Upcoming Webinars

MWA is happy to host various webinars throughout the year on wetland science, management and protection, policy, and other wetland-related topics. We hope you’ll join us at an upcoming webinar.


MWA 2025 Member Webinar Series: Wetland Flora of Hiawatha National Forest

Date: February 27, 2025
Time: 3:00PM to 4:00PM ET
Online via ZOOM (Registrants will receive a Zoom link before the webinar)
Free for MWA members

Registration Link

Scott Warner, Conservation Associate and Botanist with Michigan Natural Features Inventory, will discuss the wetland flora of Hiawatha National Forest based on his 2024 field season.

In a given stand, you never know what you’ll get. It could be a quality swamp supporting species like Cypripedium reginae, Valeriana uliginosa, and Carex vaginata, or a cutover stand with Cirsium palustre, Phalaris arundinacea, and Frangula alnus. Still, throughout the field season, captivating natural communities are sure to be encountered. – Scott

Scott will highlight charismatic flora like orchids and discuss tips and tricks for identifying challenging taxa like Carex spp.

Scott Warner, Michigan Natural Features Inventory

Scott received his PhD in Plant Biology with a focus on dendrochronology—the study of tree rings—at Michigan State University (MSU). He is a Conservation Associate and Botanist with MNFI and an instructor of Plant Systematics at MSU.

Past Webinars