On a beautiful July morning, the Arrowhead Native Plant Explorers met at the White Pine Picnic Area trailhead in the Superior National Forest. This event examining fire-dependent native plant communities was led by Nate Quadhamer of the US Forest Service. At our first stop, we discussed intact fire-dependent woodland forest communities that had not recentlyContinue reading “Nature walk in the Superior National Forest 7.9.22”
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Nature walk at Tischer Creek 6.3.22
On Friday, June 3rd, the Arrowhead Native Plant Explorers joined Dr. Jessica Savage of the University of Minnesota – Duluth for a nature hike at Tischer Creek in Duluth. Dr. Savage discussed the phenology (the timing of biological events) of native trees in the Duluth-Superior area. At the beginning of our walk we observed aContinue reading “Nature walk at Tischer Creek 6.3.22”
Spring ephemeral wildflower walk at Jay Cooke State Park on 5.14.2022
After a long, cold winter with heavy snowfalls followed by a cool spring, the Arrowhead Native Plant Explorers wondered if the snow would melt for the spring ephemerals to show up for the planned hike in May. On a sunny Saturday, the group of just under 30 participants were delighted to find yellow and whiteContinue reading “Spring ephemeral wildflower walk at Jay Cooke State Park on 5.14.2022”
Vegetation Re-Survey of the Brule River Watershed in NW Wisconsin: 1852 – 2017. 4.12.22
Paul Hlina spoke about a plant survey of the Brule River watershed that he conducted in 2015-16 while at the Lake Superior Research Institute. He shared photos of many beautiful plants and some of their fascinating biology, but even more than that, Paul was a storyteller. He described the serendipitous series of events that ledContinue reading “Vegetation Re-Survey of the Brule River Watershed in NW Wisconsin: 1852 – 2017. 4.12.22”
Plants on the Edge: Monitoring rare, disjunct, and range edge species on Lake Superior Islands 03.15.2022
The plants Dr. Johnson spoke about are on the edge in two senses of the word. Many grow in the dynamic zone between water and land, and they are among the rarest plants of the region. She has studied these rare plants at the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, which includes 22 Islands and a mainlandContinue reading “Plants on the Edge: Monitoring rare, disjunct, and range edge species on Lake Superior Islands 03.15.2022”
In a patch of goldenrods presentation 01.11.2022
In a Patch of Goldenrods summary by Ethan Perry Presented By: Larry Weber Larry Weber is known for his weekly column “Northland Nature” in the News Tribune and the weekly phenology radio show “Backyard Almanac” on The North 103.3 (formerly KUMD). He is the author of numerous northland nature books, and also taught biology forContinue reading “In a patch of goldenrods presentation 01.11.2022”
University of Minnesota Duluth – Herbarium 12.4.21
12/4/21 Olga Lakela Herbarium Tour and Workshop Presented By: Gretchen Meier On Saturday December 4 the University of Minnesota Duluth Herbarium hosted the Arrowhead Native Plant Explorers for a tour of the facility and a workshop to prepare actual specimens for the herbarium. An herbarium is a research museum for plants. UMD’s herbarium is namedContinue reading “University of Minnesota Duluth – Herbarium 12.4.21”
Nature walk at the Cloquet Forestry Center 10.9.21
10/9/21 summary by Kelly Beaster Fire dependent plant communities at the Cloquet Forestry Center Field trip leader: Kyle Gill On an unseasonably warm October afternoon UMN forester, Kyle Gill, guided the Arrowhead Native Plant Explorers through early successional and late successional forests at the UMN Cloquet Forestry Center. These large stands of towering red, jack,Continue reading “Nature walk at the Cloquet Forestry Center 10.9.21”
Nature walk at Wisconsin Point 8.28.21
8/28/21 – summary by Kelly Beaster Wisconsin Point Ojibwe Language Plant Names Field trip leader: Marisa Lee In late August, the Arrowhead Native Plant Explorers sampled the sandy dune and xeric pine forest communities near the end of Wisconsin Point. Group leader Marisa Lee, a descendant of the Red Lake Nation (Ojibwe) and Oneida NationContinue reading “Nature walk at Wisconsin Point 8.28.21”
Nature walk at Mission Creek 8.2.21
8/2/21Mission Creek Plant Walk summary by Kelly BeasterField trip leader: Ethan Perry On August 2, the Arrowhead Native Plant Explorers met at Mission Creek for a guided hike of intact native plant communities in a small sampling of the 2,246 acre Fond du Lac Forest Park within the City of Duluth. With MN DNR plantContinue reading “Nature walk at Mission Creek 8.2.21”
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