“Two days Certificate Workshop in Field Botany” 27&28 DEC 16

Forest Dept cottage

“Two days Certificate Workshop in Field Botany” organised At Mahuli Ecotourism Centre – Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary, Shahapur, Thane.On 27th  & 28th  December 2016.

Participants from diverse academic and research background from various part of the country attended the workshop forming a great group with positive spirit which made the event productive and successful.  

Concept of workshop:-

The course covered conventional topics in Field Botany like Diversity of Plants, Morphology, Nomenclature of plants, Systems of Classification, Keys to Important Families of Flowering Plants, Field Data Collection & Herbarium Techniques, Plant Associations & Interactions, Plant Communities in Different Ecosystems (Grasses, Aquatic Plants, Mangroves along with their adaptations).

This course is for beginners in field of botany, plant enthusiasts, ecologists, naturalists, students and wildlife biologists who want to enhance their knowledge of plant taxonomy and allied field. Participants are expected to have some basic knowledge of botany.

Introduction to the place:-

Tansa wildlife sanctuary is located in the Wada, Shahapur and Mokhada Talukas in Thane district of Maharashtra. It is at a distance of only 90 kms from the city of Mumbai. The sanctuary covers an area of around 320 sq. km, houses many rare and endangered species of flora and fauna. The sanctuary comprises the catchment area of Tansa Lake and the surrounding forests of Shahapur, Khardi, Vaitarna and East Wada Ranges... Tansa Lake is one of the largest lakes in the state of Maharashtra which has a capacity to store 3 million gallons of water.

Close to the sanctuary, places of interest includes the famous Mahuli fort, the Mahadeo Temple in Tisla and the Plateau of Suryamal. All of these places possess importance that hold roots in the ancient times and each one of them has a story about itself to tell.

Flora

The forest type of the park is mostly southern tropical moist deciduous forests. The dominant tree species are Tectona grandis (Teak), Acacia catechu (Khair), Terminalia tomentosa (Ain), Adina cordifolia (Hed), Mitragyna parviflora (Kalamb), Pterocarpes marsupium (Bibla) etc. Bamboo is also found in patches.

Fauna

The forests in the sanctuary provide ideal conditions to varieties of birds and animals. The sanctuary has a wide variety of fauna with over 54 species of animals and 200 species of birds. Major wild animals are Panther, Barking deer, Mouse deer, Hyena, Wild boar etc. Avifauna consists of Cacket tailed drongoes, Crested serpent eagles, Woodpeckers, Hornbill, Shrikes, Orioles, Bayas, Bulbuls, Egrets, Lapwings, Paradise flycatcher etc.

Resource persons:

• Dr. V K Mohan, IFS (Retd.), Addl. PCCF, Govt. of Maharashtra.
• Dr. Santosh Yadav, Botanist, The Serenity Library & Botanical Garden, Ahmedabad.
• Dr. Alok Chorghe, Botanical Survey of India, Pune.
• Mr. Harshad Ainapure, Horticultural Botanist, Nature First Horticultures, Mumbai
• Mr. Vishal Rasal, Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Mumbai.

Inauguration Session:- 

Lighting of lamp 

List of the Participants :-

Sr	Name of participants	Qualification	Profession/Designation	City, State
1	Zubeeda Parveen	M.Sc. -Zoology	Lecturer	Indore (M.P.)
2	Ekta Purswani	Ph.D.	Research fellow	Gujarat
3	Anandapriyan M	Bsc plant Biology & Biotech	Research Fellow	Chennai
4	Ajay Singh	M.Phil	JRF, NEERI Nagpur	Nagpur
5	Jyoti Prakash Tagde	M.Sc. Botany	Lecturer & worked with NEERI	Nagpur
6	Parth Sharma	M.Sc.	Student	Navsari,Gujarat
7	Shahid Nawaz	Bsc Botany	Student, Siddharth college	Mumbai
8	Jyoti Kashyap	Msc Natural Resource Management	Phd Ecology Teri, Delhi	Delhi
9	Nikita Engineer	BA liberal arts	Student symbiosis Pune	Mumbai
10	Manan Bhan	Msc Env Cgng & Mngmnt	Research Associate (Forestry and Climate Change), IORA Ecological Solutions (India)
11	Rohit Sharma	Msc wildlife sicence		Kota
12	Caroline alban Pais	Msc wildlife sicence, Kota	Persuing, Phd	Mumbai
13	Akash C			Mumbai
14	Aishwaria M	BSc Botany, Jaihind College	Research Student	Mumbai
15	Harshal Poojari	Msc Botany	Research fellow	Palghar
16	Sachin Vilas Rane.	Bsc Botany, Bhavans Andheri	Research Student	Andheri, Mumbai
17	Anurag Karekar	Bsc Botany, Bhavans Andheri	Research Student	Andheri, Mumbai
18	Sonia suri	B.Sc. Botany (Hons.).Deshbandhu College, Delhi University	Research Student	Delhi
19	Krupasha K	Sathe College	Research scholar	Mumbai
20	Vidhi K
21	Jaismeen kaur	B.Sc. Botany (Hons.).Deshbandhu College, Delhi University	Research Student	Delhi
22	Ria Mendiratta	B.Sc. Botany (Hons.).Deshbandhu College, Delhi University	Research Student	Delhi
23	Taruna singh	K. J. Somaiya College	EVS Phd	Mumbai
24	Mrs. Shinde Inamdar S. A.	M p College	Professor	Panvel
25	Purnima Raizada Sinha	Ashoka College of Education	Professor, Department of Botany	Nashik
26	Shruti Pawar	Ashoka College of Education	Professor, Department of Botany	Nashik
27	Gourav Narayan	Patna University	Research scholar	Patna
28	Samadhan Tambewagh	Botany,  DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR COLLEGE, CHEMBUR	Lecturer	Mumbai
29	Amruta P		Lecturer	Ratnagiri
30	Afreen S		Research Scholar, Botany	Pune

Accommodation:

Accommodation was provided in a forest cottage/restroom/tent (with toilet/bathroom facility) on multiple sharing basis. 

Food:

Simple local vegetarian food, Tea/Black tea, Snacks

How to travel:

Nearest Railway Station: Local-Asangaon (4 km) for Long distance train – Kalyan (47 km). One can Board ( Asangaon or Kasara ) local train from Mumbai CST, Thane, Kalyan Nearest Airport: CST (Mumbai) - 84 km.