We're excited to announce the 2014 Missouri Botanical Symposium which features a fascinating suite of speakers and topics! The event will be held SOON, in Rolla, MO on March 21, 2014 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 March 14th.
For details and to register, please visit: <http://www.missouribotanicalsymposium.org> www.missouribotanicalsymposium.org. Or find us on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/mobosympo. And please feel free to share this link and/or post the <http://missouribotanicalsymposium.org/printable-flyer.html> printable flyer in your workplace. The 2014 speakers and topics are as follows: Your First Look at 88,000 Missouri Glades: How Landscapes and Geology Influence their Shapes, Patterns and Distribution Paul W. Nelson, Consultant to the American Bird Conservancy Fifty Shades of Glade: Plant Diversity in Rocky Ozark Grasslands Jesse Miller, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Wisconsin Restoration ecology of glades: Are calcareous outcrops in the Ozarks and Tennessee Central Basin different? Dr. Matthew Albrecht., Assistant Curator of Conservation Biology, Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development, Missouri Botanical Garden Exploring polyploidy and diversity: the intriguing case of Phlox pilosa Dr. Carolyn Ferguson, Associate Professor, Division of Biology, Kansas State University The Rare Plants of Michigan: Trends, Tracks, and Tribulations. Or, We're not so Different, You and I. Bradford Slaughter, Lead Botanist, Michigan Natural Features Inventory Fossils, Forests, and Conservation Dr. Alan Graham, Curator of Paleobotany & Palynology, Missouri Botanical Garden Review of the Missouri Natural Heritage Program for Plants Dr. George Yatskievych, Missouri Botanical Garden and Malissa Underwood, Missouri Department of Conservation Reproductive Ecology of Asclepias meadii Dr. Retha Edens-Meier, St. Louis University and Dr. Peter Bernhardt, St. Louis University 36 Years of Botanical Observations and Natural Community Management at One State Park Bruce Schuette, Cuivre River State Park Naturalist, Missouri Department of Natural Resources Dana J. Thomas Executive Director Institute of Botanical Training, LLC 111 County Road 3260 Salem, MO 65560 317-430-6566 <http://www.botanytraining.com/> www.botanytraining.com Promoting the stewardship of our natural environment through field-based botanical services.
