Dedicated to the conservation and appreciation of Minnesota’s native plants and plant communities
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
Enjoy a morning hike into Interstate State Park, Wisconsin's oldest state park. See bedrock prairie, oak woodlands, white pine-hardwood forest, spring-fed creek, shady, basalt talus slopes lush with mosses and ferns. Please consider bringing a lunch and hiking the stunning bluff trails overlooking the St. Croix River in the afternoon.
Join in a day to identify as many plant and animal species as possible in the first ever BioBlitz at Swedes Forest SNA. Scientists, naturalists and volunteers will conduct this intensive one day field study. Volunteers learn from experts and
