Wisconsin Family Finds Rare Fern Not Seen In 90 Years
Volunteers Make Record-Setting Discoveries FROM THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is excited to announce that a Wisconsin family has rediscovered a rare cliff-dwelling fern not seen in 90 years. Ben Redding, a DNR Rare Plant Monitoring Program volunteer, was hiking with his kids and their dog at a state natural area in Sauk County when they discovered a population of maidenhair spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes). Their find and those of many more volunteers are featured in the program’s recently released annual report. Wisconsi...