NATURAL COMMUNITIES OF SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN

Are you interested in ‘reading’ the landscapes of Southwestern WI? Would you like to improve your plant identification skills? Do you learn best in the field with new friends?

Then this Natural Communities of Southwestern WI class is for you!

Organized by BMAP and directed by the Botanical Club of WI, this is a unique opportunity for BMAP members!

Registration Here

The Class

Organized and led by Zach Kron and BMAP's Sam Anderson, this class series is designed to welcome people of all levels of botanical and ecological expertise. For each class, we’ll identify the broader characteristics that define a natural community before looking more closely at the plants commonly found in them.

Structure

We'll start with an overview of each community, its ecology and conservation, and its characteristic plants and how to identify them. Each class will conclude with a hands-on vegetation monitoring exercise intended to reinforce plant ID skills and introduce participants to monitoring techniques.

The prairie portion of the class will be from 9am-12pm. Participants will be expected to provide their own lunch, and we will be near Blue Mounds if folks prefer to buy provisions. The woodland portion of the class will continue from 1:30-5pm, beginning at the Friend's Shelter at Blue Mounds State Park.

Registration and Schedule

To join the waitlist for the course

Submit an RSVP with your information at this link: https://www.bluemounds.org/event-details/natural-communities-of-southwestern-wi-class-2025-1
Instructions to pay the $50 class fee will be sent to those registrants on the final roster.

Natural Communities for 2025: Woodlands and Grasslands of Southwestern WI

9am - 12pm on Saturday, June 21 – Dry & Mesic Prairies at TPE's Mounds View Grassland, Iowa County
1:30pm- 5pm on Saturday, July 6 – Oak Savannas and woodlands at Blue Mounds State Park at the Friend's Shelter

Questions? Contact your BMAP Outreach Ecologist