“The Sedges of Maine – A Field Guide to the Cyperaceae” is meant to bridge the gap between overly technical and overly simplified manuals for identifying sedge species, one of Maine’s largest families of plants.
With their dominance across the state, sedges are often a main component of local ecosystems. But with more than 220 species and only heavily-technical botanical manuals as a reference, identifying them correctly can be difficult, leaving a number of rare, threatened or endangered species to often go undetected during environmental assessments.
This guide helps all types of users better understand what they’re seeing, which may influence their decisions about land use.
The event is 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, with Matt Arsenault, botanist and ecologist with Stantec Consulting of Topsham; Glen Mittelhauser, director of the Maine Natural History Observatory in Gouldsboro; Don Cameron, of the Maine Natural Areas Program; Dr. Alison Dibble, of the University of Maine; and Arthur Haines, of the New England Wildflower Society.
The event will take place at Stantec’s Topsham office, 30 Park Drive.
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