Month: January 2018

A mowed lawn was sole "before" feature of the water basin at Rabanus Park, the “after” image shows World Garden Commons full of plant diversity that can support pollinators, birds and other creatures.

NEW Pollinator Habitat Workshop

Discover the many benefits of a pollinator habitat and learn how to transform a section of your yard into a beautiful prairie garden. When: Tuesday, March 27, 6:00-8:00 PM Where: Probstfield Center for Education room 303, Moorhead Tickets available: Click to enroll The workshop focuses on what constitutes a pollinator habitat, the process of installing…
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January 26, 2018 2

Listening Garden Artist Featured in Faculty Art Exhibition

The public is invited to the Faculty Art Exhibition opening reception on Thursday, January 25, 2018. The annual art exhibit at Concordia College features the work of sculptor Dwight Mickelson, one of the artists connecting people and their ideas to shape the World Garden Commons, the stormwater pond at Rabanus Park, Fargo. The exhibition runs…
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January 17, 2018 0

Meet Artist Dwight Michelson

  Dwight Mickelson (b. 1964), is a sculptor, metal-worker and furniture-maker and the artist connecting people and their ideas that shape the World Garden Commons, the stormwater pond at Rabanus Park.  Raised in Hawley, Minnesota, Mickelson has always been interested in the intersections that exist between art and craft, between nature and culture and between…
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January 17, 2018 3
"We must go out and re-ally ourselves to Nature every day."

Get Outside

“We must go out and re-ally ourselves to Nature every day.” – Henry David Thoreau Our winters, urban environment, and lifestyles drive us to stay indoors. As Thoreau notes and many of us realize, consciously or not, staying in isn’t good for mental health. His remedy: a long walk, even through deep snow, and a…
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January 10, 2018 0