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Lichens of NJ Pinelands: (L-R: Usnea mutabilis, Parmelia sulcata, Cladonia submitis, Cladonia incrassata, Lecanora strobilina, Parmotrema hypotropum, Cladonia coniocraea)
Nature Walks
I love introducing people to lichens! I've led walks at parks, cemeteries, recreation areas, and wildlife refuges around DC and New Jersey.
- I led a lichen walk at Clifton Institute in MD in 2022
- I led a lichen walk for young people at Patuxent Research Refuge in MD in 2019
- I led lichen walks with the Mycological Association of Washington DC at Rock Creek Cemetery and Carderock Recreation Area and Great Falls in 2019-2022
- I led a lichen walk for the fabulous New Jersey Mycological Association at Cattus Island County Park in 2018
Want a lichen walk or presentation for your group? Get in touch.
Presentations
I love instigating discussions about lichens of the Mid-Atlantic Region! Here are some talks & presentations I've given:
- Nature Forward hikes in 2022 and Maryland Lichens class 2023
- North American Mycological Association talk at their annual foray in 2022
- Natural History Society of Maryland talk in 2020 and workshop in 2022
- Mycological Association of Washington talk posted on youtube!
- New Jersey Forestry Association's Backyard Forestry Series discussion in 2019
- Lock Haven Lichens workshop at the Northeast Mycological Federation's delightful 2019 Samuel Ristich Foray
- Lichens of Philadelphia display for the Philly Fall Nature Fest at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge in 2016
- Lichens of New Jersey workshop at the Pinelands Short Course at Stockton College in 2016
- I helped organize the lichen group for the Andrews Foray in the majestic NJ Pinelands in 2015
Bioblitzes
I've been a lichen and fungus walk leader at bioblitzes. Bioblitzes are a chance for nature enthusiasts of all types to get together and see what great stuff lives in our parks!
- Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge First Annual Bioblitz in 2019
- Philadelphia City Nature Challenge in 2019
- Macaulay Honors College Bioblitz in 2016-2018
- Union County Bioblitz at Warinanco Park, Roselle NJ in 2017
- Woodbridge Bioblitz at Ernie L Oros Park, Woodbridge NJ in 2017
- Upenn Bioblitz at the University of Pennsylvania in 2016
- Rutgers/NJIT Bioblitz at Rutgers, Newark, in 2016
- Sandy Hook Bioblitz at Sandy Hook National Recreation Area in 2015
- Personal Bioblitz at Rutgers University in 2014-2017
Lichen Brochures & Story Maps
- Lichens of Patuxent (Story Map)
- Lichens of Liberty State Park (Story Map)
- Lichens of Freshkills
- Some Lichens of New Jersey
- Lichens of the National Mall
- Camden-Philadelphia Urban Lichen Project
- Lichens of Mount Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia
- Lichens of Lehigh Gap Nature Center
- Keys for Some Lichens at Patuxent
Lichens of New Brunswick (L-R: Flavoparmelia caperata, Physcia millegrana, Candelaria concolor, Cladonia chlorophaea group, Punctelia caesiana, Amandinea polyspora)
I contributed the lichens listed on the Flora of Rutgers Campus Project