JCC Seed Harvest

Event Summary

Help JCC collect native prairie and wetland seed to be used for JCC ecosystem restoration projects in the county. 

This event will start at the Conservation Education Center in F.W. Kent Park, before all volunteers will hike together down towards the Fishing Pond (1/4 mile hike one way.) This week, our focus will be cream gentian, sweet joe-pye weed, brown-eyed susan, boneset, and blue vervain. No special training is required for this event, nor prior experience. Instruction and species ID tips will be provided at the start of the program.

Volunteers should wear pants, closed-toe shoes, and pack a long-sleeve option for work in the prairie. Volunteers can expect to walk off-trail into tall vegetation and work on uneven terrain. 

Pack work gloves and a set of hand clippers if available. JCC will provide collection buckets. 

Volunteers are welcome to take a small amount of seed home for their own native gardens/plantings. 

Seed harvests are dependent on weather and dry seed conditions. We will cancel if seed is too wet from recent rain. 

Registration automatically closes one day in advance. If you are fully registered, you can expect to receive an email "receipt" from MyCountyParks after registration. You will also receive an email from the leading naturalist a couple days in advance of the program. If you do not receive these emails, you may not be registered; call 319-645-1011 for assistance in this case.

JCC is committed to providing equal opportunity for participation in all programs, services and activities. We welcome and encourage people with disabilities to attend programs and events. Accommodations may be requested by contacting naturalist staff at 319-645-1011 or jccnaturalists@gmail.com

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