Welcome WPI 2024! Below you will find additional resources for your class year by month. We are very excited you are with us this year and hope these resources will help your journey!

WPI Program Details Link

WPI Locations 2024:

MARCH: Linne Doran, Wilderness Awareness School Land

APRIL: Linne Doran

MAY: EASTERN WA

JUNE: Blue Heron Farm

JULY: OLYMPIC PENINSULA

AUGUST: Linne Doran

SEPTEMBER: EASTERN WA

OCTOBER: Linne Doran

PLANT FAMILIES:

Mustard

Rose

Aster/Composite

Carrot/Parsley

Heath

Saxifrage

Figwort

Buttercup

Pea

Lily

WPI MARCH Resources:

March Power Point Presentation: Introduction to Plant Evolution

Plant and Tree Species Journal Templates:

Identification Resources:

Burke Image Library: Plant Journal Resources

Winter Twig ID

CPNH-More advanced database for plant locations in PNW

A Crash Course in Dichotomous Keys

Rare, Threatened & Endangered Plant Lists:

USFS PNW Pacific Northwest Region Rare Plant Profiles

More Links for Plant Evolution and Life Cycle:

These are from https://ohioplants.org/plant-kingdom-intro/

VIDEOS:

Evolution of Plants 101

Super Plant Dorky Presentation by Royal Botanic Society on The Origins of Flowering Plants… Love it! and it may be too much for plant beginners! Use at your own risk…:>)

Botany in a Day Plant ID Introduction-Thomas Elpel (and you don’t need the cards for this class but knock yourself out if you want then! I am the last person to ask someone else to NOT buy a plant related learning tool…hypocrite I would be!)

Washington Native Plant Society-These are AWESOME. If you can check these out over this year as your interest peaks, these are some great botanists. Consider becoming a member! They have great field trips!

Alex Lowe, PhD-Washington State Paleobotanist-AWESOME Presentation

Urban Foraging Maps: Seattle and Local Area:

Falling Fruit

ARCGIS Foraging Map Seattle

WPI APRIL RESOURCES:

Poisonous/High Toxicity Resources:

Poison Hemlock Resources: https://www.nwcb.wa.gov/pdfs/poison_hemlock_2015.pdf

https://www.nwcb.wa.gov/weeds/poison-hemlock

Plant Medicine Resources:

PLANT HERBARIUM EXAMPLES AND RESOURCES:

Here is the link to my Google Drive that will allow you to access the examples!

Forestry Suppliers: Where you can purchase Herbarium supplies

Rachael’s Resource for How to Do an Herbarium:

MAY RESOURCES:

Methow Interpretive Center: https://www.methowvalleyinterpretivecenter.com/

AMAZING site for Eastside Plants: http://www.bentler.us/eastern-washington/plants/

Two Rivers Film: http://www.tworiversfilm.com/2riv_trailer.htm

JUNE & JULY 2023 RESOURCES:

Tilth Alliance

Lushootseed Resources on Plants

Vi Hilbert and the Cedar Root Basket Story

Upper Skagit Tribe

NPS North Cascades National Park Plant Prop

Healing with Herb Robert!

Super Cool Resource for Tree Map (ArcGIS)

ETHNOBOTANY FIELD GUIDE: UNIVERSITY OF OR:

HURRICANE RIDGE PLANT LIST

History of Elwha Dam

Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe

Local Seaweeds Expert: http://www.ryandrum.com

AUGUST RESOURCES: STUDY GUIDES!