The 2015 NW Lichenologists West Side Certification Exam will take place at H. J. Andrews Forest 10-11 October, 2015. Examiners are Daphne Stone and Amanda Hardman.

The cost will be $25 per bed per night plus the classroom for $55 per day. That translates into $61 (for room) per examinee if 10 people come. The exam itself costs $100 which pays for the examiners to review the written exam and check the specimens collected on the exam plot.

Andrews will be flexible for everyone's eating - everyone can cook their own food in the apartment kitchens, and eat when they like. There is camping nearby at Andrews if the beds are too expensive for some.

We also offer the use of the exam as a training. For those who feel they aren't ready to take the exam, you can participate in the field collection and identification  with help in the field and in the lab from the examiners. The cost is the same as for the exam.

Registration for this exam closes July 31. Please register as soon as possible so we can reserve enough beds.