Dedicated to the conservation and appreciation of Minnesota’s native plants and plant communities
Presented by: Derek Anderson, Botanist/Plant Ecologist, MN-DNR. Place of the Month: Minnesota-Wisconsin Interstate Parks, also by Derek
Presented by: Emily Ellingson, Graduate Research Assistant, UMN. Plant of the Month: (Bryophyte), Kim Fackler
Presented by: Jim Arndt, Merjent and Scott Milburn, Midwest Natural Resources
Presented by: Scott Zager, Wildlands. Plant of the Month: TBD
Presented by: Steve Saupe, CSBSJU Biology Professor. Plant of the Month: Rusty woodsia (Woodsia ilvensis) - one of the resurrection type ferns
The Minnesota Native Plant Society's 2017 Symposium: Restoration and Conservation of Native Landscapes and Species, is open for registration! The schedule is filled with great speakers, covering a wide range of restoration and conservation related topics. Co-sponsored by the Plant Conservation Division at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.
Presenter: Laura Van Riper, Terrestrial Invasive Species Coordinator, MnDNR. POM: Key species you should know
Presenters: Bob Djupstrom - MN DNR Scientific and Natural Areas-Retired, and Ellen Fuge - MN DNR Scientific and Natural Areas-Retired
Come explore the north unit of Hastings Sand Coulee SNA just outside the city of Hastings in Dakota County. The SNA protects high quality native dry sand-gravel prairie, mesic prairie, oak woodland and oak forest in an area otherwise dominated by agricultural land use and expanding housing developments.
Presenter: Paul Bockenstedt, Restoration Ecologist, Stantec. POM: TBD
