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19JunKnowing Native Plants: Invasive Species Identification and Management (Virtual Program, June 19)
What is an invasive plant? What problems do invasive plants cause? Join Mary Anne Borge to learn the answers to these questions, as well as how to identify the…
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16SepKnowing Native Plants: Amazing Asters
Fall is peak bloom time for members of the aster family. Explore our woods and meadows with naturalist Mary Anne Borge to discover asters, goldenrods, bonesets, coneflowers, tickseeds and…
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04NovKnowing Native Plants: From Flowers to Seeds
How do angiosperms reproduce sexually? Naturalist Ed Lignowski will answer this question by discussing the life cycle of flowering plants from pollination to fruit/seed dispersal. General anatomy of flowers…
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05MayKnowing Native Plants: Late Spring Lovelies
A lot happens at the Preserve between the burst of spring ephemerals and the peak of flowering shrubs. Join Naturalist Mary Anne Borge to learn about the wildlife and…
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29JulKnowing Native Plants: Meadow Magic
Come discover the Preserve’s 5-acre meadow with naturalist Mary Anne Borge. See native meadow plant species, including wildflowers and grasses, and learn about meadow successional stages and some of…
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20JanKnowing Native Plants: Plant Identification
This indoor class will introduce you to the basics of identifying conifers and flowering herbaceous and woody plants using dichotomous keys. Ed Lignowski, Ph.D., former botany/plant physiology college instructor,…
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24MarKnowing Native Plants: Signs of Spring
The promise of spring is just around the corner. Meet early flowering plants and learn how they have adapted to this potentially harsh time of year. This program will…
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21AprKnowing Native Plants: Spring Ephemerals
Spring wildflowers such as Dutchman’s breeches, bloodroot, bluebell, spring beauty, twinleaf and several species of trillium color the forest floor for a fleeting moment this time of year. Join…
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20AprKnowing Native Plants: Spring Ephemerals
Spring wildflowers such as Dutchman’s breeches, bloodroot, bluebell, spring beauty, twinleaf and several species of trillium color the forest floor for a fleeting moment this time of year. Join…
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24FebKnowing Native Plants: Trees in Winter
Although trees are dormant this time of year, they exhibit many interesting botanical features to examine. Join Ed Lignowski, Ph.D., to learn how to identify native deciduous trees and…
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26AprIntroduction to the Art and Science of Nature Journaling with Jack Hobe (April 26, 2025)
Join naturalist-artist Jack Hobe for an introduction to the art and science of nature journaling! Participants will get hands-on experience trying out the six “tools” of nature journaling -…
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18JunInvasive Species ID and Management with Mary Anne Borge (June 18, 2022)