Lichens are everywhere you look, and they are as fascinating as they are ubiquitous, with over 250 species in Hunterdon County. Join us to learn about these remarkable botanical partnerships, how they work, how they have grown to be so dependent on each other, and how they contribute to a healthy ecosystem. Bring along lichens you have found to have them identified.

Speaker: Dennis Waters

Dennis Waters is a scientist, historian, author, and retired Internet entrepreneur. He is a visiting scientist at Rutgers University, where he studies the lichens of central New Jersey. Dennis previously served as Township Historian in Lawrence Township, Mercer County, and serves on the Mercer County Library Commission. He chairs the endowment committee of the Philadelphia Botanical Club. His book Behavior and Culture in One Dimension: Sequences, Affordances, and the Evolution of Complexity was published by Routledge in 2021.