July 2022
On Saturday July 16, 2022, beginning at 10:00 a.m., we will be touring the restoration prairie and wildlife habitat that RRVC member Ken Keilsmeier has been working on for several years. The prairie restoration is located on the farm of Ken’s friends Mark and Joyce Long and is located at 5788 W Leaf River Rd., Leaf River. They have been restoring a previous cornfield to a native prairie and adding shelter belts of native trees and shrubs to provide wildlife habitat near the prairie. Ken will take us on a tour of the area from a lovely, benched wagon that will give us a prairie-schooner-like view of the prairie in bloom.
The morning wagon tour will begin at approximately 10:15 a.m., followed by
lunch that will be catered by the chapter and served by Ken’s group of volunteers. A second tour will be offered after lunch. Bottled water will be available. Bring a lawn chair, your own table service, and a camera for taking pictures of the beautiful prairie!
Ken will be offering a native plant raffle and will be available for questions after which you will be free to walk the prairie on your own.