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Woodland Trees (online and in person)

Learn to identify the trees you see every day in the woodlands and neighborhoods of the Chicago region.

Content Detail

Explore the ecology of various tree species and find out why they grow in each habitat. Learn about special considerations for restoring our native tree species

This program includes self-paced online components and an in-person session at the Arboretum.

Instructor: Katrina Lewin, plant records coordinator, The Morton Arboretum

Continuing education: This program fulfills a plant identification requirement for the Natural Areas Conservation Training Program.

Age: 18 and older

Course number: W214

Instructor

Katrina Lewin, plant records coordinator, The Morton Arboretum

Katrina Lewin has a bachelor’s degree in ornamental horticulture from the University of Illinois and has been a horticulturist at The Morton Arboretum since 2004. She enjoys teaching pruning and plant identification classes and is a frequent speaker at local garden clubs.

What to Know

This program includes an online component you will complete on your own, and a scheduled in-person field session at The Morton Arboretum.

Online Materials

Please provide a unique email address for each registrant at registration. Registrants will receive an email with instructions on how to access TreeLearning, the Arboretum’s online learning portal.

Access begins at noon on the class start date, and lasts for 60 days. Complete self-paced activities, such as e-learning modules, reading material, short videos, interactive activities, and quizzes to check your understanding. The self-paced activities do not need to be completed in one sitting.

Your instructor will not be online with you.

Complete the online component before the in-person session. It should take about 60 minutes.

In-Person Session

The in-person session will meet indoors and outdoors. Dress for the weather, with long sleeves, long pants, and sturdy footwear.

Bring a snack and water to the in-person session.

Continuing Education

This class fulfills a requirement for the Natural Areas Conservation Training (N-ACT) Program.

Program Schedule

This program includes self-paced online components and an in-person session.

Wednesday, August 27, 2025, noon. Online materials become available.
TreeLearning

Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 9:00 a.m. to noon. Meets in person.
Thornhill Education Center (Parking Lot 21), West Side

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