Hello Ecologers! Check out this awesome opportunity for learning field botany in Acadia National Park--simply one of the most beautiful places in the North America. Nishi is also one of the best and most passionate field botany teachers I've ever know. Details are below. Sign up soon, it will probably fill up quickly.
*Field Botany: Plants of New England* *(Field Botany in and around Acadia National Park_July 28-Aug 10 2019)* Under the expert guidance of Associate Professor of Plant Biology at California Polytechnic State University, Nishanta (“Nishi”) Rajakaruna <https://nishantarajakaruna.com/>, participating students will cover all aspects of general botany by examining native, introduced, invasive, and cultivated plants found in the diverse habitats of Acadia National Park and vicinity, botanical gardens and other sites of noteworthy cultivated plants in the Mount Desert Island area. Finding inspiration through Nishi’s love of plants and his intimate knowledge of the local area gained first as an undergraduate at COA and then as a COA faculty member, students will gain exceptional field-based experience focusing on the taxonomic diversity, ecology, and human uses of common plants of New England, with the aim of enhancing your understanding of and appreciation for the plant world. Read more here: https://www.coa.edu/summerprograms/adult-workshops/field-botany/ Best, Luka -- ------------------------------ Luka Negoita, Ph.D. Ecology and data science www.lukanegoita.com <http://www.lukanegoita.weebly.com/> www.linkedin.com/in/negoita