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Orbis COVID-19 Policy and Guidelines – Plant ID Class

With great consideration to the health and safety of our staff and class participants, Orbis will be conducting the Wetland and Adjacent Upland Plant Identification Workshop this year August 18-20 as scheduled. We will follow guidelines provided by our local,…

June 23, 2020
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Wetland and Adjacent Upland Plant Workshop

Have you wanted to learn a lot more about plants but didn’t know where to start? Are you doing wetland delineations but have no clue what kind of sedge you are looking at (I hope not)? Orbis botanists, Nathanael Pilla…

February 24, 2020
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Luzula subgenus Luzula in the Chicago Region

    Do you call every woodrush you see Luzula multiflora? Are you curious about its lookalikes? We put together a short paper intended to help the reader understand Luzula in an easy and approachable way. Although it is written…

August 15, 2019
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Strawberry, not a strawberry: Distinguishing between wild strawberry and Indian strawberry

If you live in the midwest U.S. you may have seen a plant that looks like this in your yard and wondered – “Is that a strawberry?” In the paper below botanist Molly Hacker compares two plants like this that…

June 18, 2019
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Wetland Plant Identification Course – Du Page County, IL

      When: June 5-7, 2019 Where: DuPage County, Illinois Instructors: Scott Namestnik and Christopher Benda Fee: $600 Orbis Environmental Consulting botanist Scott Namestnik will be joined by botanist Christopher Benda to lead a three-day wetland plant identification course in DuPage County, Illinois…

May 10, 2019
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Plant Identification Workshop – Hastings, MI

    When: August 19-21, 2019. 9:00am – 5:00pm. Where: Pierce Cedar Creek Institute, Hastings, Michigan Instructor: Brad Slaughter Orbis Environmental Consulting botanist Brad Slaughter is leading a three-day plant identification workshop in Hastings, Michigan on August 19-21, 2019. The course will run…

May 10, 2019
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Wetland and Adjacent Upland Plant Identification Workshop

    When: June 19-21, 2019 Where: Northern Indiana Instructor: Scott Namestnik Orbis Environmental Consulting botanist Scott Namestnik is leading a three-day plant identification workshop in Northern Indiana on June 19-21, 2019, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM EDT each day. The focus of the workshop will be plants…

May 7, 2019
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“Fruits” of Thailand: Molly Hacker

    In January-February 2019, I got a chance to taste and experience the local seasonal fare of Thailand.  The diversity is unreal – biologically, ecologically, and culturally. This piece is vaguely reflective of the work we do at Orbis…

March 7, 2019
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Winter Identification – Tree and Shrub Leaf Arrangement

Identifying deciduous trees and shrubs in winter can be a difficult task.  After the leaves have fallen, what is left to help you determine what species you are observing? Believe it or not, there are several parts of the tree…

November 21, 2018
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Roadside Botany of Illinois – June

Identifying Common Roadside Plants by Bloom Color Check out the latest in the monthly series by Molly Hacker highlighting the colorful blooms you might see as you drive through Illinois during the growing season. The guide is designed to help you…

June 29, 2018
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