The Douglas County Conservation District (DCCD) and the Grassland Heritage Foundation (GHF) are happy to announce a three-part workshop series aimed at teaching rural landowners how to restore native habitat.
Go Native: From Plain to Prairie Workshop Series:
Steps to Restore, Manage, and Maintain Prairie on your Property
Feb. 26, March 12, and April 9, 2015
6:30 pm
Lawrence Public Library
707 Vermont St.
Lawrence, KS
As our understanding of the importance of native habitat grows, many small landowners are looking to restore prairie on their properties. The three-part workshop series will feature presentations by experts on prairie restoration and management including speakers from the Kansas Biological Survey, the Kansas Dept. of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism, the NRCS, as well as private consultants.
The workshops will help landowners identify what plants are already growing on their property, understand how to conduct a restoration, and how to manage their newly restored prairie. The workshop series will also feature information about the restoration resources and tools available from area agencies. The workshops are meant for small rural landowners and are not aimed at teaching participants how to use native plants in a home garden.
In conjunction with the workshops, DCCD and GHF will host tours of restored prairies in Douglas County. The tours will give participants an opportunity to see prairies in bloom and understand what a restored prairie looks like in comparison to native (untilled) prairie. The tours will take place on May 30th with a raindate of June 6.
All workshops are free and open to the public. An RSVP is requested to Jenica Nelson at 785-843-4260, Ext. 3 or Jenica.nelson@ks.nacdnet.net.
