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January–April 2022 Flurries of Fun @Teresa Hilgenberg Riehl
Farewell to
Welcome New Board Members
2021…
Susan Baranczyk Mai Lo Lee
Susan is the Corporate Communications Strategist for Mai currently serves as the Director of the Multi-Ethnic
J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc., the nation’s leading Student Affairs (MESA) at UW-Green Bay. She also serves
supplier of safety and compliance solutions. She leads on Governor Tony Evers’ Advisory Council on Equity and
the company’s executive communications, employment Inclusion. Mai brings a multicultural lens to our work on
and culture communications, branding, public relations, the board and will help the Garden to design programs
and media buying functions. In addition, as a special that will appeal to the broader multicultural community
project, she facilitates the company’s current growth in of northeast Wisconsin.
the Canadian and Mexican markets.
©John Oates Photography
… a year of resiliency, recovery, and reminiscing. We saw fact, 11 years before we even had a garden. Since the
many programs get back on track, albeit smaller numbers great recession of 2008, the industry has changed: the
than pre-pandemic, and we ended our 25th Anniversary labor force became tighter and people buy their plant
year with another successful WPS Garden of Lights event. materials earlier in the season. A mutual reckoning
We also ended the year achieving our fundraising goal occurred amongst our plant vendors that the event was
for the Nature Nurtures Capital Campaign, exceeding our no longer beneficial for them or for the Garden.
$11.5 million goal, ensuring we will have funds to develop
We are also looking forward to our new exhibit, Habitat,
and maintain expanded programming once this garden
starting this coming April. The exhibition explores the
is built. Construction will begin the first quarter, and we
critical need for varied habitats, how interconnected
are hoping to conclude by the first quarter of 2023, with a
and fragile they are, and what we can do to protect
grand opening in the spring.
them. Unique habitats will be showcased throughout the
We’re beginning 2022 with a Board of Directors strategic gardens and landscapes of the Garden.
planning session to review our vision and mission. Themes
Leading all of this is our Board of Directors: a group of
of sustainability, inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility,
20 members from throughout the community who have
alongside expanded children and family programming
demonstrated a passion for the Garden and maintaining
and exhibits will take center stage as we continue to Justyna Cermeli Sarah Landwehr
its relevancy to our community – see our directors on
evolve as a public garden that serves our community. Justyna is a Food Scientist for Schreiber. She’s part of the Sarah works for SSM Health, a Franciscan healthcare
the back cover! It's a new year with so many exciting
To that end, we will be eliminating some programs that changes on the horizon. We look forward to what 2022 US/Latin America Product Development team, whose organization whose services span Wisconsin, Illinois,
have run their course such as Garden Fair. This event will bring! primary job functions include developing products Missouri, and Oklahoma. As part of the Integrated
served the Garden well over the years, since 1985 in from concept to commercialization. She identifies Health Team (IHT) Sarah is the Epic Nursing Procedural
ingredients, creates formulas, develops cost optimizing Manager leading a team that supports the electronic
formulas, does pilot plant work, industrial plant scale health record needs for all perioperative and procedural
up, and specification creation. Additionally, she leads end-users in the system. Oh, by the way, she’s also
the Research & Development Interns and co-chairs the the daughter-in-law of Jerry Landwehr, the Garden’s
Susan Garot Diane Conway emeritus and steering team for Mosaic, a multicultural first horticulturist.
Executive Director Board Chair business resource group.
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Garden
With the safety of our Garden family always on our minds, Adult & Family Education Weeklong Camps
please be aware that all programs, events, and policies
are subject to change as the situation with the COVID–19 Throughout the winter, the Garden offers programs for Nature’s Engineers
pandemic evolves. Watch for the latest updates via email, adults, youth, and families. These programs include: Animals and plants have developed some amazing
Happenings
Facebook, and our website. survival tools! Inspired by our upcoming Habitat exhibit,
Family Programs
create forts while exploring how animals build their
Hands-on camps, snowshoe hikes, and Winter Celebration.
homes, and learn about plants and animals that have
Adult Programs inspired human engineering.
See calendar for details on Lectures and workshops related to gardening, cooking,
dates, times, and prices. Junior Gardeners
crafting, and more.
Green thumbs will dig into fruits, veggies, ornamental
TILL Talks Lecture Series plants, the importance of native plants, what makes a
Help us Go Green! You’re receiving the printed version of the newsletter because we don't have an active email TILL (Tap Into Life and Learning) Talks is a free lecture weed a weed, and much more.
address on file for your household or you've specifically requested it. For the most current communications from us series open to members and the general public.
including updates on what's in bloom, virtual learning opportunities, gardening tips, and more,
please consider updating your email preferences at GBBG.org/Email. Winter Discovery S.E.E.D. Packs Day Camps
Check out a S.E.E.D. Pack to help you Search, Explore,
Web of Life
Experience, and Discover the winter Garden. Free with
All life is connected in some way, most often when living
Garden admission, these hands-on activities will enhance
things consume food. Explore the characteristics and
your appreciation of the natural world in winter.
needs of herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, and detritivores.
Snowshoe Hikes Play games, read books, and observe the Garden’s natural
During the winter months, snowshoes are available to spaces to see how the web of life connects us al!!
use onsite and are free with Garden admission (with at
Plants & Fungi
least 6+ inches of snow). We have sizes suitable for kids
Have you ever wondered what defines plants, mushrooms,
(6 years and older) and adults, as well as marked paths
fungus, moss, and algae? Learn about basic groups of
in the Garden.
living things and other organisms that are often mistaken
©C Gleason ©C Gleason for plants by comparing their differences and similarities.
Save the Dates Bee Biologist
Winter Celebration Polar Pollinator Pop-Up Summer Camp Preview The bees are back in town! Discover the bees that live
Saturday, January 29 Weather pending, We’re thinking ahead to warmer temperatures! Kids ages at the Garden and around the world. Become a bee
Don’t let the weather keep you in – celebrate the season watch for dates in late February. 3–12 can participate in daylong camps or weeklong/ biologist alongside the Brown County Bee Keepers
at the Garden with your family! This free event will feature half-day camps featuring games, activities, crafts, songs, Association as you observe bees on flowers and learn
Don’t wait for summer to be inspired by the Garden. This and more. Watch for more details and registration on our why bees are so important.
self-guided, outdoor activities:
February, toss on your warm clothes, lace up your boots, website in February.
• Explore the outdoors and discover intriguing and wander the Garden to gaze at pollinator-themed Budding Buddies
winter facts snow sculptures and their habitats. Sponsored in part by Nature day camp specially designed for 3-5 year olds
along with their adult buddy. Loaded with nature-themed
• Uncover winter surprises on a scavenger hunt A handful of talented snow carvers from around stories, crafts, hikes, and hands-on exploration, each day is
Wisconsin will descend on the Garden in late February a new adventure!
• Try your skills at snowshoeing (ages 6 and up)
to create magnificent sculptures depicting pollination
• Take home a winter craft kit while supplies last
Visit GBBG.org/WinterDay for more details.
players and their habitats, including butterflies, bees,
and flowers, spread throughout the Garden. Beyond Fan
the sculptures, enjoy Discovery Stations and a winter
scavenger hunt. Mother Nature will determine the best
dates, so watch e-news and social media for this pop-up
Photos
weekend event in February. Here are some
of our favorites
Visit GBBG.org/PollinatorPopUp for more details. from WPS Garden
Sponsored in part by of Lights. Post
your photos of the threeweewanderers teresalill esv7707 aaliyah_lee_
Garden on social
media with mattykohls raisingrhoads savannah_hurkman brittany.morien
Pacific Northwest Garden Trip #mygbgarden
or tag us as your
We’re traveling again! Join Executive Director Susan location and they
Garot as we explore 16 gardens and museums over 10 may end up in our
days and 9 nights. Trip attendees must be members of next newsletter!
Green Bay Botanical Garden.
Visit GBBG.org/FallTrip for more details.
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Wednesday, March 2 Wednesday, March 16 Wednesday, March 30 Wednesdays, April 13,
Calendar
R=Registration Required TILL Talk: Gardens of TILL Talk: Adventures TILL Talk: The Peshtigo Fire 20, 27
W=Workshop Wisconsin in Asia: Formosa & (L/R) | Noon–1 pm Camp: Budding
L=Lecture (L/R) | Noon–1 pm Hong Kong Arlene Molzahn, Buddies
YF=Youth & Family Mark Konlock, (L/R) | Noon–1 pm Retired Teacher & (YF/R) | 9:30–11 am
Garden Director of Dale Bartel, Published Author Ages 3-5 with an Adult
For your safety and the safety of our instructors and staff, class sizes are Don’t delay! Register right away as classes may fill quickly. We also Horticulture Vietnam Veteran & Garden Free/Garden Member & Full Series:
limited and physical distancing and other precautions will be taken value our instructors’ time, so classes may risk being canceled due to Free/Garden Member & Volunteer General Public $35/Garden Member
during all educational programs. low early enrollment. Thank You!
General Public Free/Garden Member &
April $40/General Public
January Saturday, January 29 Fridays, February 4, 11, 18 Thursday, February 24
Guided Snowshoe Hike Guided Snowshoe Hike
Friday, March 4 General Public One Day: $15
Register by Wednesday,
Winter Celebration Guided Snowshoe Hike
Wednesday, January 19 9 am–5 pm (R) | 1–2:30 pm (R) | 1–2:30 pm April 6.
(R) | 1–2:30 pm
The Curious Vegetarian Free/Garden Member & Garden Education Staff Garden Education Staff Garden Education Staff Wednesday, April 20
(W/R) | 5–7 pm General Public Free/Garden Member Free/Garden Member Free/Garden Member TILL Talk: Food
Chef Shelly Platten, Family or Adult Family or Adult
Healthy Chef Shell, LLC February $5/General Public Family $5/General Public Family
Family or Adult Sovereignty in the
$5/General Public Family Coming in April, Oneida Nation
$24/Garden Member Wednesdays, February or Adult or Adult or Adult watch website for (L/R) | 12–1 PM
$29/General Public 2, 9, 16 Monday, February 28 Fridays, March 4, 11, ©Alex Verstoppen official dates. Kyle Wisneski,
Camp: Budding Buddies Hydrangea Heaven Tsyunhehkw^ Agriculture
(YF/R) | 9:30–11 am (L/R) | 6–8 pm
18, 25 Mondays, March 21, 28, This experience showcases Manager
Ages 3–5 with an Adult Guided Meditation: April 4, 11, 18 the unique habitats
Rob Zimmer, Crystal Danforth,
Full Series: Developing a Hatha Yoga throughout the gardens
Rob Zimmer Outdoors Tsyunhehkw^ Community
$35/Garden Member Meditative Practice (R) | 5:30–6:30 pm
and landscapes of Green
$13/Garden Member Bay Botanical Garden and Outreach Coordinator
$40/General Public (R) | 10–11 am Tree Janzen,
$16/General Public of northeast Wisconsin. Free/Garden Member and
One Day: $15 Kevin Smith, Tree’s Yoga
Free/Garden Member General Public
Register by Wednesday, Meditation Instructor
©John Oates Photography Polar Pollinator Full Series:
Garden Admission/General
January 26. Full Series: $40/Garden Member
Pop-Up $32/Garden Member Public
Friday, January 21 $45/General Public
Weather pending, $36/General Public
Guided Snowshoe Hike ©C Gleason
One Day: $10 Friday, April 1
watch for dates and times in One Day: $10
(R) | 1–2:30 pm Wednesday, February 9 e-news & on social media. Fooled by Nature: Plant
Wednesday, March 23
Garden Education Staff Songbirds of Winter Free/Garden Member Monday, March 7 & Animal Tricksters How to Register
Sheet Pan Suppers
Free/Garden Member (L/R) | 6–8 pm Retro Gardens (YF/R) | 5–7 pm Registration is required for
Garden Admission/General (W/R) | 5–7 pm all classes and programs
Family or Adult Rob Zimmer, (L/R) | 6–8 pm Chip Refsguard,
Public Chef Shelly Platten, except where noted. Register
$5/General Public Family Rob Zimmer Outdoors Rob Zimmer, Garden Education
March Healthy Chef Shell, LLC online at GBBG.org or by
or Adult $13/Garden Member Rob Zimmer Outdoors Coordinator phone at 920.490.9457. To hold
$24/Garden Member your space, payment is due
$16/General Public $13/Garden Member $12/Garden Member Family
Mondays, January 24, $29/General Public with registration.
Wednesday, February 2 Available in person $16/General Public $15/General Public Family
31, February 7, 14, 21
TILL Talk: Cottage and virtually. Available in person Friday, March 25 After You Register
Hatha Yoga Wednesday, April 6 We will contact you the week
Gardening and virtually. 9 am–5 pm
(R) | 5:30–6:30 pm Wednesday, February 16 Saturday, March 26 TILL Talk: Improve of the class to confirm your
(L/R) | Noon–1 pm enrollment. Please dress
Tree Janzen, TILL Talk: Ways to 9 am–4 pm Your Insect & Plant according to the weather for
Tree’s Yoga Lindsay Hendricks, Love Your Brain & Photography all outdoor programs. No rain
Full Series: Garden Horticulture Make It Better Stitches & Stems (L/R) | Noon–1 pm dates are planned.
$40/Garden Member Manager Presented in partnership
(L/R) | Noon–1 pm David Hakamaki, Cancelations & Refunds
$45/General Public Free/Garden Member and with Women Who Run With
Dr. Rolf S. Lulloff, MD, Cutting Edge Photography Classes canceled due to
One Day: $10 General Public ©John Oates Photography Scissors & Green Bay Area COVID–19, low enrollment,
The Brain Center of Green Bay Free/Garden Member &
Embroiderers Guild or hazardous weather are
Wednesday, January 26 Thursday, February 3 Free/Garden Member & Wednesdays, March 2, General Public refunded automatically. You
of America
Houseplants 101 21st Century General Public 9, 16 Tuesday, April 12
will be notified by phone
Free Event Admission about class cancelations. In
(L/R) | 6–8 pm Root Cellaring & Wednesday, February 23 Camp: Budding Buddies Tuesday, March 15 Regular admission into the The Canaries of the cases of inclement weather,
Rob Zimmer, Fermentation Beekeeping for (YF/R) | 9:30–11 am
Garden. Coal Mine call 920.490.9457 to check
(L/R) | 5:30–6:30 pm Ages 3–5 with an Adult Decorating Outdoor the status of the class. If you
Rob Zimmer Outdoors Beginners & Beyond Living Spaces (L/R) | 5–6:30 pm
$13/Garden Member Valerie Dantoin, (L/R) | 6–8 pm Full Series: Tuesday, March 29 Coach Matt van Druten
must cancel your registration,
your fees will be refunded
$16/General Public NWTC Ken Sikora, $35/Garden Member (L/R) | 6–8 pm Detoxing Negativity $10/Garden Member if notice is received at least
$10/Garden Member $40/General Public Vickie Linssen, (L/R) | 6–8 pm five days prior to the class.
Available in person 25+ years of Beekeeping $12/General Public
$12/General Public One Day: $15 Decorator Ala Aldahneem, Green Bay Botanical Garden
and virtually. Experience cannot refund fees requested
Register by Wednesday, $5/Garden Member Life Coach
$12/Garden Member on or after the start date of
February 23. $7/General Public $30/Garden Member a class or for sessions missed
$15/General Public
$36/General Public due to student illness or other
personal situations.
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Hop to the Spring
Garden for Cleanup:
Habitat How to Tidy Your
Outdoor Spaces & Still
Exhibition Protect Wildlife Habitats
By Mark Konlock, Director of Horticulture ©Alex Verstoppen
Now that spring is on our doorstep, it’s easy to get anxious
By Chris ‘Chip’ Refsguard, Education Coordinator
for greener days. We see all the dead ornamental grass
stalks, the spent perennial stems, and the autumn leaves
This time of year, we are all cozy in our homes – our
collected in our gardens and they give us spring fever!
own little oasis out of the cold. We cherish our personal
We want to bolt outside and clean up the yard, garden,
spaces, and coming this April, we’re excited to showcase
or patio as soon as we can because we know that as the
a variety of beloved wildlife homes around the Garden
days get warmer, there will be more and more gardening
in our 2022 exhibit: Habitat. Developed by Smithsonian
tasks to finish.
Gardens and made available by the Smithsonian
Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), Habitat But, don’t head out with your favorite clippers and rake
will highlight eight unique habitats that are vital to Photograph by James Gagliardi, Smithsonian Gardens. just yet!
understanding the diverse life around us. Featuring Below are some garden cleanup tips for the spring
sculptures created by local community artists, it connects
About Smithsonian Gardens
Since its inception in 1972, Smithsonian Gardens has season that’ll help you balance your desire for a tidy Just “Leaf” it Alone
a nationwide message with our Green Bay community. garden area with habitat preservation and protection for Many helpful critters rely on materials in your yard to
extended the Smithsonian’s museum experience in a
That message: Protecting Habitats Protects Life. your local ecosystem. survive! Although we’re familiar with monarchs making
public garden setting, inspiring visitors with exceptional
Here’s what you’ll get to experience later this spring: displays and educating them about horticulture, plants, pupae and hanging from a plant, this is not how the
• Discover how a simple dead log can be a the natural and built environments, and artistic design. majority of caterpillars change into butterflies or moths.
metropolis for hundreds of living creatures; when Its research and educational programs promote the Doug Tallamy’s book, Nature’s Best Hope, reports that
a tree dies, it's not the end of the story—it’s just the ongoing development of collections of living plants, 90% of caterpillars and moths pupate on leaf matter or
start of a new home. garden documentation, and horticultural artifacts. under leaf matter.
Smithsonian Gardens is accredited by the American Think about not cleaning up so many of your leaves in
• Most of us have seen dragonflies zipping around a
Alliance of Museums. spring or even fall. Consider transitioning areas to be
pond, but did you know they can help researchers
diagnose the health of an ecosystem? About the Smithsonian Institution Traveling natural where you just let leaves fall on the ground and
Exhibition Service (SITES) stay. If you have to rake, put the leaves on the ground
• Dive into the magical underground world of fungi! somewhere else. This will also save you the time, energy,
SITES has been sharing the wealth of Smithsonian
• See a wide array of larger-than-life bird nest collections and research programs with millions of people and possibly gasoline of leaf cleanup. By doing less, you
sculptures and Wisconsin insects. outside Washington, D.C., for more than 65 years. SITES will actually be helping your local habitats more!
connects Americans to their shared cultural heritage Cut It Out Deadwood City
• Compare your wingspan to Wisconsin birds as you
through a wide range of exhibitions about art, science, When cutting back perennials that you left in place Another element of your yard that you need to consider is
explore nature’s flying experts!
and history, which are shown wherever people live, during the winter season, leave them until any dead wood and even dead trees. Do what you can to let
As Habitat leads you through the Garden, we hope you’ll work, and play. overwintering insects emerge (the temperature is these materials be, as long as they aren’t hazardous, for
appreciate our outdoor space in new ways by finding consistently 50 degrees overnight for seven days). Also, be the sake of wildlife habitats. Many insects, birds, and even
the beauty and understanding in things you might not sure to keep an eye out for cocoons and chyrsalises while mammals use this deadwood for homes.
otherwise notice throughout each season. cutting back, leaving any intact until emergence. If you
Thank You to Our Sponsor can’t leave them that long, cut and put them in a more Want more tips on how you can be habitat-friendly this
Dig deeper into habitats this year by visiting spring? Visit GBBG.org/Blog for the full article!
natural area or at the edge of a nearby woods.
GBBG.org/Habitat.
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Volunteers & Partners of the Year
Corporate Partner Volunteers of the Year Events Horticulture
of the Year Development Mary Van Dyck Glenn Landis
Les Stumpf Ford Susan Baranczyk Over the last year and a half, Mary Glenn wears many hats when it
Dar and the late Les Stumpf as well Susan started her journey with the has provided volunteer hours needed comes to volunteering as part of the
as their family business, Les Stumpf Garden as a member back in 2001. in parking and helping the Garden Horticulture Team. Not only does he
Ford, have been a part of the Since then, Susan has been an prepare and send out bulk mailings. help with maintenance tasks and
Garden since 1989 as supporters invaluable resource and advisor to She is one of a few key volunteers we WPS Garden of Lights setup, but he
of the annual campaign, Garden the Garden over the years throughout can always count on to get people also assists with managing our plant
Corey Stumpf, President members, and corporate supporters multiple re-branding projects and safely into the Garden to enjoy collections. This year, he has been an
to our first event – Garden Fair, where they donated a fundraising initiatives. She has collaborated with the events. She has volunteered in all weather conditions immense help to the team, assisting in the completion of
Ford Truck to the event raffle. Later on, Les Stumpf Ford Executive Leadership Team and joined the Nature Nurtures (snow, rain, and sleet) and always does it with a smile. the annual inventory of each area of the Garden.
stepped up to become a lead sponsor of TasteBud and Capital Campaign Leadership Cabinet for our Children's Events Education
WPS Garden of Lights. Garden Expansion Project to help us ensure the Garden’s Mike Malchow Dale Bartel
messaging to the public remains aligned with our mission.
With the opening of the Schneider Family Grand Garden Mike has given so much of his time to help the Garden Dale has been a Garden member
in 2018, they sponsored the Les Stumpf Ford Grand Facilities especially over the last year and a half, checking in and volunteer for many years, and
Concert Series, allowing the Garden to bring regional Jim LaFond and directing guests on their way to a memorable more recently joined the small group
and national musical performing artists to our community experience. Mike started volunteering in concessions of volunteer tour guides in Education.
Jim has quickly become a crucial
for the summer season. and now he’s at the front desk helping guests safely As a former teacher, Dale has been
part of our WPS Garden of Lights
The Stumpfs have continued supporting the Garden in so crew. He has helped set up and take experience the Garden through events such as concerts the perfect addition.
many ways over the years and we’re forever grateful for down nearly all of the 36 displays. and WPS Garden of Lights. We couldn’t do what we do
Specializing in the one-hour Express Garden Tours, Dale
their ongoing commitment. Where most of the light show for all of our guests without volunteers like Mike!
gets to share the Garden story with visitors stopping in
volunteers are only able to give us Horticulture from around the country – and sometimes the world!
Founders’ Award
one day, Jim will be in two to three Gene Arendt
Bay Area Daylily Society Special Recognition
times a week. His enthusiasm for the lights has benefited
The Founders’ Award was created not only the Garden, but it’s inspired the creation of his A long-time member and supporter, John Oates
a few years ago to honor a group own light displays at home. Gene is at the Garden on almost
John can be found at the Garden
of volunteers that have impacted a daily basis caring for the conifers
Guest Experience during concerts, exhibits, or
the work of the Garden in the past and perennials that make up the
Ann Wasurick simply just taking a stroll with his
year. This year’s winner is one of our Arendt Conifer Garden. Not only
camera. He’s one of the volunteer
Garden Clubs – the Bay Area Daylily The compassion Ann shows to the does Gene maintain the plants, but
photographers behind a number
Society, aka the BAD Buds! people we serve is an inspiration to he inventories the collection yearly
Terry Vertz, Club President
of spectacular shots of the Garden
us all. Her personality is infectious and also funds the ongoing care and addition of plants
This group works hard every year planting, maintaining, that appear in our newsletters, print
and her smile, even through a face as we promote the hardiness of conifers in our area.
and cutting back the daylily beds found along the pieces, emails, and on Facebook or Instagram. Without
covering, makes everyone around his talents, the Marketing Team wouldn’t be able to tell
pathway to the Meyer Bridge. Through their help, the
her happy. She helps to make the the Garden’s story in such a vibrant and visual way.
Garden has received national recognition by the
Garden a better place, and without
American Hemerocallis Society as a daylily display garden.
her, Thursday mornings would not be the same.
Events Volunteers Who Gave 100+ Hours
Mary Silha
Mary is always a welcoming face
during Fiscal Year 2020–2021
to our guests, staff, and other Maureen Ackerman
volunteers. She has served in many Dan Brunmeier
Kathy Amenson
roles at the Garden: ambassador Hours Ricki Krautkramer
for events and exhibits; working Dale Bartel 126–150 100–125
Don Giese 350+ Glenn Landis
WPS Garden of Lights, assisting with Scott Jacobe
children’s activities, and more! Mary Pati Wiegand
Mary Van Dyck
helps train and welcome new volunteers to their area.
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©C Gleason
Board of Directors
Executive Director Nobert Hill
Susan Garot Todd Kane NON PROFIT ORG
Sarah Landwehr US POSTAGE
Officers Mai Lo Lee 2600 Larsen Rd | Green Bay, WI 54303
Diane Conway, Chair
Terri Trantow, Vice Chair
Bill Wangerin, Treasurer
Laura Nelson, M.D.
Murphy O’Hearn PAID
Jonie Paye GREEN BAY WI
Tom Arndt, Secretary Nicole Polarek
Judy Nagel, Past Chair Mike Raymaker
PERMIT NO. 165
José Villa
Directors
Susan Baranczyk Advisors
Justyna Cermeli Lee C. Hansen
Cheri Galecke Robert J. Janssen
LoisGrace Golde Michael Salvo
Kathy Hartman Jack Swelstad, M.D.
We connect people with plants by providing
year–round educational and recreational
experiences for everyone in an environment
that engages, inspires, and refreshes.
What’s Inside Upcoming Events
A Farewell to 2021 Winter Celebration
Hop to the Garden for Polar Pollinator Pop-Up
Habitat Exhibition Stitches & Stems
How to Tidy Up Your Outdoor Spaces Habitat
& Still Protect Wildlife Habitats
Partners & Volunteers of the Year
and More!
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