Second Thursday of each month
6:30 - 7:30 PM
East Central Regional Public Library in Cambridge
Topics and speakers change every month
Open to the public
No public seminar in June, July, October, or December
Sept. 11, 2025
6:00-7:00 PM
Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve
(2660 Fawn Lake Dr. NE, East Bethel, MN 55005)
Tour: Oak Savannas: Fire, woodpeckers, and bison
Speaker: Kara Baldwin, Education & Community Engagement Coordinator at Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve
Cedar Creek has some of the longest running prescribe fire experiments in the world. Come experience the oak savannas and learn about see how fire shapes this landscape. Then, we will discuss creatures that call oak savannas home like bison and red-headed woodpeckers.
Since graduating from South Dakota State University with a degree in biology education, Kara Baldwin has been at the intersection of science and education. After spending time teaching in classrooms and non-formal learning centers, she continued her education and completed a Master of Science in Science Education from Oregon State University and her PhD in Biology from Illinois State University. Today, Kara is the Education and Community Engagement Coordinator at Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve, a biological field station operated by the University of Minnesota’s College of Biological Sciences and enjoys working at a location where her love of science and STEM education overlap.
Nov. 13, 2025
6:30-7:30 PM
Cambridge Library
Topic: Apple Tree Pruning
Speaker: Ken Schroepfer, Isanti County Master Gardener
Upcoming Gardening Author Visits
OCT. 4: Rhonda Fleming Hayes - Pollinator Friendly Gardening
Published book: Pollinator Friendly Gardening
All author visits are held at Cambridge Public Library from 10-11 AM
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