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Flora of the Central Sand Plain of Wisconsin Black River State Forest
Saturday, June 23, 2018 - Sunday, June 24, 2018
An Overnight Trip to Multiple Sites in Black River State Forest
Where: near Black River Falls, Wisconsin
When: Saturday June 23rd and June 24th, 2018
Leader: Steve Eggers, Senior Ecologist for the St. Paul District Corps of Engineersand MNNPS Board Memberand Jennifer Kamm, Merjent, Inc.
Meet in Black River Falls, Wisconsin, travel time of approximately 2 hours, 15 minutes from St. Paul, MN. Spend Saturday afternoon exploring various habitats. Stay overnight either at the Pigeon Creek Campground within the state forest, or at motels in Black River Falls. Super 8, Comfort Inn and Suites, Best Western and Days Inn are all in the vicinity of the intersection between Interstate 94 and Highway 54. Spend the next morning exploring additional habitats and then travel back that afternoon.
Twenty-eight rare plant species (listed below) in habitats as varied as saturated, acidic sands to tamarack swamps to Sphagnum bogs to white pine/jack pine swamps.
Field trips are open to MNNPS members only and pre-registration is required. To register, send an email to: Ken Arndt <ken.arndt@mnrinc.us>
This field trip is full, registration is for a waiting list only.
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