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  • Rare Plant and Plant Community Phenology at the Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve

    Join us for a full day ecological and botanical field trip to the Bison Enclosure area of the Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve, led by Jason Husveth. This is a unique opportunity to visit and botanize the diverse wetlands, prairies, and savannas within the Cedar Creek Bison Enclosure in a year where there will be no bison present. We discuss landscape setting, surficial geology and soils, hydrology, plant community ecology and rare species autecology. Jason will cover the identification of over a dozen rare plant species of the Anoka Sand Plain, including some of the rarest species in the state.

  • Red Lake Wildlife Management Area History and Habitat Management

    The recorded presentation is available on the Videos page. Presenters: Charlie Tucker– Manager at Red Lake Wildlife Management Area Program: Charlie will discuss the settlement history of the Red Lake WMA area, and how it relates to current land ownership.

  • Fire behavior and tree mortality, by Dr. Lee Frelich

    The recorded presentation is available on the Video page. Presenter: Dr. Lee Frelich - Director of the Center for Forest Ecology, University of Minnesota Presenter Biography: Lee Frelich is Director of the University of Minnesota Center for Forest Ecology. He has

  • An Evening of Q&A with Ron Bowen, founder of Prairie Restorations, Inc.

    The recorded presentation is available on the Videos page. Presenter: Ron Bowen - founder of Prairie Restorations, Inc. Program: Spend an evening participating in a Q&A with special guest Ron Bowen, founder of Prairie Restorations, Inc. Presenter Biography: Ron began

  • Peat Keepers: Healing Minnesota’s Carbon-Rich Landscapes

    Note date change: Thursday, March 12. This will be online through Zoom only. MNNPS members, check your email for instructions. Presenter: Meredith Cornett – MNDNR Peatland Resilience Project Planner Program: Peat Keepers: Healing Minnesota’s Carbon-Rich Landscapes Description: With more peatlands