[PCA] EDUCATION: Ferns of Hawaii (Sept. 13-23)

[Olivia Kwong]

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Please join the Jepson Herbarium for an exciting trip!

Ferns of Hawai`i
September 13 - 23, 2010
with Alan Smith


This trip will focus on seeing as many of the native ferns and
lycophytes as possible, as well as noting introduced species.

Description: The class will spend five days on Kaua'i, mostly in and
around Kokee State Park, botanizing along trails such as the Pihea
trail to Pihea Vista, Kalalau Lookout, the road between the lookout
and the forest, Sugi Grove, Awa'awapuhi trail, Nu'alolo trail, and
Kaluapuhi trail. In general, we will stay on the trails, but
occasionally we will take brief forays into the forest. Day hikes
will be less than ca. 4 mi., round trip, sometimes with a bit up and
down. Other stops on Kauai will include the Kilauea Lighthouse area
and the Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, which grows many native
and tropical ferns. After that we will go to the big Island of
Hawai'i, seeking out the ferns in and around Volcanoes National Park
(Thurston Lava tube area, Kilauea Iki trail, and Kipuka Puaulu loop
trail on the road to Mauna Loa). Other educational and pleasure stops
will include the Jaggar Museum  in Volcanoes NP, Akaka Falls State
Park, Kalapana for night-time lava flow displays, and a macadamia nut
farm and processing plant, south of Hilo.

The group leader, Dr. Alan Smith, is a Research Botanist, Emeritus
and Curator of ferns at the University of California Herbarium. He is
an authority on tropical ferns and fern allies and has worked
extensively in the New World Tropics. His research includes
monographic work on several large families of neotropical ferns,
floristic work on pteridophytes in several Latin American countries
(especially Mexico, Venezuela, and Bolivia), and work on the
systematic relationships and biogeographic patterns exhibited by
ferns. Alan has also  led extended Jepson Workshops to New Zealand,
Costa Rica and Ecuador.

Course fee: ($1,750/$1,775) includes ground transportation, entrance
fees, meals (except dinners while on Hawai'i), and lodging for the
duration of the  trip (10 nights). Airfare between Kaua'i and Hawai'i
is included, but airfare from the mainland is not.

A $500 non-refundable booking deposit is required by April 15, 2010.
For  information of registration for this workshop please visit
<http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/workshops/2010/regform_2010.html>http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/workshops/2010/regform_2010.html


Contact: Heather Driscoll <hdriscoll at berkeley.edu>