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[[File:WashingtonParkView.jpg|center|View of Mt. Hood and Portland from park adjoining Hoyt Arboretum]] | [[File:WashingtonParkView.jpg|center|View of Mt. Hood and Portland from park adjoining Hoyt Arboretum]] | ||
This event is a field trip at the Ecological Society of America 2017 Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon, USA. [http://www.esa.org/portland/registration/ Register for this event when you register to attend the meeting]. The deadline is July 20, 2017! | |||
Transportation, lunch, and tours of the Hoyt Arboretum and Herbarium are included in the registration cost! | |||
== Schedule == | == Schedule == | ||
All times other than beginning and ending times are approximate and will be adjusted according to weather and participant interest | |||
*8:00 Meet at Convention Center | |||
*8:15 Leave for BPA road trailhead. During the drive, field trip leaders further explain purpose of trip and how we will collect data/specimens in the field. | |||
*8:45 Arrive at BPA road trailhead (9235 Northwest Skyline Boulevard, Portland, OR 97231, 45.592577 N, 122.814995 W) | |||
*9:00 Begin hiking (first along part of Wildwood Trail, making a loop toward the BPA road). Locally experienced naturalists point out notable Pacific Northwest wildlife. | |||
*10:00 Botanist demonstrates how to collect plant specimens and data | |||
*10:15 Entomologist demonstrates how to collect insect specimens and data | |||
*10:30 Participants split into teams and begin documenting and collecting plant and insect species | |||
*12:00 Lunch at the top of the BPA road | |||
*1:00 Begin hiking back to BPA road trailhead (along shorter route) | |||
*1:30 Get on bus to Hoyt Arboretum | |||
*2:00 Arrive at Hoyt Arboretum | |||
*2:10 Hoyt taxonomist explains specimen preparation, curation, and digitization | |||
*2:45 Participants free to ask questions, try out techniques, explore the collection, or briefly tour Hoyt Arboretum | |||
*4:00 Participants get on bus to return to convention center | |||
*4:30 Participants return to convention center | |||
== Contacts == | == Contacts == | ||
For more information, please contact one of the organizers: | |||
*[mailto:kpearson@bio.fsu.edu Katelin Pearson] | |||
*[mailto:eellwood@bio.fsu.edu Libby Ellwood] | |||
*[mailto:dpaul@fsu.edu Deb Paul] | |||
*[mailto:shelley.james@bgcp.nsw.gov.au Shelley James] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
[http://www.esa.org/portland/ Ecological Society of America 2017 Meeting] | |||
[http://www.hoytarboretum.org/ Hoyt Arboretum] | |||