Iowa’s Flora – Cultural and Natural History by Deborah Q. Lewis, Curator, Ada Hayden Herbarium, ISU

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Virtual Program via ZOOM.This wide-ranging presentation will provide an overview and history of the Ada Hayden Herbarium at Iowa State University and how its holdings inform us about Iowa’s plants. It will spotlight the contributions of Iowa’s botanists of the past; explore the diversity of Iowa’s vascular plants; discover how humans have impacted the state’s flora; examine how botanists (including those who are citizen scientists) do “floristics” work today; and share future goals. Join us for this insightful view of a little-known public collection. This program is free, open to all and co-sponsored by the Woodbury County Conservation Foundation and Loess Hills Wild Ones. Pre-register at camps@woodburyparks.org to receive the secure ZOOM link.  

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