NRF-ELP Driftless Luncheon and  the Ridgeway Pine Relict

Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin

Join NRF at the Malcom Stack Foundation for a luncheon and presentation on our Driftless Landscape Collaboration.

101 Ridge Run Ct

Join NRF and DNR staff for a presentation on our Driftless Landscape Collaboration and the Ridgeway Pine Relict.Learn about Ridgeway Pine Relict, a gem of the Driftless area. Bridget Rathman, DNR Southwest Ecologist, will describe the property, including the high diversity of ferns including bracken, bulblet bladder, marginal wood and interrupted fern. Between the relicts and surrounding them is forested land dominated by white oak with bur and red oak, black cherry, white birch, shagbark and bitternut hickory. Other significant features include sandstone cliffs with shaded and open plant communities, diverse spring runs, sedge meadows and dry-mesic prairie. Ridgeway Pine Relicts is owned by the DNR and was designated a State Natural Area in 1998.You are invited to join us at the beautiful property of the Malcolm Stack Foundation, outside Ridgeway.NRF will share an update on the Driftless Landscape Collaboration. Learn about efforts across the region to improve and protect our shared landscapes. Red Barn catering will be providing a build-your-own sandwich bar.