Summer Native Tree ID Field
Instructor: Carlton Burke
ONSITE - Session C: Saturday, July 30, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
$45 Non-Member**
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Certificate Credit: BRN Elective credit (2 hours) | NCEE Criteria II credit
Course Capacity: 15 Participants
Western North Carolina’s lush mountain forests are home to dozens of species of trees. In this class, students will learn how to identify many of the area’s tree species based on their habitat preferences, individual characteristics, including leaves, and their uses both by humans and wildlife.
Carlton Burke is a naturalist and educator who operates Carolina Mountain Naturalists, an educational service which offers wildlife and nature educational programs throughout western North Carolina. He also was on the staff of the western North Carolina Nature Center in Asheville for over 25 years as the Curator of Exhibits. Carlton co-hosts a weekly radio program NATURE NEWS and is also a NC state and federally licensed wildlife rehabilitator.
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