Author: Kelly Beaster Whether you are a novice plant enthusiast or a seasoned botanist, we can all use a refresher after a months long period away from most of our regional flora. On a Saturday afternoon at Hartley Nature Center, Arrowhead Native Plant Explorers were greeted with a beginner’s lesson on plant identification that wasContinue reading “Plant ID 101 4.13.24”
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Historic Plant Collectors 2.10.2024
Author: Ethan Perry Watercolor drawing by Ellen Hutchins August 1810 Litosiphon pusillus, now known as Litosiphon laminariae. Image courtesy of Museums Sheffield. On Saturday February 10 we packed a classroom at Hartley Nature Center to explore the world of plants in a different way. Not by visiting them in their summer splendor, as we doContinue reading “Historic Plant Collectors 2.10.2024”
Winter twig & bud ID workshop 1.26.2024
Author: Ethan Perry When we arrived in the office in the city maintenance building Tuesday evening, small, freshly cut tree branches were strewn across the meeting table. Each was numbered on a piece of masking tape. Clark Christenson, Duluth city forester, was instructor for our first event of the year. Tree enthusiasts came out ofContinue reading “Winter twig & bud ID workshop 1.26.2024”
December member night potluck 12.2.23
Author: Jinny Alexander Our 2023 Arrowhead Native Plant Explorers member night and potluck provided an opportunity for folks to get together, chat, eat delicious food, and reflect back on all of our native plant escapades and presentations over the previous year. We discussed ideas for upcoming native plant walks, workshops, and presentations, and explored possibilitiesContinue reading “December member night potluck 12.2.23”
Plant mounting workshop 11.11.23
Author: Ethan Perry On Saturday November 11 we convened at the UMD Bagley Outdoor Classroom (which isn’t actually outdoors!) for our second annual plant mounting extravaganza. Dr. Amanda Grusz, curator of the Olga Lakela Herbarium, brought the stack of plants we collected and pressed in August at the Sax-Zim Bog. She also brought all theContinue reading “Plant mounting workshop 11.11.23”
Native plant presentation on “100 Plants to Feed the Birds” with Laura Erickson 10.24.23
Author: Ethan Perry On October 24, ANPE welcomed local birdwatching celebrity Laura Erickson to our first indoor event of the season. She is an award-winning author and long-time host of the radio program For the Birds. Her newest book is 100 Plants to Feed the Birds: Turn your Home Garden into a Healthy Bird Habitat. Despite theContinue reading “Native plant presentation on “100 Plants to Feed the Birds” with Laura Erickson 10.24.23″
Native plant walk at Minnesota Point 9.9.23
Author: Ethan Perry On the sunny, warm afternoon of September 9 we gathered at the airport entrance on Park Point—also called Minnesota Point, or Zhaagawaamikong Neyaashi in Ojibwe. Rebecca Holmstrom, an ecologist with the Minnesota Biological Survey of the Minnesota DNR, led us on a tour of the sandy environments so strikingly unlike any otherContinue reading “Native plant walk at Minnesota Point 9.9.23”
Second annual native plant foray 8.19.23
Author: Ethan Perry On Saturday August 20 we met at the Sax-Zim Bog Welcome Center for our second annual plant collection event. The goal for our group of intrepid explorers was to collect plant specimens for the Olga Lakela herbarium at UMD. They will be used in botany classes, and will join the tens ofContinue reading “Second annual native plant foray 8.19.23”
Plant ecology of the Brule River region 7.29.23
On Saturday July 29 we gathered at the Stone Chimney canoe launch in the Brule River State Forest south of Lake Nebagamon, Wisconsin. Retired botanist Paul Hlina led an immersive expedition into the enchanted cedar swamp along the river. With 35 years of experience exploring the area, he provided a wealth of information about theContinue reading “Plant ecology of the Brule River region 7.29.23”
Edible and medicinal plants at Hartley 6.11.23
Author: Tim Larson Foraging for Edible and Medicinal Wild Plants with Kelly Popham on June 11, 2023 Many of us are aware that some wild plants are edible and that some plants even have medicinal uses—and that is as much as many people know. On a beautiful Sunday in June, a group of people gatheredContinue reading “Edible and medicinal plants at Hartley 6.11.23”
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