In person

Trees Forever Field Coordinator Jeff Jensen and Iowa DNR District Joe Herring are hosting a Tree-mendous Workshop on growing your urban canopy. This will be a chance to ask your local district forester any questions about tree issues or curiosities you may have and learn some tips and tricks for selecting trees, funding your tree planting projects, and better maintaining your trees and shrubs for long lived benefits.

The insects are flying and some prairie flowers are starting to bloom so we will be talking pollinators and prairie.  Join Trees Forever and Franklin County Conservation for a fun walk in the prairie learning about plants that pollinators love, tips and tricks for homeowners to attract more pollinators like butterflies, moths, bees, and more.  We will meet at the Maynes Grove Lodge at 5:30 for some refreshments before heading out to the prairie for an adventure.   

The prairie is starting to explode with color as more and more forbs are flowering.  Come for a leisurely stroll through the prairie testing your skills on prairie plant ID and learn about management techniques to keep the invasive species back and provide top-notch pollinator habitat for all the different insects that make the prairie home.  We will meet at the Great Western Park near Manning at 5:30 for some refreshments before heading out to the prairie for an adventure.   

Dickinson County Conservation Executive Director Lee Sorenson will welcome us to the Maser Monarch Lodge, one of the newest additions on the grounds of the Nature Center located at 22785 Nature Center Road.  We will learn about pollinators and plants that pollinators love, tips and tricks for homeowners to attract more pollinators like butterflies, moths, bees, and more, and visit some prairie plantings to see what’s blooming.  This will be a great opportunity to practice our plant ID skills and play pollinator bingo!

This will be a hands-on participation session with an introduction to invasive species identification and removal techniques. Chris Clingan, County Conservation Director will lead the group and participants will get the opportunity to remove some invasive species in the wilderness area using the proper tools.  Meet at 5:30 at the Quercus Wilderness Area with some gloves, pruners if you have them, and be ready to work!