Sep
18
Native Prairie Restoration at Kent County Parks
This event has ended
Monday, September 18th, 2023
to (Eastern Time)
Millenium Park, 1415 Maynard Ave SW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49534 Map
Millenium Park, 1415 Maynard Ave SW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49534 Map
Public Welcome Free Event Chapter Meeting Nature Walk/Hike Public Restroom Free Public Parking Lots of Physical Activity
This program will include a short history of native prairie habitats, why they are an important part of an ecosystem and how Kent County Parks Department is supporting Native Prairie areas at multiple County park sites. The program will also include a prairie species ID walk and native prairie seed harvesting workshop. Attendees will learn to ID some of the common native prairie grasses and forbs and will have the opportunity to participate in a seed harvesting activity. We will be collecting seeds to bring home and will hear a short presentation at one of the pavilions about how to overwinter seeds.