Join us for an informal plant identification session. We will learn together using tools, keys, apps and more to identify native plants in the sagebrush steppe.

We will have a brief overview of tools available and then move into learning together!

What to bring: A copy of Hitchcock's Flora of the PNW, or another local flora you have on hand and a hand lens (10x or 16x) if you have these items available to you. Don’t have them? Don’t fret! We will have a couple copies and lenses available to share. If you would like, bring a native plant sample (not garden cultivars, or weeds), so we can look at it together.

Note: Do not collect your native plant sample from the wild. Bring it from your native plant garden! (or a friends). Your native plant sample should include the root, shoot, flower, leaves and seeds or fruits are helpful if available. You can follow this guide for collecting and storing a plant sample: https://www.uwyo.edu/barnbackyard/_files/documents/magazine/2010/summer/plant-preservation-summer-2010.pdf

All botanical skill levels are welcome and encouraged to attend this free workshop!

Where: Richland Public Library 955 Northgate Dr, Richland, WA 99352- Conference Rooms A + B

Please contact Al if you have any questions. alexisarasullivan@gmail.com