Water lilies and beyond
Learn about four water lilies and lily pad-like species you’ll find in Wisconsin’s wetlands.
Wetland Coffee Break: Investigating the relationship between showy ladyslipper and European skipper butterflies
While working on wetland delineations, environmental scientist Matt Knickelbine has been observing instances of showy lady slipper flowers being filled with dead, invasive European skipper butterflies.
Manoomin/Wild Rice: The ecology and importance of a wetland treasure
Tucked within the quiet shallows of lakes and slow-moving rivers across Wisconsin, a slender aquatic grass with graceful stalks and waving seed heads has anchored cultures, fed ecosystems, and sustained traditions for centuries.
10 peatland bryophytes you should know
Bryophytes are non-vascular plants such as mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.
Wetland Coffee Break: Floristic quality benchmarks for rare and unique wetland plant communities
Ryan O’Connor (WDNR) shares what makes rare wetland plant communities like white pine-red maple swamps and interdunal wetlands unique, what threats they are facing, and more.