The WI DNR- is seeking volunteers for the Rare Plant🌿 Monitoring Program, a community-based science program which allows plant enthusiasts to conduct surveys for rare plants around the state.                   

This is WI's largest source of rare plant data & used to assess plant population trends during state & national conservation efforts. Volunteers come from a wide variety of backgrounds- some have botanical backgrounds, others are committed to conservation, or are just passionate about plants 🌱

In 2024 alone, more than 70 trained volunteers from around the state submitted 224 reports of rare plants, including 59 populations in areas of WI where they had not been documented before

For more information go to the WI Rare Plant Monitoring Program website online 

                                   

Become A Rare Plant Monitor🌸🌺

Rare Plant Monitoring Program volunteers are trained in surveying techniques, including how to accurately estimate large plant populations, assess habitat conditions and use GPS coordinates to locate and mark rare plant populations. Although formal plant identification training isn’t required or included, successful volunteers often have previous experience.

In-person training for the Rare Plant Monitoring Program will be offered at the following locations:

Upham Woods Outdoor Learning Center
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Saturday, March 22, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Wehr Nature Center
Franklin, Wisconsin
Saturday, May 3, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
($10 service fee required)

Cable Natural History Museum
Cable, Wisconsin
Saturday, May 10, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Volunteers interested in attending can sign up online.

A virtual training option is also available at all times through the Rare Plant Monitoring Program’s volunteer training webpage.

 

Curious where you can find rare plants in WI click the picture below to goto the Rare Plant Finder 

                                    

 

Click on the legend in the upper Right hand corner - when the black dots show up on the map click one to see what rare plant was spotted in the area. There are several around our Rock County Community!!