Plant Identification and Keying Course

This summer, our chapter is once again offering this training in a two day, 9 hour course taught by local botanist and naturalist skills instructor Jazmen Yoder! The course is designed for novices, and is intended to give a foundation that enables students to continue independently building their identification skills after course completion. The course will be taught mostly or entirely outdoors.

Leaf and flower on a table with plant identification books
Jazmen Yoder directing students in the field and at a picnic table
  • Date and time: Sunday July 6 and Sunday July 13 1:00-5:30pm
  • Location: Bellingham, specific location to be determined
  • Fee: For WNPS members only: $95, or you may choose a $45 “budget” option. Note that $95 is roughly half the price of similar courses offered by local colleges! For WNPS non-members, to learn about membership, please visit our statewide website.

How to Apply

Please only apply if you can attend both sessions for the entire class time. To apply, simply indicate your desire to enroll by emailing Eric Worden at komakulshan@wnps.org. Please indicate whether you would pay the regular or budget fee, as there is a limited number of budget fee positions available. A maximum of 20 total students will be accepted, in the order that email are received. Please make sure that your WNPS membership is current: we will check it and reject any applicants whose membership is not current. If the course fills up, a waiting list will be started.

Payment

Please pay promptly after sending your email application. If there is a waiting list and payment has not been received within seven days of your application, a waiting application will take your place and your application will be moved to the waiting list.

You may pay by check or credit card. To pay by check, please mail your check to:

WNPS Koma Kulshan
Attn: Eric Worden
2000 McKenzie Ave Apt 2
Bellingham WA 98225

To pay by credit card, use our payment form on this site.

Cancellation and Refunds

You may cancel your application and receive a refund if you notify Eric by email on June 29 or earlier. The amount of the refund will be equal to your payment amount less $10.

If you cancel on June 30 or later, you will not receive a refund.