Join Us for Fall Prairie Studies Events

Published:
August 23, 2013

 

The Center for Prairie Studies offers many ways for you explore the prairie this fall, including:
  • Nightfall on the Prairie
    Join us at the Conard Environmental Research Area on Sept. 6 to experience the allure and beauty of the prairie after the sun sets. Activities include a live-bird presentation on the owls of the prairie, poetry, and an exploration of nighttime insects, and the night sky. 
  • Campus Sustainability Tours
    What is Grinnell College doing about sustainability?  The Center for Prairie Studies and Facilities Management are partnering to sponsor a series of guided tours about sustainability on campus. Tours explore topics like greenspace and land use as well as water and rain use and reuse.
  • Nature Drawing Workshop
    See the details of the prairie through drawing in a one-day workshop on Sept. 14. Explore nature close up, and see a world in natural forms. You’ll focus on observing native prairie plants found at Grinnell College’s Conrad Environmental Research Area (CERA.) 
  • Prairie Festival
    Enjoy the Prairie Festival at CERA, Sept. 21. Come for the local food and live music; stay for the art, a walk in the prairie…and to enjoy the sunshine.
    The festival is held in conjunction with Iowa Prairie Heritage Week, and includes a Meskwaki drum group, group activities, and music by Dave Moore and Dustin Busch.
  • Lecture Series on the "Commons"
    On Oct. 28, Jack Paxton explores "Water We Doing Watering the Commons?"—the first of a year-long examination of the theme of the commons, their use, abuse, and importance, particularly with reference to regional concerns.
 

We use cookies to enable essential services and functionality on our site, enhance your user experience, provide better service through personalized content, collect data on how visitors interact with our site, and enable advertising services.

To accept the use of cookies and continue on to the site, click "I Agree." For more information about our use of cookies and how to opt out, please refer to our website privacy policy.