Certificate in Native Plants - Native Plant Communities - CORE Course
Private Residence near Chattanooga, Tn
Public Welcome Paid Event Program/Speaker Presentation Hands-On/How-To Workshop Nature Walk/Hike Public Restroom Free Public Parking
Overview: Plant Communities is a biology/ecology-based core course required for the Certificate in Native Plants. It will be an in-person course scheduled for six hours of instruction and self-study. The course will be a combination of outdoor observations and PowerPoint presentations. Students will go home with instructions to adopt a plant community of his/her choosing and using guiding questions, prepare a report to be returned to the instructors.
Plant communities are assemblages of plant species living together in a given place. Interactions among plant species, the interactions plants have with other organisms, and the interactions plants have with their physical environment all work together to determine the community's structure over time. This class will give an overview on these interactions throughout the globe and a more specific study of the plant communities that occur in our region and the multitude of factors that create them.
Location: The location will be sent to registrants with other pre-class materials.
Materials to bring! Notebook, pencils, snacks, water, and a lunch. This class will be both in and out of doors, please wear weather-appropriate clothing and foot wear.