Two credit course with emphasis on field I.D., family characteristics, collection techniques, and specimen mounting. Students are taught use of technical plant guides. Seminar covering important early literature, read in conjunction with related current literature. New off campus course in the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming. Students present research in a formal setting at the end of the four week class.
Emphasis is on human use of the landscape and human induced effects.
Students travel to rainforest, savannah, and desert while interacting closely with indigenous peoples. Includes a home stay in small village in the Sahel. Co-director of the University Greenhouse. Responsibilities include personnel management, acquisition, and long term planning. In addition, my students and I more than doubled the number of accessions.