IDENTIFICATION OF AQUATIC AND WETLAND …...This workshop covers identification of exotic and native...
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IPC Aquatic Identification Workshop Last Revised: 10/05/2007 IDENTIFICATION OF AQUATIC AND WETLAND PLANTS: EXOTIC AND NATIVE SPECIES Maximum: 30 people. Location: Wildflower Center Classroom Time: 9 AM – 1 PM Coordinator: Robert G. Howells ([email protected] ), 160 Bearskin Trail, Kerrville, TX 78028, PH: 830-367-5940 This workshop covers identification of exotic and native aquatic and wetland plants found in Texas, with special focus on invasive forms and additional comments on species in the aquarium and water-garden trade. Introductory topics will address basic invasive species terms and concepts as well as sources, pathways, and ecological impacts of non-native plants. The workshop will cover floating, emergent, submersed, and wetland-riparian species and includes a vast number of photographs, illustrations, and actual specimens. About the instructor Bob Howells is a fisheries scientist/aquatic ecologist with experience with exotic plants, fishes, and shellfishes and freshwater mussels, in addition to basic freshwater and marine fisheries research. His work history has included natural history museum staff, environmental consulting firm studies (10 years), and fisheries research with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (22 years), as well numerous lectures and training classes on these topics. Howells retired from TPWD in mid-2006 and works as a consultant (BioStudies) from his Kerrville home. His publications have included several books, scientific journal articles, technical reports, and educational materials. This current workshop is a modification of the aquatic plant training class and CD prepared for the Texas Aquatic Plant Management Society (updated several times and now containing over 180 slides; shown below).
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IPC Aquatic Identification Workshop Last Revised: 10/05/2007
IDENTIFICATION OF AQUATIC AND WETLAND PLANTS: EXOTIC AND NATIVE SPECIES
Maximum: 30 people. Location: Wildflower Center Classroom Time: 9 AM – 1 PM Coordinator: Robert G. Howells ([email protected]), 160 Bearskin Trail, Kerrville, TX 78028, PH: 830-367-5940 This workshop covers identification of exotic and native aquatic and wetland plants found in Texas, with special focus on invasive forms and additional comments on species in the aquarium and water-garden trade. Introductory topics will address basic invasive species terms and concepts as well as sources, pathways, and ecological impacts of non-native plants. The workshop will cover floating, emergent, submersed, and wetland-riparian species and includes a vast number of photographs, illustrations, and actual specimens. About the instructor Bob Howells is a fisheries scientist/aquatic ecologist with experience with exotic plants, fishes, and shellfishes and freshwater mussels, in addition to basic freshwater and marine fisheries research. His work history has included natural history museum staff, environmental consulting firm studies (10 years), and fisheries research with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (22 years), as well numerous lectures and training classes on these topics. Howells retired from TPWD in mid-2006 and works as a consultant (BioStudies) from his Kerrville home. His publications have included several books, scientific journal articles, technical reports, and educational materials. This current workshop is a modification of the aquatic plant training class and CD prepared for the Texas Aquatic Plant Management Society (updated several times and now containing over 180 slides; shown below).
