Natural History Weekend Returns to Lakeside Sept 11-13!

Natural History Weekend, a continuing education experience for adults, 
returns to Iowa Lakeside Lab on September 11-13. Participants will explore 
Northwest Iowa's landforms and ecology with leading local and Iowa 
naturalists.

The weekend begins at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, September 11 with "A Watershed 
View of the Iowa Great Lakes," a lecture by Dr. Lee Burras of Iowa State 
University. Dr. Burras will provide an introduction to the glacial history 
of Northwest Iowa and the distinctive natural features left behind by the 
melting ice.  The lecture is free and open to the public.

Field trips to local natural areas will be offered on Saturday. In the 
morning, Dr. Burras will lead "Following Glacial Footsteps," an introduction 
to the geology and soils of the Iowa Great Lakes region.  Participants will 
have their choice of three trips in the afternoon: "Butterfly Lives" with 
Dennis Schlicht, "Grassland and Wetland Birds" with Lee and Nancy Schoenewe, 
or "Stream Ecology" with Gary Phillips.

Following dinner on Saturday, Jason Titcomb of the Sanford Museum and 
Planetarium will speak on "10,000 Years of Human History in Northwest Iowa."

Activities conclude Sunday morning with participants' choice of the 
following field trips: "Botany and Butterflies" with Peter van der Linden 
and Dennis Schlicht, "Birds of Woodlands and Savanna" with Lee and Nancy 
Schoenewe, or "Wetlands" with Gary Phillips.

Registration cost $60, which includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner on 
Saturday and breakfast on Sunday.  Those wishing to participate one day only 
may do so for a reduced fee.

Natural History Weekend is co-sponsored by the University of Iowa Museum of 
Natural History. For more information, go to www.lakesidelab.org/News.html 
or call Jane Shuttleworth at 712-337-3669 ext. 7.


Jane Shuttleworth
Education Coordinator
Iowa Lakeside Laboratory
(712) 337- 3669 ext. 7
fax (712) 337-0361

 

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