Plant ecology workshop at Chinati Saturday
MARFA – On Saturday, November 4, the Chinati Foundation is pleased to host a Range Ecology and Plant Identification Workshop led by Sul Ross State University’s Borderlands Research Institute and the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Marfa Soil Survey Office.
Please join us for this fun, free and informative experience! The Range Ecology and Plant Identification Workshop will take place from 8:30am–1:30pm in Chinati’s Art Lab.
Enrollment is limited and lunch is provided. Please email apowers@chinati.org or call 432.729.4362 for details.
This free workshop includes three speakers: Dr. Bonnie J. Warnock, the SRSU Clint Josey Endowed Chair for Sustainable Ranch Management, speaking on the morphology and inflorescences of grasses; Dr. Lynn Loomis of the NRCS, speaking on the morphology of area soils as related to the intake and storage of water; and Will Juett of the NRCS, speaking on ecological sites and the relation of grasses to the soil. These talks will be followed by a two-hour field activity, in which participants will get hands-on experience in determining soil morphology, distinguishing different ecological sites and identifying grasses.
The Chinati Foundation/La Fundación Chinati is a contemporary art museum based upon the ideas of its founder, Donald Judd. In light of its mission to present works in which art and the surrounding landscape are inextricably linked, Chinati is pleased to partner with BRI and the NCRS to host this workshop.
The Borderlands Research Institute’s mission is to help conserve the natural resources of the Chihuahuan Desert Borderlands through research, education, and outreach.
The Natural Resources Conservation Service helps America’s farmers, ranchers and forest landowners conserve the nation’s soil, water, air and other natural resources.