Aquatic Plant ID Workshop

Register at https://flms.net/chapters-and-workshops/technical-workshops/

This online workshop has three parts, each 1 hour in length.

1. Development and Uses of the Lake Vegetation Index (LVI) – This hour, we will review the details of the LVI method, DEP SOP LVI 1000, how it was developed, and how it is used by DEP.
2. Beginners plant identification workshop – This hour will include a review of the most common plants encountered during LVI surveys, and will showcase recently developed simple keys for identification of floating plants, Persicaria, and Ludwigia.
3. Advanced plant identification workshop – This hour will include a review of plants that are likely to be mis-identified during LVI surveys, and will showcase recently developed simple keys for identification of submersed plants, Utricularia, and Eleocharis.