Aug
10
CNP Pressing Plants: Connecting Science, Art & the Natural World
This event has ended
Saturday, August 10th, 2019
to (Eastern Time)
Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center, 400 Garden Rd, Chattanooga, TN, 37419 Map
Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center, 400 Garden Rd, Chattanooga, TN, 37419 Map
Public Welcome Paid Event Program/Speaker Presentation Hands-On/How-To Workshop
In this class we will learn classic and more modern herbarium procedures, with emphasis on methods of pressing and mounting plants. We will collect, press, and mount plants, and record important information about each. We will discuss how best to preserve color and form and compare a variety of plant presses. We will peruse the Sewanee Herbarium and learn about herbaria in general and their role throughout history, as well as in current plant conservation efforts.
Instructor: Mary Priestley, Sewanee Herbarium Curator
ELECTIVE Class (4 credits)