2026 Plant Identification Course

Tannas Conservation Services (TCS) and Eastern Slopes Rangeland Seeds (TCS) is pleased to be hosting our annual Plant Identification Course again this year. The course will be held in three components: Forbs, Grasses, and Willows/Sedges. Each component will focus on hands-on, field keying and identification using The Common Plants of The Western Rangelands field guides. Field locations will be in the Cochrane and Cremona regions. It is possible to attend any combination of days, but attending the first day of the Grass course is highly recommended if attending the second day.

Component 1

June 15 Forbs - Cochrane Alliance Church 902 Glenbow Dr, Cochrane, AB – parkland and foothills species

Component 2

June 16 - Cochrane Alliance Church 902 Glenbow Dr, Cochrane, AB – parkland and foothills species – prairie and foothills species

June 17 Grasses - Eastern Slopes Rangeland Seeds (Search in Google Maps), Cremona, AB – parkland and forested species

Component 3

June 18 Willow/Sedge - Eastern Slopes Rangeland Seeds (Search in Google Maps), Cremona, AB – foothills and wetland species

Component 4

June 19 Exam for AIA equivalency to a 3 credit University Course for Plant Identification and Taxonomy. To be written at Cremona, AB. Comes with a certificate

Schedule:

8:30 - 9am - Registration (you only need to register on the first day, the rest of the time you'll start at 9am)

9 - 10am Morning classroom session (On June 16th and 17th only - other days it will be all field)

1 0-12 Morning field session

12-1 - Lunch

1-:4:30ish - Afternoon field session

What to bring:

- Please bring your own lunch.

- Notebook, pens etc for note taking

- Wear/bring weather appropriate clothing and sufficient water. Hat is highly recommended

- Backpack to carry books in

- Hand lens if you have one

- The plant ID book for the specific day (see below). If you ordered the books you will receive them on the first day

- Please do not bring any pets

Books

June 15 (Forbs) - Common Plants of the Western Rangeland volume 3: Forbs

June 16-17 (Grasses) - Common Plants of the Western Rangeland volume 1: Grasses

June 18 (Willows & Sedges) - Common Plants of the Western Rangeland volume 1: Grasses AND Common Plants of the Western Rangeland Volume 2: Trees and Shrubs

For Cremona location type in "Eastern Slopes Rangeland Seeds" into Google Maps

For the Cochrane days we will be in one of the meetings rooms at Cochrane Alliance Church.

For inquiries contact Eileen Tannas at ZWlsZWVuIHwgdGFubmFzZW52aXJvbm1lbnRhbCAhIGNvbQ== or 403-437-9052

Also check out other Workshops in Cremona, Meetups in Cremona.