Written by: Kelly Beaster On August 1, ANPE members traveled the straight, dusty roads of Wisconsin’s sand country, passing planted pine plantations and sweeping open fields with smatterings of shrubs, to our unique destination—the Namekagon Barrens. Once there, ANPE was joined by two knowledgeable botanists who helped us explore the ecological and human history ofContinue reading “Namekagon Barrens Field Trip 8.1.2026”
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Plant Foray at Lester-Amity 9.22.24
Written by Kelly Beaster The Arrowhead Native Plant Explorers met at Lester-Amity Park on the east side of Duluth to host the annual plant foray. Equipped with plant presses, clippers, and serrated hand trowels, ANPE members and board officers searched for flowering and fruiting specimens to contribute to the University of Minnesota-Duluth’s Olga Lakela Herbarium,Continue reading “Plant Foray at Lester-Amity 9.22.24”