BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Minnesota Native Plant Society - ECPv6.17.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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: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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20190310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20191103T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180520T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180520T160000 DTSTAMP:20180428T191812Z CREATED:20180428T174118Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180428T191812Z UID:739-1526806800-1526832000@mnnps.org SUMMARY:Spring Butterfly Trek - Crex Meadows DESCRIPTION:Crex Meadows to the Namekagon Barrens State Wildlife Areas\nWhere: Start at Crex Meadows (Grantsburg\, WI) \nWhen: Sunday\, May 20\, 2018 (9:00AM to 4:00PM) \nLeader: Dean Hansen\, MNNPS Member and Butterfly Enthusiast \nFor the past ten years\, butterfly enthusiast Dean Hansen has led a day-long trip to look for spring butterflies in the jack pine/oak barrens in northwest Wisconsin’s Burnett County. \nThe trip will start at the Visitor’s center at the Crex Meadows Wildlife Area just north of Grantsburg\, WI\, and end up on the Namekagon Barrens in far northwest Burnett County. This entire Barrens area\, which extends to the northeast in a wedge across four counties\, is very sandy\, lightly populated\, and with square miles of county land to explore. And there is a fine component of the spring butterflies to see. \nThe dry plant communities of the Barrens feature lots of lupines\, blueberries\, bearberries\, and New Jersey tea. A beautiful bog with cotton grass and wild cranberries will also be explored to experience its unique habitat. All of these native plants are the specific host plants for the larvae of various species of butterflies. \nWhat might be seen? Four species of “blues”\, four species of elfins\, five species of dusky winged skippers\, and a host of others butterflies. Several of these species are in flight only in mid-May to early June\, and if one doesn’t see them then\, one won’t see them the rest of the year. \nWe will start at Crex Meadows Visitor’ Center at 9 AM and end up somewhere on Gomuluk Fire Lane on the Namekagon Barrens about 4 PM. Most of the viewing is within 100’ or less of the road\, so don’t let any mobility issues keep you from joining us. We will car pool from the Crex Meadows Visitor Center area. \nField trips are open to MNNPS members only and pre-registration is required. To register\, send an email to: Ken Arndt \nThis field trip is full\, registration is for a waiting list only. URL:https://mnnps.org/event/spring-butterfly-trek-crex-meadows/ LOCATION:Crex Meadows\, 102 East Crex Avenue\, Grantsburg\, WI\, 54840\, United States CATEGORIES:Field trips ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mnnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Crex-Meadows-5-20-18-field-trip.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180526T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180526T123000 DTSTAMP:20180428T181522Z CREATED:20180428T181445Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180428T181522Z UID:749-1527328800-1527337800@mnnps.org SUMMARY:Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve DESCRIPTION:Oak Savanna and Prairie Swales Before the Bison Arrive\nWhere:Cedar Creek Ecosystem Reserve\, East Bethel\, MN\nFish Lake Nature Trail parking lot (east side of Fish Lake) \nWhen: SaturdayMay26th\,2018(10:00AM to 12:30 PM) \nLeader: Barb Delaney\, Professional Plant Ecologist and Botanist \nThis hike is a unique opportunity to observe the “before” scene of a first-time bison introduction at Cedar Creek Reserve. Barb will describe plant micro-habitats within the bison enclosure area before the beasts arrive! In the 1980s at Cedar Creek and Allison Savanna SNA\, Barb Delaney made lists of plants occurring in the rare\, wet swale habitats in the oak savannas. These swales are unusual on the Anoka Sandplain for harboring diverse assemblages of plants and some rare species. Most wet swales were lost or altered by human activities. What she observed here\, was that water level fluctuations from year to year appeared to be a key disturbance that allowed many species to live together in a small zone. Some plants tolerated submersion in wet years; others species rebounded in dry years. \nBison will add another kind of disturbance. How will plant populations respond? Barb will identify some plant species that she is curious about. This is a gorgeous area so you will enjoy the hike and the beautiful spring display in the savanna. We will walk by the red-headed woodpecker recovery project area. You will see them! \nRain or shine! We will be walking mostly on the uplands but we will cross some squishy areas.  Wear waterproof boots if you like to poke around in the wet places. \nDirections: Meet at Fish Lake Nature Trail parking lot. East side of Fish Lake (From Co. Rd. 26\, go north on Durant St.\, follow signs. We will have a ¼ mile walk to and from the gate plus our hike in the savanna. Barb will be there for social time 9:30-10am and afterwards. \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/cedar-creek-ecosystem-science-reserve/ LOCATION:Fish Lake Nature Trail\, 23603-23699 Durant St NE\, East Bethel\, MN\, 55005\, United States CATEGORIES:Field trips ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mnnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Cedar-Creek-Ecosytem-Science-Reserve-5-26-18-field-trip.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR