BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Minnesota Native Plant Society - ECPv6.17.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Minnesota Native Plant Society X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://mnnps.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Minnesota Native Plant Society REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20160313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20161106T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20170312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20171105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20180311T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20181104T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170610T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170610T120000 DTSTAMP:20170403T153757Z CREATED:20170403T152243Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170403T153757Z UID:514-1497087000-1497096000@mnnps.org SUMMARY:Interstate State Park: A Hike into Wisconsin’s Oldest State Park DESCRIPTION:Where: Interstate State Park (WI)\, St. Croix Falls\, Wisconsin\nWhen: Saturday June 10th\, 2017 (9:30 AM to Noon)\nLeaders: Barb Delaney\, Professional Plant Ecologist and Botanist\, and Derek Anderson\, Plant Ecologist/Botanist with the MN DNR Biological Survey \nBarb Delaney and Derek Anderson are thrilled to welcome MNNPS members for a morning hike into Interstate State Park\, Wisconsin’s oldest state park. See bedrock prairie\, oak woodlands\, white pine-hardwood forest\, spring-fed creek\, shady\, basalt talus slopes lush with mosses and ferns. Please consider bringing a lunch and hiking the stunning bluff trails overlooking the St. Croix River in the afternoon. \nBe ready to go at the Ice Age Visitor Center at 9:30am\, June 10\, 2017. If you do not wish to purchase a day or annual State Park sticker\, put a sign in your car saying “MN Native Plant Society Hike.” Arrive earlier to purchase park sticker\, use bathroom\, fill water bottle\, etc. \nWe will caravan in a few vehicles to our starting point (Lake of the Dalles\, large parking lot). We’ll hike past Lake of the Dalles to Eagle Peak and return to cars. The last segment of the hike\, Mountain Meadow\, will take you half-way uphill to the Visitor Center. You may continue uphill by foot; some of us will drive up and meet you 15 minutes later at the Visitor Center at noon. \nDerek and Barb live in the St. Croix Falls area and have scoured this park to record its great plant diversity. They weren’t the first\, but Derek’s list is the most complete. The park has been a magnet for botanists and geologists for over 150 years. WI Interstate Park marks the western terminus of Wisconsin’s 1000-mile Ice Age National Scenic Trail (see: Ice Age Trail Alliance). Derek and Barb can recommend many other places to botanize on the Wisconsin side of the St. Croix River. \nIn case of severe weather\, we will wait for it to pass and shift the trip time accordingly. In the unlikely event that we must cancel\, we will email you. \nField trips are open to MNNPS members only and pre-registration is required. To register\, send an email to: Ken Arndt URL:https://mnnps.org/event/hike-wisconsins-oldest-state-park/ LOCATION:Interstate State Park (WI)\, Interstate State Park\, St Croix Falls\, WI\, 54024\, United States CATEGORIES:Field trips ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mnnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ISP-20170610.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170624T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170624T150000 DTSTAMP:20170403T153856Z CREATED:20170403T153323Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170403T153856Z UID:523-1498309200-1498316400@mnnps.org SUMMARY:Springbrook Nature Center: Dragonflies 101 DESCRIPTION:Where: Springbrook Nature Center (Fridley)\nWhen: Saturday June 24th\, 2017 (1:00 PM to 3:00PM)\nLeader: John Arthur\, MNNPS Board Member and Dragonfly Expert \nDigital dragonflies in an analog world? Join us for a different kind of field trip with a focus on dragonflies. We will spend about a half hour in the classroom reviewing dragonflies and then spend about an hour out in the wetland looking for dragonflies\, taking their photos when we can get them to pose and netting those that do not want to pose. We will have a projector available so the image will be shown on a very large screen instead of a computer monitor. There is no charge to participate\, but pre-registration is required. \nField trips are open to MNNPS members only and pre-registration is required. To register\, send an email to: Ken Arndt URL:https://mnnps.org/event/dragonflies-101-2/ LOCATION:Springbrook Nature Center\, 100 85th Ave.\, N.W.\, Fridley\, MN\, 55432\, United States CATEGORIES:Field trips ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mnnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dragonflies-20170624.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170625T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170625T130000 DTSTAMP:20170403T154835Z CREATED:20170403T154835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170403T154835Z UID:530-1498384800-1498395600@mnnps.org SUMMARY:Quarry Park SNA: A Return Hike to the Bedrock Outcrops\, Wet Meadow/Prairie and Oak Woodland/Forest DESCRIPTION:Where: Quarry Park SNA\, St. Cloud\, Minnesota\nWhen: Sunday June 25\, 2017 (10AM to 1PM)\nLeaders: Jyneen Thatcher\, Naturalist and MNNPS Program Chair\, and Stephen Saupe\, Biology Professor at College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University \nCome join other MNNPS members for a return trip to Quarry Park SNA to explore the granite bedrock outcrops found throughout the SNA as well as high quality wet meadow\, wet prairie\, oak woodland\, and oak forest plant communities. This mix of natural communities supports rare birds and orchids and forms the most significant remaining example of the granite bedrock outcrop community in central Minnesota. \nThe site\, located on the southwestern edge of St. Cloud\, is the within the Stearns County Quarry Park and Nature Preserve\, a 250-acre park depicting the granite industry\, historically significant to the area. Look for one of Minnesota’s largest populations of the state-endangered tubercled reinorchid among the scattered willow and dogwood lining the margins of the site’s wet meadows. \nDue to the nature of this hike into fresh wet meadows\, wet conditions may be encountered along the way. Appropriate footwear is highly recommended. A park fee of $5 is required for entrance. \nField trips are open to MNNPS members only and pre-registration is required. To register\, send an email to: Ken Arndt URL:https://mnnps.org/event/quarry-park-sna-return-hike-bedrock-outcrops-wet-meadowprairie-oak-woodlandforest/ LOCATION:Quarry Park SNA\, 1802 Co Rd 137\, Waite Park\, MN\, 56387\, United States CATEGORIES:Field trips ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mnnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/quarry-park-20170625.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR