May 30, 2008
Budding Botanist Perennial Volunteer Project
Are you the curious about the secret life of plants? As a Budding Botanist Volunteer, you will help contribute valuable regional flora information for Grand Canyon Trust conservation and restoration projects as well as partnering with the Arizona Native Plant Society’s Plant Atlas of Arizona Project (PAPAS). With this ongoing project, volunteers will learn botanical and taxonomic ID skills in the field from regional experts, and learn how to collect, document, process and mount herbarium specimens.
Organization: Grand Canyon Trust
Difficulty: Easy to strenuous depending on the project
Accommodations: Day trips, car camping and backpacking
You provide: Your love for plants, camping and hiking gear
Grand Canyon Trust provides: Meals and transportation and all supplies needed for collecting and mounting plants
• Budding Botanist classroom and field training - June 28-29
• Warm Fire Surveys on the Kaibab Plateau - July 29-Aug. 3, Aug. 12-16, Aug. 25-29
• Nankoweap Botanical Backpack October 2-9, Through Grand Canyon Field Institute, cost $595
Contact Kate Watters at the Grand Canyon Trust
Email: kwatters@grandcanyontrust.org
Phone: 928-774-7488
Visit www.gctvolunteers.org for full project descriptions
The field excursions for this project span across all of the Trust’s project areas from the Kane and 2 Mile Ranches to the Grand Canyon from mid-May through October with follow up work processing specimens through the winter. The projects require a range of outdoor experience from day trips to remote backpacking and time in the herbarium. There is something for everyone!
Due to the level of training involved with learning these skills, we are looking for a core group of committed volunteers who have the time to devote to this longer-term, ongoing project.
Posted by warzechac at May 30, 2008 10:48 AM