2025 Native Grass ID Workshop - Saturday, August 16, from 10:00am - 1:00pm

Join us for an informative workshop about Colorado native grasses! This will be held in the conference room at the Arapahoe County CSU Extension office. Your instructors will be Raylene Owen and Heather Koch, Native Plant Master trainers.

The first half of this workshop will be a classroom presentation about Colorado native grasses and grass anatomy, including how to tell grasses apart from dicots, rushes and sedges. The second portion of the class will be a hands on lab where you will learn sight identification and characteristics of 10 common Colorado grasses, along with some anatomical dissection.

This course does not count toward the Native Plant Master certification.

TRAINERS:

Heather Koch has a Master of Science in Cell Biology and is a Certified Public Accountant. Since retirement she has focused her learning on the macro rather than the cellular side of biology, plants! Her volunteer work included the CSU Master Gardener Program, the Jefferson County Diagnostic Clinic, the Douglas Land Conservancy, Douglas County Open Space, and teaching in the Native Plant Master Program.

Raylene Owen is an Elbert County Master Gardener, and a Native Plant Master Trainer.

NATIVE PLANT MASTER:

This native grass identification workshop does not count towards a Native Plant Master certificate. Please see our other 3-day NPM certification courses if you would like to become a certified Native Plant Master. Learn more about Foothills to Plains Native Plant Master program here.

WHEN/WHERE TO MEET:

This class will be held at the Arapahoe County CSU Extension office which is located in an Arapahoe County complex. When you pull into the complex, pass the DMV on your right and go straight until you get to the stop sign. Turn left and the CSU Extension office will be on your left, next to the Arpaphoe County Open Spaces. There is plenty of parking around this building. Class will start promptly at 10:00am, please give yourself plenty of time to arrive and get settled before class starts. There are bathrooms at this facility.

Arapahoe County CSU Extension

6934 Soth Lima Street, Suite B

Englewood, CO 80112

WHAT TO BRING:

Pen or pencil, notepad, and camera to take notes, hand lens (10x), water, snack.

Host or Publisher Foothills to Plains Native Plant Master Program