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Wet & Wild

26-31 July 2003

Arthur R. Outlaw Convention Center Mobile, Alabama

Field Trip Information


Date
Time
Title
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Trip Leaders Contact Information Limit Transportation Lunch Cost per Person
FT-1

Saturday, July 26

6:30 am – 2:30 pm

 

Pitcher-plant Bogs, Coastal Karst Ponds/Sinkholes, and Longleaf Pine Ecological Interactions in Conecuh National Forest
Rhonda Stewart, 
Art Goddard, and 
Jay Edwards
Rhonda Stewart: 
Talladega National Forest, Shoal Creek District, 2309 AL Highway 46, 
Heflin, AL  36264
(256) 463-2272, rsstewart@fs.fed.us

26 

Van No $65.00
FT-2

AFS

Saturday, July 26

7:00 am - 6:30 pm

A Pteridological Excursion to the Conecuh National Forest (Alabama) and Black Water River State Forest (Florida).

Patricia Cox and 
Garrie Landry   

Patricia Cox: Dept. of Botany, 
University of Tennessee, 
Knoxville, TN 37996. 
(865) 974-6225, pcox@utk.edu
40  Bus Yes $35.00
FT-3

Saturday, July 26

7:00 am – 6:00 pm

Botanical Tour of Eglin Air Force Base Brenda Herring, 
Linda Chafin, and Carolyn Kindell
Brenda Herring, 
Florida Natural Areas Inventory, 
1018 Thomasville Rd., Suite 200-C, Tallahassee FL 32303
(850) 224-8207, bherring@gnv.fdt.net
20  Van No $75.00
FT-4

Saturday, July 26

8:00 am – 3:30 pm

Ecological Restoration of Wet Pine Savannas of the Gulf Coastal Plain Scott Hereford, 
Andre’ Clewell, and Cynthia Ramseur
Scott Hereford
Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge, 7200 Crane Lane, 
Gautier, MS  39553
(228) 497-6322, scott_hereford@fws.gov
52  Van Yes $63.00
FT-5

Saturday, July 26

7:00 am – 4:00 pm

The Barrier Islands of the Northern Gulf Coast and the World of Walter Anderson, Artist and Naturalist Extraordinaire Diane Ehrman and Ronald Wieland Diane Ehrman
The Nature Conservancy, 
Ocean Springs Field Office, 
1709 Government Street, 
Ocean Springs, MS  39564
(228) 872-8452, dehrman@tnc.org
20   Van Yes $148.00
FT-6

Saturday, July 26

8:00 am – 4:00 pm

Coastal Plain Bogs and Longleaf Pine Tate Thriffiley, 
Lisa Yeger, and 
Bruce Sorrie
Tate Thriffiley
DeSoto National Forest, 
654 West Frontage Road, 
P. O. Box 248, Wiggins, MS  39577 (601) 928-4422, tatethriffiley@fs.fed.us
40 Bus or van Yes $42.00
FT-7

Saturday, July 26

8:00 am – 4:00 pm

Crosby Arboretum Robert Brzuszek Robert Brzuszek
Senior Curator, Crosby Arboretum, 
370 Ridge Road, P. O. Box 1639, Picayune, Mississippi  39466
(601) 799-2311, crosbyar@datastar.net
60  Bus or van Yes $42.00
FT-8

Saturday, July 26

8:00 am – 6:00 pm

Botanical Highlights of Haines Island Recreation Area and Alabama’s Chalk Prairies Al Schotz, 
Linda Schotz, and James Burkhalter
Al Schotz
Alabama Natural Heritage Program, Huntingdon College, Massey Hall, Montgomery, AL  36106
(334) 834-4519, aschotz@alnhp.org
29  Van Yes $85.00
FT-9 Saturday, July 26

8:00 am – 4:00 pm

River, Forest, and Swamp Boat Tour at Deaton Preserve of The Nature Conservancy George Ramseur George Ramseur
Project Director, 
Old Fort Bayou Mitigation Bank, 
Ocean Springs Field Office, 
1709 Government Street, 
Ocean Springs, MS  39564; 
(228) 872-8452, gramseur@tnc.org
14   Bus or van No $65.00
FT-10 Sunday, July 27

6:30 am – 2:30 pm

Relict Longleaf Savannas and Embedded Habitat Interdependency on Conecuh National Forest Rhonda Stewart, 
Art Goddard, and 
Jay Edwards
Rhonda Stewart: 
Talladega National Forest, Shoal Creek District, 2309 AL Highway 46, 
Heflin, AL  36264
(256) 463-2272, rsstewart@fs.fed.us
30  Van No $55.00
FT-11

AFS

Sunday, 27 July

7:00 am - 4:30 pm

Ferns of  the Alabama Red Hills in Monroe and Conecuh Counties Patricia Cox and Garrie Landry             Patricia Cox
Dept. of Botany, 
University of Tennessee, 
Knoxville, TN 37996. 
(865) 974-6225, pcox@utk.edu
40  Bus Yes $35.00
FT-12 Sunday, July 27

7:00 am - 4:30 pm

Coastal Dune System at Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge John Hays John Hays
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, 2148 Riverside Dr., Jackson, MS 39202,
601/354-7303, ext. 115 john.hays@mmns.state.ms.us
20  Bus or van Yes $64.00
FT-13 Sunday, July 27

8:00 am – 2:30 pm

Gulf Coast Maritime Forest Exploratory Tour Bill Finch Bill Finch
Mobile Register, 
P. O. Box 2488, Mobile, AL  36652
(251) 219-5630, Bfinch@mobileregister.com
30  ? Yes $64.00
FT-14 Sunday, July 27

8:00 am – 2:30 pm

Botanical Treasures of Clear Creek James Burkhalter James Burkhalter: 
788 Deedra Avenue, 
Pensacola, FL  32514; 
(850) 476-6177
30  Van Yes $64.00
FT-15 Sunday, July 27

8:00 am – 3:30 pm

Marsh and Bottomland Forest/Swamp Boat Tour Mark LaSalle,  M. Wayne Morris and
Ron Wieland
Mark LaSalle
Mississippi State University Coastal Research and Extension Center
2710 Beach Boulevard, Suite 1-E
Biloxi, Mississippi  39531
(228) 388-4710, markl@ext.msstate.edu
20  Bus or van Yes $130.00
FT-16 Sunday, July 27

8:30 am – 3:30 pm

Ecology and Species of Brackish Marsh and Salt Pannes of the Northern Gulf Dave Ruple, Jennifer Buchanan, Jeff Clark, and Pon Dixson Dave Ruple
Reserve Manager, Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve,
6005 Bayou Heron Road, 
Moss Point, MS  39502; 
(228)475-7047,david.ruple@dmr.state.ms.us
15  Van Yes $83.00
FT-17 Sunday, July 27

8:30 am – 5:30 pm

Perdido River Canoe Trip Al Schotz and 
Linda Schotz
Al Schotz
Alabama Natural Heritage Program, Huntingdon College, Massey Hall, Montgomery, AL  36106
(334) 834-4519, aschotz@alnhp.org
20  Bus or van Yes $100.00
FT-18 Sunday, July 27

9:00 am – 5:00 pm

                                                

Mesic Ravine Forests at Historic Blakeley State Park and Weeks Bay Pitcher-plant Bog

Fred Nation and 
Harry Larsen
Fred Nation
120 Havenwood Circle,
Daphne, AL  36526; 
(251) 626-6816, frednmoe@worldnet.att.net
40  Bus or van No $20.00
FT-19 Thursday, July 31

8:00 am – 3:00 pm

Boat tour of the Mobile – Tensaw River Delta Smoot Major Smoot Major
Department of Biological Sciences, 
University of South Alabama,
LSCB – 236, Mobile, AL  36688
(251) 460-7943, smajor@usouthal.edu
35  Bus or van Yes $84.00
FT-20 Thursday, July 31

8:00 am – 3:00 pm

Pitcher-Plant Savannas and Barrier Island Dunes: Two Contrasting Environments of the Gulf Coastal Plain Al Schotz Al Schotz
Alabama Natural Heritage Program, Huntingdon College, Massey Hall, Montgomery, AL  36106
(334) 834-4519, aschotz@alnhp.org
30  Van No $50.00
FT-21

Thursday, July 31

8:00 am – 5:00 pm

 

Lichens and Bryophytes of the Mobile Area Bill Buck Bill Buck
New York Botanical Garden
Bronx, NY 10458-5126
bbuck@nybg.org
35 Bus Yes FREE