Kothenbeutel Pasque Flower Hike (Sheffield)

Enjoy a spring day on the prairie with INHF! Spend the morning hiking alongside Central Iowa Land Stewardship Director, Ryan Schmidt, to find pasque flowers — one of spring's first wildflowers. The hike will also provide insight into the history of the property and on-site restoration projects.

ATTIRE & EQUIPMENT

• Sturdy shoes or hiking boots, long pants, layers
• Water bottle
• A hiking stick, binoculars, field guide and/or camera, if you like

DETAILS

• No experience necessary
• Families welcome

ABOUT KOTHENBEUTEL HERITAGE PRAIRIE

Kothenbeutel Prairie is a 40-acre native prairie preserve approximately twenty miles south of Mason City. Featuring over 200 plant species and a diverse array of wildlife, it provides a glimpse of what much of Iowa's landscape was once like. INHF purchased the prairie from Daryl Kothenbeutel, who operated a business selling prairie seed, when he retired in 2005. INHF has owned and stewarded the land ever since.