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Plants
(Southern Appalachian Ecology is a prerequisite for this course)
July 7 - 9
October 24 - 26
Delve into the incredible diversity of plants found in the Southern Appalachians! We’ll make it easy to learn botanical terms, plant taxonomy, and plant identification. Students will participate in several field classes during which they will investigate particular plant communities, learning the plants common to those communities. Emphasis is given to plant 
distribution and communities and practice with keys and field guides. You never knew botany could be so fun!
Goal:
The goal of this course is to provide students with the knowledge needed to identify plants and with specific knowledge of the natural history of plants in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Specific objectives of this course are:
1. To introduce the student to plant structure and botanical
terminology.
2. To introduce the student to plant classification, plant families and
their characteristics.
3. To introduce the student to plant identification resources and
how they are used.
4. To provide field study of plants in their natural settings.
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Use existing resources to identify plants.
2. Understand and use basic botanical terminology.
3. Identify common woody and herbaceous plants in GSMNP.
4. Predict distribution of common plants in GSMNP.
July 2008 Plants Workshop Schedule:
July 7 - 9, 2008| 3:00 pm - 5:00pm | Check-in and get settled |
| 6:00 | Supper |
| 7:00 | Welcome and Introductions |
| 8:00 | Campfire with Ken |
| 9:00 | Evening Assignment |
Tuesday, July 8 |
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| 8:00 am | Breakfast |
| 8:45 | Botanical Terminology, Dichotomous Keys, Plant identification methods |
| 10:00 | Woody Plant Identification in the Field |
| Using keys, field guides, and other tricks to become familiar with some of the MANY woody plant species. | |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 1:00 | Drive to The Sinks |
| 1:30 | Woody plants and Ferns |
| 4:30 - 5:30 | Break - Time to Relax! |
| 5:30 | Supper |
| 7:00 | Wildlife of the Smokies Presentation |
| 8:00 | Classification - learning how to recognize the plant families |
Wednesday, July 9 |
|
| 8:00 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 | Herbaceous Plant Identification |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 1:00 | Herbaceous Plants Continued |
| Review | |
| 2:45 | Field Assessment of Learning |
| 3:00 | Wrap-up and Evaluations |
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