Eagle Creek Rare Plant Survey

MNTU and the DNR are getting ready to do a major habitat project on Eagle Creek, the closest fishable trout stream to downtown Minneapolis.  As we were about to start the work, a rare plant species was discovered that needed to be inventoried and mapped so that it could be protected during the in-stream work.  We definitely want to protect rare plants, but were not excited about a delay in the habitat project.  We sent out an appeal to volunteers for help, and got an overwhelming response.  Under the leadership of Hannah Swenson of the DNR, the volunteers listed below completed the inventory in three days.  Thank you!  In case you are wondering what the plant is, keep wondering.  It is a shy plant and has requested anonymity.  We can say, though, that over 19,000 plants were found in Eagle Creek, giving it the second-largest population of any stream in Minnesota.
Thanks to:  
​Paul Algren*, Todd Christenson, Toshi Karato*, Bob Luck, Sahya Luck, Tracy Niebeling*, Jim Patterson , Tim Pierzina, Jim Rue, Jay Wetmore
*Helped every single day!