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Growing for Restoration, Nursery Series, Park Academy

Nursery Series: Introduction to Nursery Operations

Fri, Mar 6, 2020, 2:00 - 5:00pm

Fort Funston Native Plant Nursery and Volunteer Program

Our Nursery Series continues with a discussion with our pros on how to prepare for the growing season! This class is designed for our nursery and field interns, but anyone interested in how our Park nurseries operate is welcome!

Nursery Series: Seed Treatment and Germination

Thu, Feb 27, 2020, 2:00 - 5:00pm

Kick off our nursery class series and delve into the interesting and delicate techniques used to treat our native seeds to start germination and our growing season! This class will be led by Liz Ponzini (Manager, Marin Headlands Nursery) and Robin Binaoro (Associate Manager, Presidio Nursery), Martine Glaros (Seed Collector/Nursery Assistant, Marin Headlands Nursery), and Desmond Murray (Seed Collection Ecologist, Presidio Nursery).

Riparian Restoration with Willows, Park Academy

Riparian Restoration Using Willows

Thu, Feb 6, 2020, 9:30am - 1:00pm

Presidio Building 1216

Brian Hildebidle (Presidio Trust; Supervisory Natural Resources Management Specialist) will lead this half-day field workshop on the different techniques involved in using willows for restoring riparian zones.

Botany Series: Basic Botany

Tue, Feb 4, 2020, 10:00am - 1:30pm

Presidio Native Plant Nursery

If it's been way too long since that high school biology class, come join Annette Russell (Presidio Senior Nursery Manager) to learn the basics of plant biology!