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Closed for holiday
Forest Park Museum and DCCB Administrative Offices are closed on April 15. Our parks are open for your enjoyment!
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Voas Volunteer Day
LOCATION: Voas Nature Area, 19286 Lexington Rd, Minburn
DATE: Saturday, April 23, 9:00am-noon
With the successful removal of the shrubby understory, we have created a disturbance that is ideal for the growth of invasive garlic mustard. The good news is that we have been able to control it wherever we pull it. If you have considered other volunteer days but thought the work might be too difficult, garlic mustard is an easy pull. Children welcome and encouraged. *No registration required
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Rising from the Ashes
LOCATION: Voas Nature Area, 19286 Lexington Rd, Minburn
DATE: Saturday, April 23, 9-10:30am & 10:30am-noon
Fire is a valuable tool in the toolbelt of natural resource managers. Join Naturalist/Natural Resource Manager Zach Moss for a glimpse into “good fire” in Dallas County. We will hit the trails at Voas for a short hike to walk through the ashes of a recently-burned area. We’ll observe the re-birth of the prairie, discuss the ecology of fire in tallgrass prairie and oak savanna ecosystems, and do some scientific investigations to make meaning of why we are intentionally setting fire to our precious native ecosystems. *No registration required
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Kuehn's Ochante Work Session
LOCATION: Kuehn Conservation Area, 32828 Houston Trail, Earlham
DATE: Sunday, April 24, 2-4pm
The next session for the volunteer group Kuehn's Ochante will involve re-constructing the cedar arbor. Tasks will be available for all ability levels and tools are provided. Please be aware that if you would like to join this group, a volunteer application must be completed. Call 515-465-3577 to get more information about that process. Then plan to stay for the Three Sisters Story even afterwards!
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Mitakuye Oyasin – Building Relations: Traditional Native Gardening– The Three Sisters Story
LOCATION: Kuehn Conservation Area, 32828 Houston Trail, Earlham
DATE: Sunday, April 24, 4-5pm
Join Irma Wilson White– Omaha/Winnebago Elder to learn about traditional Native gardening practices and to start forming relationships, not only with fellow gardeners, but with the land and the food we eat. The three sisters planting will be the focus of the gathering, with Irma sharing traditions and stories of the corn, squash and beans. We will conclude the lessons by engaging participants in the planting of The Three Sisters plots at Kuehn. We will also offer three sisters seeds to take home and start your own stories. *Registration required
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The Dallas County Conservation Board was established in 1962 to protect, preserve, and enhance our natural resources by providing opportunities to improve the public's quality of life through environmental education, ecosystem management, outdoor recreation, and historic preservation. |
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