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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”

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”

Boulder Lake Orchid Hike summary by Kelly Beaster Field trip leader: Rubin Stenseng The Arrowhead Native Plant Explorers had the unique opportunity to join its very own Treasurer, Rubin Stenseng, on an evening hike to view several orchid species north of Duluth. The walk took place in the Cloquet Valley State Forest, a productive pineContinue reading “Nature walk at Boulder Lake ELC 7.7.21”

Nature walk summary by Kelly Beaster Below is a field trip summary for the Arrowhead Native Plant Explorers first nature walk at Bagley Nature Area in Duluth on July 2nd, 2021. Bagley Nature Area from Lot U downhill along xc ski trail to Rock Pond and back. The ski trail ran through mature mixed hardwoodsContinue reading “First nature walk at Bagley Nature Area 7.2.21”