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Latest Past Events

INSECTS & FUNGI! OH MY! (Fungi)

Lower Hixon Trailhead 2600 Old Quarry Rd, La Crosse

(Details at the end of this post and here's the link to FREE tickets) Event focus: Fungi Activity:  Fungi play many important roles in the environment as decomposers, pathogens, and essential partners of other organisms. Todd will talk about fungal biology, then we will collect fungi in lower Hixon Forest, and then discuss our finds. […]

Free

INSECTS & FUNGI! OH MY! (Insects)

WisCorps Pollinator Gardens, The Nature Place 789 Myrick Park Dr, La Crosse

(See details at the bottom of this page and here's a link for FREE tickets) Please note: Due to construction on La Crosse Street please take Losey Boulevard and turn onto La Crosse Street going West toward downtown. Myrick Park will be an entrance on the right after the neighborhood. Presenter: Barrett Klein, UW-La Crosse […]

Pollinator Plants

WisCorps Pollinator Gardens, The Nature Place 789 Myrick Park Dr, La Crosse

(See details at the bottom of the page) Please note: Due to construction on La Crosse Street please take Losey Boulevard and turn onto La Crosse Street going West toward downtown. Myrick Park will be an entrance on the right after the neighborhood. Event focus: Plants Nectar and/or pollen attracts many types of pollinators, including bees, […]