Self Guided Driving Tour available at Rustic Road Gallery

Driftless Area Natives LLC
driftlessareanatives.com

Creekside to observe and learn native plants including Trilliums
With Naturalist

View numerous species during their spring migration. Active feeders onsite.

Interested in participating in a community of wildlife appreciators for specific pollinators like monarch butterflies... and beyond? From acreage to container gardens, Wisconsin Master Naturalist Kathleen Sweeney will guide you through a variety of options for consideration.

Rustic Road Gallery
Saturday & Sunday
10:30am - 11:15am

Learn the many ecological benefits of planting and protecting Native Plants. Presented by Aric Sampson, owner of Driftless Area Natives, LLC, Lead Designer at Coulee Region Ecoscapes LLC and Adjunct instructor of Horticulture at Western Technical College.

Rustic Road Gallery
Saturday & Sunday
11:15am - 12:00pm

Nesting birds can use human help far beyond a few birdhouses and bird seed. Join Wisconsin Master Naturalist Joerg Kessler for a presentation of ten things we can do to help all our feathery friends, whether nesting and raising their chicks in a birdhouse, shrub, tree or on the ground, during their most vulnerable time, the nesting season.

Rustic Road Gallery
Saturday & Sunday
12:00pm - 12:45pm

Aric is not only passionate about Native Plants and their impact, but he is an accomplished musician and award winning songwriter. Please join us for a couple of hours of his music… and remember this is a front lawn concert, so bring a lawn chair or blanket or two.

Rustic Road Gallery
Saturday Only
1:00pm - 3:00pm

Join us along the banks of Pine Creek to enjoy the soothing and healing sounds from a set of unique instruments orchestrated by Cheri Bunker. Lawn chairs and/or blankets recommended. Cheri is a member of the American Society for Clinical Pathologists International, the Aromatherapy and Herb Association, the International Native American Flute Association, and is a past Board Director of the Women’s Drum Center, Sound Healers Association. 

Rustic Road Gallery
Sunday Only
1:00pm - 3:00pm

No need for paper field guides to find out what you are looking at on a Nature hike. Smartphone applications allow users to identify and learn about the birds, plants, and insects that we encounter as we explore Nature. Wisconsin Master Naturalist Joerg Kessler will demonstrate the basic functionality of 4 Smartphone applications, iNaturalist for anything you see, Picture This for plant identification, Merlin for bird identification by sight or song, and eBird for bird surveys.

Rustic Road Gallery
Saturday & Sunday
3:30pm - 4:15pm

Wisconsin Master Naturalist Kathleen Sweeney will discuss and demonstrate the habitat value of Container Gardens in the smallest and most difficult planting spaces. Kathy will provide information on registering these small habitats which can be recognized for their contribution in an ever shrinking natural environment.

Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum
306 3rd Street
Pepin, Wisconsin
Sunday Only
1:00pm - 4:00pm

When the sun goes down, owls come awake to invoke mystery and awe! Join us as we explore the wondrous world of owls in this 45-minute program. Learn about what sets owls apart from other raptors and what they utilize these unique adaptations for, then meet a few different kinds of owls who showcase the diversity of these amazing birds. You will even find out how you can promote conservation of owls–right in your own backyard!

Laura Ingalls Wilder Park
806 3rd Street
Pepin, Wisconsin
Sunday Only
1:30pm - 2:30pm

Educator and Author, Goran Pesic will talk about his book, Once Upon a Lake in Pepin and the relationship the Native Americans had with the flora in our region.

Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum
306 3rd Street
Pepin, Wisconsin
Sunday Only
4:00pm - 5:00pm

The map found at Rustic Road Gallery is a Self-Driving Tour Guide. Follow the highlighted route for viewing wild Trilliums. Obey all traffic and trespass laws along the route. Snow Trillium (Trillium naval), a Wisconsin Threatened plant, is found in hardwood forests, sometimes second-growth, often adjacent to rivers or streams. Do not pick the flowers or attempt to transplant the wild Trilliums as it can take a single Trillium 7 to 10 years to produce a flower. Thank you for attending the 2024 Trillium Festival! Also, a big thank you all of our Lodging & Friends for supporting as Sponsors for this event.

Mission Statement: The Trillium Festival organizer and its sponsors seek to improve bird and wildlife habitat locally and beyond by promoting the planting and protection of native plants thru “in person” education sessions at the Trillium Festival and virtually throughout the year at TrilliumFestival.org.

Save the date and make your plans now. Saturday, May 11 and Sunday, May 12, 2024 from 10:00am to 5:00pm.