C N P S and U C S C A rboretum present a Carex w orkshop

CNPS and UCSC Arboretum present a

Carex workshop

July 31-August 2, 2007 Sagehen Creek Field Station

Class Announcement and Registration Form

Photograph: Steve Matson

Please join the California Native Plant Society and University of California Santa Cruz Arboretum for a Carex identification workshop to be held at the Sagehen Creek Reserve in the northern Sierra Nevada.

Target audience: Professional and student botanists, ecologists, land managers and other Carex lovers. Participants should have knowledge of plant terminology, experience with plant keys, and some knowledge of Carex morphology (will send handout to registrants). Instructors: Kerry Heise: botanical consultant, workshop instructor Geri Hulse-Stephens: botanical consultant, workshop instructor Dave Weixelman, Botanist, U.S. Forest Service, Tahoe National Forest Peter Warner, Botanist, educator


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The genus Carex is the largest in the Sedge family (Cyperaceae) with estimates of up to 2,500 species worldwide. The center of diversity for this genus is in North America with well over 600 species, of which over 135 occur in California. It is the only genus in the family where the achenes are completely enclosed in a sac-like structure called a perigynium. Careful study of inflorescence, spikelet, and perigynia morphology is required for identification. With practice, many sedges can be identified in the field with just a hand lens, however a few require close examination of the perigynia under a dissecting scope. This workshop will integrate discussion and intensive lab sessions to familiarize participants with the techniques and terminology required to navigate through any Carex key. Visits to nearby wetlands will offer a chance to observe this diverse group of plants and identify many species in the field.

Instructor Biographies Kerry Heise began his study of botany while growing up in the Truckee/Lake Tahoe area in the 1970's. After receiving a B.S. in botany from the University of Nevada Reno, he spent many field seasons with the National Park Service in the Sierra Nevada and throughout Alaska. He returned to Reno and earned a M.S. in natural resource management while working as a botanist for the Toiyabe National Forest in the

ranges of Central Nevada and along the eastern Sierra. Following that, he spent 10 years with the

University of California Integrated Hardwood Range Management Program and is currently a botanical consultant based out of Ukiah, California. Kerry has taught plant identification workshops for several years. Geri Hulse-Stephens is a botanical consultant in Northern California. Among her projects is a fourteen-year study of rare wetland species in the Little Lake Valley in Mendocino County. She is the rare plant coordinator for the Sanhedrin Chapter of the California Native Plant Society. She wrote and illustrated an article for Fremontia describing the flora of Mount Sanhedrin and statewide high-elevation plant distribution. In addition, she has contributed writings, illustrations and field information to several

Photograph: Steve Matson

Photograph: Kerry Heise


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other botanical publications. She sits on the boards of the Mendocino County Resource Conservation District and the U.S. Forest Service Resource Advisory Committee. She is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara. Dave Weixelman, is a botanist with the U.S. Forest Service on the Tahoe National Forest, California. His interest in botany began while hiking the Colorado Rockies. Dave received his undergraduate degree in botany and his graduate degree in wildlife management from the University of Alaska, in Fairbanks. He has worked on the Chugach National Forest in Alaska where he studied the browsing habits of moose and plant succession following fire. Dave was the Forest Botanist on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest where he helped develop a classification of riparian plant community types. Dave has helped teach a number of courses on sedges and riparian plants over the years. His current work includes monitoring plant composition and the health of meadows on National Forest lands in California. Peter Warner stumbled upon the fascinating world of botany in 1982, enthralled with a magnificent stand of Pedicularis densiflora in Sonoma County. He now works as an environmental scientist for California State Parks in Mendocino County, and enjoys passing his time studying plants and sharing his discoveries with others through teaching and volunteering. Experienced in a diversity of botanical and ecological pursuits, he’s a former CNPS chapter president and past California Invasive Plant Council board member. Quick to stoop to pull a weed or drop to the ground in reverence of elephant heads (the plant!), Peter has worked as a vegetation specialist, botanist, habitat restorationist, educator, consultant, landscaper, bureaucrat, professional musician, and cab driver. He’s got a couple of parchment documents from Sonoma State University, He’s previously taught workshops on identification of the flowering plants, the Poaceae, and the Asteraceae.



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Proposed Agenda for Carex workshop

Tues, July 31 3:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. Arrive at Sagehen Creek Reserve; settle into lodging or set up camp

6:00 p.m. Meet at Mess Hall for dinner (provided)

7:30 p.m. Assemble at lab for an hour or so of informal lecture and discussion on Carex taxonomy, terminology, morphology, biogeography, etc Wed, August 1 7:00-8:00 a.m. Breakfast -Bring your own (BYO) 8:30 a.m. Visit fens and other wetland sites, collect sedge samples, go over field identification techniques Noon -Lunch (BYO) 1:00 p.m. Reassemble at Lab for afternoon keying sessions and continuing instruction/discussion.

6:00 p.m. Meet at Mess Hall for dinner (provided)

7:30 p.m. Assemble at lab session work for those interested. Thursday, August 2 7:00-8:00 a.m. Breakfast (BYO) 8:30 a.m. Visit different sedge sites Noon –Lunch (BYO) 1:00 p.m. Continue lab sessions through early afternoon 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Wrap up workshop


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Equipment list and Location:

Please bring the following: Hand lens Clipboard Notebook and pencil Sturdy boots and field clothes Clothing appropriate for the weather and conditions (e.g. protection from rain, sun, heat/cold, insects etc.) Water bottles Breakfast food (2 days) and lunches (2 days) Snacks

Materials and Resources Provided: USDA Field Guide to Intermountain Sedges RMSRS-GTR-10 Forceps and submillimeter scales Dissecting Microscopes Dinners for Tues and Wed evenings Lodging for Tues and Wed - your choice of camping or cabins (same price) Location – Map, directions and information Sagehen Creek Field Station map & directions.pdf info sheet.pdf Workshop will be held rain or shine



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REGISTRATION FEE $525 for workshop + $20 for camping or cabin for 2 nights = $545, if received by July 16, 2007 $575 for workshop + $20 for camping or cabin for 2 nights = $595, if received after July 16, 2007 Last day to cancel your registration and receive a 50% refund is July 16 After July 16, we will not be able to refund your registration fee. Registration is limited to 20 participants and is on a first-come/first-serve basis.

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You may also FAX your form with Credit Card information to (916) 447-2727 Please note: For any questions regarding payment information and receipts, please call Christina Neifer at the State CNPS office: (916) 447-2677. For questions about logistics or the contents of the workshop, please contact Josie Crawford: (916) 327-8454 or [email protected]

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