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SUMMARY:Natural Communities of Georgia
DESCRIPTION:Register Online\n\n\n\n\nMelanie Flood\, special project botanist\, North Carolina Natural Heritage Program \n\n\n\nThis course covers Georgia’s diverse natural communities and their plants\, including our iconic oak-pine forests\, precious mountain coves\, prairies\, high mountain summits\, pitcher-plant bogs\, granite outcrops and fire-dependent longleaf pine woodlands. We will discuss the environmental factors that influence the vegetation of natural communities\, their ecology and how climate change affects their composition and distribution over time. Natural communities across the state – what makes them special and how to identify them – will be covered as part of this class. This class will be taught virtually over a period of several sessions. \n\n\n\nCourse Structure\n\n\n\nThis course consists of four elements: three live\, online programs and a set of self-paced review exercises. \n\n\n\n\nPart 1 – Online Class Session: Foundations of Natural Communities (2 hours) July 14\, 6 – 8 p.m.\n\n\n\nPart 2 – Online Class Session: Exploring Natural Communities (2 hours) July 16\, 6 – 8 p.m.\n\n\n\nPart 3 – Self-Paced Learning Exercises (1-2 hours of content)\n\n\n\nPart 4 – Online Class Session: Follow-up Q&A Session (2 hours) July 20\, 6 – 8 p.m.
URL:https://botgarden.uga.edu/event/natural-communities-of-georgia-5/2026-07-20/
LOCATION:Virtual Lecture – Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260808T090000
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SUMMARY:Plant Conservation: Protecting Plant Diversity
DESCRIPTION:Jennifer Ceska\, conservation coordinator\, State Botanical Garden of Georgia \n\n\n\n\nRegister Online\n\n\n\n\nPlant conservation is an applied science that draws upon many fields of knowledge\, from ecology to horticulture\, to ethics and politics. This course surveys threats to biodiversity in Georgia and worldwide\, examples of rare plant research\, techniques for restoration and reintroduction\, and ways individuals and organizations are making a difference in protecting the rare plants of Georgia. \n\n\n\nCourse Learning Objectives\n\n\n\n\nWhy plants are critically imperiled\, worldwide and in Georgia\n\n\n\nGrasslands\, understory diversity\n\n\n\nLegal framework around plants\, wildlife\, protections\, vulnerabilities\n\n\n\nConservation ethics\, seed collecting\, and separating populations\n\n\n\nMonitoring rare plant species\, field techniques\, and ethics\n\n\n\n\nCourse Structure\n\n\n\nThis class consists of three elements: a live\, online 4-hour program\, self-paced learning activities\, and a 1.5-hour discussion session. \n\n\n\n\nPart 1 – Online Class Session (4 hours) Aug. 8; 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.\n\n\n\nPart 2 – Self-Paced Learning Exercises (2 hours)\n\n\n\nPart 3 – Follow-up Q&A Session (1.5-hour session) Aug. 11; 5:30 – 7 p.m.\n\n\n\n\nThis class is a core class for the Certificate in Native Plants.
URL:https://botgarden.uga.edu/event/plant-conservation-protecting-plant-diversity/2026-08-08/
LOCATION:Virtual Lecture – Zoom
ORGANIZER;CN="Botanical Garden Education Department%3A Adult Programs":MAILTO:sbgeduc@uga.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T173000
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SUMMARY:Plant Conservation: Protecting Plant Diversity
DESCRIPTION:Jennifer Ceska\, conservation coordinator\, State Botanical Garden of Georgia \n\n\n\n\nRegister Online\n\n\n\n\nPlant conservation is an applied science that draws upon many fields of knowledge\, from ecology to horticulture\, to ethics and politics. This course surveys threats to biodiversity in Georgia and worldwide\, examples of rare plant research\, techniques for restoration and reintroduction\, and ways individuals and organizations are making a difference in protecting the rare plants of Georgia. \n\n\n\nCourse Learning Objectives\n\n\n\n\nWhy plants are critically imperiled\, worldwide and in Georgia\n\n\n\nGrasslands\, understory diversity\n\n\n\nLegal framework around plants\, wildlife\, protections\, vulnerabilities\n\n\n\nConservation ethics\, seed collecting\, and separating populations\n\n\n\nMonitoring rare plant species\, field techniques\, and ethics\n\n\n\n\nCourse Structure\n\n\n\nThis class consists of three elements: a live\, online 4-hour program\, self-paced learning activities\, and a 1.5-hour discussion session. \n\n\n\n\nPart 1 – Online Class Session (4 hours) Aug. 8; 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.\n\n\n\nPart 2 – Self-Paced Learning Exercises (2 hours)\n\n\n\nPart 3 – Follow-up Q&A Session (1.5-hour session) Aug. 11; 5:30 – 7 p.m.\n\n\n\n\nThis class is a core class for the Certificate in Native Plants.
URL:https://botgarden.uga.edu/event/plant-conservation-protecting-plant-diversity/2026-08-11/
LOCATION:Virtual Lecture – Zoom
ORGANIZER;CN="Botanical Garden Education Department%3A Adult Programs":MAILTO:sbgeduc@uga.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261110T180000
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SUMMARY:Basic Botany: Fundamentals of Plant Biology
DESCRIPTION:Sabrina Sewell\, botanist \n\n\n\n\nRegister Online\n\n\n\n\nExplore the biology of plants in this introduction to general plant anatomy\, morphology\, physiology\, evolution\, and development. This course presents the fundamental information about plants upon which other courses in the native plant certificate program will build\, particularly Plant Taxonomy. With an emphasis on relating form to function\, it surveys the origins of plants along with their basic forms and life processes. Students will become acquainted with plant tissues and structures\, as well as their roles in the life of plants. \n\n\n\nCourse Learning Objectives: \n\n\n\n\nOrigins of plants and their basic groups\n\n\n\nBrief history and fundamentals of the science of botany\n\n\n\nPlant structures (internal and external) – their forms\, functions and development\n\n\n\nPlant life cycles and reproduction\n\n\n\nIntroduction to basic plant genetics\n\n\n\nEvolutionary adaptations of plants\n\n\n\n\nCourse Structure: \n\n\n\nThis class consists of three elements: a series of pre-recorded introductory videos\, in-person or at-home lab exercises exploring plant anatomy and a wrap-up discussion session through Zoom. \n\n\n\n\nPart 1 – Introductory Video Lectures – content released Oct. 14\n\n\n\nPart 2 – Exploratory Lab Exercises – self-paced at home OR in-person session Nov. 7\, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. or 1 – 3 p.m.\n\n\n\nPart 3 – Online Discussion Session – through Zoom Nov. 10\, 6 – 7 p.m.\n\n\n\n\nParticipants who sign up for the online lab session will be provided instructions for conducting their own activities at home. \n\n\n\nThis class is a core class for the Certificate in Native Plants.
URL:https://botgarden.uga.edu/event/basic-botany-fundamentals-of-plant-biology/2026-11-10/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Botanical Garden Education Department%3A Adult Programs":MAILTO:sbgeduc@uga.edu
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SUMMARY:Invasive Plant Control Strategies\, Techniques\, Tips\, Tricks and Tools!  
DESCRIPTION:Gary Crider\, invasive plant control specialist \n\n\n\n\nRegister Online\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis class will detail safe\, practical and effective control methods for three critical species: Japanese Stiltgrass\, English Ivy and Chinese Privet. With the right strategies\, tools and techniques\, these invasive plants can be brought under control\, reducing their impacts and improving the ecological function of affected sites. Other problematic species will also be discussed\, including Japanese Knotweed\, Callery Pear\, Kudzu and Japanese Chaff Flower.
URL:https://botgarden.uga.edu/event/got-privet-strategies-for-managing-3-of-the-worst-invasive-plants-of-georgia/
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CATEGORIES:Home Page
ORGANIZER;CN="Botanical Garden Education Department%3A Adult Programs":MAILTO:sbgeduc@uga.edu
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