Plateau Plant Celebration Events

The Sewanee Herbarium will be hosting a series of public events in March and April as part of a celebration of plant diversity on the Cumberland Plateau and specifically the 40th anniversary of the Tennessee Rare Plant Protection and Conservation Act and our discovery of the Sewanee Purple Phacelia (Phacelia sewaneensis) in Shakerag Hollow! The events are sponsored by the Department of Biology and the Office of Civic Engagement.

March 27  Public Lecture:  “Role of TDEC in Conserving Plant Biodiversity on the Cumberland Plateau” by Roger McCoy, TN State Naturalist

• 4:45 – 5:45 pm  Naylor Auditorium (Gailor Hall) - reception afterward.

April 3    Tennessee Plant Conservation Alliance -  Plateau Rare Plant Workshop

• 9:00 am – 12:00 pm  Meeting of regional botanists.   McClurg Conf Rm.  

• 1:00 – 3:30 pm  Public Forum.   McClurg Conf. Rm.

• 3:30- 4:30 pm  Hike to see the new Sewanee Purple Phacelia in Shakerag Hollow.  Meet at Green's View.

April 10   Public Lecture:  "Role of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service  in Conserving Plant Biodiversity on the Cumberland Plateau"  by  Geoff Call, Supervisory Biologist, USFWS

• 4:45 – 5:45 pm.  Spencer Hall 172 - reception afterward in the Sewanee Herbarium.

April 17  Public Lecture:  "Imperiled Beauty: Tennessee's Endangered Plants" by Laura Martin, Artist and author

• 4:45 – 5:45 pm.   Spencer Hall 172.  Reception afterward in the Sewanee Herbarium.

April 22  Earth Day Wildflower Celebration 

• 4:30 – 6:00 pm   Sewanee Herbarium hike to see the new Phacelia species in Shakerag Hollow.  Meet at Green's View.

• 7:00 – 8:00 pm  Public Lecture:  “The Discovery of a New Plant Species at Sewanee and Why It Matters” by Dr. Jon Evans, Dept Biology.     Naylor Auditorium (Gailor Hall) - reception afterward.