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DNR: Volunteers discover new populations of rare orchids, milkweeds

Photo by Chelsey Lundeen // The DNR announced that new populations of some of Wisconsin’s rarest plants, including orchids and milkweeds, are among the discoveries made by trained volunteers for the department’s Rare Plant Monitoring Program.

rare orchids — Photo by Chelsey Lundeen // The DNR announced that new populations of some of Wisconsin’s rarest plants, including orchids and milkweeds, are among the discoveries made by trained volunteers for the department’s Rare Plant Monitoring Program.

MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced April 21 that new populations of some of Wisconsin’s rarest plants, including orchids and milkweeds, are among the discoveries made by trained volunteers for the department’s Rare Plant Monitoring Program.