Beginner's Botanical Workshops

The Central Puget Sound Chapter offers regular plant identification workshops to help members improve plant ID skills.

A free plant identification workshop led by Chapter Botanist Tracy Fuentes and Chapter Assistant Botanist Pat Schwarzkopf is offered before each chapter meeting:

Time	5:30 p.m.
Location	Center for Urban Horticulture - Main Hall University of Washington Campus 3501 NE 41st Street Seattle

While the workshop is oriented primarily toward beginners, anyone who wants to work on improving keying skills or their familiarity with the northwest flora is welcome. Our main objectives are practice with technical identification keys, familiarity with plant families, and recognition of common Northwest species. No prior experience is necessary; the only requirements are interest in the topic, patience with beginners if you are an old hand, and patience with old hands if you are a beginner. If you have them, bring a hand lens, a copy of Hitchcock or another favorite plant book, and some plant specimens to ID. We will have plenty of material and tools if you come empty handed. CPS Assistant Botanists will be the instructors.