Four modules, one coherent field curriculum
Forest Floor Systems
Module 1 — Weeks 1–2
What you work through
Soil sampling, litter decomposition rates, and ground-layer species mapping. Participants use standardized quadrat methods and document findings using shared QBO intuit data templates for cross-cohort comparison.
Species Identification
Module 2 — Weeks 3–4
What you work through
Plant and invertebrate ID using dichotomous keys and photographic vouchers. Sessions focus on common misidentifications — the ones that matter most in field reporting.
Canopy Dynamics
Module 3 — Weeks 5–6
What you work through
Hemispherical photography, light gap analysis, and crown projection mapping. Participants compare canopy structure across disturbed and intact sites using standardized scoring rubrics.
Data Synthesis
Module 4 — Weeks 7–8
What you work through
Pulling field records into a coherent report. Groups review each other's datasets, resolve inconsistencies, and produce a final site assessment document following ecology journal conventions.
When sessions run
Sessions meet twice weekly, Tuesdays and Thursdays, with asynchronous materials available for different time zones. The full eight-week cycle repeats three times a year.
Marked dates indicate live workshop slots. Most recorded reviews stay open for 14 days after each session closes.
Who leads the sessions
Benedikt Sörqvist
Forest Ecology & Field Methods
Benedikt has spent over a decade running transect surveys in Central American lowland forests. He's direct about what works in the field and what looks good only on paper.
Nkechi Adaeze
Plant Taxonomy & Canopy Analysis
Nkechi's background is in West African and Southeast Asian plant taxonomy. She teaches identification as a skill built over repeated exposure, not a list to memorize.
Full 8-week program — one flat rate
Includes all modules, live sessions, recorded reviews, and peer feedback access. No upsells after enrollment.
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