2025 Annual Meeting and Foray!
June 19-21 at the Wausau School Forest (map link) in Marathon County
Registration includes bunkhouse or group camp accommodations at no extra cost.
Venue includes two bathroom buildings with showers and access to a "kitchenette" in the main building
Address: 218735 County Road KK, Mosinee, WI
REGISTRATION
BCW Members: REGISTER HERE
Non-Members are also Welcome! Please REGISTER HERE
non-member Registration includes a BCW membership for the remainder of 2025
Click HERE to Register by Mail, no later than June 7th
Itinerary
Thurs, 6/19 - Arrive after 4:00 PM - Group camp setup, Bonfire, & Socializing
Friday, 6/20 - Botanical Foray - This is a joint event with the Wisconsin State Herbarium at UW-Madison. Groups of amateur and professional botanists help document the flora by collecting & pressing plants in under-sampled locales.
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Group botanical collection at various locales
4:00 - 6:00 PM - Pressing and stacking plants at WSF
6:00 PM - Dinner provided by the Wisconsin State Herbarium
Botanical Trivia and/or group sing-alongs?
Saturday, 6/20 - Annual Meeting
9:00 AM - Mary Burns - Botanical Printing and Natural Dyeing
10:00 AM - John Bates - Hemlock Bark in Wisconsin's Tanning Industry: A Forgotten History
11:00 AM - Lunch (inclued)
1:00 - 3:00 PM - Rib Mountain Field Trip with Wes Ebert