| Please joining us on March 15, 2007 at the
Florence Natural Resource and Wild Rivers Interpretive
Center for an informational program on lichens.
Presenter Chantelle Delay of the US Forest Service has
extensive experience with lichens. Lichens are a
symbiosis of algae and fungi, working together to
survive in more environments than either group could
survive alone. Lichens can be found on rocks,
trees, soil, other lichens, buildings, old bones, old
cars, and more. Humans use lichens for dye,
ornamentals, and even poison. Lichens are used as
bio-indicators of environmental change, much like a
canary in a mine. They are usually the first
organisms to disappear from a polluted landscape.
This presentation will explain basic lichen physiology,
identification, and ecology. |
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| If you would like to learn more about the
amazing world of lichens, please join us! This program will be
held from 7:00pm to 8:00pm in the lower level classroom
at the Florence Natural Resource and Wild Rivers
Interpretive Center located on the corner of US Hwy 2
and Hwy 101/70 in Florence. The Environmental
Stewardship Program Series are put on by the Friends of
the Wild Rivers Interpretive Center and are open to the
public and free of charge. For more information on
this or any programs, contact
Nathan Ruble in the
Florence Natural Resource Center at 888-889-0049 ext
101. |
