NATH7144, 1.5 CEUs Class night and time: Thursdays, 6-8 pm Class meetings: July 2-30 Lectures via zoom Field trip dates: July 11 (9 am-12 pm): The National Arboretum; July 25 (8:30-11:30 am): Riverbend Park, VA Instructor: Kit Sheffield This course covers the identification, evolutionary history, and ecology of ferns and lycophytes. Lectures will focus on understanding the life and reproductive methods of these ancient plants, the local fern families and species, their characteristics, and their uses by humans and animals. Field trips will focus on identification of ferns using a variety of resources, and on the habitats where they can be found. Required Textbook: A Natural History of Ferns, by Robbin C. Moran