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Now available; a new Tree and Shrub book authored by the Senior Instructor of the EARTHQUEST Biological Field School - Dave Jolly
People considering internships and jobs with EARTHQUEST or work in the environmental industry are strongly urged to purchase this book for only $100.00 CND + shipping and handling
To order please contact us for more details
Photos: Dave Jolly
International Field Biology Training (FBT) Program
International FBT Courses
This course is new and focuses on approximately 20 - 25 commonly found species of ferns from the following families;
i. Wood fern
ii. Flowering fern
iii. Marsh fern
iv. Adder's tongue
v. Bracken fern
vi. Spleenwort
vii. Maidenhair fern
Ferns are grouped together into their respective familles so that students may easily field identify based on the following traits;
i. How they are divided (fronds)
ii. Rachis; scaly, wooly, etc.,
iii. habitat
iv. reproductive system (ie. walking, bulblet, spores)
v. shape of sporangium
The course is supplemented with a number of field site visits to natural areas which have a high biodiversity of fern species and may be taken via correspondence as it is applicable to any province or territory in Canada, or other countries. It is recommended that you also enroll in the following courses to enhance your chances of becoming more attractive to employers as these plant courses do show up on many job postings
Level 1 & 2 terrestrial plant courses
Grass, sedge, rush course
Level 1 aquatic/wetland course
For a complete description of the core International FBT Program courses, specialty and correspondence courses please download
International FBT Program Courses
Level 3 International FBT fern course - $800.00 CAD
This course focuses on the 3 families; grasses, sedges, rushes commonly found in the eastern half of North America, but these families are also found all over the world. It emphasizes common traits shared among other plant families and how to visually recognize them based on these traits. It is a course that is best taken with other field botany courses offered, including the Species at Risk plant course;
Unit #1: Structure and function of ferns
Fern reproductive systems - modes of reproduction and their taxonomic classification as vascular plants
 Fern family descriptions
Family characteristics and traits
Unit #2: Field diagnostics; fern genera
We will learn how to identify common fern genera based on visual traits and characteristics.
How to identify based on frond shape, rachis, shape and size of sporangium, etc.
Unit #3: Fern species identification
An examination of some of the fern species found within the 5 forest regions of Canada
Purchase your copy of our new book on the Species at Risk trees, shrubs and wildflowers of Ontario - volume 1
$150.00 CAD + shipping and handling
Photo: Dave Jolly
for more information please click on;
Level 3 SAR plants of Ontario course
 E-mail: earthquestcanada@yahoo.com
Executive Director & Senior Instructor
D. Jolly, B.Sc.
EARTHQUEST (Canada) for the Environment
8122 Rogers Rd. S., RR #5
Aylmer, Ontario, Canada
N5H 2R4
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