Landers Prairie Dedication

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Please join us for the Landers Prairie Dedication from 1:00-3:00PM at Prairie Valley Preserve, Story County Conservation's newest park. There will be a presentation to honor Dr. Landers and a walk led by Dr. Tom Rosburg. The public is welcome. 

Prairie Valley Preserve's remnant prairie is named Landers Prairie, after Dr. R. Q. "Jake" Landers (1932-2024). Landers taught at ISU for 17 years (1962-1979) and was an early leader in identification of prairie remnants and reconstruction methods. He inspired many through his teaching of ecological methods that included managing prairie with fire and establishment/reconstructing prairies with native seed sources.  He taught with a "hands on" approach. Jake worked to teach students and others how we could use new methods to help the small remaining prairie remnants in Iowa. 

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