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| Fairy slipper orchid -- Calypso bulbosa (photo: Irene Shonle) |
The winter snows will soon melt and spring wildflowers will
emerge, so come one, come all and view what the Native Plant Master®
Program – Metro to Mountain Group – has to offer. We have an
incredible year of plant explorations planned. For a complete list of
this year’s 25 different courses and classes, see npm.eventbrite.com. Below is a
sampling of a few of them. Register soon as offerings fill quickly.
Tree and Shrub Hike at Corwina
Mountain Park – April 30. Come join us for a guided hike through this enchanted park!
Corwina Park is one of the little-known jewels of the Denver Mountain
Parks system. To learn more, see https://treeandshrubhike2014.eventbrite.com.
Plant Families – May 6. This class delves deeper into intricacies of Colorado plant
families, including key identifying characteristics of major families, followed
by a close-up opportunity to key out plants. To learn more, see https://plantfamiliesmay62014.eventbrite.com.
Native Plant Master Course at
Mt. Falcon Park – Fridays May 9, May 16 and May 23 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:10
p.m. Take a Native Plant
Master® course and discover Colorado wildflowers, trees and shrubs as you
explore ponderosa pine forests, foothills meadows and other
plant communities on the summit of Mt. Falcon. To learn more,
see https://npmcoursemtfalcon2014.eventbrite.com.
Native Plant Master Course at
Green Mountain – Sundays May 11, June 18 and June 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:40
p.m. Take a Native Plant Master® course on Green
Mountain where the Great Plains meet the foothills of the
Rockies. Discover Colorado wildflowers, shrubs and some grasses as you
explore trails in this natural area. To learn more, see https://npmcoursegreenmountainmay2014.eventbrite.com.
New this year, those completing three NPM curriculum courses
are awarded a Colorado Flora Certificate with
no volunteer requirement. For those interested in educating others by
becoming a certified Native Plant Master volunteer, contact npmassistant@jeffco.us.
For more information, including Native Plant Master
offerings in other locations in Colorado, see
nativeplantmaster.org.
Also see the Colorado Plant Database at coloradoplants.jeffco.us for
research-based information on more than 1,000 Colorado plants and plant lists
for many of the courses.