Join us for weekly educational lectures on a range of topics focusing on Wild Landscapes.
This lineup of speakers will inspire and inform you on how to prioritize revitalizing natural landscapes in your own backyard and community. Tickets include in-person, virtual, and recorded viewing options.
Price per Saturday: Members $5, Nonmembers $15
Season Pass for all 12 weeks: Members $45, Nonmembers $110
January 7
Wild Landscapes of the Botanical Garden
Sarah Steffen, Botanical Garden
Imperiled Plants
Dr. Tom Rosburg, Drake University
January 14
Managing a Wild Lawn
Emily Dvoark, Good Neighbor Iowa
Full Circle Vegetable Gardening with Nature
Kelly and Libby Jensen, Practical Farmers of Iowa
January 21
Ada Hayden Herbarium Collections
Deb Lewis, Iowa State University
The 3 Ps: People, Plants and Pollinators
Lynne Campbell, Iowa State University
January 28
How to Grow Mushrooms in Iowa
FungIowa
Bringing Back the Prairie – It Starts with Seed
Laura Fisher Walter, University of Northern Iowa Tallgrass Prairie Center
February 4
Earth to Flower to Sky: How to Manage for Iowa’s Most Vulnerable Wildlife
Stephanie Shepard, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Rainscaping 101
Cody Acevedo, Easter Lake Watershed
February 11
Wild Trees: Growing Hazelnuts in Iowa
Jeff Jensen, Iowa Nut Growers Association
Pollinators of Iowa
Sarah Nizzi, Xerces Society
February 18
Remnant Prairies of Iowa
Paige Shafer, Botanical Garden
Bringing the Urban Landscape Indoors
Laura Pence, Botanical Garden
February 25
Wild Mushrooms of Iowa
Prairie States Mushroom Club
How to Protect and Preserve Iowa’s Natural Areas in a Changing Climate
Emily Martin, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
March 4
Prairie Restoration in Iowa
Nicolas Hoksey, Hoksey Native Seeds
Prairie on Farms
Andy Olson, University of Northern Iowa Tallgrass Prairie Center
March 11
Creating Habitat in Interesting Places
Kristine Nemec, Iowa Roadside Vegetation Management
Healthy Trees, Healthy People
Chip Murrow, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
March 18
Creating Bird Habitat in Your Backyard
Annie Fangman, Bird Friendly Iowa
Foraging 101
Chelsea Ewen, Mitchell County Conservation
March 25
Neal Smith Wildlife Refuge: A Glimpse Back in Time
Karen Viste-Sparkman and Neil Baalman, Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge
Spring Garden Festival Preview
Aaron Harpold, Botanical Garden