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| Overview: |
This
course will teach students how to identify 50-75 different species
of plants, trees, shrubs, ferns, and lichens. |
| Purpose: |
To
learn the uses (edible, medicinal, or camping) of wild species,
and learn to distinguish poisonous and toxic species. |
| Topics: |
- basic
principles of ecology and habitats,
- species
preferences and site distribution,
- rules
and regulations,
- safety
and health concerns,
- ethics
of plant foraging.
Students
will also learn to make teas, salads, jams and bannock. |
| Duration: |
- seminars
(2 three-hour evening sessions or 1 eight-hour Saturday session)
, plus,
- field
hike (9 hours)
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| Misc: |
Course
field manual available at first session, $ 9.95. |
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Site |
Start_Date |
Sessions |
Outing_Days |
Outing_Date |
Conestoga
College |
May
26, 2010 |
1 |
1 |
May
30 |
Fleming
College Haliburton |
Jun
12, 2010 |
1 |
1 |
Jun
12 |
Humber
College |
May
20, 2010 |
0 |
1 |
May
15 |
Mohawk
College |
May
30, 2010 |
0 |
1 |
May
30 |
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