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Plants of Concern: A Rare Plant Monitoring Program in Illinois

February 26 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

The unglaciated terrain of extreme southern Illinois is home to a variety of plant species not found in the rest of the state, making many of them rare in Illinois. Yet the resources available to monitor and protect them are more limited. To alleviate this, the Plants of Concern (POC) program based out of the Chicago Botanic Garden seeks volunteers to help monitor rare plants. Housed in the Gibson lab at Southern Illinois University, coordinator Chris Benda organizes volunteer community scientists to monitor rare plants and report population data. Join us as Chris explains the goals of the program and hopes for the future of the effort. Registration is required.

Details

Date:
February 26
Time:
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Venue

Giant City Visitor center
235 Giant City Road
Makanda, IL 62958
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Phone
618-457-4836
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