We're pleased to announce the first annual Missouri Botanical Symposium! The event will be held in Rolla, MO on February 27th, 2013 on the campus of the Missouri University of Science and Technology. The cost is $40 (regular) and $25 (student) and the deadline for registration is February 15th.
For details, please visit: www.missouribotanicalsymposium.org. Please consider sharing this link and/or posting the printable flyer <http://www.missouribotanicalsymposium.org/uploads/3/1/7/5/3175412/flyer.pdf > in your workplace. The speakers and topics are as follows: Missouri Floristic Quality Assessment: a tool for assessing and managing natural habitats and restorations Doug Ladd, The Nature Conservancy What does it take to get pollinated around here? Mike Arduser, Missouri Department of Conservation Documenting Missouri's Liverwort flora John Atwood, Missouri Botanical Garden Missouri's Blackberries: why do they Rubus the wrong way? Justin Thomas and Jacob Hadle, Institute of Botanical Training, LLC Notes on diversity and endangerment in the Flora of Missouri Dr. George Yatskievych and Rex Hill - Missouri Botanical Garden Exploring polyploidy and diversity: the intriguing case of Phlox pilosa Dr. Carolyn Ferguson - Kansas State University Burn, Burn, Burn: a plant ecological and ecosystem perspective on prescribed fire for wildlife management Dr. Alexander Wait, Missouri State University Getting to the roots of local adaptation: evolution of North American grapevines Dr. Allison Miller, St. Louis University New approaches in finding rare plants Dr. Paul McKenzie, U.S. Fish and Wildlife We hope to see you there! Dana Thomas Symposium Chairperson Dana J. Thomas Executive Director Institute of Botanical Training, LLC 111 County Road 3260 Salem, MO 65560 317-430-6566 www.botanytraining.com Promoting the stewardship of our natural environment through field-based botanical services.
