Home » Geek Event, Lectures & Workshops

Botany Series: Introduction to Plant Identification | The Presidio

Dang! This event has already taken place.
>> Want to see our Top Picks for this week instead?
Friday, April 28, 2017 - 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free but an RSVP is required. Donations are highly encouraged.

Presidio Natural Resources Building | 1216 Ralston Ave, San Francisco, CA

Event Details

Bay Area Science Events

This event is curated by the Bay Area Science Festival as part of their year-round calendar of science events.

The festival takes place each fall with 10 days of science and technology lectures, games, exhibits, workshops and hands-on activities all over the Bay Area. 

> Find tons more Bay Area science events at bayareascience.org

Friday, April 28, 2017
Bay Area Science Events

Brett Stevenson (Ecological Restoration Coordinator), Esperanza Pimentel (Biological Science Technician) and Stacy Jacobsen (Seed Collection Ecologist for Presidio Nursery) will lead this workshop focusing on basic taxonomy, botanical identification resources, and plant identification with an emphasis on troubleshooting morphological keys. The class will discuss and employ a full range of plant ID resources available to the beginning botanists and plant enthusiasts. Fresh material representing the most common Plant Families found in the Park will be provided to explore the terminology and associated keys. Dissection kits, hand lenses and microscopes will be provided to participants for class use.

Free but an RSVP is required.

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.


Cost: FREE*
*Free but an RSVP is required. Donations are highly encouraged.
Categories: Geek Event, Lectures & Workshops
Address: 1216 Ralston Ave, San Francisco, CA