MAY EDUCATIONAL EVENT - Wild Flower Walk with Mariette Nowak, Sunday, April 22

RPMGA Event: Wildflower Flower Walk with Mariette Nowak

Sunday, April 22, 1:30 p.m.

This is actually our May educational opportunity, but the wild flowers bloom when they bloom, and we don’t want to miss them!

Mariette Nowak is the author of Birdscaping in the Midwest, A Guide to Gardening with Native Plants to Attract Birds, and a leader in both the Kettle Moraine Chapter of The Wild Ones and the Lakeland Audubon Society.

This very knowledgeable lady had agreed to take us on a walk through the Kettle Moraine State Forest to view early spring wildflowers. If the sun shines that afternoon, we’ll be heading to the pasque flower preserve, located between Eagle and North Prairie. But the pasque flowers don’t open if it’s overcast. If that’s the case, we’ll consider another good wildflower location that’s a little closer, between Whitewater and Palmyra. We’ll meet near the closer location at 1:30, then decide which location is our best bet that day.

Mariette Nowak

Location: Meet at 1:30 p.m. at the Ice Age Trail parking lot on Highway 12, approximately 5 miles east of the intersection of U.S. 12 and Hwy 89, at Sherwood Forest Road. Look for the big brown sign on the north side of the road that says “Ice Age National Scenic Trail.” Bring or wear waterproof hiking boots, just in case, as the closer location tends to be wet.

This is an approved Continuing Education program.  Master Gardener Volunteers and interns will earn 1 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) per hour of participation.