Field Botany Workshops
If you plan to attend a workshop, please register by e-mail or call. Deadline to register is the Thursday before the workshop. Field tours will begin at 8:00 am at Wooton Hall on the New Mexico State University campus, Las Cruces, NM. A map will be emailed when you register. Please bring your lunch, plenty of water, sunscreen, and a hat with a wide brim. If possible bring a hand lens, Kelly Allred's Pocket Guide to the Flora of the Jornada Plain (available at www.Lulu.com) or a comparable plant key, and a camera. The workshop will include at least four typical plant ecosystems within the Jornada Experimental Range. Personal desires and requests can be scheduled, such as:
The workshops should end around 3:00 pm but often extends to 5:00 pm. To register or for inquiries, email Kirsten at kirromig@nmsu.edu, or call her office at 575.646.4465. Spring and summer flowering plants on the jornada - https://jornada.nmsu.edu/jornada/flowering-plants See photos from previous workshops - https://jornada.nmsu.edu/photo-essay/botany-workshop |
Interpreting and Measuring Indicators of Rangeland Health (IMIRH, previously IIRH) Training For detailed information about this workshop, go to https://jornada.nmsu.edu/sites/jornada.nmsu.edu/files/2023_IIRH_Class_Flier_Final.pdf
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Pedoderm and Pattern Class Workshop **No future workshops currently planned** You can download the Field Guide and PowerPoint slides from the workshop here - __________________________________ Workshop information: SRM CEU Credits: 8 Limited to 20 participants Location: Wooton Hall on the NMSU campus and Jornada Experimental Range (JER) ranch headquarters (vans will be provided to shuttle participants between Wooton Hall and JER) Description: This two-day training will provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of Pedoderm and Pattern Classes (PPC) and their uses for inventory, assessment, ecological site development and management decision making. Participants will be trained to apply PPCs in a consistent and repeatable fashion. Day one includes indoor (Garcia Building JER Ranch Headquarters) and outdoor (Jornada Experimental Range), hands-on instruction in assigning PPCs using the Field Guide to Pedoderm and Pattern Classes. Day two includes further calibration followed by a 'methods test.' The methods test will be used to ensure consistency of the PPC method. The workshop is suitable for professionals with backgrounds in a variety natural resources and ecology fields. Lunch will be provided. Bring your own water, hat, sunscreen and other field equipment. Pencils, clipboards, data forms, and a Field Guide to Pedoderm and Pattern Classes will be provided. |