The Minnesota Native Plant Society holds monthly membership meetings the first Thursday of each month from October through June (excluding January, July, August, and September). These meetings are free and open to the public.

6:00 to 7:00 PM - Social time and refreshments
7:00 to 7:15 PM - Announcements
7:15 to 7:30 PM - Plant of the month
7:30 to 8:30 PM - Main Speaker

2012 MONTHLY PROGRAMS

February 2, 2012
Using Plants to Assess Wetland Quality in Minnesota; the Next Generation by Michael Bourdaghs, Research Scientist, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Plant-of-the-Month: Tussock Sedge (Carex stricta) also by Mr. Bourdaghs

March 1, 2012
Natural History of Maple Syrup Production by Dr. Stephen Saupe, Professor, Biology Department of the College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University
Plant-of-the-Month: Black Maple (Acer nigrum), also by Dr. Saupe

April 5, 2012
Stalking Rare Native Plants by Malcolm and Rosemary MacFarlane, Volunteers, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources County Biological Survey
Plant-of-the-Month: Least Moonwort (Botrychium tenebrosum), also by the MacFarlanes

May 3, 2012
Wild Orchids of Minnesota by Welby Smith, Botanist, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Plant-of-the-Month: Case’s ladies’-tresses (Spiranthes casei)