08sep6:00 pm8:30 pmEastern Forest Ecosystems(September 8 - November 10)
Event Details
Eastern Forest Ecosystems WAITLIST OPENNATH8215E, 3.0 CEUs The native vegetation in most of the Mid-Atlantic region is temperate deciduous forest.
Event Details
Eastern Forest Ecosystems WAITLIST OPEN
NATH8215E, 3.0 CEUs
The native vegetation in most of the Mid-Atlantic region is temperate deciduous forest. In the lecture portion of this course, we will learn how history, geography, evolution, climate, bedrock, and soil determine the nature of our woodlands. We will then look at the various types of organisms that populate our forest ecosystems and study how webs of matter and energy bind them together. The final lectures will discuss patterns of short-term and long-term change within the Eastern Forest. Three full-day field trips to Appalachian, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain locales will provide hands-on experience with some of the plant and animal species that characterize the major forest communities of our area.
Class Schedule: September 8 – November 10, Thursdays, 6–8:30 pm
Class Location: Online via Zoom
Field Trips: Saturday, September 24; Sunday, October 16; & Saturday October 29, locations TBA
Course Fees: Zoom Lectures + 3 Field Trips: NF members $350, nonmembers $400
Required book: A Field Guide to Eastern Forests: North America, John C. Kricher: Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1998. ISBN: 978-0-395-92895-0
About Your Instructors:
Stephanie Mason is the Senior Naturalist for Nature Forward. She teaches classes and leads field trips for NF both in the mid-Atlantic and much farther afield. B.A., Goshen College.
Joe Marx teaches physical and historical geology at Northern Virginia Community College, and leads geological field trips for NF. M.S., Geochemistry, California Institute of Technology. B.S., Chemistry, Georgetown University.
Time
(Thursday) 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm