Bryology 101

A beginner's workshop with Anne Mills on how to identify common mosses of Nova Scotia

April 27-29, 2010, Mersey River Chalets

Registration deadline: April 12, 2010.
Enrolment maximum: 10

Contact:
   Crystal Doggett : crystal.doggettATmerseytobeatic.ca
   or Rachel Thibodeau: rachel.thibodeauATmerseytobeatic.ca
   or phone MTRA at 902- 682-2371

Poster     Registration Form

This three day workshop is set in the natural and relaxing setting of Mersey River Chalets, off Route 8 in Annapolis County only a short drive from Kejimkujik National Park.

The workshop includes daily field trips, an introduction to the use of microscopes, identification keys, and a useful booklet. It is in part associated with the Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute.

Some topics to be covered:

Day 1 - What is a "moss"? Introduction to mosses and their allies. Introduction to the microscope using Polytrichum (hair cap moss) as an example. Introduction to using identification keys. How to make a packet for your specimens.

Day 2 - Habitats and substrata where mosses are found.

Day 3 - The role of mosses in the ecosystem. Surveying and identifying mosses in quadrats.

One of the goals of the workshop is to have each participant put together a useful reference collection of common mosses found in Nova Scotia.

More Info. at http://www.merseytobeatic.ca/workshops.php