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Did you know that you can grow great trees in rock and gravel?  Join Gary Johnson with the University of Minnesota Department of Forest Resources to learn the ins and outs of growing trees in gravel beds.  Gary will give an overview of why to use gravel beds, and then some basics on how communities can use gravel beds to grow great trees for low cost.

Josh Balk is a watershed and source water coordinator with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. He has spent the last 8 years working with a wide variety of landowners in the Dry Run Creek Watershed (Cedar Falls) to help implement conservation in both urban and rural areas. Josh is a Cedar Valley native and graduate from the University of Northern Iowa’s Earth Science program. Join Josh as he shares his experience implementing conservation-minded landscaping practices to improve water quality and quantity issues in northeast Iowa.

Pollinators are buzzing all around us and do the unseen “work” of pollination for the bulk of the food crops we enjoy. Join Trees Forever Director of Community Programs Jeff Jensen and longtime beekeeper Shiela Weldon for a fun noon hour focused on our flying and crawling little friends we collectively call “pollinators.” Shiela will be sharing her experiences tending to bees, as well as teaching beekeeping for almost a decade.