Exploring the Native Orchids of the Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center Area

Orchid plants are much more than the showy, exotic images that often come to mind when you hear the word orchid. The native, wild orchids of northern Minnesota are complex plants with a wide diversity of forms, natural habitats, and hardiness to survive in the northland. This event will explore the life cycle, pollination and reproduction strategies, ethics around orchids, phenology of blooms, diversity of plants, and the wide range of habits in which they thrive. Fifteen species of orchids have been documented in the “18,000-acre classroom” at Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center. Attendees will come away with a new awareness of this segment of our natural world, plus, they do make nice photos.