Sedge ID 2024
Who should attend: Anyone who wants to improve their sedge identification knowledge and/or skills; including naturalists, plant enthusiasts, field biologists, and ecologists!
Class Description: During this two-day course, experts in the field of botany, Dr. Tyler Bassett (Michigan Natural Features Inventory) and Bradford Slaughter (Orbis Environmental Consulting) will be your guides to the wonderful, subtle beauty of sedges and rushes.
Explore field sites within Kalamazoo and Barry Counties for an up-close look at species while learning from Bassett and Slaughter how to distinguish among similar families and the identification of “hard-to-identify” species found in southwest Michigan. You will also have the opportunity to examine specimens in a laboratory setting.
After this two-day course, you’ll leave 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.
Time and Dates: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, June 21, 2023, and Saturday, June 22, 2024.
Course Fee:
- $200 / Sanctuary Member
- $250 / Non-members
Materials Provided: A supply of hand lenses, microscopes, collecting bags, plant presses, and plant ID books will be provided.
What to bring: Hiking footwear, Kneeboots or waders for swamp areas, a field notebook, and writing utensils. Optional: Hat, sunscreen, hand lens, collecting bags, plant press, and plant ID books.
Accommodations and meals: Attendees are responsible for their own meals and accommodations. Overnight on-site accommodations can be booked through the KBS Conference Center. To make a reservation email conference@kbs.msu.edu or call 269-671-2400. Packing water, snacks, and lunch each day is recommended.
Recommended Reading: participants may choose to order their own copies before the class
- Field Guide to Wisconsin Sedges (by Andrew Hipp): https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/3775.htm
- Sedges of Indiana and the Adjacent States (by Paul Rothrock): https://www.amazon.com/Sedges-Indiana-Adjacent-States-Non-Carex/dp/1883362148
- Field Manual of Michigan Flora (by Tony Rezicek and Edward Voss): https://www.press.umich.edu/345399/field_manual_of_michigan_flora:
Where to meet and transportation:
W.K. Kellogg Biological Station 3700 E. Gull Lake Drive Hickory Corners, MI 49060
We will carpool to field sites.
If a program is canceled due to weather or other circumstances by the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, a full refund will be issued. If a registrant must cancel before the event’s registration deadline, a full refund will be issued. No refunds on the day of an event or after. For events that require prepayment, no space will be held without full payment. Registrations can be transferred at any time.
Registration for Sedge ID 2024 is open.
Registration closes at 11:59 p.m. ET on June 17, 2024.
There are 17 openings available.
We are pleased to inform you that scholarships are available to offset the program registration fee partially. To apply, we kindly request that you complete the scholarship application form provided below. However, we advise that you do not complete the participant registration until you receive an email that provides details regarding your scholarship request.
Please note that only a limited number of partial financial aid is available, and you will be notified about the availability of these funds. If you are awarded these funds, you will receive an email with additional information regarding the steps to complete your registration process. We hope this scholarship opportunity will help you attend the program, and we look forward to your application.
Registration for Sedge ID 2024 is open.
Registration closes at 11:59 p.m. ET on June 17, 2024.
There are 17 openings available.
Accommodations
Michigan State University is committed to providing equal opportunity for participation in all programs, services and activities. Accommodations for persons with disabilities may be requested by contacting the event contact two weeks prior to the start of the event. Requests received after this date will be honored whenever possible.
Contact Information
For more information contact the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary at 269-671-2510 or birdsanctuary@kbs.msu.edu or Misty Klotz, Program Coordinator at 269-671-2263 or klotzmis@msu.edu.