasis on practice in the field.
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