San Juan Nature Institute Workshops

San Juan Nature Institute is offering the following workshops. Registration is requested. You may register on line at www.sjnature.org; by email to science@sjnature.org or by calling 378-3646

April 17: Lichens on Lopez.
10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Instructor Dr Fred Rhoades.
An introduction to lichens will be given in the science lab at Lopez High School after which participants will carpool to Pt Colville for a brown bag lunch and field studies. We will return to the school by 4:30 p.m. Cost per person is $40. Copies of Dr Rhoades’ book Lichens of Lopez will be on sale for $15 each and this book is recommended reference for this course and further study of this important element of our island ecosystems. San Juan Nature Institute is an approved provider of clock hours and 5.5 educator hours are available for this workshop. In view of the sensitive nature of the area, we are limiting this workshop to 10 participants. Please register as soon as possible to guarantee your place.
Participants should bring clothing suitable for outdoor field work, a brown bag lunch and hand lens. Lenses will be available for sale at the class.
Special offer: If we fill the workshop, we offer the opportunity to join the class for Dr Rhoades’ Introduction to Lichens at a cost of $10 per person.

May 2: Geology of Sucia.
9:30-3:30p.m. Instructor: Michael Yeaman.
This workshop is to be held in conjunction with Sustainable San Juans Conference May 1, at the Village Green on Orcas but is open to anyone interested.
The class will convene at Enzo’s Coffee Bar for a brief overview before carpooling to the ‘Ditch’ to board our transport to the island. Michael will lead a hike to the Protection Formation and return to the dock for a light lunch at 1 p.m. After a short guided walk around the dock area, we will return to Orcas at about 3:30 p.m. Cost per participant is $45 which covers lunch and transport. Participants should wear clothing suitable for travel in an open boat and for a hike.

May 8: Ethnobotany and Edibles
11:30 -4 p.m. Instructor MacClellan (Mac) Smith
Participants will gather at Churchill House, San Juan Preservation Trust Offices, at 11:30 and carpool to a Westside property under SJPT care. Mac will lead a walk discussing medicinal, edible and other useful plants as he goes. This informal walk and talk will end with a Douglas Fir tea and nibbles prepared by Market Chef before we carpool back to town to catch ferries home. The timing of the class enables participants to come from other islands and to return home at a convenient time. Cost per delegate is $40 which includes the refreshments.

June 20: Biodiversity of Watmough Bay:
10:30-4 p.m. Lead by scientists from Kwiaht.
Join scientists from Kwiaht in exploring the biology of Watmough Bay, Lopez Island. Participants from San Juan and Orcas Islands will arrive on the morning ferry and drive to meet Russel Barsh and his colleagues at the Land Bank Reserve at Watmough Bay. SJNI will coordinate carpools from each island. We will join in a beach seine, explore a freshwater habitat and enjoy a scenic walk before returning to catch the ferry at about 3:50 (ferry schedule for that day is not available at present). Cost per participant is $40. Please bring clothes suitable for a day outdoors, a brown bag lunch and water. Boots for the wet work would be an advantage.