DNR NEWS Parks, Recreation & Preserves Division For more information, contact Wayne Buchholtz, DNR park ranger at the Mines of Spain at 319-556-0620. MINES OF SPAIN FALL SEMINAR SEPT. 25 DES MOINES -An event that was last held during the falls of 1981 to 1985 is coming back thanks to the efforts of the Friends of the Mines of Spain State Recreation Area. The fall seminar features sessions in birding, photography in the outdoors, Indian mound cultures, native tall grass prairies, hawks and raptors, native Americans, Julien Dubuque, Mississippi fisheries, and woodland plants and animals. Presenters for the event include Larken Powell, University of Dubuque; Larry Stone, independent photographer; John Pearson, DNR zoologist; Shirley Schermer, Iowa Archaeology Office; Robert Weideranders, Dubuque historian; and Bill Pusateri, D.O.T. Sessions will be held Sept. 25 at the Mines of Spain in Dubuque beginning at 8:30 a.m., 10:15 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. A $5 registration fee will be charged to cover expenses. To register or for more information, contact Wayne Buchholtz, DNR park ranger at the Mines of Spain at 319-556-0620. ----------------------------------------------------------------- To get off the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask]