Conservation Training
My Happy Place - Understanding Your Property
August 12, 2021
9:00 am – 11:00 am
Location: Schmeeckle Reserve, Stevens Point, WI
Where is your happy place? If you had to describe it what would you say? Would you describe the trees and plants? Join us as we take you on a tour of one our happy places, Schmeeckle Reserve, where we'll use the trees and plants to describe what our property is, could be, and should be. Through a combination of presentations, activities, and a short walking tour (roughly 0.5 miles) you will learn how to identify key characteristics of prairies, oak savannas, hardwoods, riparian zones, and mixed pine ecosystems.
The program will cover:
- Identifying common ecosystems of central Wisconsin
- Plants and trees indicative of prairies, oak savannas, hardwoods, riparian zones, and mixed pine ecosystems
- How to use indicator species to understand your property's history and possibilities
- Resources available to help achieve your property management goals