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Marin CNPS Junior Botanist Program Tree Study Kit Flower Study Kit Fern Study Kit Grass Study Kit
The Junior Botanist Program, currently run under the auspices of Wildcare, was created and administered by Wendy Dreskin when she was Marin CNPS education chair. The program teaches school children to identify native Marin flora. The Junior Botanist study kit with photographs of the plants the students must learn is available online here. To participate in the Junior Botanist program e-mail Wendy Dreskin
Junior Botanists 2003: Bacich Elementary School, First Grade: Becky Salcedo Rachael Katz Michaela Katz Bacich Elementary School, Second Grade: Audrey Meadowcroft - Passed at 4th grade level Junior Botanist for second consecutive year Isabelle Carbone Ellie Fike Lagunitas School Public Montessori Program, Fifth Grade: Colin Carmody Alexa Davidson Paul Habekoss Sofia Killion Travis Lange Serenoa Steiner Manor School, Fourth Grade: Dylan Hurley Gabe Irving-Vidal Koji Abe - Passed at 5th grade level Bianca Beggs Mark Tremaine Mary Carmen Valdivia - Passed at 5th grade level Rachel Willis - Passed at 5th grade level Ryan Stevens Vivian Ching Old Mill School, Kindergarten: Bradley Thomas Simon Williams Luc Stervinou Old Mill School, First Grade: Emma Gee - Passed at second grade level, First Junior Botanist of 2003, Junior Botanist for second consecutive year Old Mill School, Second Grade: Billie Mandelbaum - Passed at third grade level, Junior Botanist for third consecutive year Olive School, Kindergarten: Kristoffer Alt Isabella Blofeld Jacqueline Cao Gabriella Cardarelli Alexander Dunaway Dara Elkurdi Chase Gardner Isabella Kacic Tony MacCarthy Arley Maldonado Connor Mcgarty Riku Myllykoski Zachary Osbourne Jesse Outcalt Yesenia Sahagun Jennifer Smith Lindsey Smith Julie Vong Brinya Waschke Alyssa Wong Alondra Covarrubias Angelo Lagomarsino Daniel Cassee Dominic Venegas Elizabeth Hayes Jordan Kulp Kaitlin Frangione Katelin Monti Kevin Drosihn Matthew Uribe-Hernandez Melanie Graf Nancy Sandoval Paula Lara Raymond Turner Robert Cassee Ryan Wright Victor Vasquez Kevin Alvarez Sean Belingheri Giorgio Boggio Charlotte Clarke Mariah Dorssers Piper Frank Natalie Gocobachi James Gunn Edgar Lehane Fidel Lezama Emma Monahan Natalie Ramirez John Ratchatamethin Logan Richardson Vanessa Rojas Garrett Rouser Gretchen Tuscher Alexis Vann Allie Vann James Vann Olive School,Third Grade: Albert Kakkis - 4th Anthony Springstead - 4th Chris West - 3rd DJ Lynam - 4th Elvin Escobar - 3rd Emmalie Gabel - 4th Ian Levy - 4th Jack Kingsman - 3rd Jeremy Tran - 4th Jesse Navarro-Johnson - 4th Joshua Godoy - 4th Juan Velazquez - 3rd Misah White - 4th Morgan Ford - 4th Tina Nibbi - 4th Tyler Fiske - 4th Park School, Fourth Grade: Charlie Eddy - Passed at the 8th grade level Junior botanist for fifth consecutive year St. Rita School, Kindergarten: Matthew Mulkeen St. Rita School, First Grade: Julien Ishibashi - junior botanist second consecutive year Hannah Thompson - junior botanist second consecutive year Nicole Craft Dante Nichelini - Junior Botanist for second consecutive year St. Rita School, Second Grade: Anna Kehrlein - Junior Botanist for the second time St. Rita School, Fourth Grade: Matthew Gabel - Junior Botanist for 4th consecutive year Tam Valley Elementary School Third Grade: Nicole Amyx - Passed at 4th grade level Julian Apro - Passed at 4th grade level Devon Barone - Passed at 4th grade level Elizabeth Benson - Passed at 4th grade level Miles Caraker - Passed at 4th grade level Devin Chance - Passed at 4th grade level Anthony Crivello - Passed at 4th grade level Julia Daniel - Passed at 4th grade level Seth Gillis - Passed at 4th grade level Gina Knox - Passed at 4th grade level Charlotte Passot - Passed at 4th grade level Darcy Ritchie - Passed at 4th grade level Damien Smith Nichoas Sullivan-Friedman Christopher Bon Blohn Steven Rodriguez Andrea Johnson Tam Valley Elementary School Fourth Grade: Sebastian Piombo - First eighth grade Junior Botanist in Marin County! Junior Botanist for second consecutive year Sebastian Piombo's Wildflowers of Marin webpage
Junior Botanists 2002: Bacich School, First Grade: Audrey Meadowcroft Elly Fike Ruby Thornley Anna Fleming Bacich School, Second Grade: Molly Kiefer Sebastian Masters Brookside School,Third Grade: Michela Serchia, passed at 5th grade level, junior botanist for the 4th consecutive year Cascade Canyon School, Fairfax, Kindergarten: Emma Newman Wesley Singleton India Neville Cascade Canyon School, Fairfax, First Grade: Gillian Owens Subei Reynolds-Kyle, Junior Botanist for second consecutive year Cascade Canyon School, Fairfax, Second Grade: Kip Wanaselja, Junior Botanist for second consecutive year Sophie Owens, Junior Botanist for second consecutive year Anna Jones Walker Kehoe Glenwood School, Second Grade: Jennifer Powell Claire Lang Catalina Mulanax - passed at third grade level Darush Badgett Jared Ackley - passed at third grade level Joelle Appenrodt Jonathan Mogannam - passed at third grade level Julia DiGiovanni Page Kastner Stephanie Pardi Will Butler - passed at third grade level Ariel Waldman Tina Meyers Claire Lang Jennifer Powell Jim Bridger (Novato) Home Schoolers: Joel Escher, Kindergarten - passed at second grade level Danny Copperman, First grade - passed at 5th grade level Joel Harmon, First grade - passed at first grade level Olivia Martin, Second grade - passed at fifth grade level Greg Spencer, Second grade - passed at fourth grade level Faith Escher, Third grade - passed at 4th grade level Cameron Harmon, Fourth grade - passed at 4th grade level David Spencer, Fourth grade - passed at 5th grade level Paul Copperman, Fifth grade - passed at 6th grade level Manor School, Third Grade: Andrew Bennetts Jesse Bodony Venice Cowardin Jordan Downey - passed at fifth grade level Anna Garfink - passed at fourth grade level Cassandra Howard Gabriel Irving Vidal Eric Jones - passed at fourth grade level Ben Judkins - passed at fifth grade level Aleena Patel - passed at fifth grade level Blake Robinson Julian Ruzzier-Gaul - passed at fourth grade level Maya Tripathy - passed at fourth grade level Samuel Wise Marin Primary, Second Grade: Alastair Boone Matson Carver Tom Carvey Desmond Fambrini Shaina Forsman Nicole Frias Shauna Gamble Nisha Gujral Zena McCartney Leah Podolin Kate Restaino Max Rosas-Maxemin Tyler Schacter Schuyler Standley Kematra Hastie Alana Hutchinson Jake Jackson Mac Jacobson Stephanie Lee Hannah Loiacono Old Mill School, Kindergarten: Emma Gee Old Mill School, First Grade: Billie Mandelbaum, Junior Botanist for a second year in a row Olive School, Kindergarten : Amanda Albini Samuel Arnold Dominic Bergamini Shoshana Bitbol Diana Figueroa Laura Gomez Chase Hollander Damien Lagomarsino Samantha Lagomarsino logan Leutbecher Jack Long Crystal Mira Coleman Myers Samantha Peterson Rachel Rawlins Keelan Scarth Shayna Warner Annette Aguilera Kenderick Bacon Hannah Barton John Crane Jacqueline Gocobachi Megan Hosking Melissa Hosking Jessica Jones Steven Magana Harley Owen Chris Rowton Courtney Soares Jaxon Wallace Olive School, Second Grade: Salina Brown Jesus Del Toro Joshua Godoy Jennifer Joslin Benjamin Kern Jack Kingsman Brianna Levismith Kelsey Long Christopher Lozano Daniel Lynam Moe Nakawaki Angelina Nibbi Jazmin Vaca Anamaria Villalobos Christopher West Devon Wright Olive School, Third Grade: Aaron Stabro Alyssa Harvey - passed at fifth grade level Andrew Kulp - passed at fifth grade level Caroline Smith - passed at fourth grade level Christopher Hosking - passed at fifth grade level Jillian Ryan - passed at fifth grade level Jonathan Manning - passed at fifth grade level Megan Atkinson - passed at fourth grade level Meridian Austin - passed at fourth grade level Michelle Boozenny - passed at fifth grade level Nicolette Beering Ryan Carevich Sara Rubalcava - passed at fifth grade level Sarah Hopkins - passed at fifth grade level Park School, Mill Valley, Third Grade: Charlie Eddy - passed at sixth grade level, junior botanist for the 4th consecutive year Bryce Bowyer - passed at 4th grade level Christopher Jefferies St. Rita School Kindergarten: Julien Ishibashi - tied for first Junior Botanist of 2002 Nicolas Seminario - tied for first Junior Botanist of 2002 Hannah Thompson Dante Nichelini St. Rita School Second Grade: Matthew Kuhr, Junior Botanist for the 4th year in a row, - passed at third grade level Evan Muscat, junior botanist for the third consecutive year Gabriel Almond, junior botanist for the third consecutive year St Rita School Third Grade: Cara McAffee, Junior Botanist for the second year in a row, - passed at the 4th grade level Matthew Gabel, Junior Botanist for the third year in a row Elias Ishibashi - passed at 4th grade level Adrienne Taylor Tam Valley Elementary School Third Grade: Lauren Ashe Danielle Bowen - passed at fifth grade level Racine Cermak - passed at fourth grade level Lauren Denison passed at fifth grade level Riley Ford - passed at fifth grade level Sean Lang-Brown - passed at fifth grade level Justin Lee - passed at fifth grade level Daniel Milechman -passed at fifth grade level Laura Nogueiro - passed at fourth grade level Christina Paoli -passed at fifth grade level Sebastian Piombo - passed at fifth grade level Kenneth Rabin - passed at fifth grade level Brett Russell - passed at fifth grade level Jessica Schwartz Michael Zimmerman - passed at fifth grade level
Junior Botanists 2001: Bacich School, First Grade: Elana Plimack Devan Casey Emma Tomaszewski Cascade Canyon School, Fairfax, Kindergarten: Subei Reynolds-Kyle, passed at first grade level Cascade Canyon School, Fairfax, First Grade: Kip Wanaseija Sophie Owens, passed at 2nd grade level Emma Casey, passed at 2nd grade level Cascade Canyon School, Fairfax, Second Grade: Melanie Jordan Stefan Torelli Cascade Canyon School, Fairfax, Fourth Grade: Chantal Woodfin Caitlin Carter Glenwood School, Second Grade: Alan Vogelaar Ashley Heist Cole Stevens Gregory Mroz, passed at third grade level Mackenzie Adams Marissa Burt Mathew Shenson Robert Place Rusty Zarick Sandra Joyce Lagunitas School Public Montessori Program, First Grade: Andrew Brown Nick Craig Alana Hamilton Danya La Bell Emma Wheeler, passed at second grade level Joseph Fazackerley Sylvie Knepler Mari Nakagawa, passed at third grade level Ari Pemberton, passed at third grade level Lagunitas School Public Montessori Program, Second Grade: Michael Lee Jordan Duncan Roman Brockley Sammy Reich Dashael Fennel-Nadler Josh Cornillion Julianne Meese, passed at third grade level Camilla Flowerman, passed at third grade level Ben Morris, passed at 4th grade level Anthony Shields Anna Jones Manor School, Third Grade: Alec Calder Danielle Giles, passed at 4th grade level Katie Siembieda, passed at 4th grade level Kelsey Sands Nash Holcomb Rose Pearson, passed at 4th grade level Sam Johnson Ellen Gardin, passed at 4th grade level Manor School, Fourth Grade Alex Mutter-Rottmayer, passed at 5th grade level Brittany Chavez, passed at 5th grade level Rachael Acord, passed at 5th grade level Randy Linder, passed at 5th grade level Sachael Friedman, passed at 5th grade level Old Mill School, Kindergarten: Alexander Gont Van Vliet Billie Mandelbaum Old Mill School, Third Grade: Emil Barkovich, junior botanist for a 4th year Olive School, Kindergarten: Kylie Berryhill Ian Caliguire Dillon Cornell Matthew Dutra Zaid Elkurdi Jhordy Gongora Michelle Hanks Nicholas Hopkins Donald Jaycox Matthew Joslin Hannah Kinavey Jacob Myers Dumaurie'r Oliver Alejandra Rojas Elizabeth Ruiz Bijon Sim-Bracy Jessie Trujillo Tiana Venegas Ian Walls Andrew Wood Annette Aguilera Kendrick Bacon Hannah Barton John Crane Jacqueline Gocobachi Megan Hosking Melissa Hosking Jessica Jones Steven Magana Harley Owen Chris Rowton Courtney Soares Jaxon Wallace Olive School, Third grade: Cole Barton Lindsey Long Max Saunders Robert Lynam Stephanie Jimenez Park School, Mill Valley, Kindergarten: Jarrett Micklow Park School, Mill Valley, Second Grade: Max Kligman, passed at 4th grade level Charlie Eddy, passed at third grade level Ross School First Grade: Sam Baughman Alexandra Boesel Seamus Frost Kathryn Hobart Kyler Khan Calum McCarty Ellie Patterson Katie Patterson Sara Pope Michael Ryan Noelle Ruane Ethan Stuart Sophia Zeff St. Rita School Kindergarten: Allie Prawdzik Maggie McCall Ellie Knuth Brendan Goodwin Anna Kehrlein Nick Grgich St. Rita School First Grade: Gabriel Almond Evan Muscat Matthew Kuhr, passed at second grade level Tim Logan St. Rita School Second Grade: Matthew Gabel Cara Rose McAffee Michela Serchia, the first junior botanist of 2001, passed at the 4th grade level, a junior botanist for the third year in a row Tam Valley Elementary School Third Grade: Maddie Bachelder, passed at sixth grade level! Esfandiar Bardon, passed at 4th grade level Adam Berman, passed at 4th grade level Dylan Fisher, passed at 4th grade level Marc Hugo, passed at 4th grade level Zoe Kaufman Casey Khademi, passed at 4th grade level Shawn Lee Noel McCann Kyle Strach, passed at 4th grade level Charlotte Thomas, passed at sixth grade level Jesse Vad, passed at sixth grade level Gina Wall, passed at 4th grade level Josh Winner-Ford, passed at 4th grade level Orphea Wright
Junior Botanists 2000: Bacich School, Second grade: Anna Kramarz Madeline Casey Rebecca Kupferman Sarah Boneysteele Glenwood School, First Grade: Roddrick Sweeney, Jr. Alan Vogelaar Ashley Heist Cole Stevens Gregory Mroz Jacob Bernstein Katie Bettini Marissa Burt Mathew Shenson Robert Place Rusty Zarick Ryan Erler Home schoolers: Caroline Kolenda, second grade, passed at the fourth grade level David Kolenda, fifth grade, first fifth grade Junior Botanist Lagunitas School Public Montessori Program , First grade: Camila Flowerman Jordan Duncan Julianne Messe Serenoa Steiner Benny Morris Dashael Nadler-Fennel Albert Miller Anthony Shields Lagunitas School Public Montessori Program , Second grade: Christina Misuraca Evan Youngs Rylie Kuhn Sarah Joseph Sean Vermette Sofia Killion Lagunitas School, 4-5 combination class: Ariel Landeros Connor Flethcher Gina Fischer Ian Gurley, 4th grade student, passed at 5th grade level Kate Picchi Katherine Fazackerley Katie Davidson, 4th grade student, passed at 5th grade level Kelsey Sloan Lauren Weiss 4th grade student, passed at 5th grade level Marcus Brambilia Oscar Steiner Manor School, 3rd grade Alex Mutter-Rottmaye Nitsa Christensen-Pom, passed at 4th grade level, one of first two students to pass grasses at the 8th grade level Dylan Price, passed at 5th grade level, one of two students who are first to pass the grass test at 7th grade level Emilie Jones, passed at the 4th grade level Gabriella Giampaoli Justin Sharp Michelle Scott, passed at 5th grade level, one of two students who are first to pass the grass test at 7th grade level Kieran Kennedy Rachael Acord Sarah Lovett, passed at 4th grade level Tanner Houston, passed at 4th grade level Taylor Beggs, passed at 5th grade level, one of two students who are first to pass the grass test at 8th grade level Will Friedman Marin Primary, second grade Jamie Sinnett Hunter Budd Jessica Cohen Anna Ewell Dex Carvey Stephanie Moran Erik Wikman Robert Little Old Mill School, first grade: Lauren Thomas Amanda Weinberg Kristina Willis Madeleine Ball Old Mill School, second grade: Emil Barkovich, first student to pass the Junior Botanist test three years in a row Olive School, kindergarten level: Amber Randall Anthony Springstead Caity Ussery Chiara Focardi Chiomo Orji-Simms Christopher Lozano Emmalie Gabel Jacquie Melera Jeremy Tran Joshua Wax Justin Wax Leandro Barajas Luke Sherengo Nicholas Tanaka Sienna Purse William Clarke Zachary Bugos Park School, first grade: Charlie Eddy, passed at the second grade level Max Kligman, passed at the second grade level St. Rita School, kindergarten: Evan Muscat Gabriel Almond, passed at the first grade level Jon Bevilacqua Matthew Kuhr, passed at the first grade level Timothy Logan St. Rita School, first grade: Mathew Gabel Michela Serchia St. Rita School, second grade: Claire Schoonover, passed at the third grade level Keith Pence Sleepy Hollow Nursery School: Peter Kolenda, passed at the second grade level, the first preschooler to become a Junior Botanist
Junior Botanists 1999: Kealan Barbieri, second grade student at Marin Primary Kelley McLellan, second grade student at Marin Primary Devin Patrick, second grade student at Marin Primary Katherine Vranesh, second grade student at Marin Primary Sophia West, second grade student at Marin Primary Justin Sharp, second grade student at Manor School in Fairfax Nitsa Christensen, second grade student at Manor School in Fairfax Keith Pence, first grade student at St. Rita School Kayln Ann Smith, first grade student at St. Rita School, passed the Junior Botanist test at the third grade level! Lauren Holehan, second grade student at Manor School in Fairfax Michelle Scott, second grade student at Manor School in Fairfax Satchel Friedman, second grade student at Manor School in Fairfax Margaret Rosano, second grade student at Bacich Elementary School Madeline Casey, first grade student at Bacich Elementary School Rebecca Kupferman, first grade student at Bacich Elementary School Sierra Duarte, kindergarten student at Park School Elias Ishibani, kindergarten student at St. Rita School Sam Delfanti, kindergarten student at St. Rita School Matthew Kuhr, kindergarten student at St. Rita School Michela Serchia, kindergarten student at St. Rita School Adrienne Taylor, kindergarten student at St. Rita School Jessica Floun, first grade student at Old Mill School Julia Fischer, kindergarten student at Park School Max Kligman, kindergarten student at Park School, passed the Junior Botanist test at the first grade level! Charlie Eddy, kindergarten student at Park School, passed the Junior Botanist test at the first grade level! Emil Barkovitch, first grade student at Old Mill School Devon Mahoney, first grade student at Bacich Elementary School Leo Robinovitch, kindergarten student at Park School, Mill Valley Alex Leader, first grade student at Bacich Elementary School Mitchel Davidovitz, first grade student at Bacich Elementary School Jocelyn Fong, first grade student at St. Rita School Aki Neumann, first grade student at St. Rita School Claire Schoonover, first grade student at St. Rita School Laura Indick, second grade student at Bacich Elementary School William Hinshaw, first grade student at St. Rita School, passed the Junior Botanist test at the third grade level! Kaela Joy Gullion, second grade student at Bacich Elementary School Laura Weiss, second grade student at Bacich Elementary School in Greenbrae
Junior Botanists 1998: Ben Natter, second grade student at Bacich Elementary School in Greenbrae, earned the 4th grade level Junior Botanist certificate.Congratulations to Ben, our first Junior Botanist to pass the test above grade level ! Aki Neumann of Woodacre, kindergarten student at St. Rita School in Fairfax Emil Barkovich, kindergarten student at Old Mill in Mill Valley Emma Hazen, kindergarten student at Old Mill in Mill Valley Jessica Payne, kindergarten student at Old Mill School in Mill Valley Jocelyn Fong of Fairfax, kindergarten student at St. Rita School in Fairfax Kaela Joy Gullion, first grade student at Bacich Elementary School in Greenbrae Kayln Ann Smith, kindergarten student at St. Rita School in Fairfax Laura Indick, first grade student at Bacich Elementary School in Greenbrae Rebecca Aguilar, first grade student at Bacich School in Kentfield Richard Fineman, first grade student at Park School in Mill Valley Robert Greenberg, kindergarten student at Old Mill School in Mill Valley Stacy Aguilar, second grade student at Bacich School in Kentfield William Hinshaw of San Anselmo, kindergarten student at St. Rita School in Fairfax
2nd Grade Junior Botanists 1997: Alexandra Slesserov Claire Firestone Claire McNear Eric Slesserov Samantha Chartok Spencer Velloza

To participate in the Junior Botanist program and for information on ordering any of the following wildflower identification aids for your classroom, e-mail Wendy Dreskin.

Classroom Aids available from Marin CNPS
Posters (22"x34") Plain or laminated
Posters (22"x34") Plain or laminated	Spring Wildflowers Wildflowers of the Redwood Forest Wildflowers of the Coast	Shrubs of the Coast Wildflowers of the Sierra Nevada Wildflowers of the Desert
Video: "Spring Wildflowers of Marin"
Set of 35 line drawings

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