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Final Prairie Rescue Events Set for May 14

DES MOINES - The sixth annual Iowa Statewide Prairie Rescue - a series of volunteer efforts to save Iowa's prairie habitat - will come to a close this weekend. Iowans have their last chance to take part when rescues occur at Harrier Marsh and Rochester Cemetery on May 14.

Volunteers at Harrier Marsh will meet at 10 a.m. and will plant 2,000-3,000 native Iowa wildflowers. The rescue will last until 3 p.m. with a break for hot dogs, chips and drinks. Volunteers should bring watering cans if possible, dress for the weather and wear mud boots.

Volunteers at the Cedar County Rochester Cemetery should meet at 10 a.m. They will remove invasive garlic mustard and should bring gloves and water. Directions to both events are available at www.inhf.org/prairierescue2005.html. Individuals, families and organizations are all invited to participate.

The May 14 events are part of a larger effort to preserve the dwindling Iowa prairie. Native grasslands once covered 70 percent of the state, but has been reduced to 0.1 percent of their original size. The remnants, scattered in small patches throughout Iowa, now require the assistance of natural resources staff and volunteers to survive.

Prairie Rescue 2005 has invited volunteers to reconnect with Iowa's prairie roots, and help save this beautiful habitat before it is lost forever. Roughly 25 events have occurred across the state throughout April and May. Sponsors include the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, and other natural resources groups.

For more information about the Harrier Marsh event, contact Bill Johnson at (515) 432-2823 or at William.Johnson@dnr.state.ia.us. For more information about the Rochester Cemetery event contact Casey J. Kohrt at (319) 530-0585 or at cjkohrt@hotmail.com or Pete Kollasch at (319) 358-9458 or at pkollasch@igsb.uiowa.edu.

For more information about Statewide Prairie Rescue 2005 contact Cathy Engstrom at (515) 288-1846 or at cengstrom@inhf.org or Katie Kemp at (515) 281-3134 or at Katie.Kemp@dnr.state.ia.us.
 

 

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