Dedicated to the conservation and appreciation of Minnesota’s native plants and plant communities
This will be our first in-person meeting for the plant society in over three years and we hope some of you are able to join us once again! For those who are unable to be there, the option of viewing the presentation through Zoom will continue to take place.
Presenter: Welby Smith, State Botanist with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources The recorded presentation is available on the Videos page. Please join us for the upcoming monthly meeting with our presenter, Welby Smith, who will discuss his newly published
Presenter: Laura Reuling, Research Scientist, University of Minnesota The recorded program is available on the Video page. Laura Reuling is a researcher scientist at the University of Minnesota in the silviculture program. Her research explores applied questions about forest ecology,
Presented by: Angela Miner and Deanna Leigh. The recorded Zoom presentation is available on the Video page. MN PlantWatch is a new community science initiative that supports the conservation of Minnesota's rare native plants. Volunteers search for plants in their
Presenter: Fred Harris, plant ecologist, MN DNR (retired) The recorded Zoom presentation is available on the Video page. Plant of the Month: The genus Phemeranthus “Everything you ever wanted to know about Phemeranthus, but…” Talk Summary: MN Biological Survey has
The recorded presentation is available on the Video page. 7:00 PM Meeting starts, doors will open at 6:30 PM Talk Summary: Beaver dams and beaver mimicry (e.g. Beaver Dam Analogs) are gaining popularity as a low‐cost, nature-based strategy to build
This will be an on-line Zoom meeting only. MNNPS members, check your email for instructions. 7:00 PM Meeting starts Program: Collaborating to Conserving Native Characeae in Minnesota Lakes Talk Abstract The Characeae, a family comprised of large, morphologically complex, freshwater
The recorded presentation is available on the Videos page. Presenter: Dr. Ya Yang - Associate Professor, Curator - University of Minnesota Herbarium Speaker Bio: Dr. Ya Yang grew up in Beijing, China, where she did her undergraduate degree at the
The recorded presentation is available on the Videos page. Presenter: Dr. Katherine Wynne, Plant Ecologist Midwest Natural Resources Saint Paul, Minnesota. Speaker Bio: Dr. Katherine Wynne graduated with a Ph.D. in Plant Biology and Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior from Michigan
Andrew Hipp will discuss his new book: Oak Origins, From Acorns to Species and the Tree of Life. From ancient acorns to future forests, the story of how oaks evolved and the many ways they shape our world.
