Friday, September 18th - 5pm, 6pm, 7pm @ Stone House Weavers Studio in Beaser School Cattail leaves can be made into many items, both functional and decorative. Using simple techniques and working with scissors and knife, we can learn to twist pre-harvested and dried cattail leaves into cordage. Prior weaving experience is not a must …
What are macroinvertebrates and why collect them? Macroinvertebrates are small aquatic organisms without backbones, like crayfish, clams, and larvae of common bugs like mayflies, black flies, and dragonflies. We use a formula based off their identification as a way to calculate water quality.
Sunday, September 20th 9am-noon @ Stone House Weavers Studio in Beaser School Cattail leaves can be made into many items, both functional and decorative. Using simple techniques and working with scissors and knife, we can learn to twist pre-harvested and dried cattail leaves into a small woven mat. Prior weaving experience is not a must …
Lecture: The Manoomin Marsh Project Vaughn Public Library, third floor, Room 301 The Manoomin Marsh Project explores the intersection of ecological restoration, community engagement, and collaborative design, with a growing focus on how protection efforts have evolved into broader strategies for improving water quality. Through consultation with Tribal communities and partnerships with educators, conservation organizations, …
Join artist and educator Sara Alsum-Wassenaar for a hands-on workshop exploring how design, engineering, and ecological restoration can work together to restore wild rice (manoomin). Participants will collaboratively build a lightweight protective dome and sew the netting used to shield young manoomin from waterfowl during establishment. Along the way, we’ll discuss restoration strategies, material choices, …
Follow along on a trip to Antarctica with Steve Ballou, where you will find yourself engaged in the rarest of activities.....Hunting for Meteorites. Think of Elmer Fudd hunting wabbits. Imagine sleeping, cooking and living in a yellow tent on top of a mile of ice. Antarctica is the world's premier meteorite collection area. Half the fun is getting there, and the fun continues as you manage life on the ice. ANSMET collects meteorites for planetary and cosmic research, looking into the origins of our solar system and is a gateway to the galaxy and beyond.
