This page is for all workshops, forays, meetings, and seminars about bryophytes both here in Missouri and in the Midwest, including author events for my books. If you know of events coming up that are not listed here, please let me know so that I can add them here to help spread the word.
2026
May 2026
Monday – Friday, May 11-15. I will be giving a 5-day workshop on Bryophyte Identification and Ecology. Check out the flier here. This course is perfect for naturalists, professionals, students, and those interested in a richer understanding of biodiversity. It is eligible for 4 Continuing Education Credits. Click here for more information and to register.
February
Saturday February 21st, 2026. Wichita KS. Brad Williamson will introduce you to the skills and strategies that can help you identify mosses for yourself. To learn more and to register for this excellent and free program, click here.
Friday February 13th, 10:30am. The BCA Central US region will be having its first zoom meeting. For an invite/link to the meeting, please fill out the RSVP form below, or contact the BCA directly through their website.
2025
November 2025
Friday November 7. I will be a guest speaker at the Missouri Botanical Symposium this year. The title of my talk: “Let’s Write a Moss Book….I said”. Let’s referring to me, myself, and I. I will discuss what brought me to write this book and the challenges involved, along with discussing the differences between being published vs. self-published. Both of my books will be available for purchase at the symposium.
Tuesday November 11. I will be giving a seminar to the Missouri Master Naturalist, Confluence Chapter. I will be discussing the major differences between mosses, liverworts, and hornworts, and then focus on field chracteristics that will help identify the more comon families and genera that one is likly to encounter in Missouri.
July/August 2025
Friday July 25th – Sunday August 10th. I will be on my annual trip to the mountains of Montana checking out both the beauty and bryophytes of the beautiful Beartooth’s.
You are still welcome to order books while I am gone, but I will not be available to process any orders until I return. Thank you for your continued support, and your patience and understanding.
To the mountains I must go,
to find my mosses and find my soul.
June 2025
The 2025 Missouri Prairie Foundation annual Prairie Bioblitz is open for registration. I will be leading the bryophyte seminar on Saturday, June 7, 2025. https://moprairie.org/event/mpf-14th-annual-bioblitz/
Click here to read my blog about this fantastic event!
Missouri Native Plant Society summer field trip in part to Graham Cave SP on Friday, June 20th, 2025. I will be hosting a tour of the park, and then give a presentation later that evening at Cuivre River SP. Click here for more information.
The Forest City Village School in St. James, MO, is hosting me at the James Memorial Public Library on Wednesday, June 25th, at 1pm. Bring your big kids and enjoy a book reading from Gramelda the Grasshopper, along with a grasshopper craft. Here is a link to their FB post. I will be selling the books for $5.00 off the cover price of $30.00.
Mosses of Missouri and Beyond 