tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675935764461060188.post6358686449872216967..comments2024-03-25T09:19:01.746-07:00Comments on Get Your Botany On!: Boreal Highlightsbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160413013783879792noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675935764461060188.post-75836640348184043442011-01-03T18:32:10.921-08:002011-01-03T18:32:10.921-08:00Let me know when you want to go and I'll see w...Let me know when you want to go and I'll see what I can do.Scott Namestnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04039569660182814907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675935764461060188.post-26675401371828075112011-01-03T12:26:12.784-08:002011-01-03T12:26:12.784-08:00Funny thing that this is my first comment on here ...Funny thing that this is my first comment on here and a long time since the last post. Anyway, Summersby Swamp is a great place in the eastern U.P. for seeing a variety of plant species. I know a number of great sites in Marquette County to see many boreal species. We should all head to Isle Royale National Park though.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196100186826801643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675935764461060188.post-19275435066528625832009-06-21T05:56:42.168-07:002009-06-21T05:56:42.168-07:00Brad - Sorry to hear about the insects and ticks. ...Brad - Sorry to hear about the insects and ticks. The insects didn't seem that bad in Superior, but the ticks were probably comparable. One of my coworkers had 10 or so each day we were there. The day after I found a deer tick crawling on me, I saw on the news out of Duluth that Lyme disease was on the rise in that area. Comforting. I'm looking forward to seeing your photos from Marquette! Yes, Carex castanea is a cool sedge... one of my favorites seen on this trip, up there with Carex deflexa and Carex houghtoniana.Scott Namestnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04039569660182814907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675935764461060188.post-70857516319489651622009-06-19T09:31:05.038-07:002009-06-19T09:31:05.038-07:00Also, on timing, the UP is best early-late June, d...Also, on timing, the UP is best early-late June, depending on the weather. However, after this week, I realize camping would range from unpleasant to unbearable, given the clouds of biting insects that infest the region in May and June. 45 minutes in the famed Summerby Swamp yesterday resulted in hundreds of black fly bites, leaving me bleeding from the corner of my left eye, corner of my mouth, neck, and both ears. That and the swelling gave the impression of a barroom brawl. We should start thinking about a trip next year- Ariel and I may try to take another trip to Europe next year, so I would have to plan for my vacation time (and $) accordingly.Bradford Slaughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13088133626304196030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675935764461060188.post-11875779484819280342009-06-19T09:23:48.301-07:002009-06-19T09:23:48.301-07:00Scott, great to see you sampled another slice of t...Scott, great to see you sampled another slice of the North Country. I just returned from a partial week in Marquette, and was brutalized by black flies, mosquitoes, and deer flies, and bothered by ticks (12-15; all but one were wood ticks, the other was a black-legged tick). I saw several new species for me on rock outcrops and boulders west of Marquette. Isn't Carex castanea cool? I first observed that plan on an old beach ridge in the eastern UP.Bradford Slaughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13088133626304196030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675935764461060188.post-42392437511577628732009-06-15T09:39:57.727-07:002009-06-15T09:39:57.727-07:00A trip to the UP, or Superior, WI, should be in or...A trip to the UP, or Superior, WI, should be in order in the next few years. I've been told that late June/early July would be the best time to visit.Scott Namestnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04039569660182814907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675935764461060188.post-71632073281865547932009-06-14T21:00:40.915-07:002009-06-14T21:00:40.915-07:00Great post, Scott! I love seeing plants I've ...Great post, Scott! I love seeing plants I've never heard of in places that aren't really that far away. It makes me want to travel. Canada, anyone?Justin R. Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07877215479845339584noreply@blogger.com