Volunteers needed! Please contact Jane Clark at [log in to unmask]

Saturday, September 28, 2002 - 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Red Feather Prairie, Saylorville Lake - Johnston, Iowa

Put on your hiking boots and join us for a spectacular  hike through the
prairie.   You'll walk back in time to learn about the history of Iowa's
tallgrass prairie.  You'll even see an old-time covered wagon and get a
glimpse of life on the prairie through the eyes of a visitor from the past.
From birds to bugs, plantings and seed collecting you'll learn all aspects
of Iowa's most endangered habitat.  This is a great chance to investigate
prairie plant identification and learn the latest techniques in bringing
back the lost prairie.

The US Army Corps of Engineers, Polk County Conservation Board, Sierra Club
(Central Iowa Group) and the Iowa Prairie Network have come together to
offer this training day on the prairie.  The workshop will begin at 10 AM
and run to 3 PM. Come for the day or just part of the day, you can even
bring the kids.  Red Feather Prairie is a 170 acre reconstructed prairie on
Saylorville Lake just 7 miles north of Des Moines on Highway 415.  For more
information call (515) 964-0672 or go to www.SaylorvilleLake.org .

Schedule of Events and Prairie Particulars

10:00 AM-       Stories from the Prairie of the Past
10:30 AM-       Medicinals of the Prairie
11:00 AM-       Mammals of the Prairie
11:30 AM-       Iowa's Endangered Habitat
12:30 PM-       Backyard Prairies
1:00 PM-      Mammals of the Prairie
1:30 PM-      Prairie Management
2:00 PM-      Reptiles of the Prairie
2:30 PM-      Stories from the Prairie of the Past

Prairie Book Sales will be provided by the Saylorville Visitor Center and
the Iowa Academy of Science.

In recognition of National Public Lands Day you'll find a volunteer work
station where visitors can participate in prairie management by helping to
cut out the invasive willows and sumac.  Gloves and loppers will be provided
for this activity throughout the day.

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