Hitchcock Nature Center Presents: 

Seeing Nature, Seeing Ourselves:  Applying Environmental Insights of Ralph 
Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau to the Loess Hills.  
Saturday, July 13th, 20029:00 a.m.– 12:00 p.m.
Hitchcock Nature Center Lodge
Cost:  $15.00 per person
Limited Seating-please call 712-545-3283 to confirm  
An experiential workshop led by Rev. Robert Grant, Ph.D. focusing on the 
environmental insights of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau.  
Located at the Hitchcock Nature Center in the Loess Hills, this program will 
include a morning of discussion, readings, reflection, and a hike in the 
preserve as well as refreshments. 
Reverend Grant earned his Ph.D. in environmental ethics from the University 
of Iowa.  Born and raised in southwest Iowa, he currently teaches and coaches 
at St. Ambrose University in Davenport.  Author of numerous environmental 
ethics articles, Rev. Grant was recently recognized by the Scott County Soil &
 Water Conservation District for his efforts to ameliorate local flooding via 
natural hydrological system simulation.    
Hitchcock Nature Center  27792 Ski Hill Loop, Honey Creek, IA 51542.  
Directions:  From Interstate I-29 take the Crescent exit and travel east to 
Highway 183.  Hitchcock Nature Center is located 5 miles north of Crescent 
off of Highway 183, just 25 minutes from downtown Omaha.    
For more information or to confirm, please call 712-545-3283.  Visit us on 
the web at <A HREF="http://www.pottcoconservation.com/">www.pottcoconservation.com</A>. 
“We need the tonic of wilderness”  H.D. Thoreau 

forwarded by
Erin Jordahl
Director, Iowa Chapter Sierra Club
3839 Merle Hay Road, Suite 280
Des Moines, IA 50310
515-277-8868
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