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:20150308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20151101T070000 END:STANDARD 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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160604 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160606 DTSTAMP:20160404T215541Z CREATED:20160404T170124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160404T215541Z UID:382-1464998400-1465171199@mnnps.org SUMMARY:Norris Camp and Red Lake WMA: A Northern MN Bio Blitz and a Close-Up Look at Botrychiums DESCRIPTION:Leaders:\nMalcolm & Rosemary MacFarlane\,DNR Co. Biological Survey Volunteers\nJohn Arthur\, MNNPS Board Member and Dragonfly Expert\nGretchen Mehmel\, Red Lake Area Wildlife Supervisor \nCome and enjoy a weekend in the far reaches of northern Minnesota to Norris Camp to explore parts of the Red Lake WMA. Participants will get to hike for much of Saturday and part of Sunday with an evening program on Saturday as well as a good old-fashioned potluck. \nTransportation to Norris Camp will be on your own.  It is highly recommended to get to Norris Camp Friday evening so you are there right away in the morning for hiking on Saturday. \nOvernight arrangements for this trip include free lodging at Norris Camp. Contact John Arthur jdragonflyarthur@gmail.comto make reservations for a room. There is no charge for the rooms at Norris Camp\, your only costs for the weekend are getting yourself up to Norris Camp and food for the weekend. Cooking all meals will take place at the Camp where kitchen facilities are available. Saturday evening after the day of hiking we will having a potluck and short program with Malcolm and Gretchen. \nTHE HISTORY OF NORRIS CAMP: \nThe history of Norris Camp began in 1933 with President Roosevelt’s New Deal programs. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was one of these programs and it became the impetus for creating Norris Camp. The CCC was created to help spur the United States’ economy out of the Great Depression by hiring unemployed young men for public conservation work. Close to 200 men and officers were stationed at Norris Camp performing a variety of tasks.source: Lake of the Woods Tourism \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/norris-camp-red-lake-wma-northern-mn-bio-blitz-close-look-botrychiums/ LOCATION:Norris Camp\, 11536 Faunce Butterfield Forest Rd\, Roosevelt\, MN\, 56673\, United States CATEGORIES:Field trips ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mnnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/norris-camp-air.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20160604T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20160604T110000 DTSTAMP:20160408T180445Z CREATED:20160408T175050Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160408T180445Z UID:420-1465030800-1465038000@mnnps.org SUMMARY:Grey Cloud Dunes SNA: Interpretive Hike with the Sierra Club DESCRIPTION:Leaders:\nKelly Randall: DNR Outreach Coordinator\n Larry McCabe: SNA Site Steward\n Michael Lynch: Botanist \nGrey Cloud Dunes is situated on two sandy terraces along the Mississippi River offering breathtaking views of the Mississippi river valley. The sandy soil is home to unique plant communities in different habitats such as erosional faces and blowouts. Distinctive species adapted to the dry\, sandy environment include little bluestem\, penstemon\, prairie dropseed\, sand reed grass\, gramma grass\, silky prairie clover\, among others. Rare sea-beach needlegrass occurs in several of the blowouts; purple sand grass\, on bare sand areas. Louisiana broomrape and Hill’s thistles are also found here. North American (blue) racers\, an uncommon Minnesota snake\, live here. \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/grey-cloud-dunes-sna-interpretive-hike-sierra-club/ LOCATION:Grey Cloud Dunes SNA\, 7600 113th St S\, Cottage Grove\, MN\, 55016\, United States CATEGORIES:Field trips ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mnnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/grey-cloud-SNA.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR