NATH7147, 1.5 CEUs
Wednesdays 6-8 pm, January 17–February 14
Field Trips: Patuxent River Park – Jug Bay Natural Area: Saturday, January 20 (10 am-1 pm); Woodend Sanctuary: Saturday, February 3 (10 am–1 pm); Sugarloaf Mountain: Saturday, February 10 (10 am–1 pm)
Instructor: Bradley Simpson, Nature Forward Habitat Manager
Members $240; nonmembers $290
During this winter course, students will learn how to identify trees and other woody plants in winter when there are no leaves to rely on. We will learn how to use twigs, buds, bark, and fruit to identify species throughout winter. During our field trips, students will begin to understand the diversity of features, especially bark, that trees possess. By the end of the course, students will have an arsenal of tools to use when identifying trees in the cold months of winter. REGISTER

Required Textbooks:
Winter Tree Finder by May Theilgaard Watts and Tom Watts
Fruit and Twig Key by William M. Harlow

Suggested Textbooks:
Plant Identification Terminology: An Illustrated Glossary by James G. Harris and Melinda Woolf Harris
Bark – A Field Guide to Trees of the Northeast by Michael Wojtech