The MJV is hiring a Midwest Habitat Coordinator and there's still time to apply!
Please follow the link for full position description. Application deadline is December 15th. https://t.co/20iOKabNjo
#conservationjobs#pollinators#greenjobs
Many #Iowa#wildflowers are native to almost all of the US east of the Rocky Mountains, including Florida and the rest of the southeast. That's true for last week's featured species, jumpseed. https://t.co/5PW1E5wptz
Let's Be TOGETHER at our Trailtessa Event on Sat, Sept 25! ๐ฅ
Join us for seed collecting followed by refreshments along the Table Bluff Segment of the #IceAgeTrail to celebrate #NationalPublicLandsDay and #WILandTrustDays
https://t.co/lI53UTXaKe
Event supported by @NEEFusa
Listen to this episode to learn how restored prairies can be used to help combat climate change via storing carbon.
Some other non-prairie, but still useful, information was also shared.
Human-induced climate change is posing an ever-greater threat to our future. So what are we going to do about it?
On #RivertoRiver โ @IPRBen talks with Iowans dealing with challenges and implementing solutions
https://t.co/gvYaASttCh
Be sure to listen to @IowaPublicRadio's River to
River today at noon. Hear our Watersheds and Wildlife Coordinator David Stein talk with host Ben Kieffer about how prairie restoration can help with carbon sequestration to mitigate or reverse climate change.
Check out this event from a Prairie Rivers of Iowa!
Butterflies, Bees & Brew
A fun way to support Prairie Rivers of Iowaโs environmental efforts!
Friday, August 20
4:30 โ 7 p.m. CDT
$25 per person (includes one good sized craft brew)
https://t.co/7eOHBKwwKB
3:05 โ 4:00: Virtual Social Time on Zoom
4:00 โ 5:00: Keynote Address: Recollections and Reflections of a Half Century of Prairie Activities in Iowa -- Dr. Daryl Smith
5:00: Closing Remarks -- Michelle Biodrowski
The Iowa Prairie Conference is just under a month away!
July 31 the conference is virtual (schedule here: https://t.co/sr5nMKdirM). The link also has the schedule and speakers (bios in the pics below).
August 1 IPN will be in an actual prairie!
Agenda below in next tweets
2:10 - 2:35: The Status of Remnant Prairie Dependent Butterflies in Iowaโs Most Intact Prairie Landscape, the Loess Hills Ecoregion -- Stephanie Shepherd
2:35 - 3:00: Connecting to Our Natural Heritage Through the Lens of Public Art -- Reinaldo D. Correa
3:00 - 3:05: Break
The Iowa Prairie Conference is July 31 - August 1!
This year's keynote speaker is Dr. Daryl Smith. See the images below for more details about Dr. Smith and what the talk will be on.
Registration and details for the 2021 Iowa Prairie Conference are now available! Please visit the Iowa Prairie Network website at https://t.co/sr5nMKdirM.
Happy National Prairie Day!
Are you celebrating? Are you visiting a prairie on this sunny Saturday? Tag us, send us your pictures or use the hashtag #NationalPrairieDay
๐ท:MPFโs Golden Prairie by Bruce Schuette
Learn more and find a prairie near you at https://t.co/mAR42FrElu
On this Talk of Iowa podcast episode, a conversation about two new nature-based children's books: "Fishtastic! A Tale of Magic and Friendship" and "Begin With a Bee."
>> https://t.co/dBpOSASTYb
Date: June 5, 2021
Time: Starts at 9:00am and runs until 11:00 with a prairie walk after the event
Focus: Cutting woody vegetation, mainly using loppers and small saws to shrubs and small trees
Hosted by: IPN Region 3 board member Tim Youngquist
2nd image has the details
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Directions (also in 2nd image, previous)
From the intersection of Highway 30 and Highway 330 west of Marshalltown, take Highway 330 north to 190th Street. Go west (left) 2 miles on 190th Street and turn north (right) onto Knapp Avenue (sign: Marietta Sand Prairie Preserve).
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Thanks to those who contributed to our annual winter meeting fundraiser. This year's restoration project went to Vincent Bluff Preserve, Council Bluffs, IA (2 pictures below). Our donors helped us raise over $2,500.00!
Info on the prairie can be found at: https://t.co/zgOlGuhAbU