Garvin Heights Natural Area: Blufflands Restoration Project

05/31/2024

Come join the fun

03/17/2022

02/28/2022

Register with Ranger Katie for a Forest Ecology Hike this Saturday

02/11/2022

Interested in burn school? Check out the TPE conference

Share your burning questions!

The Burn School is one week away (Tues. 2/15) - comment here with your burning questions! Questions will be shared with our burn school presenters during burn school.

Learn more and register for Burn School here:
https://www.theprairieenthusiasts.org/2022_conference

01/20/2022

Come learn about the resilience of Oak Savanna ecology

https://www.theprairieenthusiasts.org/2022_conference

09/29/2021

Trees offer some hope in the face of climate change. What's more, growing research suggests these carbon-guzzling natural wonders deliver countless health benefits, too. But, while that's a boon for people who live near or among trees, those who don’t lose out.

08/08/2021

The federally listed Rusty Patched Bumble Bee (Bombus affinis) has been spotted at Garvin Heights. It was collecting pollen on a Joe Pye W**d.

Go explore Garvin Height and see if you can find some Rusty Patch😊🌿 🐝

05/06/2021

Do some forest bathing while hiking the Garvin Height’s Trails looking for spring Ephemeral 🌺🌿💐 🌸

Ecologist Suzanne Simard says trees are "social creatures" that communicate with each other in remarkable ways — including warning each other of danger and sharing nutrients at critical times.

04/29/2021

In celebration of Earth day on April 30th the Biology Dept has been helping out the Landscape Arboretum Committee and the Johnny Appleseed project funded by Carolyn Dry in giving away tree seedlings all week at Midtown Foods.
We will also be passing them out in the Winona State University Courtyard at the Gazebo on Friday.

04/23/2021

Happy Earth day! Don't forget to explore the trails at Garvin Heights. Found at least 11 blooming plants up here today!! Here are a few. (Photos by Tamberlain Jacobs/WSU PSM Graduate student)