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Ordway Prairie Plant Identification Focusing on Native Prairie and Wetland Species
Saturday, September 17, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
When: Saturday, September 17th, 2022 from 12:00 – 3:00 PM
Where: Ordway Prairie, 31505 MN Highway-104, Glenwood, MN 56334 (See directions below)
Limit: 20 People, open to all MNNPS members
Please register by September 1st by emailing jennkamm8@gmail.com
Note: The topography within the SNA is hilly and there are not designated trails.
Guide: Rhett Johnson – DNR Prairie Specialist
Rhett Johnson has worked for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for five years where his duties include prairie management, developing easements on private lands, prescribed fire, ecological evaluation, and teaching people about plants. His career has included working for a private ecological consulting firm, The Nature Conservancy, and the University of Minnesota, Crookston. Rhett also worked for eight years as an independent botanist on projects all over the country. Rhett has a Bachelor of Science in biology from Iowa State University and a Master of Science in biology from the University of Minnesota, Duluth.
Agenda:
11:45-12:00 Gather at Parking Area
12:00-2:45 Tour of Various Sites and Hands-On Plant Identification
2:45-3:00 Wrap-up Q&A and Discussion
The grasslands of the Great Plains once covered one fifth of the North American Continent. Ordway Prairie represents a fraction of what remains after the West was settled. Visitors are reminded of the history of the Great Plains through the numerous granite boulders and potholes that are evidence of the area’s glacial past. The relatively undisturbed quality of Ordway Prairie’s grasslands and wetlands attracted the Nature Conservancy more than 30 years ago. Rhett will guide a tour of Ordway Prairie focusing on grass identification. However, we’ll identify as many plants as we can in both wetland and upland areas.
Items to Bring:
Hat
Sunglasses
Water/snacks
Bug/tick Spray
Pen or Pencil
Notebook
Plant Identification Books
Hand Lens
Boots, tick gators, long pants/sleeves (ticks and poison ivy are present)
Coordinator: Jennifer Kamm. For more information, feel free to contact Jennifer at jennkamm8@gmail.com or 612-875-0543.
Ordway Prairie Location
31505 MN Highway-104, Glenwood, MN 56334
Park in the pull-out parking area off Minnesota Highway 104.
Link to directions via Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/AidKXXdXbPuZkJ2P6