Minnesota Native Plant Society
Monthly Programs
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Minnesota Native Plant Society Monthly Programs |
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Monthly Programs
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The Minnesota Native Plant Society holds monthly membership meetings from October through June each year (excluding January, July, August, and September). The Society meets the first Thursday of each month from 6:00 to 9:00pm at the Dakota Lodge in West St. Paul, Minnesota. Each meeting begins with a 6:00 to 7:00pm social time and refreshments. Announcements begin at 7:00pm, and are followed by speaker presentations at 7:15pm. Click here for a map! |
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Thursday, October 4, 2007 6:00 - 7:00 Social Time 7:00 - 7:15 Announcements 7:15 - 7:30 Place of the Month 7:30 - 8:30 Main Speaker and Questions |
Program: The Harvesting of Herbal Medicines & Concerns for Protecting Plant Species & Plant Communities. Presenter: Erica Fargione, Practicing Herbalist Plant of the Month:Panax quinquefolium, American ginseng
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Thursday, November 1, 2007 6:00 - 7:00 Social Time 7:00 - 7:15 Announcements 7:15 - 7:30 Plant of the Month 7:30 - 8:30 Main Speaker and Questions
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Program: Effects of Moose Browsing on Long Term Forest Succession on Isle Royale. Presenter: Dr. Peter Jordan, Dept. of Fisheries & Wildlife, University of Minnesota. Annual seed exchange. Please remember to bring seed!!!!
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Thursday, December 6, 2007 6:00 - 7:00 Social Time 7:00 - 7:15 Announcements 7:15 - 7:30 Plant of the Month 7:30 - 8:30 Main Speaker and Questions
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Program: Using Plants to Assess Wetland Quality in Minnesota. Presenter: Michael Bourdaghs, Wetland Biologist for MN Pollution Control Agency Plant of the Month: Calamagrostis canadensis (bluejoint grass). Place of the Month: Beaver Meadows of the Kabetogama Peninsula.
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Thursday, February 7, 2008 6:00 - 7:00 Social Time 7:00 - 7:15 Announcements 7:15 - 7:30 Plant of the Month 7:30 - 8:30 Main Speaker and Questions
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Program: Biofuels: Threats and Opportunities for Native Plants. Presenter: Joe Fargione, Ecologist with The Nature Conservancy, Minnesota Chapter Plant of the Month: Panicum virgatum Note: A slate of new board member candidates will be announced. |
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Thursday, March 6, 2008 6:00 - 7:00 Social Time 7:00 - 7:15 Announcements 7:15 - 7:30 Plant of the Month 7:30 - 8:30 Main Speaker and Questions
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Program: Rare Plants in Temporary Rainwater Pools on Bedrock Outcrops: Recent Discoveries on Some of Southwestern Minnesota's Most Scenic and Threatened Habitats. Presenter: Fred Harris, Plant Ecologist, MN DNR Annual Meeting/Election of new board members.
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Thursday, April 3, 2008 6:00 - 7:00 Social Time 7:00 - 7:15 Announcements 7:15 - 7:30 Plant of the Month 7:30 - 8:30 Main Speaker and Questions
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Program: The Kandiyohi forest: Mysteries of Elms and Minnesota Forests of the Past and Future Presenters: Dr. Lee Frelich, Research Associate and Director, The University of Minnesota Center for Hardwood Ecology and Mark Stennes, Plant Pathologist, S&S Specialists Plants of the Month: Ulmus americana, U. rubra, and U. thomasii |
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Thursday, May 1, 2008 6:00 - 7:00 Social Time 7:00 - 7:15 Announcements 7:15 - 7:30 Plant of the Month 7:30 - 8:30 Main Speaker and Questions
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Program: Under the Cart Wheels: Natural Communities and Native Plants along the Pembina Trail. Presenter: Nancy Sather, Plant Ecologist/Historian, MN DNR
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Thursday, June 5, 2008 6:00 - 7:00 Social Time 7:00 - 7:15 Announcements 7:15 - 7:30 Plant of the Month 7:30 - 8:30 Main Speaker and Questions
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Program: Music of the Leaves: How Plants Arrange their Leaves for Most Efficient Photosynthesis Presenter: Dr. Clarence L. Lehman University of MN Dept of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Annual Plant Sale!!!
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