Identifying Ferns
Wet Lab at Connecticut College Arboretum, 33 Gallows Ln, New London, CT, 06320 Map
Public Welcome Registration Required Free Event Nature Walk/Hike Public Restroom Free Public Parking Lots of Physical Activity
Learn about different types of ferns and their distinguishing characteristics. After an introduction to this ancient family of vascular plants, we will take a walk in Connecticut College Arboretum Native Plant Collection to see many examples. Our talk and walk will be led by Emily B. Sessa, Ph.D., the Patricia K. Holmgren Director of the William and Lynda Steere Herbarium at The New York Botanical Garden. Dr. Sessa is an expert on the evolution of ferns and lycophytes, and the author of a new field guide: Ferns, Spikemosses, Clubmosses and Quillworts of Eastern North America (2024, Princeton University Press). https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691219455/ferns-spikemosses-clubmosses-and-quillworts-of-eastern-north-america?srsltid=AfmBOopwbXaBRvttDqxoDT1yRdloQU8b8ejKCieg22-h6bwOsotYFZPR
The program is free but space is limited.
THIS PROGRAM IS FULL BUT YOU CAN USE THE REGISTRATION BUTTON TO BE ADDED TO A WAIT LIST. WE WILL NOTIFY YOU IF SPACE BECOMES AVAILABLE.
You can access a handout on fern basics and some common Connecticut ferns by Dr. Sessa:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vNZH4aYa0afY3AQ5KVJ1MYU4jHQLkpIp/view?usp=sharing