MNPS Monthly Program: Uncommon to Rare Apiaceae in Maryland with Rod Simmons
October 29 @ 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm
FreeSpeaker: Rod Simmons
YOU MUST REGISTER IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK
Zoom opens at 7:00PM for pre-program board update and member Q&A. Presentations begin at 7:30PM and generally run until 8:45PM.
A diversity of now-threatened Apiaceae occurs in Maryland, with many restricted to particular physiographic regions and habitats. Rod Simmons, plant ecologist and MNPS Board member, will give a presentation on a variety of uncommon to rare Apiaceae in Maryland and vicinity, especially regarding their associated natural communities and habitats. Identification will also be discussed.
Rod is a plant ecologist and conservation biologist, with a background in biology, botany, and geology who has extensively surveyed the flora and natural communities of the mid-Atlantic region, especially the inner Coastal Plain, Fall Zone, and Piedmont of the greater Washington, D.C. area. He is a Research Associate with the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution; a member of the Virginia Botanical Associates; former contract botanist for NatureServe, National Park Service, and others; and works closely with the Virginia and Maryland natural heritage programs. He is the author of numerous technical reports, papers, and articles, and has published in scientific journals. He is a member and a past president of the Botanical Society of Washington and serves on the boards of the Virginia and Maryland native plant societies. He is a frequent lecturer and field trip leader for various organizations. He recently retired as Natural Resource Manager and Plant Ecologist for the City of Alexandria, Virginia.
We can accommodate the first 300 people who enter the Zoom meeting at the meeting time. After you register, you will receive a registration confirmation email with a link to the Zoom meeting. Registering does not guarantee a space in the Zoom meeting.
The program is free and open to the public.
Maryland Native Plant Society
https://www.mdflora.org/
1 CBLP CEU