Dedicated to the conservation and appreciation of Minnesota’s native plants and plant communities
This Zoom presentation is available on the Videos page. Talk 1. Updating Rare Plant Surveys on several Scientific and Natural Area Sites in Southeast Minnesota. Presenter: Mike Lee, Botanist/Plant Ecologist, MN DNR/ and new MNNPS Board Member This talk will
Speaker: Rebekah Mohn, University of Minnesota PhD Candidate The Zoom presentation is available on the Videos page. Bio: Rebekah Mohn is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Minnesota in Saint Paul studying chromosome variation in a group of insect-eating
The recorded Zoom meeting is available on the Video page. Presenter: Tim Whitfeld, Herbarium Collections Manager, University of Minnesota Bell Museum Tim will give a brief history of the Bell Museum Herbarium and discuss the way herbarium collections are used
Presenter: Kristen Blann, Lead Freshwater Ecologist with The Nature Conservancy (MN, ND, SD) The Zoom presentation is available on the Videos page. Talk Summary: Peatlands cover 6 million acres or more in Minnesota, representing more than 10% of the state
Come join Bruce Galer and Jennifer Kamm for a discussion of the geology and natural history of the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge and hike the Blue Hill Trail.
Presenter: Dan Shaw, Senior Ecologist/Vegetation Specialist, Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources The Zoom presentation is available on the Videos page. Talk Summary: State seed mixes have evolved over the last 20 years to meet statewide needs for restoration
Help Remove Buckthorn Encroachment on Snow Trillium Population Where: Hastings Scientific and Natural Area, Hastings, MN When: Sunday March 26th, 2023, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00p.m. Leader: Jennifer Kamm Please join your fellow MNNPS members in an effort to remove buckthorn
Presenter: Heather Holm, biologist, pollinator conservationist, and award-winning author The Zoom presentation is available on the Videos page. Talk Summary: Four unique biomes converge within Minnesota along a southwest to northeast continuum. Prior to Euro-American settlement, the four contiguous biomes
Join Michael Lee and Jennifer Kamm in exploring a rich hardwood forest on the bluffs along Partridge Creek In southeastern Minesota. This field trip is for members of the MN Native Plant Society only and will be limited to 25
This will be our first in-person meeting for the plant society in over three years and we hope some of you are able to join us once again! For those who are unable to be there, the option of viewing the presentation through Zoom will continue to take place.