Fall Woody Plants and Trees of Ohio

Fall Woody Plants and Trees of Ohio

Saturday, October 26 - November 16
10:00AM-1:00PM

$159 / Four Classes

Instructor: Denis Conover
Location: Spring Grove Cemetery and UC Field Station

Learn about plants growing wild in the Ohio and Indiana areas and enjoy beautiful Fall foliage while you're at it! Enjoy the outdoors at Spring Grove Cemetery and with UC Botanist, Dr. Denis Conover to discover the diversity of the families of Ohio Woody Trees at this beautiful time of year. Students will hike outdoors and will learn about native trees, shrubs and wildflowers, and non-native invasive plants. Location takes place at Spring Grove Cemetery unless otherwise notified.

Learn more on how Dr. Conover has been using his knowledge and time to discover and fight nonnative invasive species right here in Cincinnati. Learn hands on how to protect your Cincinnati grounds too.

 https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2023/11/uc-plant-survey-finds-dozens-of-nonnative-invasive-species-thriving-in-southwest-ohio.html

DISCOVER PLANTS OF OHIO

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$159 / Four Classes

Instructor: Denis Conover

Various Locations including Spring Grove Cemetery

This course provides an introduction to the diversity of the families of flowering plants we’ll discover at this beautiful time of year. The emphasis will be on plants growing wild in the Ohio and Indiana areas. Students will learn the plant anatomy and terminology to develop their plant identification skills. We will also cover the ecology of the plants discovered during our field trips.

FALL TREE AND PLANT IDENTIFICATION WITH HIKES

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$159 / Four Classes

Instructor: Denis Conover

Various Locations including Spring Grove Cemetery

Students will hike outdoors and will learn about native trees, shrubs, wildflowers, and non-native invasive trees and shrubs. This course provides an introduction on how to identify woody plants (trees, shrubs, and vines) with an emphasis on plants growing wild in the Ohio area. Students will learn plant anatomy and terminology to develop their plant identification skills. We will also cover the ecology of the plants discovered during our field trips. The book, “Woody Plants of Ohio,” by E. Lucy Braun, and a hand lens (10X) would come in handy for you to bring.