[PCA] 2019 Plant Science Training Workshops from the California Native Plant Society

[Becky Reilly]

California Native Plant Society’s plant science training workshops provide
botanists, biologists, ecologists, and others the scientific skills and
practical experience necessary to assess, manage, and protect native plants
and lands in California and beyond. Small classes offer hands-on learning
from field-leading experts in both the classroom and field.



*Details & registration are available now for all 2019 workshops at
www.cnps.org/workshops <http://www.cnps.org/workshops>*



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RARE PLANT SURVEY PROTOCOLS – taught by Heath Bartosh & Aaron Sims, with a
guest lecture from Katie Gross

March 6-7, Imperial Beach, CA (San Diego County)

In this workshop, you will learn to use the best available science to
prepare for and conduct rare plant surveys and report your findings. This
training includes one day learning concepts in the classroom, followed by
one day in the field in southern San Diego County getting hands-on
experience surveying rare plants.



VEGETATION MAPPING – taught by Julie Evens, Todd Keeler-Wolf, & John Menke

March 19-21, Kentfield, CA (Marin County)

In this workshop, you will learn techniques for fine-scale vegetation
mapping including vegetation sampling, classification, and photo
interpretation through hands-on exercises in the computer lab and field in
Marin County. You will get experience creating a vegetation map using GIS,
collecting reconnaissance samples, practicing techniques of photo
interpretation, delineation, and attribution, and validating a vegetation
map through accuracy assessment.



MEASURING & MONITORING PLANT POPULATIONS – taught by Charley Knight

April 24-26, San Luis Obispo, CA (Central Coast)

In this workshop, you will learn to sample and analyze plant populations
through hands-on classroom and field exercises. Topics include principles
of sampling and several sampling designs, field techniques for measuring
vegetation, analysis of monitoring data, presentation of results, and
development of good management objectives.



INTRO TO PLANT IDENTIFICATION – taught by Sandy Namoff & Nick Jensen

June 4-6, Oxnard, CA (Ventura County)

In this workshop, you will learn to identify plants in 15 common families,
which account for over 5,000 taxa – more than 70% of the plant diversity in
CA! This workshop will include two days in the classroom learning plant
parts, terminology, and how to use a dichotomous key, as well as a full day
in the field getting hands-on experience in the Santa Monica Mountains.



VEGETATION RAPID ASSESSMENT/RELEVÉ – taught by Jennifer Buck-Diaz & Jaime
Ratchford

July 23-25, Truckee, CA (Tahoe Region)

In this workshop, you will learn to sample vegetation, focusing on hands-on
data collection using the CNPS-CDFW combined vegetation rapid
assessment/relevé method. Instructors will discuss applications of
fine-scale vegetation sampling, classification, and mapping, how to
document rare natural communities, and how vegetation information fits into
planning documents.



PYGMY FOREST FLORA & ECOLOGY – taught by Teresa Sholars

August 12-15, Fort Bragg, CA (Mendocino County)

In this workshop, you will learn about the ecology and floristics of the
pygmy forest as well as the process to identify and classify rare plant
communities using CNPS/CDFW protocols. This workshop includes an
introductory lecture followed by 3 days in the field visiting all 6+
associations developed over the last 4 years of mapping the pygmy forest
and its associated oligotrophic communities.



CEQA IMPACT ASSESSMENT – taught by David Magney

October 1-3, Berkeley, CA (SF Bay Area)

In this workshop, you will learn to read and analyze the biological
resources section of an Environmental Impact Report or Mitigated Negative
Declaration prepared to satisfy the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA). This workshop will provide guidance on how to accurately assess the
impact of a project, and submit critical, scientifically-based comments in
response to CEQA documents.



MITIGATION MEASURES & MONITORING – taught by David Magney

October 22-24, Sacramento, CA

In this workshop, you will learn the framework for mitigation and
mitigation monitoring for botanical resources, based primarily on CEQA
impact assessments. Topics will include which mitigation measures need to
be monitored and why, various monitoring methods, and thresholds of
significance and success. This workshop will focus on botanical resource
issues, however non-botanical biological monitoring will also be discussed,
particularly for those resources related to habitat, or methods often used.



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FULL DETAILS & REGISTRATION: www.cnps.org/workshops

CONTACT: Becky Reilly, breilly at cnps.org



*Becky Reilly*

*Engagement Strategist *



California Native Plant Society
2707 K St, Ste 1, Sacramento, CA 95816

breilly at cnps.org  |  916.447.2677 x207



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