Forest in Bloom: Identifying, Collecting & Pressing Tree Flowers with Dr. Sarah Taylor

Sat May 11, 2024
10:00am ET
Age: All Ages, Under 16 accompanied by an adult
Price: $10 for Museum Members $15 for non-Members
Location:
UCONN Campus
Route 195 and North Eagleville Road, Storrs, , 06269
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Join Dr. Sarah Taylor, Collection Manager for the George Safford Torrey Herbarium, on an early Spring hike to identify and collect specimens from blooming trees and learn how to press flowers in the field.

Dr. Taylor will discuss best practices for collecting and preserving tree flowers and will demonstrate how to press what you collect to make good scientific specimens. Flowering plants pressed during the hike will be added to the George Safford Torrey Herbarium’s collection.
 

Space is limited and registration is required. Participants aged 16 and under must be accompanied by a chaperone.
 

 

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