Some spaces are still available for Piedmont Savanna Ecology, a new course offered by the UNC Botanical Gardens.
Course title: Piedmont Savanna Ecology
Course location: UNC Botanical Garden
Date/Time: Saturdays, Oct 2, 9, 16, 23; 1:00–4:30 pm
Instructor: Nicolette Cagle, Ph.D.
Course description: In this course, students explore the rare Piedmont savanna plant community: its ecological history and the relative roles of climate, disturbance, and humans in grassland establishment and persistence. Students learn about the soil, flora, and fauna of the Piedmont savanna, emphasizing rare and threatened species, and examine current and future status of this rare Piedmont plant community. We end with a field trip to two restoration sites. No pre-requisites. Fee: $125 ($110 NCBG members)
If you have any questions or need a registration form, please feel free to contact me at nicolette.cagle (at) gmail.com.
Course title: Piedmont Savanna Ecology
Course location: UNC Botanical Garden
Date/Time: Saturdays, Oct 2, 9, 16, 23; 1:00–4:30 pm
Instructor: Nicolette Cagle, Ph.D.
Course description: In this course, students explore the rare Piedmont savanna plant community: its ecological history and the relative roles of climate, disturbance, and humans in grassland establishment and persistence. Students learn about the soil, flora, and fauna of the Piedmont savanna, emphasizing rare and threatened species, and examine current and future status of this rare Piedmont plant community. We end with a field trip to two restoration sites. No pre-requisites. Fee: $125 ($110 NCBG members)
If you have any questions or need a registration form, please feel free to contact me at nicolette.cagle (at) gmail.com.
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Echinacea laevigata at Penny's Bend, Durham, NC (July 2008; Photo by N. Cagle)
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