http://www.lizblankenship.com/shareloess/index.php?q=gallery http://www.lizblankenship.com/shareloess/gallery/v/LHPS+from+Dawn+2004+or+5/IMG_0047.jpg.html 662 Children enjoy a session by a naturalist at camp. http://www.lizblankenship.com/shareloess/gallery/v/LHPS+from+Dawn+2004+or+5/IMG_0045.jpg.html 666 Children play an active game that teaches ecology concepts. http://www.lizblankenship.com/shareloess/gallery/v/LHPS+from+Dawn+2004+or+5/IMG_0052.jpg.html 669 Children enjoy unstructured time in the prairie. http://www.lizblankenship.com/shareloess/gallery/v/LHPS+from+Dawn+2004+or+5/IMG_0055.jpg.html 672 Being on top of a Loess Hills ridge is fun for the young! http://www.lizblankenship.com/shareloess/gallery/v/LHPS+from+Dawn+2004+or+5/IMG_0054.jpg.html 675 It is fun for all ages! http://www.lizblankenship.com/shareloess/gallery/v/LHPS+from+Dawn+2004+or+5/IMG_0060.jpg.html 678 Even babies are welcome at the LHPS. http://www.lizblankenship.com/shareloess/gallery/v/LHPS+from+Dawn+2004+or+5/IMG_0057.jpg.html 681 Yucca plants welcome those who hike the Runkel Preserve. http://www.lizblankenship.com/shareloess/gallery/v/LHPS+from+Dawn+2004+or+5/IMG_0063.jpg.html 684 Yucca plants are damaged by fire but readily resprout! http://www.lizblankenship.com/shareloess/gallery/v/LHPS+from+Dawn+2004+or+5/IMG_0064.jpg.html 687 Bur oaks readily grow in burned areas while woody invaders are set back. http://www.lizblankenship.com/shareloess/gallery/v/LHPS+from+Dawn+2004+or+5/IMG_0070.jpg.html 690 Bur oaks belong on the prairie while cedars do not. Prairies with bur oaks are called savannas. http://www.lizblankenship.com/shareloess/gallery/v/LHPS+from+Dawn+2004+or+5/IMG_0073.jpg.html 693 This green milkweed is mainly found in Iowa in the western part of the state. http://www.lizblankenship.com/shareloess/gallery/v/LHPS+from+Dawn+2004+or+5/IMG_0067.jpg.html 696 Purple locoweed is mainly found in western Iowa and states to the west. http://www.lizblankenship.com/shareloess/gallery/v/LHPS+from+Dawn+2004+or+5/IMG_0080.jpg.html 699 A group attending Connie Mutel's session on the Natural History of the Loess Hills enjoys being immersed in the Loess Hills while they learn from the author of Fragile Giants. http://www.lizblankenship.com/shareloess/gallery/v/LHPS+from+Dawn+2004+or+5/IMG_0035.jpg.html 702 A crowd gathers to learn about the raptors Kay Neumann has brought. http://www.lizblankenship.com/shareloess/gallery/v/LHPS+from+Dawn+2004+or+5/IMG_0023.jpg.html 705 A group hikes into the Owego Wetland Complex for a post-LHPS field trip. http://www.lizblankenship.com/shareloess/gallery/v/LHPS+from+Dawn+2004+or+5/IMG_0012.jpg.html 708 Wetlands can be wet... http://www.lizblankenship.com/shareloess/gallery/v/LHPS+from+Dawn+2004+or+5/IMG_0006.jpg.html 711 Neat discoveries can be made at the wetland. http://www.lizblankenship.com/shareloess/gallery/v/LHPS+from+Dawn+2004+or+5/IMG_0022.jpg.html 714 A nest... http://www.lizblankenship.com/shareloess/gallery/v/LHPS+from+Dawn+2004+or+5/IMG_0020.jpg.html 717 A toad... http://www.lizblankenship.com/shareloess/gallery/v/LHPS+from+Dawn+2004+or+5/IMG_0015.jpg.html 720 A snake... http://www.lizblankenship.com/shareloess/gallery/v/LHPS+from+Dawn+2004+or+5/IMG_0011.jpg.html 723 Tracks... http://www.lizblankenship.com/shareloess/gallery/v/LHPS+from+Dawn+2004+or+5/IMG_0003.jpg.html 726 A lot more eggs! http://www.lizblankenship.com/shareloess/gallery/v/LHPS+from+Dawn+2004+or+5/IMG_0008.jpg.html 729 And what is this? http://www.lizblankenship.com/shareloess/gallery/v/LHPS+from+Dawn+2004+or+5/IMG_0016.jpg.html 732 The Owego Wetland complex is a reconstruction effort led by Woodbury CCB with much help from many different organizations. It is a hot spot for birding and Tom Rosburg has led a wetland plant session at this site also.