UW-Milwaukee Field Station – Summer Workshop
Aquatic Vascular Plants: Identification and Ecology
August 18 & 19 (Friday & Saturday)
Friday: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
Saturday: 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
Located at the UW-Milwaukee Field Station in Saukville, WI
Instructor: Dr. Tim Gerber, Professor, Biology Department and River Studies Center at University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, is an aquatic plant biologist. He also works extensively with K-12 pre-service and in-service teachers.
The Course: We will emphasize the identification of common submerged and floating-leaved vascular plants of Wisconsin. On Friday, Dr. Gerber will present an introduction to the evolutionary relationships of the major aquatic plant families and genera, and discuss their characteristics. He will also discuss hard-to-distinguish taxa, invasive aquatics, and problematic species complexes. Friday afternoon and Saturday we will visit a variety of local aquatic habitats where we will emphasize the use of plant keys for aquatics, discuss the ecology of aquatic plant communities, aquatic plant evolution, phytogeography and taxonomic problems in important genera such as Potamogeton, Ranunculus, Elodea, Nymphaea, Nuphar, and Myriophyllum.
Workshop fee: $105. Available for 1.4 CEU. Not offered for college credit.
The workshop fee includes overnight accommodations (bring your own sleeping bag and towels). Tent space is also available. Four excellent meals (2 lunches, Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast) are provided at cost and are optional. All meals include plenty to satisfy vegetarians.
For more information or to register, visit: http://uwm.edu/field-station/workshops/summer-workshops/
