"Rain Garden Planting Workshop": In-Person Badger Talk in Sun Prairie, WI

Name: "Rain Garden Planting Workshop": In-Person Badger Talk in Sun Prairie, WI
Start: 2026-04-09T18:00:00-05:00
Location: 1350 Linnerud Dr, Sun Prairie, WI 53590-2631, United States

Schedule

Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

1350 Linnerud Dr, Sun Prairie, WI 53590-2631, United States | Sun Prairie, WI

This is a free, in-person talk hosted on April 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM CST by The City of Sun Prairie in Sun Prairie, WI. No registration necessary for this event. This event will not be available virtually.
Susan Carpenter is the Native Plant Garden curator and gardener at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum. Since 2003, she has worked with students and community volunteers to maintain and monitor a 4-acre garden representing the plant communities of southern Wisconsin. She also leads a conservation project that involves students and the public in documenting and studying native bumble bees, including the endangered rusty-patched bumble bee, Bombus affinis. A graduate of Stanford University, Susan earned her MS in Botany and MS in Science Education at UW–Madison. Her professional interests include plant ecology, ecological restoration, pollinator conservation, and science education.