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Prairie Perspectives 2016: Second Annual Workshop and Retreat

Shalom Hill Farm 42194 Co Rd 3, Windom, MN, United States

FIELD TRIP IS FULL. Co-sponsored by Minnesota School of Botanical Art and Minnesota Native Plant Society.

Botanical Artists: Explore the morphology of native plants under various growing conditions in several habitats; sketching in the field. Develop your palette of color samples, learn proper methods of plant collection and photography to assure realistic depictions.

Plant lovers: Explore new locations of fens, prairies, and rock outcrops. Shalom Hill Farm lies in the center of a circle of at least 15 potential destinations to be selected depending on the conditions of the season. These include upland prairies, rock outcrops, “waterfalls,” mesic prairies, and wetland complexes with calcareous fens. Two prime publicly owned forests are a little over an hour away.

2017 Symposium – Restoration and Conservation of Native Landscapes and Species

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum 3675 Arboretum Dr., Chaska, MN, United States

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.

Hastings Sand Coulee SNA: Prairie Spring Wildflower Interpretive Hike

Hastings Sand Coulee SNA - North Unit 557 Tuttle Dr., Hastings, MN, United States

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.