Namekagon Barrens Field Trip 8.1.2026

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”

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”