An Update on Conservation Activities at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Presented by David Remucal, Curator of Endangered Plants, University of MN Landscape Arboretum. This will be a Zoom meeting. MNNPS members, watch your email for instructions.
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How a diversity of human cultures perfects our understanding of conservation
Presented by: Rowzat Shipchandler: MNDNR Diversity Coordinator. The recorded Zoom meeting is available on the Videos page. We often talk about how having a diversity of plant species makes a native plant community stronger and more resilient. Similarly, human diversity
80 Years of Minnesotan Ecology: An Update form Cedar Creek
Presented by by Dr. Caitlin Potter, Education and Community Engagement Coordinator, Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve. The recorded Zoom meeting is available on the Videos page. This will be a talk about the past, present and upcoming research projects at
Plants on the Edge: Monitoring rare disjunct and range-edge species on Lake Superior islands
Presented by: Dr. Sarah Johnson, Associate Professor of Natural Resources, Northland College Plant of the Month: Bistorta alpina, the alpine bistort - Presented by Scott Milburn This will be a Zoom meeting. MNNPS members, check your email for instructions. Sarah Johnson,
Importance of Habitat Structure in Prairies
Presented by: Chris Helzer, Nature Conservancy’s Director of Science in Nebraska. The recorded Zoom meeting is available on the Videos page. Chris Helzer, Nature Conservancy’s Director of Science and Prairie Ecologist, will talk about the importance of habitat structure in
Healing Our Prairies Through Cooperation
Presented by: Dr. Marissa Ahlering, Sara Vacek, and Daren Carlson. The recorded Zoom meeting is available on the Videos page. It’s hard to know where you’re going if you don’t know where you’ve been. Monitoring plays a key role in
On Lichens: Lessons in Symbiosis
Presented by: Joe Walewski, Wolf Ridge Naturalist and Interim Program Director. The recorded Zoom meeting is available on the Videos page. Exploring lichens - the ultimate model of symbiosis and community - opened a world that forever changed Joe's life.
Jumping Worms in Minnesota
Presented by: Dr. Lee Frelich, Director of the Center for Forest Ecology, University of Minnesota. The recorded Zoom presentation is available on the Videos page. Jumping worms are a group of invasive earthworms (Amynthas spp.) known for their leaping, snake-like
Updating Rare Plant Surveys in SE MN, and Sprague Creek Peatland SNA in Northern MN
This Zoom presentation is available on the Videos page. Talk 1. Updating Rare Plant Surveys on several Scientific and Natural Area Sites in Southeast Minnesota. Presenter: Mike Lee, Botanist/Plant Ecologist, MN DNR/ and new MNNPS Board Member This talk will
Studying Sundews, a Global Carnivorous Plant Genus Found in Minnesota’s Backyard
Speaker: Rebekah Mohn, University of Minnesota PhD Candidate The Zoom presentation is available on the Videos page. Bio: Rebekah Mohn is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Minnesota in Saint Paul studying chromosome variation in a group of insect-eating