NATH7146E, 1.5 CEU 
Class night and time: Thursdays, 6-8 pm  
Class meetings: January 12-February 9
Class Location: Lectures online via Zoom
Field trip dates: Saturday, January 21 (10 am- 1 pm) Patuxent River Park – Jug Bay Natural Area; Saturday, January 28 (10 am-1 pm) Woodend Nature Sanctuary; Saturday, February 4 (10 am-1 pm) Sugarloaf Mountain
Members $290, nonmembers $340
Instructor: Bradley Simpson
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. Registration closes January 6. REGISTER.

Required Books and Materials (available at the Woodend Nature Shop):
Winter Tree Finder by May Theilgaard Watts and Tom Watts
Fruit and Twig Key by William M. Harlow
Hand lens

Suggested books and materials
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