Field Trips

Botany 2018 Field Trips 
Be ready to explore the Botany and the Beauty
of the Rochester Area and Beyond!

Field Trips are open to all registered attendees of Botany 2018 including spouses/companions and family members. (They must pay full trip registration fee.) All trips require pre-registration and are on a first-come and first-served basis. Fees include transportation, admission fees, field guides (if provided), continental breakfast, water and where indicated, lunch.  All trips will have knowledgeable guides to be sure you experience the botany of the area to the fullest!

  Hiking, collecting, kayaking, a fern foray sleepover!  Discover sedges and other flora of the area. 
Visit the new Bell Museum and MIN Herbarium...wander through the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum and visit Paisley Park - Prince's private estate! 
Check out the largest remnant of Big Woods, visit an oak savanah with a 50+ year burn experiment,
walk the sand prairie of Weaver Dunes and see the American Lotus!
There is something for everyone!

 

Schedules are subject to change...you will be notified by email. When registering please indicate your first and second choices. All efforts will be given to give your your first choice, and you will be notified before the conference.
Fees for Field Trips are non-refundable if cancelled after July 1.   All trips will leave from the Civic Center by bus.