[PCA] Symposium on the Gorges of the Blue Ridge Escarpment

Bert Pittman BertP at scdnr.state.sc.us
Thu Mar 25 15:34:50 CST 2004


>  
> April 23 - 25, 2004: 7th annual South Carolina Native Plant Symposium
> 
See text below for details or go to http://www.scnps.org/activities.html.

> This year's symposium entitled "Jocassee, Jewel of the Upstate", is
> sponsored by the Upstate Chapter and will be held April 23rd through the
> 25th, 2004 at the Palmetto Expo Center in Greenville, SC. An excellent
> group of speakers has been assembled for this event. The program will open
> on Friday evening with guest speaker Tommy Wyche. Tommy is an attorney and
> conservationist and is well known throughout the region. He was
> instrumental in the purchase of the Jocassee Gorges by the State of South
> Carolina. Saturday morning's Plenary session speakers are Deborah Green,
> Professor Emerita at the College of William and Mary, and Peter White,
> Director of the UNC Botanical Gardens. Concurrent session speakers
> include:
> 
> Richard Montanucci - Professor, Department of Biology, Clemson University 
> David Van Lear - Professor, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources,
> Clemson University 
> John Garihan - Professor, Department of Geology, Furman University 
> Patrick McMillan - Curator, Clemson University Herbarium 
> Tom Goforth - Owner, Crow Dog Company 
> Randy Westbrooks - USGS National Institute for Invasive Species Science,
> National Invasive Plant Coordinator 
> Doug Rayner - Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Wofford College 
> Charlie Williams - Chairman, Andre Michaux International Society (AMIS) 
> Drew Lanham - Associate Professor, Department of Forest Wildlife Ecology,
> Clemson University 
> Topics will cover the Jocassee Gorges from top to bottom... from birds and
> butterflies to ferns, geology, history and ecology.  
> 
> Saturday afternoon, a panel of experts will discuss the issues facing the
> Jocassee Gorges region. The moderator will be Brad Wyche, Executive
> Director, Upstate Forever. A question and answer session will follow the
> discussion.
> 
> On Sunday, field trips will give participants an opportunity to visit the
> beautiful Jocassee Gorges with native plant experts as guides. Each trip
> is limited to 15 particpants so please register early!
> 
> For complete details with registration and hotel information, please
> download the program brochure (above) and registration form for online
> viewing or printing. For a printed version of the brochure, please send
> your request to: SCNPS Symposium, PO Box 1368, Anderson, SC 29622, or by
> e-mail to our Registrar .
> 




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