Bark ID: Get to Know Your Trees

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Why do some species have smooth bark, while on others it is thick and broken? Why does bark peel? The traits typically used to describe trees—leaves, twigs, and buds—are often hard to see or seasonally absent. Bark, on the other hand, is visible in any season. In this course, through presentations, activities, and field observations, you'll become familiar with unrecognized bark patterns and learn to use them to identify tree species, and discover the importance of the variety of bark characteristics.

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Schedule:	Saturday, March 22, 2025
Times:	10:30am-03:30pm EDT
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Meeting Date Start Time End Time Saturday, March 22, 2025 10:30am 03:30pm Meeting Date Start Time End Time Saturday, March 22, 2025 10:30am 03:30pm
Instructor:	Michael Wojtech Michael Wojtech Michael Wojtech As a naturalist, writer, photographer, illustrator and educator, Michael hopes to share the science and beauty of natural history and inspire a sense of wonder and awe. He writes and teaches about the identifying characteristics, growth processes, and ecology of trees-including their bark, buds, leaves, roots, and wood-for audiences at all levels of experience, and explores how getting to know the places we live and love fosters connection and the feeling of home. Michael earned his masters degree in Conservation Biology from Antioch University New England. He is the author of Bark: A Field Guide to Trees of the Northeast and co-author of Drawing Leaves and Trees: Observing and Sketching the Natural World.
Location:	NYBG, Watson Room 315 2900 Southern Blvd Bronx, NY 10458
Session Number:	253BOT426
Price:	Price Non-Member : $180.00 Member : $160.00

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