Friday, June 12
1:00 pm
Free
Kemp Natural Resources Station
The Kemp Field Day will explore the northern forests and some of the plants that call the forest home. Sessions will be indoors at the Connor Forestry Center building.
1:00 pm – Plant Basics & Some Northwoods Favorites: You will briefly review what defines a plant and the plant kingdom. Then brush up on terminology used for keying out plants and take a closer look at some Northwoods species and their stores. Lead by Mary Barkowiak, retired WDNR botanist
2:00 pm – An Introduction to Sedges: Do sedges have edges? Learn what is special about this plant, how to identify and about some of the common species in northern Wisconsin. Lead by Libby Zimmerman, UW-Madison, Dept. of Botany
3:00 pm – Northwoods History, as Told by Forests: You will investigate accumulations of pollen, charcoal, and other forest detritus to explore how northwoods forests have responded to environmental changes over thousands of years. Lead by Sara Hotchkiss, UW-Madison, Dept. of Botany
No registration required, attend any of the three sessions you wish.
Address:
Kemp Natural Resources Station
9161 Kemp Road
Woodruff, WI 54568
This event is open to all. We value inclusion and access for all participants. Please email karla.ortman@wisc.edu or ars_accommodation@cals.wisc.edu two weeks before the event to make an accommodation request. Reasonable effort will be made to support your request.
The University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences provides equal opportunities in employment and programming in compliance with state and federal law.
