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SUMMARY:Pine Valley Mountain Flora
DESCRIPTION:SILVER REEF MUSEUM \nCosmopolitan Event Saturday\, May 25 and June 1\, 2024 -10am \nPine Valley Mountain Flora; \nHighest Plant Diversity in Utah-Part 1 and Part 2 \nThe unique geology\, elevation range\, and convergence of the Colorado Plateau\, Great Basin\, and Mojave Desert ecogeographic regions\, has set the stage for the greatest plant diversity in the state of Utah. Approximately 39% of all Utah native plant species populate the foothills to the highest elevations of Pine Valley Mountain Wilderness Area\, Cottonwood Canyon Wilderness Area\, north Red Cliffs National Conservation Area\, and the surrounding Dixie National Forest. \nAbout The Presenter: DEL WILLIAM SMITH \nDel grew up a surf rat and high school athlete\, in Huntington Beach\, California. After high school\, he worked his way up to an engineering position in military aerospace\, building plane and missile parts\, and medical electronics\, building heart pacers. At 27 years old\, he left south- ern California for college. He received his bachelor’s degree\, in biology\, with minors in chemistry\, geology\, botany\, and zoology\, from Southern Utah University. He chose to attend graduate school at Brigham Young University\, and research black bears. The opportunity opened up to research the symbiotic relationships between plants and lichens in Cedar Breaks and Ashdown Gorge\, completing a master’s degree\, in botany. He continued his research at Brigham Young University\, with the relationships between plants\, rocks\, soils\, and lichens\, in Cedar Breaks and Ashdown Gorge\, and completed a doctorate degree\, in botany\, with a minor in statistics. Del has taught biology and coached basketball\, softball\, and baseball at the high school level\, winning league championships with his Varsity Softball team and JV Basketball team. He has taught plant taxonomy\, botany\, biology\, geology\, and environmental science\, for 37 years\, at BYU\, UVU\, Pierce College\, West Hills College\, and Modesto College\, and has spent the last 17 years at Dixie State University. Del also received the 2014 Dixie State University Teacher of the Year Award. \nReservations suggested: https://form.jotform.com/231907888548171 or 435.879.2254 \nDonations appreciated!
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LOCATION:Silver Reef Cosmopolitan\, 903 Wells Fargo Rd.\, Leeds\, UT\, 84746\, United States
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