The Oaks of Nish

 

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Oak Woodland Communities of the Nishnabotna Watershed

Presenter: Jack Phillips, The Naturalist School

Cold Springs State Park, Cass County Iowa

Saturday morning, May 4th, 9am to 12:30pm.

Oaks and oak communities provide environmental stability and ecological benefit for a wide array of creatures, including humans. This walking workshop will focus on identification of southwest Iowa’s oaks and the life-sustaining food webs they support. There is no tuition for this workshop, but preregistration is required. Enrollment will be limited so sign up soon!

Contact Jack Phillips at thenaturalistschool@gmail.com

*Bur Oak, Fremont County Iowa, April 30th. Photo by Robert Smith.