Minnesota Native Plant Society

Coldwater Springs
2015-04-18 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Coldwater Spring, 5601 Minnehaha Dr. S, Minneapolis, MN, United States
Discover spring ephemerals and other spring wildflowers at Coldwater Spring! The Minnesota Native Plant Society will join the National Park Service in searching for and mapping these elusive and beautiful flowers while learning about how they fit into the ecosystem. The maps we make will help the guide future restoration plans at the park.
Coldwater spring is owned by the National Parks Service and jointly managed by the Mississippi River Fund with the help of numerous volunteers. Trails vary from paved asphalt to dirt trails with some steep places, several steps and may be muddy in places after recent rains. Participants should wear sturdy footwear and weather appropriate clothing.
Leaders: Mike Lynch and Park Ranger Neil Smarjesse

2015 Annual Symposium
2015-03-21 08:30 - 17:00 UTC | Bell Museum, 10 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, United States
“Botanical Ramifications of Environmental Change”
Co-sponsored by the Bell Museum of Natural History
SYMPOSIUM SPEAKERS
Long term ecological history at the prairie-forest border from lake cores: Is the past a guide to the future?
Charles E. Umbanhowar Jr., Department of Biology and Environmental Studies, St. Olaf College
Genetic Foundations of plant adaptation
Ruth G. Shaw, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota
A Century of shifts in flowering phenology in the Red River valley
Dr. Steven Traverse, Associate professor, Department of Biological Sciences, North Dakota State University
Using Predictive Models to Explore assisted migration scenarios – pitfalls and opportunities
Pati Vitt, Stone Curator of the Dixon Seed Bank, Plant Biology and Conservation, Chicago Botanical Garden
Spatial signals of climate change in the abundance and distribution of understory species in Wisconsin over 50 years
Jeremy Ash, University of Wisconsin – Madison
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