2024 Washington Botanical Symposium

(in-person & online)

Logos for Burke Museum and UW Botanic Gardens

Wednesday, March 6, 2024
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (PST)

In-person reception to follow 4:00 p.m – 5:00 p.m. 

Center for Urban Horticulture
3501 NE 41st St., Seattle, WA

In-person and remote attendance options

$95 for in-person registration, $45 for virtual registration

Financial aid rates available; scholarships & student rates available for students & service corps members.

REGISTER HERE

An extensive network of professional, academic, and amateur botanists are actively engaged in the conservation, management, and study of Washington’s diverse flora.  Their expertise ranges from how best to manage biodiversity, to understanding climate change impacts on plant communities, to naming and classifying the flora’s rare, common, and invasive elements.  Invited speakers and poster presentations will share new insights and discoveries about these topics and more.  Participants from throughout Washington and adjacent areas will have the opportunity to exchange ideas with colleagues within and across disciplines.

Co-hosted by: University of Washington Botanic Gardens and the University of Washington Herbarium at the Burke Museum

2024 Speakers:

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Professional Credits (Full Day Attendance): CPH-6, ecoPRO-6, NALP/WALP-6

Sponsors: 

 

 

 

 

Supporters:     AECOM          Parametrix            Shannon & Wilson          Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Natural Heritage Program         

Friends:         DCG/Watershed      

Posters & Announcements

Carl Baker, The Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) study comparing old-growth associated lichens and bryophytes across experimental study areas at Ellsworth Creek Preserve in southwest Washington

Olivia Brech and Dr. Carrie Woods, University of Puget Sound

The Influence of Bryophyte Species on Tsuga heterophylla Seedling Survival

Erik Ertsgaard, Environmental Science & Resource Management, University of Washington

Distance, Geology, and Precipitation Determine Taxonomic and Phylogenetic Differences Between Alpine Plant Communities

Shelby Felthoven, School of Environmental and Forest Science, University of Washington

Evaluating Drought Impacts on the Cold Hardiness of Climate-Ready Landscape Plants

Reisha Foertsch, Ellie Olpin, and Dr. Carrie Woods, University of Puget Sound

Comparing fungal communities in Tsuga heterophylla seedling roots across nurse log decay stages and the forest floor

Wyatt Mojo, University of Washington

Implementation of Native Annuals into SER-UW Nursery

Steering Committee Members

Cheryl Shippentower, Chair Restoration Ecologist, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
Clayton Antieau Senior Specialist, Environmental Review and Environmental Permitting, Seattle Public Utilities, City of Seattle and Past President, Washington Native Plant Society
Wendy Gibble Associate Director, University of Washington Botanic Gardens and the Rare Plant Care and Conservation Program Manager (Rare Care)
David Giblin, Ph.D Collections Manager, University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Joe Rocchio Program Manager, Washington DNR, Natural Heritage Program
Helen Lau Botanist, US Forest Service Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest, Cle Elum Ranger District

Sponsorship Opportunities

Sponsorship is an opportunity for individuals and organizations to support continuing education, ensure the success of this event, and enable us to offer students, service corps members, and those facing financial hardship reduced or waived registration fees. View sponsorship materials

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