Siskiyou Field Institute 2001
by Jennifer Kaye Marsden


The Siskiyou Field Institute (SFI) is gearing up for its fourth season of science-based field courses, which focus on the unique ecology of the Siskiyou Mountains and the greater Klamath Region. Courses are available for a wide range of skill and age levels and some courses are offered for college credit. Multi-day courses and one-day workshops focused on the western Siskiyous will be held June 15-22. These programs, based out of the Cave Junction area, will include a Crash Course in Recognizing and Keying Plant Families, Geo-Ecology of the Klamath-Siskiyou Ecoregion, Liverworts of the Klamath Mountains, Birds and Birding in the Klamath Region, Conservation Biology in the Field, Butterflies of the Western Siskiyous, Natural History of Bats, Making Plant Medicine, Siskiyou Trails: A Natural History, Serpentine Plant Ecology, Salmon Snorkeling, Birds and Botany, Gold Placer Mining in the Waldo Vicinity 1850-1940, Siskiyou Wildflowers, and various other botanizing and natural history workshops. There will also be a number of one-day workshops for kids. On June 16, SFI will host a banquet, featuring a keynote presentation by Dr. Michael Messler on Pollination and Rare Plants of the Klamath-Siskiyou. Dr. Messler is a Professor of Botany in the Department of Biological Sciences at Humboldt State University.

A new feature this year will be three days of programs focused on the natural history of the eastern Siskiyous with special attention to the recently designated Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument (CSNM). These programs, based out of the Ashland area, will take place July 20-22. Courses include The Clash of Ecoregions: Butterflies on the Edge of Eden, Ecological Overview of the Eastern Siskiyous, Ethnobotany, Vascular Flora of the CSNM, Insects of Southern Oregon, Wetlands of the Eastern Siskiyous, Birds of the CSNM and Making Plant Medicine.

We hope you'll be able to join us for this year's SFI programs. A full brochure with course descriptions will be available in early March. If you are not on the SFI mailing list and would like to receive a copy please contact SFI at institute@siskiyou.org; or at PO Box 220, Cave Junction, OR 97523; 541-592-4459. You can also find SFI information at:
http://www.siskiyou.org
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