Revitalizing a campus natural area for training future natural areas professionals

Abstract

The Outdoor Classroom has been property of UW-Stout's Biology Department since 2007. The University of Wisconsin-Stout's Outdoor Classroom is a 2.5 acre delineated wetland and natural space that has been neglected for years. As a result, the space contains substantial populations of Rhamnus cathartica; Lonicera tatarica, Hesperis matronalis and Miscanthus sacchariflorus. Through dedicated work from students and professors in the Biology Department, changes are being made to the area that will have positive effect in the long term.