WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18:

Public Program, 7 p.m.
Deep Nature: Photographs from Iowa
The University of Iowa Press released a new book of photography in its Bur Oak series this autumn by Linda and Robert Scarth, with an essay by John Pearson. Deep Nature: Photographs from Iowa contains 80 images that look closely and deeply at some of the smaller natural community members found in Iowa and throughout the Midwest. The program will include the images from the book and a discussion of some of the places, circumstances and techniques involved in finding and celebrating the beauty in Iowa. Photographers Linda and Robert Scarth have an incredible eye for that magic moment when small becomes beautiful. Revealing the miniature beauties hidden among the patches of prairie, woodland, and wetland that remain in Iowa’s sadly overdeveloped landscape, the seventy-five color photographs in Deep Nature will give us a breathtaking cross section of the state’s smallest inhabitants. They have created a sparkling jewel box of images that will make us look at the small world around us with renewed appreciation. Central Iowa Sierra public programs are 7-9 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church, 37th & Cottage Grove, just north of I-235 in Des Moines. Contact Jane at 223-5047 or [log in to unmask] for more information.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21: HIKE

Hike on the Neal Smith paved bike trail, north to a tall hillside for a 7-Mile view. Meet at 1 p.m. at the southeast end of the Harding Hills HyVee parking lot. Total time about 90 minutes, moderate difficulty, hiking boots are strongly recommended. We will soon be conscious of a change of season and it will be great to explore our woods and trails to see the wildlife there. Contact George 745-7563 for more information.