BEDFORD – Join Janet Eger from the White River Forestry Committee on Thursday, February 15, and Saturday, February 17, to hone your skills in identifying trees in winter. People are encouraged to attend both workshop sessions, but if someone can only attend one one, they will still benefit from the class.
Thursday’s session will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. and will be held at the Spring Mill State Park’s Nature Center, east of Mitchell, IN. Saturday’s session will also be held at Spring Mill State Park. Participants will meet in the Grissom Memorial parking lot at 9:00 a.m. The Saturday session will be finished before noon.
Eger explains that in Thursday’s session, she will explain ways to distinguish different tree species without their leaves. She has learned many tree identification tricks as a forester with over 40 years of field experience. She will bring twig samples so people can examine the buds of common trees to compare different species and nuts and seeds of those species and how the bark varies between tree species.
On Saturday, Eger will take the group on a paved trail through the woods while the group practices identifying trees and showing people the differences in bark, twigs, nuts, and other characteristics. If people cannot make the Thursday session, they are still welcome to attend on Saturday. Other area foresters will also be on hand to assist with an interactive, hands-on session.
The workshop costs $10, and pre-registration is required, so we have enough handouts available. Space is also limited in the nature center.
Refreshments will be provided at both sessions. Please call Teena Ligman at 812-278-0139 or email tdligman@att.net for more information and to register for the workshop. The White River Forestry Committee sponsored the workshop, part of the Indiana Forest and Woodland Owners Association and Spring Mill State Park.
