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Beginners PlantIdentification withPaul Morris

Saturday June 19, 2010 10:00-12:00pm

Weed or Wildflower?  Ever wanted to figure out what thatinteresting plant is? Learn how to identify plants for yourselves. We will lookat the plant characteristics that help us identify a variety of plants and workwith plant keys to figure out just what that plant is.

Cost/person: $20.00

 

Paul Morris spent a great deal of time outdoors with his fatherand grandfather who would take him on their landscape painting trips. In hisyouth, these times fostered a passion for the outdoors and natural history.Later he completed his undergraduate degree at Waterloo University in biology and then went on to complete his Mastersat Acadia University in Nova Scotia. Those two years involved intensive greenhouse,laboratory and field research on native plants. His in-depth knowledge ofnative plants gives him insight into growing over 350 species of plants forrestoration projects. His extensive experience in wetland and prairierestoration ecology and conservation biology makes him a leader in the design andplanting of restoration areas. In 1997, Environment Canada asked him toco-author a manual on prairie and meadow restoration. He continues to restoresections of his 95-acre farm and has completed numerous projects across Ontario, including Eco-parks, wastewater and storm waterponds, and naturalization for private homeowners.

 


Paul Morris

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