6.5 CEHs for Wetland and Soil Scientists, 1.87 CEUs for Surveyors, and 6.5 CEUs for Foresters; also approved for 6 NHDES Subsurface Bureau credit hours
This workshop will teach the skills necessary to identify late-season grasses (Family Poaceae) occurring throughout our state and in nearby regions. Participants of all experience levels are encouraged to attend. A combination of indoor and outdoor instruction will be used. Instruction will focus on understanding and recognizing the unique morphology of grasses, mastering the terminology of a technical key, and examining local specimens both in the classroom and in the field. Strategies and suggestions for identification within some of the more difficult genera of this challenging group will also be discussed. The required text is: How to Identify Grasses and Grasslike Plants by H.D. Harrington (Swallow Press, 1977; ISBN-10: 0804007462; ISBN-13: 978-0804007467; approx. $15 online). You are asked to purchase this text from your preferred bookseller and bring it to the workshop along with a hand lens. All other supplies will be provided.
Leslie M. Adams, Ph.D.
Leslie Adams is a botanist and plant ecologist who holds a Ph.D. in Plant Systematics, a M.S. in Plant Biology, and a B.S. in Environmental Conservation. She has taught courses in botany, ecology, regenerative agriculture, and general biology for UNH, the University of Maryland, and Great Bay Community College for almost two decades, and has taught plant identification courses for UNH PD&T since 2003. Dr. Adams has a broad knowledge of the New England flora and conservation biology. She specializes in ferns, grasses, and the floristic diversity of New Hampshire forests.
