EDGEWOOD LICHEN REVIVAL II USNEA, THE BEARD LICHENS 1-4 AUGUST 2014 Instructors: Trevor Goward & Diane Haughland Please join Trevor Goward and Diane Haughland in British Columbia’s Clearwater Valley for a weekend workshop on Usnea, the Beard Lichens! Until recently, the genus Usnea was one of the last great ‘gordian knots’ of macrolichen taxonomy. Thanks, however, to the brilliant work of Philippe Clerc, we now have the tools and insights needed to demystify the beard lichens once and for all – at least insofar as naming to them goes. Effectively our workshop will introduce Clerc’s latest taxonomic concepts to western North America. At the same time, you’ll also learn to ‘read’ the beard lichens in ways certain to make them come alive for you as never before. The Usnea workshop will include plenty of lab time, so please bring along any troublesome specimens. For best results, select only well developed specimens with the basal portions intact. We don’t promise to put names on everything, but we do promise to help you tell one species from another... WHEN: Lichen Revival II begins Friday evening (1 August) at 7:00 PM with an introductory talk by Trevor entitled Splitting hairs: Why hair lichens are such a pain. It then runs through Saturday and Sunday and ends Monday morning. WHERE: Friday evening’s talk will be held at the Upper Clearwater Community Hall (Google Earth: 51 51.840’N, 120 0.979’W). Other activities will take place at Trevor’s home, Edgewood Blue, ten minutes by foot from the Community Hall (Google Earth: 51 52.121’N, 120 01.325W). REGISTRATION: This event will be capped at about 20 people. To register, please contact John Villella at jvillella@siskiyoubiosurvey. COST: There is no charge for this event, though donations are welcome. Please discuss this with John Villella when you register. READING: To get the most out of the Usnea workshop, have a look at the essays at this link: waysofenlichenment.net/ways/readings/index MORE INFORMATION: Shortly upon registration, participants will receive an information package including a preliminary events schedule, and details on useful equipment, meals, accommodations, weather, footwear and clothing. NOTE TO ATTENDEES OF THE ABLS MEETINGS IN BOISE: We’ve timed the beard lichen workshop back to back with the ABLS meetings in Boise Idaho, in case you might like to take part in both events.
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