Dedicated to the conservation and appreciation of Minnesota’s native plants and plant communities
Come join Steve Eggers and Jennifer Kamm for a day of aquatic plant identification canoeing Weaver Bottoms followed by a xeric vegetation tour of Kellogg-Weaver Dunes SNA. Both of these areas are close to one another and are located just off of Highway 61 in southeastern Minnesota.
Come join Rhett Johnson for a day of native prairie and wetland plant identification at Ordway Prairie located in western MN south of Glenwood, MN off of highway 104.
Presented by David Remucal, Curator of Endangered Plants, University of MN Landscape Arboretum. This will be a Zoom meeting. MNNPS members, watch your email for instructions.
Come join John Moriarty, Senior Wildlife Manager for Three Rivers Park District for a tour of Crow-Hassan Park Reserve. John will discuss work conducted to restore, establish, and manage wildlife habitats, especially prairies, at Crow-Hassan.
Presented by: Rowzat Shipchandler: MNDNR Diversity Coordinator. The recorded Zoom meeting is available on the Videos page. We often talk about how having a diversity of plant species makes a native plant community stronger and more resilient. Similarly, human diversity
Presented by by Dr. Caitlin Potter, Education and Community Engagement Coordinator, Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve. The recorded Zoom meeting is available on the Videos page. This will be a talk about the past, present and upcoming research projects at
Come join Clinton Nienhaus, Head Naturalist with the Friends of Sax-Zim Bog, for a tour of Sax-Zim Bog.
Presented by: Dr. Sarah Johnson, Associate Professor of Natural Resources, Northland College Plant of the Month: Bistorta alpina, the alpine bistort - Presented by Scott Milburn This will be a Zoom meeting. MNNPS members, check your email for instructions. Sarah Johnson,
Presented by: Chris Helzer, Nature Conservancy’s Director of Science in Nebraska. The recorded Zoom meeting is available on the Videos page. Chris Helzer, Nature Conservancy’s Director of Science and Prairie Ecologist, will talk about the importance of habitat structure in
Presented by: Dr. Marissa Ahlering, Sara Vacek, and Daren Carlson. The recorded Zoom meeting is available on the Videos page. It’s hard to know where you’re going if you don’t know where you’ve been. Monitoring plays a key role in