Allerton Park & Retreat Center

Experience Level: Beginner

Learn to identify trees and other woody plants in the forest at Trees, Shrubs, and Vines of Allerton on Saturdays, Sept. 20 (in The Studio) and Sept. 27 (at the McDonald Family Trailhead) from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

In the first class of this two-part course, instructor Fran Harty of the Land Conservation Foundation will teach students how to use leaf, twig, fruit and bark characteristics to identify trees, shrubs and woody vines at the Park. Students will also spend time outside to apply what was learned.

Class on Sept. 27 will be spent outside on the McDonald Family Trailsidentifying trees, shrubs and woody vines. (In case of rain the class will be held in the Music Barn.)

$45/person*. Registration will close Sept. 12 or when capacity is reached. All sales are final.

*Students should dress for hiking/the weather and bring a water bottle, bug spray and snacks. Binoculars are encouraged.

If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email owarren@illinois.edu.

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About the instructor

Fran Harty has taught dendrology at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale and similar classes for Allerton Park Corps of Discovery in 2009 and the Illinois Audubon Society in 2015. He currently works with the Land Conservation Foundation.