June 23-24 | Canceled: Sedge Identification Class

Note: The Sedge ID class has been canceled due to low enrollment.

Join the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary to learn more about the wonderful, subtle beauty of sedges and rushes in a two-day, in-person class, slated for 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 23-24. The class will be taught by Tyler Bassett of the Michigan Natural Features Inventory and Bradford Slaughter of Orbis Environmental Consulting.

The basics

• Time and date: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 23-24
• Location: W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, 12685 East C Ave., Augusta
• Audience: Adults
• Fee: $200 for Bird Sanctuary members, $250 for non-members
• Register here.

About

Sedges are found in a wide variety of habitats on all continents except Antarctica, but even experienced field biologists can struggle with identification. The course covers genera and species in the plant family Cyperaceae, including species found in both upland and wetland habitats.

Participants will explore field sites within Kalamazoo and Barry Counties for an up-close look at species while learning how to distinguish among similar families and the identification of “hard-to-identify” species found in southwest Michigan. There also will be opportunities to examine specimens in a laboratory setting.

After this two-day course, participants will gain an understanding the fundamental morphological traits used to differentiate grasses, sedges, and rushes, while developing the skills to identify many common species of sedges in our region

The Sedge ID course is open to plant enthusiasts of all levels; cost is $200 for Sanctuary members and $250 for non-members.

Registration and more information

Register at bit.ly/kbs-sedge-ID-2023 by 11:59 p.m. Sunday, June 18; space is limited.

For more information about the Sanctuary, visit birdsanctuary.kbs.msu.edu. Direct questions to birdsanctuary@kbs.msu.edu or (269) 671-2510.