You're invited to a fall prairie seed harvest!
Celebrate National Public Lands Day with INHF and Dallas County Conservation Board at Voas Mitigation Area near Minburn, learning about the land, exploring the prairie and gathering native seed to help establish future prairie plantings in Dallas County.
Participants can also stay after the seed harvest to help release monarch butterflies into the prairie.
An RSVP is required. RSVP
ATTIRE & EQUIPMENT
- Sturdy shoes or hiking boots, long pants and work gloves (if you have them)
- Insect repellant and water bottle
- A hiking stick, binoculars, field guide and/or camera, if you like
DETAILS
- No experience necessary
- Children and families welcome
- You will be asked to sign a liability waiver
MAP & DIRECTIONS
Voas Mitigation Area (Minburn, IA)
QUESTIONS?
Contact Melanie Schmidt at mschmidt@inhf.org
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