Field Trips
Are you vaxxed? COVID-19 vaccinations are required for everyone on our field trips.
KC WildLands Seed Team Field Trip
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
2:00pm-4:00pm
Edgerton, KS – exact address will be provided prior to the event.
Speakers:
Linda Lehrbaum, KC WildLands Program Director
Jacob Canyon, KC WildLands Program Coordinator
KC WildLands is a local not-for-profit focused on restoring and conserving highly diverse remnant natural communities found in the region’s public parks. As part of its mission, KC WildLands leads a team of volunteers who collect and process hundreds of pounds of local ecotype native seed from public and private remnants, to be redistributed to public native wild lands across the greater Kansas City region – all with the backing from intergovernmental agencies. It is truly a collaborative community effort.
This tour will take you to a remnant prairie in Johnson County, KS to learn how volunteers are trained to carry on the intensive work of identifying species in the field, timing seed readiness and proper collection technique. From there, we’ll tour the Seed Barn to see some of the equipment used to process the many types of seed collected, as well as our tracking systems. If you love native seed, this field trip is for you!
Please wear clothes and footwear appropriate for hiking off trail, and bring sun and tick protection (hats, bug repellent, sunscreen, etc). Participants must be fully vaccinated to attend this trip.
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center Field Trip
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
2:00pm-4:00pm
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
Speakers:
Alix Daniel and Cydney Ross, Missouri Dept. of Conservation Native Landscape Specialists
The Missouri Department of Conservation Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center sits just east of the Kansas City Plaza. The facility offers eight acres of natural areas with short paved and natural trails through forest, woodland, wetland, and prairie habitats. Tour a variety of native gardens which serve as demonstration for the benefits and beauty of native landscaping. Learn about design and maintenance, challenges and successes, public education goals, and how the landscape has changed over time at this urban conservation gem. Participants must be fully vaccinated to attend this trip.
Habitat Architects Private Restoration Field Trip
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
2:00pm-4:30pm
Olathe, KS – exact address will be provided prior to the event.
Speakers:
Shannon Tyree, Restoration Ecologist, Habitat Architects
Visit an approximately 250-acre private land restoration that includes numerous habitat types in different stages of restoration. Participants will get a firsthand look at what restoration efforts look like over time for several habitat types including prairie conversions, woodland restoration, open water and native landscaping. Emphasis will be given to the effects of fire on habitats as they have progressed.
Please wear clothes and footwear appropriate for hiking off trail, and bring sun and tick protection (hats, bug repellent, sunscreen, etc.) Participants must be fully vaccinated to attend this trip.