Are you seeing flower buds on your dogwoods? Did you know you have a very important plant in your yard? Your observations on cloned dogwood (Cornus florida 'Appalachian Spring') and native flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) contribute to a long term project seeking to understand the impact of local environmental conditions on plants across the country. … Continue reading VOL – Dogwood Project – statewide
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Volunteer positions are open across the state with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Woodpecker Surveys Be a Citizen Scientist for Turtles Turtle Crossing Survey PlayCleanGo Event – April 27-29 Butterfly Milkweed Planting on WMA – May 17 Minnesota Loon Monitoring Program: June 29-July 9 Planting Trees Filing on a Ferris Wheel SNA Data … Continue reading VOL – Minnesota DNR Volunteer Opportunities – Statewide
All Who Teach Children are Invited to: Explore innovative ways to use an outdoor classroom during this K-12 immersion workshop held concurrently with the Summer Explorers Biology Camp for youth entering 5th and 6th grades. Observe professionals and apply outdoor classroom methods by leading the same youth daily, outdoors, in a supportive team teaching environment. … Continue reading US Fish & Wildlife News – Winter 2018
If you are interested in native plants, is now open for two Plant Identification workshops to be held this summer in Isle Royale National Park and Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula. This is an excellent opportunity to both explore this unique islandnational park and Michigan's Upper Peninsula near Lake Superior and learn the flora of these areas at … Continue reading Michigan Plant Identification workshops
Join us for a day searching for one of Minnesota's newest aquatic invasive species, starry stonewort (and other invaders). Starry stonewort is an invasive algae that was first found in Lake Koronis in 2015 and has since spread to 11 Minnesota lakes (learn more about starry stonewort and our research here). Now we are asking … Continue reading VOL – Search for Starry Stonewort – August 18 – statewide
The Minnesota DNR Divisions of Ecological and Water Resources, Forestry, and Fish and Wildlife are partnering to offer training in the use of the DNR Field Guides to the Native Plant Communities of Minnesota and how they can be used to help inform management decisions. There will be two indoor introductory classes and six field … Continue reading Native Plant Community Training
A growing list of organizations that have volunteer and/or training opportunities for Minnesota Master Naturalist: AIS Detector – MAISRC CoCoRaHS weather watcher Cornell Lab – Ornithology Friends of the Mississippi Great Lakes Aquarium Great River Greening iNaturalist International Wolf Center Minnesota DNR Minnesota Master Naturalist Minnesota Phenology Network Mississippi National River National Conservation Training Center … Continue reading OnGoing Volunteer/Training Opportunities
Welcome to Project BudBurst! Budburst is a citizen science project of the Chicago Botanic Garden. Discover — and help others discover — a world of wonder and inspiration as a Chicago Botanic Garden volunteer. As a volunteer at the Garden, you have unlimited opportunities to share your talents, explore new areas, and connect with people … Continue reading Volunteer with Budburst
Research on starry stonewort treatments informs management efforts A forthcoming paper from MAISRC researchers and their collaborators will help inform starry stonewort management efforts in Minnesota lakes. Researchers found that mechanical and algaecide treatments greatly reduced starry stonewort biomass, but that bulbils – small, star-shaped structures that can regenerate into new plants – remained viable … Continue reading News from the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center – March 2018
Citizen Scientists - volunteer opportunity The USA-NPN invites citizen scientists to track the phenology of plants and animals through Nature's Notebook, an online plant and animal phenology monitoring program. By participating in phenology monitoring, you will develop a better understanding of nature, contribute to a national database used by scientists and resource managers, and have … Continue reading Nature’s Notebook, USA National Phenology Network
