Fwd: Lichen education opportunities

[Fred Rhoades]

Here is some more information about upcoming Lichen workshops you might be interested in



Lichen educational workshop see info below. Feel free to share with others. 

Helen

Dear Colleagues,

 

Would you like to learn to identify lichens of the Pacific Northwest and hear the stories they tell? Please join me for one of my fall lichen workshops!

* October 4-5 in Seattle on the UW campus, co-instructed by Dr. Katherine Glew

* October 25-26 in Portland at Reed College, co-instructed by Dr. Hannah Prather

Both workshops will consist of a combination of lectures and discussions, laboratory sessions with dissecting microscopes, and field trips. We use humor, storytelling, and interactive activities to make technical topics accessible.

 

For a more detailed description of the workshops, see the event pages linked above.

No previous lichen experience is needed, and after attending a workshop you will be able to recognize numerous common macrolichen genera of our region and identify unknown species using keys.

 

I'd greatly appreciate it if you could spread the word about these events to anyone else who might be interested.

Symbiotically yours,

Jesse

 

 

A little more background:

 

Lichens are symbiotic organisms--fungi living with photosynthesizing partners--that are all around us. Lichens are beautiful, and they also play critical roles in ecosystems. As small organisms that are sensitive to fine-scale environmental conditions, lichens can be used as powerful ecological indicators. Once you begin to pay attention to lichens you can hear the stories they're telling about the world around us.

These two-day workshops will focus on developing skills for identifying common Pacific Northwest macrolichens (foliose and fruticose lichens). We will focus on characteristics for field identification as well as characteristics seen through dissecting microscopes in the lab. Students will learn how to use chemical "spot tests", an essential tool for distinguishing similar lichen species (though we can't actually use spot tests in the Seattle workshop because of restrictions from our lab space).

Students will learn to recognize and distinguish between pollution-tolerant lichen communities that we often see in cities and the more pristine communities that occur in places with high air quality. After taking this course you will be sure to observe lichens, big or small, almost everywhere you go!

 

 

Jesse E. D. Miller (he/him)

http://jesseedmiller.com

 

[Pamela Borso]

Thanks Fred!

Pam

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