About this Event
Join us for an informative workshop about Colorado native grasses! This will be held in the AG building at the Elbert County Fairgrounds in Kiowa. Your instructors will be Raylene Owen and Heather Koch, Native Plant Master trainers.
The first half of this workshop will be a classroom presentation about Colorado native grasses and grass anatomy, including how to tell grasses apart from dicots, rushes and sedges. The second portion of the class will be a hands on lab where you will learn sight identification and characteristics of 10 common Colorado grasses, along with some anatomical dissection. If time allows and there is interest, there will be a short walk around the fairgrounds to identify grasses in the field.
This course does not count toward the Native Plant Master certification.
TRAINERS:
Heather Koch has a Master of Science in Cell Biology and is a Certified Public Accountant. Since retirement she has focused her learning on the macro rather than the cellular side of biology, plants! Her volunteer work included the CSU Master Gardener Program, the Jefferson County Diagnostic Clinic, the Douglas Land Conservancy, Douglas County Open Space, and teaching in the Native Plant Master Program.
Raylene Owen is an Elbert County Master Gardener, and a Native Plant Master Trainer.
NATIVE PLANT MASTER: This native grass identification workshop does not count towards a Native Plant Master certificate. Please see our other 3-day NPM certification courses if you would like to become a certified Native Plant Master. Learn more about Foothills to Plains Native Plant Master program here.
WHEN/WHERE TO MEET: This class will be held at the AG building on the Elbert County Fairgrounds. There is plenty of parking around this building. Class will start promptly at 10:00am, please give yourself plenty of time to arrive and get settled before class starts. There are bathrooms at this facility.
DIRECTIONS From I-25 (or Franktown) go east on Highway 86 to the town of Kiowa, go 3/4 of the way through Kiowa on HY 86, and turn north on the Kiowa-Bennet Road (also called Ute Avenue), go about 2 blocks and turn west into the Fairgrounds; follow the dirt road to the large building on the north.
WHAT TO BRING: Pen or pencil, notepad, and camera to take notes, hand lens, water, snack. Bring rain gear, sun and wind protection if you want to go on the field walk.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Elbert County Fairground, 95 Ute Avenue, Kiowa, United States
USD 5.00