FA17 Fall Color and Native Tree ID B

Fall Color and Native Tree Identification B
Instructor: Marc Williams
Sunday, October 29; 1 to 4 p.m.
$37 Member / $47 Non-Member
Limit: 20

Many trees in the Appalachian Mountains of Western North Carolina combine to create a spectacular foliage color show during the autumn months. This class covers the biology of what causes seasonal color change and teaches participants how to identify trees in autumn by their colored leaves, fruit and other botanical characteristics. This class fulfills a core requirement for the Blue Ridge Naturalist Certificate.

An ethnobiologist, Marc Williams has taught hundreds of classes about plants, people, other life forms and their interface. His training includes a bachelor of arts in environmental studies/sustainable agriculture and a master of art in Appalachian studies/sustainable development. He is the executive director of Plants and Healers International and has spent more than 17 years working at various restaurants and farms. He has traveled throughout 24 countries in North/Central America and Europe and all 50 of the United States.