Fall Prairie Harvest Event November 9, 2013

From KTIV Events Calendar:

Come see the Smithsonian's traveling display entitled "Listening to the Prairie; Farming in Nature's Image." Live demonstrations will include soil health, corn husk dolls and much more! At 12:30 Connie Mutel, author of the Emerald Horizon and Fragile Giants will speak on Iowa's prairie past.  

Saturday, November 9, 2013, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM. Sac County Conservation Center 2970 280th St Sac City, IA 50583.

More from the Sac County Conservation Board's Fall 2013 Newsletter, "Looking Out the Back Door..." 

The Sac County Conservation Board was lucky enough to have been awarded two grants. The first is from Humanities Iowa and it will help us bring Connie Mutel to Sac County. She will be our guest speaker during the unveiling of the traveling Smithsonian display: “Listening to the Prairie” This is an interactive exhibit that focuses on agriculture in the North American prairie. It features the human history of the prairies and focuses on 4 farmers who are maximizing their output while preserving the lands. Connie has written two books “The Emerald Horizon” and “Fragile Giants” which she will sign. The day will start at 10 when people can see the display and demonstrations until noon when lunch will be served and Connie will speak shortly thereafter.

And from the calendar humanities-iowa@uiowa.edu:

The Sac County Conservation board will be hosting Connie Mutel, author of "The Emerald Horizon: The History of Nature in Iowa" and "The Fragile Giants: A Natural History of Loess Hills". She will speak on the natural history of Iowa, from our prairie heritage to envisioning the future of a sustainable Iowa. Before Mutel's presentation, a pioneer lunch will be provided to the public and demonstrations of pioneer life will be available to view and participate in.