Connecticut Winter Shrub Identification Laboratory

Thursday, January 24, 2019

[SNOW DATE: Thursday, January 31] 

A workshop led by Bill Moorhead

9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

This pithy indoor workshop covers the basics of winter identification of woody plants and specifics of identification of a large portion of the ~293 shrub species that occur outside cultivation in Connecticut.

After a brief lecture, we will learn identification characters through hands-on examination of fresh pressed specimens and review of images.

We will cover the most commonly encountered species, important non-native species (including recognized and suspected invasives), important wetland indicator species, critical habitat indicator and other uncommon and rare species.

Participants should bring, at minimum, their lunch (there is a microwave and refrigerator available) and a notebook and writing implements. Dissecting scopes and illuminators are provided, but if you have your own favorite equipment, feel free to bring it. You should bring your own 10X or stronger loupe or hand lens.

Location: Aton Forest Headquarters, 270 North Colebrook road, Norfolk CT 06058.

Tuition: $85 - we accept check by mail (PO Box 509, Norfolk CT 06058) or credit card via PayPal (see button below or go to our website: www.atonforest.org)
SIGNUP FOR THIS WORKSHOP HAS PAST

Coffee, tea and other beverages will be available.

Workshops limited to 15 participants. Registration and payment required in advance.

For more information/registration please contact instructor at whmoorhead@optonline.net (860-543-1786) or Aton Forest at contact@atonforest.org (860) 542-5125

Note: If a session is canceled by us for any reason, tuition payments will be refunded in full, by mail or through PayPal.  Tuition will not be refunded if a registered participant cancels less than 2 weeks before the workshop.

BILL MOORHEAD is an independent consulting field botanist based in western Connecticut. He has specialized for over 30 years in the search for populations of rare plants and their habitats, and the study of plant communities and the factors determining their species composition and distribution.

ATON FOREST

2018 Workshop Schedule

Wildflowers and Their Pollinators
July 14th – 9 am to 11 pm
September 8th - 11 am to 2 pm
with John Anderson at AF Headquarters
email or call for more information (see below)

Birding By Ear
June 16th
Breeding Bird Survey: 4:45 to 7:45 am
Workshop: 8 to 10 am
with Fran Zygmont and Bob Barbieri

Inscrutable Graminoids
June 26th – 9 am to 3 pm
with Bill Moorhead

Breeding Birds
June 30th – 7 to 10 am
with Kateri Kasek

Naturalistic Landscaping
August 4th - 9 am to 2 pm
with Larry Weaner and John Anderson

Coastal Wetlands Plants
August 16th – 9 am to 3 pm
with Bill Moorhead

Goldenrods Demystified
October 1st – 9 am to 3 pm
with Bill Moorhead at AF Headquarters

Wild Mushroom Foray and Feast
October TBA
email or call for more information

Visit our FaceBook page for additional notices
For more information you can also email: contact@atonforest.org or call: office 860-542-5125 or cell 860-248-1053
AF headquarters is located at 270 North Colebrook Road, Norfolk

THE BREEDING BIRDS OF ATON FOREST

Saturday, June 30, 2018 - 8:00 am to 10:00 am













Aton Forest Headquarters, 270 North Colebrook Road, Norfolk CT

This program is free and open to the public (no advance sign-up required) 
THIS WORKSHOP HAS PAST

A presentation about the birds that reproduce at Aton Forest. Kateri Kosek has conducted breeding bird surveys at Aton Forest for two years and she will discuss her observations. We will start with a bird walk at 8 am around AF Headquarters and then continue with the presentation and discussion inside over coffee and pastries. If there is time and desire we may conclude with another short walk to listen to the birds.

Come earlier if you want to bird around the property.

Contact John Anderson for more information: contact@atonforest.org
or (860) 248-1053 cell

“Naturalistic Landscaping appeals to the kind of person who likes wild nature, modified just a bit… He is willing to tip the scales of nature with one finger, not spend his life trying to grow plants in anti-ecological unnaturalness.”
-Warren G. Kenfield, 1966. The Wild Gardener in the Wild Landscape.

NATURALISTIC LANDSCAPING WORKSHOP

Saturday, August 4th, 2018

Many gardeners and land managers find themselves constantly fighting Nature to maintain the aesthetic appeal they desire. Another approach is to work with naturally occurring events and plants to achieve a landscape that is sensually, intellectually and emotionally satisfying. This workshop, led by Larry Weaner and John Anderson, will help you work with the land to develop an attractive and healthy landscape. For decades, your leaders have been managing, studying and thinking about how cultural and natural landscapes function. The concepts  presented will give you a deeper understanding of the nature in your backyard and the practices that will allow you to work with natural processes, rather than fight them.

Location: Aton Forest HQ, 270 N. Colebrook Rd, Norfolk, CT

Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Tuition: $35 – Light Lunch and Refreshments Provided
SIGNUP FOR THIS WORKSHOP HAS PAST

Also visit: Larry Weaner Landscape Associates