Please share this announcement with others who may be interested. 2012 NATURAL HISTORY WORKSHOPS at the UWM FIELD STATION The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Field Station conducts a series of Natural History Workshops. These workshops offer an opportunity to study focused topics at college-level instruction under the guidance of noted authorities. We offer two-day and week-long workshops, and housing and meals are available at the Station. Enrollment is limited to 20, the atmosphere is informal and instruction is individualized. Workshops may be taken for graduate or undergraduate credit by enrolling in UWM, Topics in Field Biology. Fees vary. Please contact the Field Station for more information and a registration form, or visit our website at http://www4.uwm.edu/fieldstation/workshops/ for full descriptions of each course, fee information, and a downloadable Registration Form. The 2012 summer workshop schedule includes eight courses: Field Herpetology: Identification of Wisconsin Amphibians and Reptiles Instructor: Dr. Josh Kapfer June 1 & 2 (Friday & Saturday). June 3 (Sunday) is optional Sedges: Identification and Ecology Instructor: Dr. Anton Reznicek June 15 & 16 (Friday & Saturday) Vegetation of Wisconsin Instructors: Dr. James Reinartz and Marc White June 18 - 23 (Monday - Saturday) Methods for Description of Vegetation Instructor: Dr. James Reinartz July 16 - 21 (Monday - Saturday) Introduction to Insects Instructors: Dr. Gretchen Meyer and Robert Clare July 27 & 28 (Friday & Saturday) Native Mussels of Wisconsin, an Amazing Resource Instructor: Lisie Kitchel August 10 & 11 (Friday & Saturday) Spiders: Identification & Ecology Instructor: Dr. Michael Draney Aug. 24 & 25 (Friday & Saturday) Techniques in Mammal Censusing Instructor: Dr. Christopher Yahnke Sept. 15 & 16 (Saturday & Sunday) University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Field Station 3095 Blue Goose Rd. Saukville, WI 53080 Phone: 262 675-6844 Fax: 262 675-0337 Website: www.Fieldstation.uwm.edu Email: [email protected]
