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Botany Road Trip

Botany Road Trip

Rated 5.00 out of 5 based on 1 customer rating
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$35.00

A 3-part Webinar Series with Plant Explorer & Botanical Storyteller Matt Berger
Available to view immediately with purchase

Part 1 | California Deserts
Part 2 | Intermountain West
Part 3 | Southeast

Matt spent the last year on a plant-centric road trip looking for unusual plants in unusual places. He’s sharing his astounding botanical tales (and spectacular plant photography) as we tag along for this virtual road trip — plant lists included!

Optional Field Trip Opportunity: May 28 in southern California – Register Separately (see info below)

 

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During the depths of pandemic life in early 2021, Matt Berger (@sheriff_woody_pct) took us on a fabulous 5-part virtual field trip along the Pacific Crest Trail with his webinar series Botanical Tales of the PCT.

It was fascinating, inspiring, wicked fun, and we all learned a bunch while along for the journey!

In this year that has followed, Matt has put his Subaru and hiking boots to work exploring just about every state west of the Mississippi (sorry, Oklahoma!) and much of the Southeast in search of botanical treasures.

He is sharing his finds and adventures with us in this 3-part series:

PART 1 | California Deserts: We’ll visit all 3 of them: The Mojave, Great Basin, and Sonoran/Colorado Deserts, including botanical tours of Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks.

PART 2 | Intermountain West: You know all that wide open space between the Cascades/Sierras and the Rocky Mountains? Yep, Matt will share botanical finds from 8 states (NV, OR, WA, ID, MT, WY, CO, & UT) — including those he found hiking 500 miles on Nevada’s Great Basin Trail!

PART 3 | Southeast: If there’s an unusual habitat, you know Matt is making a beeline for it to see what’s growing. The southeast is full of these pockets and Matt will share all sorts of beauties and curiosities with us — including some gorgeous carnivorous plants from FL, GA, AL, and SC.

Matt spins a mean tale, and he’ll be tossing in some goodies from his travels: fossil hunting with Joey Santore (Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t) in Nevada, finding a psychoactive fungal cicada STD in Colorado, and a look at the drastic measures one may take to fill their water bottle when on a thru hike of the Great Basin Trail… among other curiosities and wonders of the natural world!

PLANT LISTS accompany each leg of the journey.


FIELD TRIP OPPORTUNITY | May 28th

If you’re in southern CA you may also like to join Matt for a real life, in-person field trip near Ridgecrest, CA on May 28th to meet a mind-blowing parasitic Borage and many more interesting species in both sand dunes and decomposing granite.

Register Separately and Learn More:

  • AM Field Trip | 10am-12:30pm
  • PM Field Trip | 1:30-4pm

GIVING BACK

10% of class fees will be donated to the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) Vegetation Program and the CNPS Bristlecone Chapter.


What are people saying about Matt’s last series, Botanical Tales of the PCT?

Amazing class, Matt is a great storyteller and an even greater botanist. – Ryan Balkcom

This series was absolutely brilliant. I learned about so many interesting plants and habitats, and Matt’s stories of the trail were inspirational and entertaining. I liked the plant lists that were sent out ahead of time so I could follow along and make notes about things I want to look up later. – Leah Cogan

Loved this series! I’ve followed Matt on Instagram for at least 3 years now, and find his enthusiasm for plants so infectious. – Natalie Parker

I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of these five sessions! Matt shared so much great info about native plants, including photos and characteristics that help with identification.  – Marcy

This was such a fun hike with Matt. I gave it 5 stars, but it deserves 500 stars! – Sharon Kenyon

This was a terrific experience. There was an engaging balance of botany and trail stories and neither got old. – Joel Ferree

This class was awesome!!! Absolutely loved getting to learn about the plants along the way while hearing interesting stories about real experiences on the PCT from a thru hiker. I have a lot of appreciation for Matt’s dedication to the project, he was inspiring!!! – Kat Schut

This was a fantastic webinar series. Matt is both engaging and extremely knowledgeable about the flora along the PCT. He did a lot of research before his thru hikes and it paid off in his many observations. Plus, he takes wonderful photos! – Sue Kelso

This was an outstanding webinar series—a must-see. Matt’s botanical knowledge is incredible and his presentation was professional and entertaining. There was so much content I watched them over again! Allison was the perfect host and did an excellent job of coordinating and communicating the logistics. I looked forward to each installment and, like Matt finishing his PCT hike, was sad to have this virtual botanical community end. – Diana Doyle

I looked forward to every Tuesday night for 5 weeks, just because I knew I’d get to spend a couple enjoyable hours listening to Matt share his love and knowledge of plants and funny stories of his hikes along the PCT. I learned a lot and am so happy I tuned in! – Elizabeth Smith

It was an absolute delight seeing all the wonderful plants that Matt saw along the trail. The photography and interpretation of his trip, and the amazing trail tails are hilarious and heart warming. Incredible talks by an incredible botanist! Thank you for sharing your journey with us. – Dee Shea Himes

Easy 5 stars, this series was a gem. Completely inspiring to take a closer look at the plants you walk by each day, and to think about how we can care for our environment. Matt has an infectiously chipper and humorous angle on his botany passion and his adventures on the PCT. His stories were just as valuable to the webinar and often had me laughing and wondering how someone can be so upbeat about the trials of a PCT thru-hike. Great series and I would watch again in a heartbeat. – Jacky Taylor

 

1 review for Botany Road Trip

  1. Rated 5 out of 5

    CAROL (verified owner) – May 15, 2022

    Love the photos and the stories that Matt throws in too. Enjoyed the plants of the south-eastern US as I don’t expect to ever go there myself. It was a great armchair tour. Hope to see Matt offer more series in the future,

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Nuggets of knowledge we soaked up from @sheriff_wo Nuggets of knowledge we soaked up from @sheriff_woody_pct on the Botany Road Trip to the Intermountain West:

1. Rare plants tend to grow in clusters with other rare plants.

2. When choosing to except a hitch or not, feel more comfortable if a couple is offering the ride. Couples, generally, don’t murder people.

3. If it looks onionish but doesn’t smell a onionish, don’t eat it. It may kill you.

4. Studying satellite imagery for interesting soil types and rocky outcrops is a great way to hunt for rare plant locations.

5. Look more closely at the tiny plants you step over.

6. Penstemon is the most diverse genus that is endemic to North America!

Part 2 of our 3 part journey featured 12  of them, including this gorgeous King’s Beardtongue (Penstemon kingii) from Utah.

This evening Part 3 takes us to the southeast to meet, among others things, loads of carnivorous plants. Sundews, flytraps, and pitcher plants — oh my!

#botanyroadtrip #botanizing #botanist #nativeplants #rareplants #carnivourousplant #penstemon

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✉️These envelopes are ready to roll! If you ✉️These envelopes are ready to roll! 

If you preordered your copy of CALIFORNIA DESERT PLANTS we’ll be sending it off this week!

Books arrive from our favorite printer tomorrow — printed in the good ol’ U S of A, of course 🙌

We’ve extended our Preorder Sale until then! Check it out at our link in profile… just one more day to get the eBook for free with your paperback 📕 

#independentpublishing #desertplants #californianativeplants #naturenerds #botanizing #fieldguide

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We have 2 winners for our Botany Road Trip! 🎉 We have 2 winners for our Botany Road Trip!

🎉 Congrats to @jordankwalkerart & their tagged pal @epooleart! Many thanks to all who entered!

There’s still a spot for you if you’d like to join us this evening when @sheriff_woody_pct takes us on a plant tour of California’s 3 Deserts!

The virtual tour is rich with hiking tales (you find weird things wandering around in the desert), floral eye candy, astounding biodiversity and copious tips for plant ID, and features 137 species!

🚘 Find your pass at our link in profile

Featured desert flower: Lilac Sunbonnet (Langloisia setoissima ssp. punctata)

#botany #roadtrip #rareplants #biodiversity #mojavedesert #sonorandesert #greatbasindesert #joshuatreenationalpark #anzaborrego  #desertplants @californianativeplantsociety #californianativeplants 

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🏵 G I V E A W A Y 🏵 @sheriff_woody_pct & @ba 🏵 G I V E A W A Y 🏵
@sheriff_woody_pct & @backcountrypress are teaming up for a Botany Road Trip – and you’re invited!

If you love Botanizing and Road Trip Adventures (& the legendary stories no one saw coming when they set out on said adventures), then this virtual plant-centric road trip is for you!

Hear Matt’s captivating tales as he introduces you to a TON of fascinating plants he encountered on an epic year long road trip in this 3-part webinar series.

🏵 We’re giving away FREE PASSES and copies of our new book “CALIFORNIA DESERT PLANTS” (featuring loads of Matt’s photos) for you and a pal!

THE DETAILS

• 3 evenings beginning April 30th | 6-8pm PT (All sessions will be recorded. Plant lists included.)

• $35 class fee, pre-registration is required

• 10% donated to the @californianativeplantsociety

💰 Limited Scholarships are available for BIPOC, students, and/or those experiencing economic hardship. We don’t want $ to be a barrier to participation.

THE LINEUP:

4/30 | All 3 California Deserts

5/7 | The expansive Intermountain West

5/15 | The swamps of the Southeast

🏵 W I N Y O U R S 🏵

TO ENTER:

1. Like this post and follow @backcountrypress & @sheriff_woody_pct

2. Tag one friend per comment below. Comment as many times as you like. Each is an entry.

3. Share this post in your story for an extra entry (be sure to tag us!)

4. We’ll pick a random winner at 9pm PT on Friday, 4/29. You and your tagged pal will both win passes & books!

If you just can’t wait and want to save your spot NOW, tap LINK IN PROFILE to find your way there -- and see all the details!

#botany #roadtrip #nativeplants #storyteller

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We're late to the party 🥳 Apparently it's Calif We're late to the party 🥳 Apparently it's California Native Plant Week and, luckily, we have a brand new book of beloved #californianativeplants to celebrate with!

From Joshua Tree Woodlands,
to Palm Oases,
to Succulent Scrub,
to Alkali Sinks,
to Sand Dunes and more... 

This photo-filled field guide takes you through the Sonoran, Mojave, and Great Basin Deserts of CA introducing you to an incredible variety of plants and their adaptations to life in diverse desert habitats.

This beauty is currently printing and will be shipped out in mid-May. Pre-order yours by May 1st and we'll send you the eBook for FREE now!

🏵 Find it at our Link In Profile

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Join us right here on Sunday 4/10 at 6:30pm PT whe Join us right here on Sunday 4/10 at 6:30pm PT when @backcountrypress will be LIVE with plant explorer and botanical storyteller Matt Berger @sheriff_woody_pct!

For the last year Matt’s been hitting the trail and the road (hard, mind you) seeking out unusual plants in unusual places. 

He’s seen magnificent, fascinating, surprising, weird, grotesque, and even creepy things along his Botany Road Trip zigzagging the U.S.

❓What questions do you have for Matt?

💥 Comment with yours and we’ll be sure to ask him!

Hop on the Live at the 🔔 link above to catch the answers!

#botanyroadtrip #rareplants #botany #botanist @californianativeplantsociety
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