This is all that was available the last time I checked the WebPage, but
maybe Glenn has more recent information.

Jane Clark


June 1-3, 2001

Loess Hills Wildlife Area, Onawa, Iowa

The Loess Hills Prairie Seminar is sponsored annually by Western Hills Area
Education Agency for educators, students, park and conservation persons,
community leaders, and citizens. It's held in the Loess Hills Wildlife Area
northeast of Onawa, Iowa (map).
The seminar is a living memorial to its founder, Carolyn Frerichs Benne,
Western Hills Area Education Agency environmental educator. She started the
seminar in 1977 as part of the Western Hills AEA's role in providing
education and training for K-12 educators in the areas of conservation,
environmental and science education. From 250 to 300 adults and students
regularly attend the weekend event.
The philosophy and rationale is grounded in the concept of the "total
village"--the belief that schools are part of the larger community that must
come together to share and learn about the natural world and how to protect
it.

Among the sessions presented at last year's seminar June 2000 were:
Bird Walks
Native American Gardening
Reptiles and Amphibians
History of the Great Plains
Geology of the Loess Hills
Managing Oak Savannas
Auto Bird Tour
Introduction to Prairie Wildflowers
Great Plains/Missouri River History
Lichens, Mushrooms and Other Fungi
Drawing to See Nature
Loess Hills Butterflies and Bugs
Prairie Management
Nature Photography
Collecting Bedrock Fossils

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